i just wanted to know, if anyone in here tinted their Max by theirself, and what is the degree of difficulty, because i really dont have 150 to pay for installation. Anyone done this before?

 

if you've never done it before...10/10 cause you don't know any better

if you've have done it before 0/10 cause you take it to someone else.

 

IMO, the 150 is worth paying. Don't even try it.

 

to flawlessly tint your windows (if their not perfect they look horrible so perfection is a must) requires LOTS of practice and isnt for the ordinary DIY person. Just trying to tint a small peice of plexiglass for something i was trying took me at least 10 tries and it still wasnt perfect

 

If you have to ask this question, you probably shouldn't try it.
Pay a shop to do it. If it's a reputable place, you'll probably even get a warranty.

 

On a scale of 10, it is a 10. on a scale compared to other vehicles, a 7.

Pay the place to do it or calculate the number of failed attemps x18ft of tint for each attempt. i would estimate about 8 to begin with. so 8x18 = 144ft of tint.

by then you should know how to do your side windows. time to get another 144ft for the back window alone. whee hooo.

 

Yeah you should get it done some where.

 

I'd rather have a professional install it if it were me as most shops warranty their work.

 

You might want to checkout the place that does tinting. See how they do it and practice on your own windows. Looks easy to do, but when you actually do it. It's a pain in the @ss, especially the back window. I've seen pro at work and they do it with ease. I'm planning to pay $40 to do my back window when the weather is getting warmer.

 

if you never done it before i wouldnt try it it takes time and patience. especially the back window.i did mine because i used to tint windows a long time ago.. take it some where and get it done right the first time.

 

I normally encourage people to try things themselves. In the case of a fuel filter or brakes or spark plugs or whatever you can take your time, and normally if you run into problems all it means is that it takes longer.

I wouldn't recommend tinting your car yourself. For one thing it's a skill that isn't really worth mastering, for most people, and for another it's not something you'll get right the first time. With brakes they're either installed or they're not - no problems. With tinting you can have it done crappily, and it WILL fall apart and look BAD. My 00 Max has nice tinting which, now years later, looks perfect. Not a single bubble or rip. I test drove a subaru a while back and half the tinting was ripped off and the thing just looked a mess. I'm really glad the previous owner of the 00 paid to have it done right.

If I were you I'd pay the $150 or not get it done. In the case of my 97 I want it tinted but I know I can't do it myself, so I've not yet bothered paying somebody.

 

I would rate this a 10/10 for difficulty, especially if you've never done this before. It requires a lot of practice and patience. My friend tried to do it himself and if you saw it you would never attempt to do it yourself.

 

Only Mexican's and professionals tint their own windows. Most of us on this board like to do things ourselves. Tinting is one thing most of us will never be able to do.

 

off topic but still kinda the same, i have 35% that came on my car. how much do tint places usually charge t take it off. Sorry i just did not want to start another tin
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i would rather install cams than tint my own windows.......definetly

 

If I can do it over, I save my money and take it to a professional. My tints are fine but there are a bit of very small bubbles here and there. Besides I went through 5 rolls of tint. And at $13 a roll, the tint cost $65 a bit more and it's perfect. Plus the rear window will probably be 1 full piece and cover the "whole" rear windshield. Mine, I left the "dotted" part on top with no tint. Doesn't look too bad, but not perfect either. Overall it looks good, don't get me wrong. But I would take it somewhere to have it done if I were to do it again, especially if they give a warrenty to material and workmanship.

 

Don't do it. Just wait till you get the money.

 

Do Not.

 

save money and for under 200, u can get it tinted all around w/ lifetime warranty.


I did remove my tint by myself..... and it SUCKED.

 

Its one of those things that you do, you will try, go a whole 3hrs and complete a little bit and then you ask yourself, damn it, i should just have done it by a proffesional.
just save $10 dollars a week, and have your car tinted in 4 months!

 

The problem is that over here where i go to school, to get 20% all around tint is $245.........the cheapest place i found so far was $220...........now i dont see myself spending $245 for some damn tints, I already tried tinting it myself, and spent a good, 20 mins on each window, but the funny thing about it, was that, i tinted mine from the outside it wasn;t so difficult.....................

one quick question, do i need a special fluid to make it stick to the window, or i just need regular water?

 

and plus, over here the police are all over the place and are kinda very strict on tints........one of my friends just got his tints 3 days ago, for $245 and got pulled over today and was given a repair order to take his tints off.......

