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May 12, 2005 | 07:50 PM

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Holy ****, $380? Damn, you do know that taking off tint costs like $10 right?

May 12, 2005 | 08:17 PM

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I think back window and back door windows whatever, but front ones is only 70% which is ridiculous is like not having tint; nobody respect that tint law which was make like other laws to make money for the town/city; everybody put from 35% to even 5% all around; 35% if you like it lighter and 20% in my opinion the best any lower is dangerous at night.

would having 35% all around (minus the windshield) be a problem for inspection?

May 13, 2005 | 12:01 AM

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GTRBlk, what kind of tint did you get? I just had mine retinted too. It sounds like you got a good deal at $250. I paid $380 but that included taking the tint off all 7 windows, and retinting with the top of the line, non-metal 3M. I did all 7 windows (4 doors and rear windshield) in 20%, I did the sunroof in limo and I did a 6" windshield strip in limo. It was $75 for the removal.

the guy who did mine used lumar film, which is a very good expensive film, that should last very long 75 sound right for stripping the origional

May 13, 2005 | 04:18 AM

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would having 35% all around (minus the windshield) be a problem for inspection?

No, that's what I have. I have a black interior and it's dark enough for me. Anything less than 20% and you'll have trouble parallel parking on dark streets, and visibility in dark areas (to the sides of the car).

May 13, 2005 | 10:22 AM

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would having 35% all around (minus the windshield) be a problem for inspection?

You should be fine with 35% all around for inspection; actually you should go 20% on back window and 35% on 4 side windows and a 8 to 10 inches stripe on windshield with 5%.

May 13, 2005 | 12:40 PM

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Just ask to sit in a car that's tinted up and see if you like it or not.

May 13, 2005 | 02:04 PM

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Question for you guys with your windshield tinted
How do you replace your inspection and emissions stickers without messing up the tint?

May 13, 2005 | 03:35 PM

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I had mine done 35% all around except windshield which had a stripe, as per tint guy told me if going 20% which I really wanted was going to get tickets in no time; so after done I am not happy, is very light for my taste; I paid $180 for llumar high performance. I ask him if he can remove at least the one from rear window and replace for 20% and he said is very hard, time consuming, will destroy my defroster and charge me at least around $70 on more depending on time. I just replace my windshield a few days ago, called him asking to tint my windshield 50% and he said he doesn't do that at all because is illegal and extremelly dangerous at night, he will only do stripe for $25. If I had extra money will redo the whole car 20%.
How did your back window came out after removing old tint? did the defroster was destroyed and now is not working?

if your old tint is still good, couldn't you just over tint the old one?

May 13, 2005 | 04:03 PM

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that looks nice, hey what exactly is that color of ur car GTRBlkMax97 ?
I have the same colorbut dont know the specific name, and i think some tints would look raw on that.

May 13, 2005 | 04:53 PM

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sterling mist i just call it silver

May 13, 2005 | 06:55 PM

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Question for you guys with your windshield tinted
How do you replace your inspection and emissions stickers without messing up the tint?

I just replace my broken windshield (branch from a tree fell off); I was so lucky and happy when called my insurance with full cover and they paid for it with no deductible which mine is $1000 and insurance won't go up and police report wasn't necessary. The guy that replace the window just got stickers really wet with either water or wintex and then removed then and put in new windshield but they are almost destroyed all around because did it in a rush; so if you do it carefully will come out better, then put them back, they are really chaep garbage quality stickers to start with.

May 13, 2005 | 06:58 PM

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Front windshield tint!

Doesn't that spell = Ticket In No Time!

true but at most eye care places you can get a perscription for illegal tint. Just say you drive around all day for work, and your eyes are starting to hurt real bad from all the sun.

after that you can tell the piggys to go back to their car.

May 13, 2005 | 07:01 PM

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if your old tint is still good, couldn't you just over tint the old one?

That was exactly the second option I was thinking of but tint guy told me will look really bad, not from outside but from the inside out when looking thru rearview mirror will look like many mini waves and very cloudy. It really got me crazy, I am going tomorrow to do the stripe 5% on windshield. I want my car to look darker; he already refused to tint my whole windshield. I may ask him to go ahead and remove and destroy rear defroster if he is not very busy; but living where snows that defroster helps a lot.

May 13, 2005 | 07:44 PM

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how often is it neccessary to replace tints for them to look good? (like when they start to bubble)

May 13, 2005 | 07:55 PM

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I'm goin to venture to guess, if its done right the first time with quality tint it should last for the life of the car.

I had my tinting done the first week I got my car. That was 8 years ago and it's still perfect.

May 13, 2005 | 08:11 PM

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I have 13% all around and none on the windshield. I still get compliments on how gangsta my car looks. Tints made a huge difference.

LEMAR

May 14, 2005 | 07:54 AM

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Hey GTRBLK where did you have your tint done? I maybe getting some tint soon as well.

May 16, 2005 | 07:35 AM

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Holy ****, $380? Damn, you do know that taking off tint costs like $10 right?

No, I don't know that. And, in fact, neither do you. So what was the point of you saying it? In fact, I know it doesn't cost $10. I wish you luck trying to find someone willing to spend the time/labor willing to remove old tint for only $10. Especially when they risk screwing up your rear defoggers and/or rear Bose antenna. The guy was actually upset at the lady at the front counter for only charging $75. I had to make my appointment 2 weeks in advance and leave my car there overnight because there is so much labor involved.

May 16, 2005 | 07:42 AM

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the guy who did mine used lumar film, which is a very good expensive film, that should last very long 75 sound right for stripping the origional

Yeah... I mean no offense by this but this is what I discovered during my homework. Lumar is the best film of yester-year. In fact, it is what I was told was the best 10 years ago when I put it on my Audi 100. The shop I went to in April had three trim lines. The bottom was Lumar, the second was 3M with metal and the top of the line was 3M w/out metal. I went with the 3M w/out metal. I guess the metal is what caused tint to eventually turn purple (I have a lifetime gaurantee against it) and the metal can cause reception interference with cell phones, windhield antennas, GPS, etc. I may have upgraded for nothing but I love my car and I like to do everything right the first time instead of redoing later.