Tint, help Options

[Celica_Kid95st]

Hey whats up guys? I was thinkin about doin my tint myself. i no, i heard that its hard to do but is it really that bad? Also what kind of tint do i want to get. Is there a good compnay that i need to get? And what tools will i need to do this thing? Thanks for ur help guys. peace. -john

[CeliNProgress]

It'll be time consuming doing it yourself and a pain in the A$$! Just take it to a tint place. About $100 and your good to go.

[red94celicagt]

i was going to attempt to tint mine myself...i went up to autozone...they have tint rolls you can buy (about $10-15) and you need a kit to do it. Kit comes with a spray bottle and a squeegie (about $8). It said on the back on the kit...you need to do it in the shade when your window isn't too hot or cold. I don't know, if you are confident enough, you can do it and save yourself a lot of money...but for me I found a shop around my area that was having a tinting sale (all four windows for $50) so I am going to go with that good luck man

[bloodrain]

I had a friend do my tints, cost about $40 and I have 35% all around

[rockstarbass1]

most shops i kno of charge almost 200 bucks and for the 15 bucks or 25 it take to try and mess up you can do it a few times and still save miney

[bloodrain]

lol $200 for tints? Hey I got a nice t-shirt to sell ya

[klr_toy]

I did all my windows with 20% and a strip on the front window. Patience and cleanliness are your friends. Use a razor blade to help get all the contaminents off. The back window is really hard to do. I had to cut the sheet in half and do two sections because of the curve in the glass and it still didn't come out as good as I would of liked. I'll probably just have the back done professionally in the future. As far as supplies, i just used a little squeegy, some razors, some distilled water in a spray bottle mixed with a little dish soap, and misc cleaning supplies to get the windows clean. I also had to take off the old purple tint, which was the most time consuming, especially the back window because of the defrost wires.

[prez]

rockstarbass, you are from my area, how many people you know who charge 200 for tint? thats just crazy...

[Akimbo]

prez, where you at? Check the link in my sig.

[rockstarbass1]

me personaly havent even checked it yet. but from when i had a probe and i knew ppl who had windows tinited they said it would run 150 to 200 im cool on even spending 50 lol

[94GT]

I got an esxtimate for my Celica and my tC the other day for 175 each. He's the same guy that did my clear bra on my tC and it came out beautifully. When it comes to tint I hear from others on this site that you get what you pay for, and because I've seen this guys work, I'm willing to pay it to avoid bubbling, broken rear defrost, purple shade, etc.

[Consynx]

just go to Dave(DG).
he's gotta make some $ off it, it aint charity work, but your guaranteed a good job.
he buys big rolls of tint, so see what he has, may not have the % you want.

btw, that $15 tint is crap, it turns purple in like 2 years

[dahoman9]

I did my tint myself. it is time consuming. I recommend buying the Rear Window tint for the rear window, otherwise it'd be hard to do it without bubbles. before you apply the tint you need to make sure the windows are very clean. dust will cause bubbles. I've spent 40 bucks on it, only cause I kept messing up. Get the black limo tints from Autozone. they wont turn purple. Just look at my profile pics. Can you tell that I did it myself. I've done it on my old car and my brother's car too, so I had a little experience already though.

there's a tinting solution you'll need too. or use water mixed with baby shampoo, and apply the tint with a squeezy to the window while the window is wet with your solution.

This post has been edited by dahoman9: May 18, 2005 - 10:25 AM

[ArizonaRed]

got mine for 125. good job

[Celica_Kid95st]

just go to Dave(DG).
he's gotta make some $ off it, it aint charity work, but your guaranteed a good job.
he buys big rolls of tint, so see what he has, may not have the % you want.

btw, that $15 tint is crap, it turns purple in like 2 years
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Ya i asked him about it and he said that he would charge me $130. I can find cheaper then that i bet. but i dunno.

[LewFX]

i paid 175 for 2 fronts, 2 rear, and the hatch with a 5yr warranty

[raz128]

Wow, sounds like the proffesional tinting in the US is cheap!
If you think $150 is an expensive price, I had to pay £150 (that converts to roughtly $300) and that was at a cheap price!

Anyways, I digress; I'd definetley reccommend going for a proffesional job because it's pretty much guarenteed to come out perfect without any bubbles,creases or cuts (depending how good the tinting place is).

[305BlacKGT]

I got 5% tints and had them done for $110...they had to take off my old tints which made the price as high as it was...so going proffesional i think i the way to go to avoid any mistakes and to get quality tints that wont turn purple.

[Consynx]

you may find similar prices or cheaper, but ask what tint they use...specifically ask them if it's SolarGuard.
most places use it, and it's crap.

[dustin15brown]

what about tinting percentages? I wanna make my decently dark, but easy to see out of still... still really safe... and what all should get tinted?