Window tinting cost?
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 446
Likes: 52
From: Atmore AL
Window tinting cost?
I know the back glass of a Vette is hard to work with, but a local tint shop wants $225 for the 2 sides and the back. I asked how much just for the 2 sides and they said $50 for both which means $175 for just the back
Sounds kinda high to me. What are you guys paying? Anyone know of a good tinter in Pensacola, FL area?
Thanks,
Billy
Sounds kinda high to me. What are you guys paying? Anyone know of a good tinter in Pensacola, FL area?
Thanks,
Billy
Drifting
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 1,266
Likes: 0
From: Bonsall CA
Funny, I just had to have the tints on the windows removed because they give tickets for this in CA. Bought the car from someone in Vegas.
Steamed the film off the windows was $40 for both. Did not have the rear taken off.
I'd imagine you've checked it out already, but I don't like having the back tinted. It's makes if very hard to tell exactly who's behind you at night, like a cop car. It also makes judging the distance someone is behind you harder, again more at night.
I like to know who is exactly where everyone is when I am driving, and the tints really work against that.
If you're going to get your rear lights smoked, see if there is anyone like me who had to get rid of a set. They are $560 just for the parts at the dealer, easy enough to install or take out. I got lucky and swapped them with a guy that owns a speed shop and whose car only sees the track.
Steamed the film off the windows was $40 for both. Did not have the rear taken off.
I'd imagine you've checked it out already, but I don't like having the back tinted. It's makes if very hard to tell exactly who's behind you at night, like a cop car. It also makes judging the distance someone is behind you harder, again more at night.
I like to know who is exactly where everyone is when I am driving, and the tints really work against that.
If you're going to get your rear lights smoked, see if there is anyone like me who had to get rid of a set. They are $560 just for the parts at the dealer, easy enough to install or take out. I got lucky and swapped them with a guy that owns a speed shop and whose car only sees the track.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 2,240
Likes: 51
From: South Carolina
Mine was $145 but I think we got a little bit of a discount because we brought the guy two vettes at once.
Mine included black vinyl to cover the dot matrix, ONE piece of tint on the rear window and shaving the edges of the side windows to eliminate any gap between the film edge and glass edge. It's the best work I've ever seen from a tinter.
Mine included black vinyl to cover the dot matrix, ONE piece of tint on the rear window and shaving the edges of the side windows to eliminate any gap between the film edge and glass edge. It's the best work I've ever seen from a tinter.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 858
Likes: 3
From: Livonia Michigan
