window tinting on rear hatch ??
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From: Reno Nv
My 92 was done with a seam in the middle,can't see it. It was done about 7 years ago.
One corner is starting to lift up a bit. Has anyone tried to fix something like this? It's not bad enough to take to a tint shop.
One corner is starting to lift up a bit. Has anyone tried to fix something like this? It's not bad enough to take to a tint shop.
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From: In a van down by the river! Florida
Originally Posted by chillcat
Mekanic--I know exactly where they are now, thanks...I'll be driving on ridge to get to 19--so I'll just stop by.
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From: Syracuse Utah
A good quality tinter will remove the struts and cut around them; the struts twist back and forth, and the cutout prevents that twisting from wrinkling the tint around the holes. They will also do one piece and fit it with a heat gun to mold it to the curves. Then they will trim the door windows down about 1/8 inch from the top inside edge and sand the edge of the tint down so it won't get peeled off by the window going up and down. Make sure the tinter uses only top quality metal vapor tints with a lifetime guarentee. Cost for this kind of job will be $170-$200.
Melting Slicks
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From: Sebastian Florida
St. Jude Donor '06
Originally Posted by Mekanic
Aha! cool, I just had mine done at an AWESOME place, did the back in 1 peice, and looks fantastic!
Are you in Crystal River? If you don't mind drving a little bit, the place is in Port Richey, its called National Window Film Distriutors Inc.
On a C4 they like to do them on Saturday, because instead of cutting around the hatch struts and latches, they remove them and do it all the way.
their # is 727-849-4874
Tell them Rich with the green 96 sent you
Are you in Crystal River? If you don't mind drving a little bit, the place is in Port Richey, its called National Window Film Distriutors Inc.
On a C4 they like to do them on Saturday, because instead of cutting around the hatch struts and latches, they remove them and do it all the way.
their # is 727-849-4874
Tell them Rich with the green 96 sent you
Melting Slicks
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From: In a van down by the river! Florida
Originally Posted by Randy93
How much did they charge you??
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Drifting
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From: crystalriver Florida
Mekanic, I'll be there Saturday at 9am, they are doing my hatch and both doors for $140 cash...Sounded like a good deal, they said they install tint on corvettes quite often....The guy said he installed a silver film on yours but couldn't do the same to me, due to the fact that you already had silver film and was just getting new stuff on, he said they don't install silver film unless a situation like yours....
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Melting Slicks
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From: In a van down by the river! Florida
Originally Posted by chillcat
Mekanic, I'll be there Saturday at 9am, they are doing my hatch and both doors for $140 cash...Sounded like a good deal, they said they install tint on corvettes quite often....The guy said he installed a silver film on yours but couldn't do the same to me, due to the fact that you already had silver film and was just getting new stuff on, he said they don't install silver film unless a situation like yours....
screw it tho, I'm supposed to stop be there anyway so they can check up on the tint, so I'll make the trip saturday morning
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Drifting
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From: crystalriver Florida
cool, I'll see ya there anyhow!! He must have mistaken your car with someone else's, yeah, I'm getting the darker stuff in back and that medium color in fronts...Must be the same you have, see you there
