KCMO Area - Ceramic on new YXL Denali Ultimate

[KSweet]

Hi y'all. I am torn on what brand to use of ceramic, I read some of the older threads and saw a bunch of options. We have done SystemX ceramic coatings on my last two vehicles and we were happy with it. However the one shop I contacted in KC said they won't even install it anymore and have switched to Fireball brand. I know another shop closer to me is offering 3M brand installed for a bit less which is tempting.

What ceramic brand did you go with? Are you happy with it? Did you happen to go to anyone in the KCMO area to rec?

I also was reading some don't post to CarFax but I liked the concept of that "bonus"? And yes I'm having someone else install it, I'm big on supporting other small biz plus I believe whoever does this everyday is always going to be better at it than me!

I did just get ceramic tint installed on the windows and I'm SO excited about it. Pics to come, it's sitting next to me at the shop still being installed haha.

 

[OR VietVet]

Welcome to the forum from Oregon.

When I left Gladstone. Mo. and moved to the PNW, 27 years ago, there was no such thing as Ceramic coatings. I can however recommend a fantastic repair shop, in the area, just across the border in Lenexa, if you ever need one.

 

[KSweet]

Welcome to the forum from Oregon.

When I left Gladstone. Mo. and moved to the PNW, 27 years ago, there was no such thing as Ceramic coatings. I can however recommend a fantastic repair shop, in the area, just across the border in Lenexa, if you ever need one.

I'll keep that in mind, hopefully we don't need it

We're only here a year for military so off to probably OK next. It's really nice to have so many businesses (and dealerships, ha!) to find exactly what I need!

 

[adventurenali92]

While I don’t have any experience installing any 3M coating products, I use tons of their other products and have never been disappointed. I’d venture a guess and say the 3M coating will probably be really good.

 

[CDONNS]

Who have you contacted so far? For all things aftermarket automotive I would say KC Trends is a good starting point, but I expect they will be a bit higher in cost given their clientele. As a fellow KC'er (OP more specifically) keep the thread updated with what path you go forward with. As an aside, who did you go with for tint? I just had mine done at Midwest Tint near 435 and everything turned out great.

 

[OR VietVet]

Who have you contacted so far? For all things aftermarket automotive I would say KC Trends is a good starting point, but I expect they will be a bit higher in cost given their clientele. As a fellow KC'er (OP more specifically) keep the thread updated with what path you go forward with. As an aside, who did you go with for tint? I just had mine done at Midwest Tint near 435 and everything turned out great.

I435 is in Kansas and Missouri. Where "near" 435 was that?

 

[CDONNS]

I435 is in Kansas and Missouri. Where "near" 435 was that?

435 and Metcalf, KS side.

 

[KSweet]

Who have you contacted so far? For all things aftermarket automotive I would say KC Trends is a good starting point, but I expect they will be a bit higher in cost given their clientele. As a fellow KC'er (OP more specifically) keep the thread updated with what path you go forward with. As an aside, who did you go with for tint? I just had mine done at Midwest Tint near 435 and everything turned out great.

I apologize I wasn't getting notifications for this thread!

I went with A Cut Above in Leavenworth cause it's hard to get down into KC/juggle the car drop offs honestly. I want to start off by saying I like the owner a lot, but the tint % I ended up with is too dark in my "would prefer to be closer to legal" opinion. He did a phenomenal job on install and the tint is flawless but I think the % is just too dark. I have a hard time understanding the % calculations so I originally was thinking I'd be around 20 for all of them, which is near legal, but I'm sitting at 17 for fronts and 5 for side/back. Nothing on the windshield.

I'm going to play the game of wait for a ticket/see how much harassment I get before removing or redoing them. I really wish I would have just came out with closer to 20% on everything if that makes sense. I wanted the ceramic tint for the heat benefits not to be very obviously illegal

What % did you end up at once it was installed? I feel like the issue with these mids/rear windows is they were already pretty dang dark to begin with and barely needed anything added. Can I see a pic of yours if you don't mind and it's less % than I have?

 

[CDONNS]

I apologize I wasn't getting notifications for this thread!

I went with A Cut Above in Leavenworth cause it's hard to get down into KC/juggle the car drop offs honestly. I want to start off by saying I like the owner a lot, but the tint % I ended up with is too dark in my "would prefer to be closer to legal" opinion. He did a phenomenal job on install and the tint is flawless but I think the % is just too dark. I have a hard time understanding the % calculations so I originally was thinking I'd be around 20 for all of them, which is near legal, but I'm sitting at 17 for fronts and 5 for side/back. Nothing on the windshield.

I'm going to play the game of wait for a ticket/see how much harassment I get before removing or redoing them. I really wish I would have just came out with closer to 20% on everything if that makes sense. I wanted the ceramic tint for the heat benefits not to be very obviously illegal

What % did you end up at once it was installed? I feel like the issue with these mids/rear windows is they were already pretty dang dark to begin with and barely needed anything added. Can I see a pic of yours if you don't mind and it's less % than I have

I did 20% non-ceramic all around (minus windshield). Personally it hits my preference spot on, I do the same to all of my vehicles over the past 20 years and haven't had any issues with "fix-it tickets". The rears will always be darker since they come factory tinted, usually to about 20%. Mine look about the same as yours, I can try and snap a picture this week sometime.

 

[RST Dana]

I have negative 292% (lol) on everything but the windshield. It’s not black, but I’m sure it’s not legal. The shop pours the same thing on the local PD rides. All ceramic.