C5 Window Tint Cost
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From: Kyle TX (Because Mojo Made me fill it in)
C5 Window Tint Cost
Call me a cheap bastard, but is me or is $130+ to tint a C5 convertible a little excessive? It's 2 and a 1/4 windows! All flat windows I might add.
Before people start saying, "If you cant afford $130 for a window tint, you should be driving a vette...." That's not the point. It only cost me $150 to tint my 4 door F-150 that has 4 full size windows and a HUGE freekn rear glass!
Let me guess, I get a discount on the the rear windows and glass because I overpaid for the front windows
Ok, Im done complaining.
What have you guys been paying for Window Tint?
Before people start saying, "If you cant afford $130 for a window tint, you should be driving a vette...." That's not the point. It only cost me $150 to tint my 4 door F-150 that has 4 full size windows and a HUGE freekn rear glass!
Let me guess, I get a discount on the the rear windows and glass because I overpaid for the front windows
Ok, Im done complaining.
What have you guys been paying for Window Tint?
Pro
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From: Owatonna MN
Originally Posted by VetteNoob
Call me a cheap bastard, but is me or is $130+ to tint a C5 convertible a little excessive? It's 2 and a 1/4 windows! All flat windows I might add.
Before people start saying, "If you cant afford $130 for a window tint, you should be driving a vette...." That's not the point. It only cost me $150 to tint my 4 door F-150 that has 4 full size windows and a HUGE freekn rear glass!
Let me guess, I get a discount on the the rear windows and glass because I overpaid for the front windows
Ok, Im done complaining.
What have you guys been paying for Window Tint?
Before people start saying, "If you cant afford $130 for a window tint, you should be driving a vette...." That's not the point. It only cost me $150 to tint my 4 door F-150 that has 4 full size windows and a HUGE freekn rear glass!
Let me guess, I get a discount on the the rear windows and glass because I overpaid for the front windows
Ok, Im done complaining.
What have you guys been paying for Window Tint?
I paid $200 for tint on my FRC, and I don't have much more glass than your vert. Then again, my tint was illegal.
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$150-200 is about the normal range. I paid 160 for my coupe a few years ago.
Everyone thinks the coupe's huge rear window is tough to do, but in reality it's not, the side windows are much tougher to get the film to lay down on...they just have an odd curvature to them.
Everyone thinks the coupe's huge rear window is tough to do, but in reality it's not, the side windows are much tougher to get the film to lay down on...they just have an odd curvature to them.
Burning Brakes
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From: Jacksonville Florida
Originally Posted by VetteNoob
What have you guys been paying for Window Tint?
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Last time I checked on prices for tinting mine, the cost was around $220. With you having a Vert, it should be a little cheaper (maybe around $150-$175).
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From: Nassau County New York
I paid $125. Coming from the windo tinter themselves: its not so much the cost of material, its the labor involved. I had them make sure to do my rear window in one peice as well.
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From: Concord CA
I paid 180 in Hinesville, GA in 2000 and the back window was two pieces. I traded that 98 coupe for a 01 coupe and got that one tinted in El Paso with one piece on the back window for 85!!! Looks great
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I paid about $150 last year for my coupe. I'd say $130 for a vert is right in line. I'd be wary of seeking out the job just on low price... I'd rather pay $30 more from a place with a really good rep then get a crappy job from someone who's eager to lowball on price.
