Window tint

[worker_robot]

Sounds like a great place to me. They use good stuff too.

cool - is there any prep i should do? i bought some armor all glass wipes and wanted to clean the windows from the inside...

i'm a bit worried about my resident parking sticker - i guess i'll take it off and put it back on when they're done...

 

[Kansei]

yeah I'd take any stickers off but as for cleaning the windows, I'm pretty sure they take care of that as part of the job.

 

[worker_robot]

ok, got mine all done at eastern glass...seemed like they did a good job, it's still drying so i won't know for sure. with the sunroof, it cost $250 (cash, which was a little weird). but they seemed to have a nice clean shop, and two guys were working on my car in tandem.

i'll post pics once i can roll the windows down on friday

 

[bazooka joe]

ok, got mine all done at eastern glass...seemed like they did a good job, it's still drying so i won't know for sure. with the sunroof, it cost $250 (cash, which was a little weird). but they seemed to have a nice clean shop, and two guys were working on my car in tandem.

i'll post pics once i can roll the windows down on friday

cool, they did the sunroof too? i thought that was factory tinted....? if so it must be pretty dark now? do you notice the difference?

 

[Kansei]

Did they give you a receipt/paperwork or whatever to verify that it is legal tint?

I know I just got a receipt for the price I paid, not detailing what was done because it isn't legal tint It's 30% film though so no one notices.

 

[Kansei]

cool, they did the sunroof too? i thought that was factory tinted....? if so it must be pretty dark now? do you notice the difference?

0 tint from the factory. yeah it sorta sucked, but with it tinted it's great. That's the only place that my tint isn't perfect though. There's a couple bubbles that never went away. One of these days I'll get it redone.

 

[worker_robot]

i got a stamped receipt that i think lumar sends out that "certifies" it as being legal tint. i went MA legal all around. my sunroof didn't have a tint i believe, but i could be wrong. either way, it's not too dark now. i'm really liking the 35% all around though...just enough.

 

[snowblazin]

Omghi2uwtfbbqwherearethepics?!?!???!111

 

[tsunami]

got mine tinted last week... it was a b-day present from the gf. it was 320$ and i got the ceramic tint (pretty much their answer to the non metalized tint) maine legal 50% :bs:... looks good just wish it was darker.

 

[worker_robot]

darker than 50%?! jeez man

i'll get the pics up soon! i promise

 

[worker_robot]

here are the pics from my tint experience at eastern glass in charlestown...

pre-tint, at the shop:

<img src="http://mirooki.net/stuff/protege5/tint/P1010754.JPG" style="float:left;border:solid 2px #FFF;" /><img src="http://mirooki.net/stuff/protege5/tint/P1010755.JPG" style="float:left;border:solid 2px #FFF;" /><img src="http://mirooki.net/stuff/protege5/tint/P1010756.JPG" style="float:left;border:solid 2px #FFF;" />
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post-install, still can't pull the windows down!
<img src="http://mirooki.net/stuff/protege5/tint/P1010757.JPG" style="float:left;border:solid 2px #FFF;" /><img src="http://mirooki.net/stuff/protege5/tint/P1010758.JPG" style="float:left;border:solid 2px #FFF;" /><img src="http://mirooki.net/stuff/protege5/tint/P1010759.JPG" style="float:left;border:solid 2px #FFF;" /><img src="http://mirooki.net/stuff/protege5/tint/P1010760.JPG" style="float:left;border:solid 2px #FFF;" /><img src="http://mirooki.net/stuff/protege5/tint/P1010761.JPG" style="float:left;border:solid 2px #FFF;" /><img src="http://mirooki.net/stuff/protege5/tint/P1010762.JPG" style="float:left;border:solid 2px #FFF;" /><img src="http://mirooki.net/stuff/protege5/tint/P1010763.JPG" style="float:left;border:solid 2px #FFF;" />
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[Kansei]

looks good. I think if anything the Protege5 needs it's back window tinted.. it looks kinda weird without any tint. It's like when you see an SUV with no tint, just so strange.