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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 08:10 PM
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Windshield tint strip

Does anyone make a pre-cut tint strip that fits across the top like 6-8 inches of the windshield of a 2006 F150?

I already know that my truck is one of the ones that the F150 logo is in the glass, and not on the surface, so the tint will stick no problem.

Just wanna know if anyone makes a pre-cut piece I can install myself.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 08:19 PM
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They sometimes have some on ebay or you could just buy a roll of tint and cut it your self its pretty easy.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 09:43 PM
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NorthernTint.com.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 10:58 PM
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have a professional do it, i would bet 20 bucks tops.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 11:08 PM
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  • inexpensive.
  • easy to install.
  • easy to remove.

    Found it at Kmart.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 11:23 PM
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It'll be $20 at a tint shop, save your time and money and have them do it, plus it'll look 10x better.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 11:33 PM
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It'll be $20 at a tint shop, save your time and money and have them do it, plus it'll look 10x better.
That makes sense.

I'm gonna make a couple calls tomorrow and see about getting it done.
 
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 02:21 PM
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Mine was $20 and took 15 mins from pulling up to the shop to leaving the shop. I gave him a $5 tip because I knew I would be having him do more tint work in the future. I recently went back and had him strip my old tint and put 3% on all the windows except the windshield. He remembered me and gave me a hell of a deal.

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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 05:31 PM
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what brand of tint did he use? any quality tint makers USUALLY have 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, and 50 but i cannot completely verify on that. i use suntek and i believe thats the percentages they use
 
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by DanielWalker10
what brand of tint did he use? any quality tint makers USUALLY have 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, and 50 but i cannot completely verify on that. i use suntek and i believe thats the percentages they use
It must be 5% then because he uses SunTek brand.
 
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 06:27 PM
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Luckily I have a buddy whos friend is a pro and did mine super cheap. Did my whole truck (4 doors, 3-piece rear glass, windshield strip) for $120.

Strip shouldn't be more than 15-20 at a shop. I love it, keeps the sun out of my face.
 
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 07:01 PM
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Sad that a 44k truck comes with no tint on the windshield, I spent $20 buck's for this and it's well worth it!
 
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 11:03 PM
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Busy as hell at work today, so I didn't get around to making any calls.

Gonna probably call a local shop where I know the owner and see what he'd charge me to have his tint guy do it. Hopefully I can just buzz down there on my lunch hour tomorrow and get it knocked out.

I'm thinking an 8 inch strip should be fine. I'll measure and see how far that would come down as to whether it would be in my main line of sight or not.
 
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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 01:18 AM
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8" is DEEP. They measure it from the center...
 
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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 03:12 AM
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Randyl9ll, you ever run into any trouble with cops? I'm from Napa and I heard CA cops are cracking down hard on tint.
 
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