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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 03:44 PM
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Default Window Tint Makes all the Difference



Just got the windows done today... looks SO much better, and it's much cooler inside.

BTW, this is 35% tint, the legal limit in Maryland.

Tomorrow, the Blackwing goes on!
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 03:47 PM
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If you don't mind me asking, how much $ for the tint? I'm thinking about getting my black coupe done. BTW, the tint looks great!
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 03:50 PM
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Very nice I love mine.
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 04:05 PM
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Hi RCS,

Congratulations, good buddy. Window tint is such an attractive esthetic for any vehicle. BTW, I love the very beautiful and customized background effects of your C5 picture. Frankly, I envy your photoshop skills: that is one stunning and very complimentary picture of your beautiful car. Thanks for sharing with us.

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Originally Posted by edensknight
Hi RCS,

Congratulations, good buddy. Window tint is such an attractive esthetic for any vehicle. BTW, I love the very beautiful and customized background effects of your C5 picture. Frankly, I envy your photoshop skills: that is one stunning and very complimentary picture of your beautiful car. Thanks for sharing with us.

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Thanks for the compliments. As for the photoshop, that was just a really simple 4 step process... all I did was make a rough outline selection of the car, invert the selection, feather the edges, desature to B/W, and then apply a zoom blur filter.

(just don't tell anyone how easy it is, or us graphics guys will be out of our jobs...)
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Originally Posted by Chicago
If you don't mind me asking, how much $ for the tint? I'm thinking about getting my black coupe done. BTW, the tint looks great!
No problem... it was only $138 for the tinting.
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 04:20 PM
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I couldnt agree with you more !!!

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Does look good and a great price for the tint. Good luck with the Blackwing install - you'll like it too.
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Lookin' good! Great photoshop of the car. You got a good deal on the tint...how'd the dots come out in the back?

Paul
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 07:46 PM
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Little iffy on the dots... I was a little disappointed that they couldn't do a better job. I'm hoping that as it dries it gets a little better. If it doens't, it's not awful... I've seen some really bad jobs on other cars. If it bugs me too much down the road, I suppose I can always take it somewhere else and show them BEFORE HAND what I'm not going to be happy with.
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Originally Posted by JDs00PewterCoupe
Does look good and a great price for the tint. Good luck with the Blackwing install - you'll like it too.
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Beautiful car ...

Nice effect
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Looking good!
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Tint is a great mod!

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Nicely done!
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