Window Tinting - Yay or Nay?
#41
I did this yesterday, excpet i used 35 instead of 30..feelsgoodman.jpg
#43
For what its worth i paid $220 for all windows and the windshield brow
#47
http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/...ps96f16560.jpg
Removing the fit badge and dealer sticker tonight
Removing the fit badge and dealer sticker tonight
#48
i have a 2013 fit with nav tint place said i should use 3m because the cheaper tint is metalic and would interfear with my nav system. i did all windows 35% up front and 5% in the rear cost me $270 which was fair for good 3M tint.
#49
http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/...ps96f16560.jpg
Removing the fit badge and dealer sticker tonight
Removing the fit badge and dealer sticker tonight
We can go 32% in GA. Went 32% all the way around. I didn't do the strip in front. Not a fan.
#51
#52
The dealer I got my quote is using 3M tint actually found out LLumar. fit304 looks good actually the same car as mine. The hatch actually looks darker.
Last edited by cjecpa; 04-25-2013 at 09:52 PM.
#53
Currently went "nay" with the tint after the shop called to confirm my appointment yesterday. First they could not explain the differences in tint that they offer as to heat blocking and signal enabling. Only the darkest by tint. Second they quoted $220 last week when they called to confirm I wanted confirmation of the price quote they said $315.
They really the only automotive tinting around here. So, I am going to check around the Dallas area when I am down there in June and see if I can get maybe Llumar CTX 50 and the prices for installation. I want the tinting for heat reduction more then just looks. And it is hard to have confidence in a installer who really does not know their product.
They really the only automotive tinting around here. So, I am going to check around the Dallas area when I am down there in June and see if I can get maybe Llumar CTX 50 and the prices for installation. I want the tinting for heat reduction more then just looks. And it is hard to have confidence in a installer who really does not know their product.
Last edited by cjecpa; 05-03-2013 at 01:46 PM.
#54
I'm getting mine tinted tomorrow. With only one semi warm day in the Boston area this week I can alreay tell that this car will get super hot in the summer (it must be a combination of all the windows and the black interior). I think I am going to go with 20% all around. I'll post pics of it when I get a chance.
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#55
I am going to check around the Dallas area when I am down there in June and see if I can get maybe Llumar CTX 50 and the prices for installation. I want the tinting for heat reduction more then just looks. And it is hard to have confidence in a installer who really does not know their product.
#56
I had mine done for $175, but I've brought 4 cars over the course of a few years and recommended a few more.
I have 5 percent all the way around. While not CA legal... i'm an old guy and we can get away with a lot.
I have 5 percent all the way around. While not CA legal... i'm an old guy and we can get away with a lot.
#57
The tint was the first modification I did to my Fit - had never tinted any other vehicle until the Fit. It looked so much better with the tint and I have no issues driving at night with it. Back in 2007 I paid 153.00 for mine, a time when things were little less expensive than they are now!
#58
Just make sure your a/c is working before having work done at distance, most recommend 1-2 days of windows staying up while the glue sets. NY you could get by without a/c but not Texas, also difficult to pay tolls without opening window. My installer put tape over the switch, I know he was right, felt that tape a couple of times over the 3 days he recommended.
#60
this law is rarely enforced in the city though, as i've seen some of the "licensed" TLC minivans have tinted all there windows. not sure about upstate.