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Old May 23, 2014 | 04:24 PM
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I went for a little change here. I had the windows tinted and the halo and targa wrapped in a 3M gloss black vinyl.

What do you think?

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Old May 23, 2014 | 04:45 PM
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Looks very nice! Good job!
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Old May 23, 2014 | 06:11 PM
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I can still see your steering wheel, needs to be darker.

My white convertible has VERY dark tint. I love it, except when driving at night. When I take a turn I feel like Ray Charles! We got a special permit from the state to keep us out of trouble.

Looks great!

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Old May 23, 2014 | 06:37 PM
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I like it!
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Old May 23, 2014 | 06:38 PM
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I LOVE it!
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Old May 23, 2014 | 06:52 PM
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Thanks all,

The tint is 20% which is pretty dark. I didn't want to go quite limo tint.
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Old May 23, 2014 | 11:44 PM
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Looks very good.
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Old May 24, 2014 | 07:12 AM
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We practically have the same car, your's looks real sharp, who did the tinting?
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I love it! Makes your car look way more aggressive imo. Ive been wanting to do the same thing but waiting on my lexan targa top to come in. Wanna leak to us what it cost to wrap the halo? Looks like they did a great job.
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Old May 24, 2014 | 08:22 AM
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Hmmm, that car looks very familiar... except I didn't wrap the halo. Looks terrific... you did a great job!

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Old May 24, 2014 | 08:53 AM
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I love it!! And your vinyl looks pretty darn shiny!! Of course I am just a bit biased...I loved the look so much that I opted to have mine painted right from the beginning.

Here's a iPhone pic from a few weeks ago:


Here's a better pic from a couple years ago:


And here's a couple pics from July, 4th 2011:



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Old May 24, 2014 | 09:07 AM
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I like. I also wonder the cost to wrap the halo and is it that hard to do.
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Old May 24, 2014 | 09:10 AM
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Looks awesome. Love the last photo; very patriotic.

I had a n Arctic White FRC and wanted to do the same with roof and halo. Wound up having the rear fascia painted black instead and swapped out to black wheels.

Love the AW/Black scheme.
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Absolutely perfect looks awesome!

Perfect balance!

Thanks,Matt
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Old May 24, 2014 | 11:48 AM
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How much did the tint and wrap cost? I have a MY car with a lexan top and am thinking about wrapping the halo. In VA you need a letter from the doctor to get tint on side windows and windshield.
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Initially my tint guy was only able to get the wrap from one vendor and it was going to cost him $250 for a 7ft x 5ft piece. Instead I went online did some research and found same stuff for $75 so I ordered it and he wrapped it for me. The wrap is 3M black gloss. They have every color in different finishes on this site.

The tint costs $200 and wrapping labor was $150. Not to bad IMO.
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Old May 24, 2014 | 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by tommyo4
Thanks all,

The tint is 20% which is pretty dark. I didn't want to go quite limo tint.
Now with your new pictures it does look dark. I also have 20% tint.
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Looks great!
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Love this. More pics!
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