i like the longhorn :thumbup:
tint looks good too.. gotta do that soon
tint looks good too.. gotta do that soon
Just got car tinted (pics)
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Tint looks great. But you need to get the dot matrix on the upper part of the rear windwo taken care of--it might not go away completely, but you should be able to get most of it.
it's llumar, it was much needed for the texas sun and heat.Lemonsqr said:What brand tint?
Not bad. I see what he says about the dot matrix, but it's better than the great majority of installers it seems. Just wait a week and then try and press out the bubbles yourself. You may need a plastic scraper (cover it with something soft) to get in to the crack at the bottom of the rear window.
Might be a dumb question, but if they lay the film on the inside, doesn't it ruin the defroster and am/fm antenna if you remove it later on?codex57 said:Not bad. I see what he says about the dot matrix, but it's better than the great majority of installers it seems. Just wait a week and then try and press out the bubbles yourself. You may need a plastic scraper (cover it with something soft) to get in to the crack at the bottom of the rear window.
they asked me beforehand if i listened to am radio, they said i wont be able to listen to am with this kind of film.. no biggie for me. i dunno for sure about the defroster, but the place i went to does tinting for bmw of austin so i surely trust them.Boogers said:Might be a dumb question, but if they lay the film on the inside, doesn't it ruin the defroster and am/fm antenna if you remove it later on?
Most people don't remove tint. If you do remove it, it only ruins the defroster and antenna if, during the removal process, you accidentally cut one of the wires printed onto the glass. If you do it very carefully though, it's possible to remove the tint without harming anything.Boogers said:Might be a dumb question, but if they lay the film on the inside, doesn't it ruin the defroster and am/fm antenna if you remove it later on?
I've never heard of anyone laying tint on the outside before. The tint film would be quickly ruined due to the elements.
And only the metallic type film really affects reception. That's one of the reasons I went with Huper (ceramic based) on my rear windows.
Very sick. :thumbup:
Hey...how did they handle the issue of the window moving when the door opens and closes? Did they remove the fuse?
Hey...how did they handle the issue of the window moving when the door opens and closes? Did they remove the fuse?
yeah i thought they did a good job on the matrix, but then i heard different but still cant see the problem.. they didnt remove the fuse window still goes up and dwon when you open the door but the tint seems to be fine. thanks for the good words btw.
they leave the door open and flip one of the mechanism switch on the door. they tint it all the way down into the rubber thingidoc330ci said:Very sick. :thumbup:
Hey...how did they handle the issue of the window moving when the door opens and closes? Did they remove the fuse?
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