Got windows tinted
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Got windows tinted
Got windows tinted on Saturday, turned out great.
Last edited by VIN1800; May 30, 2011 at 08:01 AM.
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is that a before and after? yep... it does look great.
ive been contemplating getting mine blacked out as well, but this is the first vehicle ive ever owned that ive actually liked it without tint.
ive been contemplating getting mine blacked out as well, but this is the first vehicle ive ever owned that ive actually liked it without tint.
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It does look great. I've been contemplating doing my rear window but have read about issues others have had with the dots. How did yours come out in that area and did the shop do anything special?I called a few shops locally who said they have done Vettes but every time I ask for a reference of a Vette they have done, I come up empty which is a concern.
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Looks sweet!!!
Yes that back window is a real pain in the A. Some shops can do it and some can't. One shop wasted 2 sets of tint on my back window and spent hours cleaning it up and sent me elsewhere. Next shop had done a few ZR1's so I was confident in them. Turns out it looked like crap so I took it back and they cut it out around the matrix and installed black vinyl there. Great job with not being able to see the seam but still backed off the dots a little as it dried. Not perfect but pretty dang close and I'm living with it. Only way you can see the imperfection is if you are standing above the car and looking down. Driving down the road or walking by and you can't see it.
Just make sure you take it to someone who claims they know how to do it and then ask them how many times they will fix it to get it 100% right. That let's them know you won't accept anything but perfection.
Good luck
Yes that back window is a real pain in the A. Some shops can do it and some can't. One shop wasted 2 sets of tint on my back window and spent hours cleaning it up and sent me elsewhere. Next shop had done a few ZR1's so I was confident in them. Turns out it looked like crap so I took it back and they cut it out around the matrix and installed black vinyl there. Great job with not being able to see the seam but still backed off the dots a little as it dried. Not perfect but pretty dang close and I'm living with it. Only way you can see the imperfection is if you are standing above the car and looking down. Driving down the road or walking by and you can't see it.
Just make sure you take it to someone who claims they know how to do it and then ask them how many times they will fix it to get it 100% right. That let's them know you won't accept anything but perfection.
Good luck
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Looks sweet!!!
Yes that back window is a real pain in the A. Some shops can do it and some can't. One shop wasted 2 sets of tint on my back window and spent hours cleaning it up and sent me elsewhere. Next shop had done a few ZR1's so I was confident in them. Turns out it looked like crap so I took it back and they cut it out around the matrix and installed black vinyl there. Great job with not being able to see the seam but still backed off the dots a little as it dried. Not perfect but pretty dang close and I'm living with it. Only way you can see the imperfection is if you are standing above the car and looking down. Driving down the road or walking by and you can't see it.
Just make sure you take it to someone who claims they know how to do it and then ask them how many times they will fix it to get it 100% right. That let's them know you won't accept anything but perfection.
Good luck
Yes that back window is a real pain in the A. Some shops can do it and some can't. One shop wasted 2 sets of tint on my back window and spent hours cleaning it up and sent me elsewhere. Next shop had done a few ZR1's so I was confident in them. Turns out it looked like crap so I took it back and they cut it out around the matrix and installed black vinyl there. Great job with not being able to see the seam but still backed off the dots a little as it dried. Not perfect but pretty dang close and I'm living with it. Only way you can see the imperfection is if you are standing above the car and looking down. Driving down the road or walking by and you can't see it.
Just make sure you take it to someone who claims they know how to do it and then ask them how many times they will fix it to get it 100% right. That let's them know you won't accept anything but perfection.
Good luck
