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GENERAL STUFF => GENERAL DISCUSSIONS => Random Chit Chat => Topic started by: Pikapolonica on December 05, 2011, 04:15:07
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I had my car windows tinted through Tint Professor and paid $295, but don't know what level of tint I got (not the darkest).
I'm thinking about getting them retinted to the darkest legal, which Tint a Car do, but I've been quoted $595 for new tint and removal of the old.
How much has everyone else paid for the their tinting? There's only about 4 places where I live that does tinting (2 well know, 2 not so much well known).
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I paid $260 from the Dandenong branch of Tint Professor. :D
At the time I was quoted $320 from Tint A Car.....
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Yeah TAC back then (Dec 08/Jan 09) was around $395 too, but I went the cheaper option. And then a few weeks later, TAC had a special...grrr.
Might get a quote from TP for new tint and removal. They have darkest legal option now.
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Hi Pp I doubt it would be worth having them re-done darker.. I believe it is quite a big job to remove the old tint and so it doesn't surprise me they are quoting nearly $600. Our original hatch was about $300 from extreem tinting in 2008 and the CW was a little more ($350 from memory earlier this year)
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Here's a very cheap option ------------- wear dark sunglasses :rofl:
Here in the Uk we don't need to consider tinting to keep the car cool as we never seem to get more than 2 days of sunshine together. :rofl:
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As Daz says, they job of removing the film is quite lengthy, as the residue left is a nightmare to clean off, where i got mine tinted they were charging £50 ($80ish) to just clean the back window glue, and then a further £80 to re-tint($125ish). Being a good customer they waived the £50.
Only reaosn I got my rear re-done was due to me being an eejit and leaving the headrest on the parcel shelf, the metal leg kept hitting off the rear window and by the time i moved it, it was to late, a tiny nick in the tint, and it was wrecked :( lesson learn.
I payed originally £100 to get the back windows (legal area) tinted as dark as possible 5% light in,aka limo tint. ($160ish)
https://i30ownersclub.com/forum/index.php?topic=6017.msg66943#msg66943 (https://i30ownersclub.com/forum/index.php?topic=6017.msg66943#msg66943)
If i remember correctly that was before the back window was redone
Origially it was 5% at the sides and 20% light in at the back (dark smoke) this was to make it easier to see out of at night when reversing... after changing it went to 5% due to the fact 'cuz i can'
Can't see sh!t all out at night and having the chromatic auto dimming rear view mirror doesn't help, an no wiper.... style over practicality I think would sum it up nicely.
However If you have the dark smoke fitted all round, 20%light in it should be sufficient.
If you want to remove the tint yourself it may reduce your price. Though there's a product that My guys used called Tint-off i think to remove the glue, alternatively petrol or accetone(nail varnish remover) should work, takes a very long time tho, friend spent best part of an afternoon removing only the front tint off an evo!
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Here in the Uk we don't need to consider tinting to keep the car cool as we never seem to get more than 2 days of sunshine together. :rofl:
Thats not true, we had four days at least in Northern Ireland last year.... followed by torrential rain :fum:
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I believe it is quite a big job to remove the old tint and so it doesn't surprise me they are quoting nearly $600. Our original hatch was about $300 from extreem tinting in 2008 and the CW was a little more ($350 from memory earlier this year)
Me thinks this may be a myth the tint companies are happy to exploit......
Seems it's actually quite easy to remove if you know how:
Easy Way to Remove Automotive Window Tint (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9vzJDUM5Ag#)
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Well that is interesting :undecided: The Corolla I got for my stepdaughter last year has a really milky back window tint and they quoted her a fortune to remove it.. We ave a steamer, maybe I should try it :goodjob:
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Well done rustynutz.
How not to get fleeced for $300.00 :cool:
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Dazz
Does it have a demister, if so it will probably be destroyed. :(
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I will give my Stepdaughter the option .. The rear vision is almost dangerous the way it is...
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awesome.. wonder would a heat gun do a similar job, after all , all you are doing is reversing the process, so softening the glue. and peeling it off..hmmm
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My sister put a box in my boot and somehow it's scratched the rear tint. Unless I just get the back replaced? TAC have an interest free payment system, so might do that over the course of 12 months.
