Thank you fellow yelpers. After reading all the positive reviews for Cactus Window Tint I contacted them via email to ask some questions. Rick responded quickly and gave me options along with his prices for each recommendation. Like most people, I don't know a thing about window tint but with Rick's help I was able to do some research. From what I read, his recommendations were spot-on. He wasn't pushing the more expensive films, he just wanted me to know what they had and how much it would cost.
In the past month I've brought both of my cars here. The first was a Mazda SUV that was tinted by the dealer but I was getting a lot of heat through the side windows and the windshield. I went with the 3M Crystalline on the windshield and the front door windows and the heat was reduced significantly. The price was reasonable and the work was done within a few hours.
I recently took delivery of a BMW and brought it in for "the works". By that I mean that I had all of the windows tinted except the windshield with Spectra PhotoSync. I also had SunTek Paint Protection Film installed on the full hood, full front fenders, front bumper, headlights the rear view mirrors and, from Rick's suggestion, the top of the rear bumper so it didn't get nicked taking things in and out of the trunk. "The works" wasn't cheap but I plan on keeping this car for 4 or 5 years. I didn't do the film on my previous car and about once a year I'd have the chips repaired on the bumper and hood; over the years I think I've spent the same on repairing that car and it never looked the same. Money well spent.