 

this is how you would do it.. crack the window you are working on. cut it out to the window on the ouside.. clean the inside of the window with alittle of liquid dawn in a squirt bottle. spray it onthe window then you a rasor blade to clean it.. now that you have the tint cut on the outside of the window spray the insode window that you just cleaned with alot of what you just cleaned it with.take the tint and peal off the clear piece so that you have the glue part ready to stick to window. apply it to the window get it where its just alittle bit below the top of the window.and then you squeegee the tinit on the window

 

You re from MD right? Theres local GD going on HP racing tint shop they charge $100. I did my tint month ago it looks great 20% all around.

 

To add to Chuckie. Make sure you spay the tint as you are peeling the clear part off. This will help it from sticking to its self and allow you to just slide it on to the window. The hard part is keeping the tint straight while you attempt to remove the bubbles.
The rear window is definitely one to be left for the professionals. You might have a chance with the side windows, but that will take some practice and a whole lot of patiants.

 

Its pritty difficult. Takes patiance. I first practiced on my moms van and the side windows came out pritty good, no bubbles or anything. But it took a coupe tries the first time.

My and my friend did his accord but it took a couples of tries before we got it down pat.

I tried the back windw and just gave up, i found some dirrections on doing it but im lazy and its pritty hard.

go to tintdude.com , i was directed there and it helped me alot.

 

I had my backwindow tinted for $40 bucks. It was a bargain for me, the guy gave me a discount. Yes, watching the guy tinted my back window seems easy. As some of you describe from the previous post, he did a layout from the outside first.

-Clean the outside window
-Use a paper towel to remove all the dirt
-Clean the inside of the backwindow and becareful with rear deforst
-Spring water on the backwindow
-Put tint on the window
-Outline the tint using a razor
-Put a strobe of lights inside the windows to make the outline easier
-Once that is done, peel out the plastic to expose the glue part
-Keep spraying as you peel the clear plastic of the tint
-Spray the back window with water and apply tint to inside backwindow
-Line up the curve edges
-Squeegee the tint at the middle section of the tint
-Do the mid section from left the right and one part at a time
-Once that is done
-Make sure you have a good squeegee
-Don't wash your car for two days
-Let it dry


I asked the guy what type of liquid he used. He used water.
I might try to do it on my brother-in-law's car.
Let me know if this helps

 

If you're planning to do it just once, I would just go to a pro.

 

Just had mine done yesterday by a pro. First time I didn't do it myself and I'll never do it again. It looks great, lifetime warranty, and I didn't come close to losing my religion like the last time I tinted windows. Cost $135 all around. Not bad at all.

 

agreed. i'd rather install a supercharger also. it would come out better too lol.

 

damn that sounds like a huge pain in the *** to do it yourself.. I'm glad the shop did mine..

 

to agree with the majority i would have to say tinting is def 10/10 for difficulty. its not even worth the headache of attempting to do it yourself. i did it on my last car and after several hours and much frustration it came out fine for what i was looking for, but after a few months it started to really look like crap. if you care for the appearance of your car take it to a pro and pay to get it done, def worth it in the long run.

 

I did it myself, and it came out good for my first car. I did go to a tint shop and buy their lifetime warranty tint for a lot of money and it was computer cut. I liked it, took me a few hours, too bad my car got wrecked and i sold it but the new owner loves it.

ManualMaxima: removing the tint can be easy, if it hasnt been on there forever. If its purple, take it to the shop. Most reputable shops will take off tints that they put on for FREE. Its real simple but you must be careful, if you need instructions then PM.

I dont know where you guys are getting these prices from, its $180-$200 to get your windows tinted by someone who knows what they are doing and gives lifetime warranty. Something to the level of illegal that I had will be no less that $300 so for me it was worth spending $50 on computer cut Llumar film

Cant wait to get a new car and slap another 20% on the windshield

 

pics of my old car with tint, damn i miss it



Got a ticket for missing inspection/registration stickers even though they were on the window, they couldnt see them

 

I wish i had the ***** to have my front window tinted looks tight

 

get it done professionally. bubbles will kill you.

 

so ur gonna warranty it yourself when you sling the seat belt buckle into your window and gouge the hell out of it?

 

Professional warranty covers the following: fading, peeling, color change, bubbles and other workmanship. If youre a retard who doesnt know how to properly remove his/her seatbelt the shop will not replace it, its not their fault you suffer from autism

 

Just like others have stated, the way you install the tint is lay the tint (backwards) on the outside of the window with soapy and cut it to shape. Then spray the inside of the window with soapy water, flip the tint around, peal off protective layer for the adhesive, and install the tint using a good bit of soapy water so you can slide the tint around to postion it. Then use a squeegee. I got my windows tinted on my G35 last week and I BS'd with the installer the whole time. It took him 1 hour to do 35% front, 20% rears, and a 6" 10% windshield brow. I paid $160 (group deal for our local car club).

 

actually my tint shop will cover my tint for damages. guess i got lucky then.