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Pikapolonica
But what about the video, aren't you game to give it a try. :undecided:
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My sister put a box in my boot and somehow it's scratched the rear tint. Unless I just get the back replaced? TAC have an interest free payment system, so might do that over the course of 12 months.
Seems like a bill to be paid by the sister if you ask me. :rolleyes:
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My sister put a box in my boot and somehow it's scratched the rear tint. Unless I just get the back replaced? TAC have an interest free payment system, so might do that over the course of 12 months.
Seems like a bill to be paid by the sister if you ask me. :rolleyes:
sure it's near christmas etc, good will and what have you :)
But replacing the back window only would be a more feasible option, no point in doing all of them, :)
And yeah, i'd love to try that method in the video
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I know I can prob get the back done alone, but I want darker all over.
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Better grab a steamer & save a few bucks. :D
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There's these ones.....
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NEW-HANDHELD-GARMENT-STEAMER-GREAT-TRAVELLER-FRESHENS-REMOVES-WRINKLES-/180766302748?pt=AU_Housekeeping&hash=item2a1682e21c (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NEW-HANDHELD-GARMENT-STEAMER-GREAT-TRAVELLER-FRESHENS-REMOVES-WRINKLES-/180766302748?pt=AU_Housekeeping&hash=item2a1682e21c)
You might get lucky and win it for 20 odd bucks.....and, if it doesn't do the job you can always give it to the wife/girlfriend/partner someone for Xmas ... :winker:
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Does anyone have pics of their cars with tinting done?
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Has anyone on here actually try the steam method?
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Does anyone have pics of their cars with tinting done?
Mine is on here with window tint...you can see a sunset on it......
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Does anyone have pics of their cars with tinting done?
There are lots of i30's with tint in this video I did (including neptune's I think)
i30 Owners Club Take2.mkv (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ie10k2JWhg#ws)
Has anyone on here actually try the steam method?
Don't think so... We only just found out about it... :lol: (and not many take their tint back off on a late model car) :undecided:
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There's these ones.....
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NEW-HANDHELD-GARMENT-STEAMER-GREAT-TRAVELLER-FRESHENS-REMOVES-WRINKLES-/180766302748?pt=AU_Housekeeping&hash=item2a1682e21c (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NEW-HANDHELD-GARMENT-STEAMER-GREAT-TRAVELLER-FRESHENS-REMOVES-WRINKLES-/180766302748?pt=AU_Housekeeping&hash=item2a1682e21c)
You might get lucky and win it for 20 odd bucks.....and, if it doesn't do the job you can always give it to the wife/girlfriend/partner someone for Xmas ... :winker:
That wife/girlfriend/partner someone is going to very lucky,...
Does anyone have pics of their cars with tinting done?
Mine has pictures with a tint also :) 5% light in all the way round.. looks good :D
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Does anyone have pics of their cars with tinting done?
Here's mine...... :)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/rustynutz69/RustynutzI30.jpg)
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(http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc379/syecadelic/IMG_2716_copy-1.jpg)
From behind ;)
(http://s1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc379/syecadelic/IMG_2351.jpg)
During the snow, pre-body kit.
(http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc379/syecadelic/IMG_2341.jpg)
And again.
Excuse the 2 different sets of wheels. Ended up with a puncture in one, had to keep it all even, 17's @ the rear, 18's at the front
5% all round, plus a 20% sunstrip
Any excuse to post pictures of the car :)
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Good to see you on a fair bit lately Sye.. your posts are always interesting :goodjob:
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Cheers Dazzler, :-[
Those pictures are from the start of 2010 :O
It needs a good proper clean and then the boot build finished off, a lot of bits and pieces to tidy up :)
In Regards to window tinting. My personal opinion is if its being done, do it properly, no point going to a very subtle tint, waste of money. You pay the same regardless of shade.
