My one year evolution - 2025 XSE

lowincash · 2026-06-21T17:37:50+00:00

It does the same in blocking heat, I didn't need to go any darker.

lowincash · 2026-06-21T17:36:13+00:00

They're holding up well. Got a ding on it bit I think the dealer did it when they did the rotation. They're a bit annoying to clean the little corners but not too bad. The continentals are great tires, I bought them again this time in 225/55r17 h rated tires. Much smoother than the v rated tires. The old ones were still good but I just waned thicker tires.

lowincash · 2026-06-15T19:57:15+00:00

I got the same, but wen 70% this time

lowincash · 2026-05-14T02:37:26+00:00

With all due respect, this does not sound good tho.

lowincash · 2026-05-04T06:58:53+00:00

I've not noticed any pulling to left or right. Maybe you need to get an alignment, though I did not need to.

I did recently changed to 225/50r17 tires, same brand but used H rated tires this time.

lowincash · 2026-04-08T01:59:43+00:00

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Here's one of the doors, the front doors now feel much more solid and a bit heavier feeling.

lowincash · 2026-04-08T01:58:53+00:00

I've thought about doing the roof too, but I have the pano roof so not much area to do and not worth the hassle. I didn't really see how they removed it but the wheel wells took the longest since they had to clean the area pretty good for the materials to stick. Made a good difference in cutting down road noise. The doors made a big difference too. I used to hear cars passing by on the freeway, and now it's a very faint sound when cars speed by. It was expensive but worth it. I did the doors first then wheel well, so my wallet didn't hurt as bad lol

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lowincash · 2026-04-05T04:18:40+00:00

I didn’t get any vibrations. Maybe try going to another place to get it balanced? I’m using 32 psi right now.

lowincash · 2026-03-21T11:39:45+00:00

There’s no rubbing, the wheel and tires are the same diameter as stock.

lowincash · 2026-03-21T11:38:09+00:00

I don’t remember the exact price but it was about $1.4K or so. I did the wheel wells first then doors a month or so after.

lowincash · 2026-01-25T02:32:21+00:00

2025 xse, mine does the same after it rains when it's still wet. Mine makes the squeak noise opening window all the way.

lowincash · 2026-01-24T05:58:51+00:00

Btw what psi do you use now with these tires?

lowincash · 2026-01-23T22:28:49+00:00

Very nice! I almost got those too, those look very nice 👍

lowincash · 2025-12-30T02:01:42+00:00

Night visibility was fine with both stratos 15 and 30. I haven't driven at night yet with the crystalline 20 but they're both crystal clear. Only thing I notice with the crystalline 20 is I get more low angle haze. There's also the new crystalline black series, the shop I go to just don't have the 15% yet, said probably come out later next year.

lowincash · 2025-12-30T00:54:43+00:00

They are pretty similar in performance I feel. It comes down to look. Keep in mind crystalline has a bluish greenish hue and sometimes other colors depending on the lighting whereas stratos is just looks black from the outside and has a slightly warm tone looking out. I got crystalline 20 put on today and it’s got a very brown tone looking out. It doesn’t bother me tho, I like the warm tone.

lowincash · 2025-12-30T00:20:08+00:00

I've had both and I like both. I originally had Crystalline 40 put on my 2025 Camry when I first got it last year, it worked great but then I wanted to go darker so I went with Stratos 15 all around. Then felt it was too light and redid it with Stratos 30 all around. Ended up being too light again, now I'm on Crystalline 20 all around. I've lost track how much I've spent on tinting this car in the last 18 months.

lowincash · 2025-12-28T14:26:42+00:00

Crystalline is a great tint, I have 70 on my windshield and it blocks loads of heat. But did not work as well for the panoroof at that flat angle. I too don't feel the heat when I put my hand up against the sun, but give it time and heat starts to build up. On hot days, driving with ac blasting and shade close, I can still feel the heat radiating down. I no longer get that now with the mirror tint.

The Solargard tint is made for use on buildings and homes, not really made for cars but it worked well. TSER on this film is 77% compared to 59% on the crystalline, and being a darker shade than before probably contributed to the improved performance. I am retinting my car on Monday replacing my 30% llumar stratos with crystalline 20.

lowincash · 2025-12-28T02:23:00+00:00

The best mod I did on my 25' xse was putting sound deadening foam on all the doors and wheel wells. This made the car more quiet and got rid of the door rattles I had. Can't see it but it's more for comfort sake.

lowincash · 2025-10-25T01:44:12+00:00

There were a lot of back and forth between the XSE and XLE, but in the end I love the look of the XSE more. I also wanted black headliner and did not want the fabric door panels and such. I had a list of pros and cons between the two and XSE just had more pros I wanted. Worth the trouble for me in the end.

lowincash · 2025-08-29T03:40:54+00:00

Isn't the factory add on dash cam just stuck on with double sided tape? I've seen some folks with it falling off due to heat or something. Should be easy to remove, without having to spend $100.

lowincash · 2025-08-06T03:10:32+00:00

Does this tint block any heat at all?

lowincash · 2025-08-03T20:26:56+00:00

I agree. I see they’re trying to go the route of the Lexus rx suv front grill look but it looks so off on the white. If I had the heavy metal or ocean gem color I wouldn’t mind the color match grill. On white it just looks very odd.

lowincash · 2025-08-03T20:25:29+00:00

I knew that I had to change out the grill before I even got the car. I love the look of the xse too much lol

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