According to Market Survey, Majority of car owners in our Country are using Low-Grade Car window Tinting Films. Reason for this is because most consumers do not know how to differentiate a Low-Grade product Window Films from a quality product. Some even have the notions that installing dark tinted to their vehicle will reduce the heat in the vehicle due to the lack of visible light penetrating into the car cabin. What we do know is that many Consumers tend to look for car tint with the highest Infrared Rejection (IRR) at the lowest possible price. Due to this factor, many unscrupulous salespersons tend to deceive car owners with fabricated/False information. Worst of all, those unscrupulous people tend to sell the Low-grade window tinted film with extremely high price and pass off as Premium Grade A tint from the U.S.A.
5 Easy Steps To Choose The Best Car Tint For Yourself
Faking The Solar Technical Specifications
In order to close a sale from innocent and naïve customers to make higher profits, many shops falsify the IRR and Total Solar Energy Rejected (TSER) scores of their products, raising them to high values to entice consumers into buying fake car tinting films (sometimes even at high prices!). For example, the IRR shows 95% on the meter but in actual fact the window tint IRR reading is only 30% or less. Sometimes, the sellers also exaggerate the UVR to 200% or even more extreme to 400% UVR. Therefore, by falsifying the Technical specification of the window tint, the dishonest window tint shop can either sell at higher price, or lowball the price from suggested Retail price of RM 2,500.00 to as low as RM 299.00 as special promotion, misleading/deceiving consumers into thinking that they are getting a fantastic deal but in actual fact they are being tricked to purchase low-grade films.
Selling Low-Grade Films
As all car window tint films look similar from their appearance for a layperson, it’s very difficult for consumers to differentiate the quality between low-grade products from good quality films for the monetary value the consumers are paying. Low-grade car tinting films might perform well in the beginning. However, their heat rejection performance will deteriorate thru time, the colour starts to fade away, bubbles and wavy lines will start to appear, soon enough after using the products for 1 year or lesser.
Swapping With Generic Products
Some unscrupulous Window Tint shops will show and demonstrate/test high performance car tints in front of their potential customers/preys in hope to close the sales. Once they have achieved their goals, the dishonest tinting shop will swap the films with generic products during installation behind the customers back without customers knowledge.
Counterfeit Products
Some shops in our Window Tint industries are either franchises or authorized dealers of reputable international brands. However, they may sell their house brands, other film brands or even worst counterfeit products to consumers under the camouflage of the famous international brands.
Here Are 5 Easy steps To Keep In Mind Before Installing A New Car Tint For Your Car:
5 Easy Steps To Choose The Best Car Tint For Yourself
Reputable brands enlist the help of trusted manufacturers (normally base in U.S.A) accredited with test reports and certifications from the Country of Origin or from our Country SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd. It’s very easy to verify their credibility as manufacturers’ information and their relationship with brand owners or importers are listed on both parties’ websites. It’s just a click away to find out about them. For Local consumers, you can go to SIRIM QAS International Web Portal at Malaysian Certified On the other hand, brands without manufacturer information are most likely selling low-grade car tint with fabricated technical specifications.
Find Out About Manufacturer's Profile
It’s of utmost importance to select products produced by reputable manufacturers with good track record. That’s because only credible manufacturers will invest in cutting-edge technologies, advanced laboratories and premium raw materials to produce high quality car tinting films. Besides that, only reputable manufacturers will conduct extensive Research and development to push the boundary of technology to create the right formulation to produce good quality car tints with lasting heat rejection performance up to 5 years or more.
Lookout For Accredited Test Reports
Reputable car tinting films are tested intensively before they are presented to the mass market. There are 3 types of test reports that you should look out for, to determine their performances and quality, The 3 tyres of reports are Solar Test, Weathering Test and Bake test reports. Solar Test is related to the product’s solar specifications such as VLT, IRR, UVR and TSER while Weathering Test determines the durability of the product for discolouration. As for Bake Test, it is to make sure the product does not bubble, orange Peel, delamination and discolouration.
However, now you can check on the window tint authenticity, country of origin, the test; our window tint film went thru and the results of the test report at SIRIM QAS International web portal www.malaysiancertified.com.my
SIRIM MS 2669 is recognised as the safety authentication and a REQUIRED certification for the Tint Film on Glazing of road Vehicle as assurance of safety, reliability and genuine product as claim by Window tint shop to user towards the product.
Check For The Brand Identification To Ensure You Are Getting Authentic Products
Reputable international Branded tinting films often have their brand identification printed on both the films as well as on the packaging that comes with the films complete with Barcodes. Typically, generic or counterfeit car tints do not have the brand indicated on the films and come in plain white boxes.
Be There To Test Out The Product
Before the installation of your car tint, insist that the Tint shop show you the Window tint film that is going on your car. Test the specifications which was promised by the installer or listed on the box. This is to make sure the right Window tint purchased is installed on your car.
In short, be a smart consumer. Pick a car tint brand that is trusted, do your RESEARCH on the product and test or verify all claims. With these steps in your back pocket, choosing the best car tint to fit your needs and budget is possible.
Consumer Protection E-Warranty System By SunTek Malaysia Sdn Bhd
SunTek Malaysia Sdn Bhd the Sole Distributor of SunTek Window Films products in Malaysia takes lots of pride, thought and consideration into designing and creating our very own propriety E-Warranty system to ensure that all our valued customers are getting authentic and high-quality products which they have purchased and also to help protect consumer interest against fraudulence window tint shop in our market.
Under our E-warranty system, SunTek Malaysia Sdn Bhd can go paperless to help decrease the cutting down of trees to produce paper hence helping the environment. All our SunTek Authorized dealers is provided with our special QR Code which they can access to our propriety E-Warranty system while doing the E-warranty. Our valued customers also can interact with our system by doing the submission via their digital device. An innovation by SunTek Malaysia Sdn Bhd.
Once the E-warranty has been submitted to our SunTek headquarters, our careline department will contact our valued customers to verify with the customers the type of films they have chosen, the information given by our SunTek indoor Consultant is adequate and satisfactory, the quality of the installation workmanship, our shop hospitality etc is to our customers satisfaction. Once the careline have verify all the details is correct, the E-warranty shall be issued via email to the respective customers and dealer.
Please be aware that without the E-Warranty ceritiicate issued by SunTek Malaysia Sdn Bhd, we shall indemnify ourself from any such claims if any. However, if with your E-Warranty system, you have an ease of mind that you can claim the warranty from any of our Authorized outlet throughout the whole nation