The 20% dark smoke looks well, but I just prefer blacked out. The car looks completely different without the privacy film :)
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I always ask for the darkest legal tint but seems to vary in darkness with every car I get done.. Trish's CW wasn't done in my signature photo but I don't think it looks as dark as my hybrid even now :disapp:
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Depends on the brand of film used, the manufacturer's standard tint in the glass, thickness of the glass maybe? Amount of light getting into the car via windscreen etc i think.
My limo tint on the i30 doesnt seem as dark as it did on the Getz, and ive seen friends with limo, and there's appears to be darker. But if you look side on, looks dark. *2 tinted windows, side ur on, and the far side + back window.
If you loom from the rear, well you have the massive windscreen letting light in.
I was tempted to get the front driver and passenger window lightly tinted. May still do it over the summer time, despite the legality of it, and the fact of MOT. May just D.I.Y it, save money etc.
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We get all but the windscreen tinted to darkest legal 35%? as you can see from my signature pic looks pretty dark on the Toyota :goodjob:
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Legal 35%? Woah thats really light to me lol.
UK laws, As far as i know (May stand corrected) are that anything behind the B pillar, (behind drivers seat) can be tinted as dark as u desire, I.E paint it with emulsion paint if you really want to, and it's still technically legal, as it's similar to that of a small van.
Sun strips are a different matter, with several hundreds opinions on the laws. My understanding is that if it comes past the wee A mark on the windshield ( not all have them) then its illegal, or if its in the line of vision for the driver, or depper than the sun visor would cover when flipped down.
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I think it is 35% light transmission :confused:.. Most seem to go same all around over here (looks better IMHO) except maybe on a van or something :cool:
My car has a tinted band across the top of the screen from the factory (but very narrow) I don't think we are allowed to use aftermarket sunstrip over here?
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Some cars over the UK, dont know about Europe, come with the band on the windscreen, a gradual dark to light fade?
I think the 3% all round would be subtle, and look well.
As i said, if i D.i.Y it, means I can easily remove and its not costing me a trip to the guy I normaly get to do mine. I asked them about the first shade of tint, something like a light smoke, 80% light in, and they said they woudn't even take my money off me for doing it, because a lot of people aren't satisfied with it. They know im a fussy guy :)
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our cars were done by tint professor in dandenong,both 20% and its apparently the darkest legal tint. :cool: both cars cost us $520, i think. :-[ well it was over two years ago. :wacko::lol:
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our cars were done by tint professor in dandenong,both 20% and its apparently the darkest legal tint. :cool: both cars cost us $520, i think. :-[ well it was over two years ago. :wacko::lol:
That's some cost, is it all the windows that were done?
Mine only initially cost £100 = $150 AUD
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At least in Qld, the windscreen strip must be above the highest sweep of the wipers.
But I have ignored that.
I'll worry about it if anyone says anything.
It is still above my line of sight.
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our cars were done by tint professor in dandenong,both 20% and its apparently the darkest legal tint. :cool: both cars cost us $520, i think. :-[ well it was over two years ago. :wacko: :lol:
That's some cost, is it all the windows that were done?
Mine only initially cost £100 = $150 AUD
I think he means 260 each (Australian Dollars). Pretty good price actually. Mine and my wife's were a fraction more than that I think.
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our cars were done by tint professor in dandenong,both 20% and its apparently the darkest legal tint. :cool: both cars cost us $520, i think. :-[ well it was over two years ago. :wacko: :lol:
That's some cost, is it all the windows that were done?
Mine only initially cost £100 = $150 AUD
I think he means 260 each (Australian Dollars). Pretty good price actually. Mine and my wife's were a fraction more than that I think.
Figured that lol :) seems costly, though if it was all glass except windscreen sounds average pricing for what we pay over here :)
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^^^
That's just the way it is in a big wide open country with small population.
I see the same thing with North America pricing through my son and his family in Canada.
But we pay less for fuel than you guys, and that's an ongoing cost. :happydance:
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Fuel prices here are stupid, bout $2.21 AUD per litre for diesel here, if your lucky. Petrol(Gasoline would about 5C cheaper.
If you use Gallons i apologies, i dont have the skills to convert :(
As long as you what you pay for is a good job, nobody can complain :)
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It's easy, there are 4.54086865 litres in an imp gall.