plasticplant

With summer right around the corner I really want to get my windows tinted. In WI it's 50% up front 35% for the back. I want it professionally done and I have called 5 or 6 shops in my area and have been quoted anywhere from $275 to $300 for my coupe. Does this seem high or is that the actual going rate? Also they say they need the car for the entire day, is that pretty standard?

golden chicken

the price sounds about right. holding it all day doesn't sound right to me. the guy who did the tint for me even let me hang around and watch (although he seemed a bit reluctant) it took him MAYBE two hours total.

REIGN SS

All depends on the area, some places people get prices around $150, other areas its $220 or more. There really isn't any rhyme or reason other then how much the tinter thinks his time is worth.

nich7601

For a whole car, I ended up leaving mine most of the day too. Schedule early in the day and you'll have it back by the afternoon.

And yea, that's fairly close to what I paid, a little higher maybe. Does that include a windshield strip? It should, for the price.

Maven

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Here on the New Jersey shore, a quality full tint job on a coupe is gonna run about 250 with or without a windshield strip and with vinyl on the dot matrix upper portion of the rear window. Ive got 20% on my doors and 5% on the rear 3.

plasticplant

Thanks all for the info. I was hoping it was a little high, but I guess you get what you pay for.

HawkMThe

its 170 here in va for my Sadan

cobaltssTH

i paid $150

Maven

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Well, I only paid $60 plus lunch, but thats what the going rate is here.

Greased

50% is basically like saran wrap over your windows... it wont be worth it unless you get at least 35% all around (excluding windshield of course)

plasticplant

Is it possible to get 45% tint? I know the standard is 50,35,20,5. I really want to stay as close to legal as possible. The reason for my madness is this. A friend of mine did 35% all around and he was always getting pulled over for his tint being to dark. Cops are just stright up dicks around here. Trust me, I would love to go darker.

USMCFieldMP

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Keep your windows rolled down then...

RedEcotecSS

good thing I don't ever have to go to WI. 5% FTW.

BlackBoltSS28

That sounds high to me I got the 5% all the way around my car (thats the state limit in Ky) it only cost me 143 bucks and they did a good job no bubbles or nothing

plasticplant

What would be the point of getting them tinted then? Plus that would only work during the summer months, lol.

USMCFieldMP

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You get them tinted for looks and for when the car is parked (in the sun).

NOT for when you are driving around.

plasticplant

? So you want me to cruise around November through April in Wisconsin with my windows down? No thank you.

cobaltmatt23

na man, i live in michigan, just when you ride by a cop in december, roll those ***** down, ha ha.

LopsidedJester

what are you running?

I'm looking to stay legal too, but in michigan its 35 up front and i think unlimited in the back which means i'd probably just get about 20 in the back and 35 up front.

chris88z24

Go 20 rear 35 doors. Plenty dark yet you won't get hassled by cops (at least I didn't, and the cops in my area suck *****).

plasticplant

Does anyone have pics of what 50% up front and 35% in the back looks like?

Still waiting on some pics

USMCFieldMP

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Duh... you don't do it all the time. You just roll them ***** down when you see the popo.

golden chicken

remember the windows are slightly tinted from the factory, so if you're looking to stay strictly legal, you must calculate the net visible light transmission. for example, if the side windows transmit 70% light, then to stay legal, you can only use 50% tint so the total is 35%. if you put 35% tint on, then the total would be something like 22%, which is too dark. look at the little black writing in the corner of each window for how much tint the windows have stock. the back window is slightly darker i think.

plasticplant

Thanks! That's good info i'll keep that in mind...do you really think cops would be that hardcore?

golden chicken

well...i just don't want the hassle. my tinter said there's no way for them to test the windows on the suicide doors and the back window since they don't roll down, so he put 35% tint on them. he offered to put it on the front windows too, but i told him no.

so i'm technically driving around with illegal tint, but personally, i think it's not dark enough. i sometimes wish i had done 20%, but again, i don't want the hassle.