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Old Aug 22, 2005 | 10:45 PM
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window tint

i was just wondering if any has tried one of these precut window tints from ebay or some and how they liked it
 
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Old Aug 22, 2005 | 10:56 PM
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Don't do it. Find a reputible tint shop in your area and have it done by a pro with good film (you'll know 'cuz they will warrenty it for the life of the car). You just don't know what your getting from some of those clowns on e-bay... not to mention your only saving a few buck and still have to install the tint yourself... just my $0.02.
 
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 07:54 AM
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If you have ever done window tint before, I say go for it. Window tint is very easy to install. I ordered the precut window tint from the member 'tintsem' on ebay. The tint fit my windows PERFECT. All I did was remove the inner door panels as it exposes the bottom of the window, makes it much easier to install the tint. I have only a few very very small air bubbles that you can't see from the outside, and it came out great.



I did the tint myself as there were no reputable tint places within 30 miles of my house that I had heard good things about. So, if I was you, if you feel comfortable doing this sort of thing and don't have any tint shops nearby, I would order tint from the ebay seller 'tintsem', and install it yourself. Otherwise, just pay to have it done. I saved $50 doing it myself, but then again I have experience doing it. Hope I could help!

 
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 08:21 AM
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I tried it myself and I suck at it I guess.Lots of bubbles and I just had a hell of a time with it.I peeled it off and paid $125 to have a local shop do 20% all the way around.If you have done tint before I would try it but if you have never done it I would just pay some one.
 
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 09:13 AM
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It takes time and patience to do. I just did it for my wife's Nissan Murano. There are only a few very small bubbles that aren't that visible. I had to come back for the next two days and squegee out the bubbles until it had cured, but it paid off. I had never done tint before, but I had seen it done many times before by the pros. I have had all my trucks professionally done, so I thought for $20 and the chance that I would get pulled over by a NY cop and told to take it off, I would take the chance.
 
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 07:49 PM
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thanks for the info, i think ill try it, i would take to a tint shop in town but i dont know how long ill have it on my back and side windows of my scab because im looking for some windows that have a dark tint or no factory tint instead of these amber colored windows that look like a mirror from the outside
 
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