Window tint

[MikeAwesome42]

yea, i always see cars up here with FL licenese plates that have like, 10% tints all the way around, its crazy

 

[Protege52003]

I paid 250'ish at Ziebart 3 years ago and my tint is still perfect snowing no signs of waer besides my scratches........

They have/had a great guy at the shrewsbury chain......

-R

 

[altspace]

The materials cost is very low. It's moreso the labor that you pay for.

 

[chuyler1]

My father paid about $60-80 to have his Chevy Avalanche done. He had it done by the guy that does all the police cars for the town of Dedham and was charged basically for the materials. I bitched at him when I found out...since he never told me he had the contact.

 

[JZProwler]

I got mine done back in CT, Soundwaves in Westbrook, $150, 5 year garuntee. I had him re-do my rear window because there were a ton of bubbles, and I think out of spite, he purposely didnt fix the rear defroster he 'accidently' pulled off, and I've just been living with it since. No one else in the area has had any trouble though, so I would say he's good.

 

[snowblazin]

I got quoted $315 last year here in RI. Very reputable shop, but god damn! I'm gonna try a few different places this year and see what I come up with...

 

[Kansei]

The materials cost is very low. It's moreso the labor that you pay for.

At least it is justified, because the labor isn't something anyone could easily do well.

 

[JZProwler]

Yea, I helped my friend do a tint on his rear window on his 97 sonoma I think? maybe it was a 98, either way, it was the one with the sliding peice in back. and even being a flat and fairly square peices, it was a b****, I can just imagine doing a rear window, or heck, a rear glass of a 3rd gen F-Body or FD RX-7. I say the labor cost is more than justified

 

[chuyler1]

I did the windows on my 87 cougar. They came out alright...but it was enough for me to decide that paying someone to do it is money well spent.

 

[bazooka joe]

My father paid about $60-80 to have his Chevy Avalanche done. He had it done by the guy that does all the police cars for the town of Dedham and was charged basically for the materials. I bitched at him when I found out...since he never told me he had the contact.

dad's!!!!!!!!!!(braindead

 

[xxmikkoxx]

Paid $107 all 7 windows in back in FL 35% "Metallized" high grade UV/superultra heat reduction gotta love the tint shops on every block in FL soo much choices they gotta be cheap. Yet in woosta i was quoted 140$ for my back window by Ziebart, for a 2 strip back window (yuck) and 200 for a 1 piece. Sun&Sound wanted 100 for a 3 strip back window this was after i had to take my rear window tint off and only that window, thanks to some lame ass inspection.

 

[Astral]

Tint King in Billerica, MA does a fanstastic job. I think they charge about $200-220 for a metallized tint and $250 for the new carbon-based tint.

 

[Kansei]

Tint King in Billerica, MA does a fanstastic job. I think they charge about $200-220 for a metallized tint and $250 for the new carbon-based tint.

Carbon-based?! *goes off to research it*

Edit: Ok all I've seen so far is that it may be more color stable, and that it doesn't block GPS reception for cars with navigation. I bet that means it doesn't decrease radar/laser detector performance too.

 

[Astral]

Carbon-based?! *goes off to research it*

Edit: Ok all I've seen so far is that it may be more color stable, and that it doesn't block GPS reception for cars with navigation. I bet that means it doesn't decrease radar/laser detector performance too.

Yup. I was told that carbon based won't fade (comes with lifetime fading warranty at that shop, vs 5- or 6-year fading warranty with metallized [from what I remember]), and it looks nicer and what you said.

 

[mazda6gal]

chuyler----

who in Dedham, that is where i am from i need a hook up.

 

[Kansei]

Yup. I was told that carbon based won't fade (comes with lifetime fading warranty at that shop, vs 5- or 6-year fading warranty with metallized [from what I remember]), and it looks nicer and what you said.

My metallized came with a lifetime warranty but I'll let anyone I know who wants to get tinted to go for the carbon based.

 

[mikeyb]

I paid $250 for all 6 side and rear windows on the Altima that came with a lifetime warranty. I need to call them and have 2 windows retinted because of bubbling.

 

[tsunami]

where did you get that at mikeyb? the only place i could find that was still open quoted me 300$ for the 3...

 

[mikeyb]

where did you get that at mikeyb? the only place i could find that was still open quoted me 300$ for the 3...

Superior Tint out of Saco or Wells.

 

[tsunami]

thanks will have to check em out i will make the drive if it will save me 50+$ ziebart was quoted over 300 and some other place on warren ave in portland quoted me 330 i believe... (those were the only 2 i could find, tints'r us closed down i had heard they had a good price and quality though)