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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 09:42 PM
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got my tint

so i got my tint, the guys did a great job having it stick, but there are some parts that are still off the glass, and its a little hazy and some distortion... will it go away in a few days like the guys said... they said in a two days to push down the parts that werent sticking... is this right? please let me know
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 09:44 PM
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i was told something similar with mine. they said any bubble and what not would go away in a few weeks and it all did.
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 09:49 PM
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Tint?

Yes they r telling you correct. If you having difficulties with the rear window where the dot matrix is at you can use clear drying elmers clue and it will stick the entire thing up. I know some have problems getting them to stick completely i have found that the elmers trick works quite well.
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 09:52 PM
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Yes they r telling you correct. If you having difficulties with the rear window where the dot matrix is at you can use clear drying elmers clue and it will stick the entire thing up. I know some have problems getting them to stick completely i have found that the elmers trick works quite well.
yes, i actually made them do it. i have pics of the rear matrix... they sprayed water and applied glue before spraying water and then squeegeed it out with the water... and the front part near the mirror they did the squeegee out, then applied glue, and the back window routine worked better


and what is the best stuff to clean inside the car with tint?

btw... my state is 30% on sides, and as1 on front, i got 5% on sides and 35% on front

ima rebel i know
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 09:55 PM
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pics?
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 10:01 PM
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Pics would be good...
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 10:07 PM
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What does tint cost these days? I need some pretty bad, last time I got a tent job it was $99 and a life time warranty and I herd it has gone up allot.
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 10:12 PM
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ha mine was 200
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 10:15 PM
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front windshield



not as good on dot matrix... but is sticking and you can barely tell

back dot matrix



one of the not sticking parts


(so that will be able to stick later?)

my trunk



front outside


(yes that is a corvette)

driver's side (and mom, the vette owner)



the back outside (in person you cant barely tell there is a dot matrix



another on the outside


(around the defrosters they didnt stick very well, will they be fine later?)

passenger side



another passenger side



done



Originally Posted by RBC
What does tint cost these days? I need some pretty bad, last time I got a tent job it was $99 and a life time warranty and I herd it has gone up allot.
255 (130 for the car, 75 for the windshield, partly cuz its illegal and its big, 30 for supreme tint, (lifetime warranty), and 20 for sunroof (cuz i was there and they could lmao))

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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 10:20 PM
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That's a sick tint job
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 10:23 PM
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u will definetly be pulled over for that lol.. esp even if a cop is in front of u and he looks in his rear view, and cant even see you thru that front windshield
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 10:23 PM
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well the wierd part was its a commerical tinter who does the automotive out of his garage and drives to his other jobs, so at first i thot it was some like 20 year old kid, who did this as a side job... but then some guy in a decaled vehicle pulls up, ended up he went boating cuz its supposed to snow monday, and this guy is like 40 and is a perfectionist, and it was a 3 person team with 2 people working most of the time... i was ocd about spots and they did it nicely... but damn it was hard to see on the way home lol

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u will definetly be pulled over for that lol.. esp even if a cop is in front of u and he looks in his rear view, and cant even see you thru that front windshield
indiana is wierd tho, many cars some stock with like 35 all around... and people don't get pulled over... but yea hopefully i wont... cops only care in carmel and i only go to school there and work there... some guy i work with has illegal tint and never had a problem

so im praying
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 10:39 PM
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I could never do tint on the windshield due to the fact my state has the tags and inspection on there.
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 10:42 PM
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What is the dot matrix? I always see it and wonder what it is.
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 10:47 PM
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thats gonna come off were it didnt stick all around the edge lol and may start to bubble up as well it cost 150 here in the chi for the whole car excluding the windshield lol but im thinking of doing it my self it would be the second time i do it the first time came out better than expected no bubbles too bad i totalled that truck lol
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by CC08
What is the dot matrix? I always see it and wonder what it is.
the line of black dots across the rear windshield

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I could never do tint on the windshield due to the fact my state has the tags and inspection on there.
what type of inspection and tags?
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by creedin
the line of black dots across the rear windshield
I know that... but what are they? Why are they there? I see it some times on my back windshield, and always wanted to know what they are.

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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by creedin
what type of inspection and tags?
Well instead of stickers on the license plat we have stickers that go on the inside of the window with the exp date. We also have an emissions test that we have to do every year and the proof is a sticker that goes on the inside of the glass.
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Old Oct 23, 2008 | 12:14 AM
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Old Oct 23, 2008 | 02:09 AM
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i would wait a week
anything that you aren't happy with, bring it back and have them touch it up
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Old Oct 23, 2008 | 09:34 AM
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I know that... but what are they? Why are they there? I see it some times on my back windshield, and always wanted to know what they are.
it's the company's way of saying... yes we have things that will block the sun... mostly they are there so nothing causes glare and protects a little bit (atleast why i think they are)

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i would wait a week
anything that you aren't happy with, bring it back and have them touch it up
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Old Oct 23, 2008 | 01:55 PM
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Well instead of stickers on the license plat we have stickers that go on the inside of the window with the exp date. We also have an emissions test that we have to do every year and the proof is a sticker that goes on the inside of the glass.
yea so if you want to tint the front windshield, you have the guy cut around those stickers so the tags wont be tinted...
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Old Oct 23, 2008 | 02:04 PM
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When they inspect your car they put the sticker on and they would fail you QUICK when they found that.
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Old Oct 23, 2008 | 04:57 PM
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its the same today... but you guys say just wait a few days and it should be fine after that... itll do that itself?
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Old Oct 23, 2008 | 05:08 PM
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wow, isn't it hard as hell to see at night with the windshield tinted? it looks cool and all but i can imaging that causing some major night driving problems with it looking so dark.
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