i have a frined who has done tint on a couple of his cars and they always turn out okay, maybe a small bubble here or there but it looks good. how well does do it yourself tint hold up? is it a bad idea. people always say just get it done but why, whats so much better the way they do it?

 

why would you do that when you can just take is somewhere

 

cause i can get pre-cut tint for my car for 80$ and it costs at least 200$ to have it done

 

most people that i talk to that have done it themselves have told me its more then 120 bucks worth of pain in the ass to do it yourself.

 

Pay, its worth the headacke.
I got mine for $100 here in Va. shop around

 

yeah you can get pre cut tint for your car for 80, **** up one side, theres more money, i would just tak it somewhere, where u have a lifetime warrenty on it, so if enthing happens its the only time you pay!

 

you can do it yourself, its possible to do it and make it look good. I wouldn't. every tint job i'd done there is always an issue with one of the windows, i need to take mine in and bubble fixed. almost everyone had a warranty with their work, and i've always ended up taking advantage of their warranty. its well worth the extra bucks.

 

if you don't mind the purplish looking windows when look thru them from the outside then use the do it yourself....to me looks a lil trashy. Have someone do it for ya and get the ACTUAL tint lol

 

it is worth it, between the warranty and, its just sooo damn frustrating to me anyways

 

You may be able to do the side windows by yourself but that rear window is going to be a pain in the ass. I would just pay the money to have a professional do it. If you do decide to do it yourself to i hear a heat gun will help to get all the bubbles out.

 

Ugh i need to get mine done before it gets too damn hot, i live in the hottest towns in the us. (Redding)

Hottest US Cities based on Record Temperatures [Deg F]
Yuma, AZ 124
Phoenix, AZ 122
Redding, CA 118
Midland-Odessa, TX 116
Medford, OR 115
Lewiston, ID 115
Sacramento, CA 115

 

yeah go get it done by a pro. The do it yourself has more issues of coming apart a few years down the road, and has a more purple look to it after years of sunlight. If that happens with a pro job, it will be covered under warranty. By the way, if you DIY, good luck on the dot matrix. Took a pro that has tinted 8 years 2 different tries to get it right. Turns out 2 of the dots of the dot matrix ended up in the middle of the back window from the factory, drove the guy nuts.

 

Im a tinter and work at a local shop! Pre-cut tint is a joke and your enviroment is what makes the tint look good. Also pre-cut is junk film 99.9999% of the time!