mesmerize

okay so i finally got my tint done today... the guy who did it worked with me at the Nissan dealership, and everyone there recommended him very highly. he has his own shop, so he does this stuff a lot. the dealership even hires him to tint cars for them when customers request it. sooo i felt pretty safe having him do it.

well i just picked it up, and there are a few "issues"... first of all, he didn't tint over the brake light. i hadn't even thought of this beforehand, but to me it looks really ghetto to have the whole back end of my car completely blacked out with the exception of this one lil square... eww

of course he did it that way for legal reasons, but he also said he didn't realize that i already have a brake light on my spoiler...

second issue is that he used a different (thicker) tint on the side windows, for durability... the problem is that i guess he hadn't used this particular brand before, cuz even though it's *supposed* to be black, just like the back window, it definitely looks very mirrored... not as reflective as mirror tint (which i hate with a passion) but it looks way different from the stuff on the back.

third issue is the back window... now personally, i haven't looked closely at that many tinted cars. but i always kinda thought they were supposed to look a lil better than how he did mine. he did it in 3 pieces... and where the seams are, it overlaps almost a 1/4 inch in some places. so when you look at it from the inside, it looks like stripes. is this normal????

he said that, if i wanted him to, he'd redo the back window so it covers the brake light... OR redo the side windows so they match the back and aren't mirrory-looking. honestly, i wish he'd redo the whole thing cuz it isn't really what i expected...

the only good thing is that the overall quality (aside from the back window) is really good... he did an absolutely perfect job on the sides, i just wish they weren't so mirrored looking!!

so anyways... what should i do??? i could really use some advice from you people who know a lot about tint!!

99CL

back window over lapping 1/4 inch? I never heard of that before. usually is one whole piece i think.....i would have him redo the back window for sure, cause of the brake light. Looks really ghetto with it not tinted...

baka_t

Basically, this guy is shitty. I'd get my money back and take it to some one else. I never herd of some one cutting the back window into three pieces. Usually its one piece. All the tint jobs I had, were one piece. Anywho, post up some pics so we can get a better idea how bad it really is.

Hobo

have him redo the back, you'll get used to the sides prolly?

Chinisimo

pics would be good. but i agree. the only times i have seen back windows are in 3 pieces are ghetto ass cars that were done at cheap ghetto places. all tint shop should have films that are wide enough to cover the back window. take the car back and either have him redo everything or give you your $$$ back and some more. freaking waste of time and energy

labmeister

I'm glad someone posted this thread. I'm having the car tinted this week and I'll make sure the rear window gets a one piece instead of layers. Thanks, Mesmerize, and I hope your situation gets straightened out.

mesmerize

haha glad i could help ya out... even at my expense

and thanks for the advice everyone else... i'll try to take pics tomorrow to give ya a better idea of what i'm dealin with here.

mesmerize

at first i thought maybe i would get used to it... but i don't think i will. i'm a total perfectionist, ESPECIALLY with my car!! i'm sure y'all can relate

the thing is that i love way it looks on the back (from the outside at least!)... just solid black -- i think that looks so sweet on a black car. i really want the sides to have that look too.

J.T.'s 3.2CL

I'd demand a refund. Ten years ago a three piece back window tint job was o.k..... but not today. It was pretty stupid of the guy to put different tint on the side windows that doesn't match. That whole thing about thicker tint for durability is complete b.s. He was just feeding you a lie to cover his ass. He probably ran out of the other tint and just slapped something similar on there. He cut around the brake light because it takes a little more effort to tint the entire window. He didn't realize you had a spoiler light? My ass. Sorry about all this....Hope it works out.

fast98cl3.0

i work at a place where we tent windows............ that bitch doesnt know how to tent... you have 1 piece in the back glass and u use the same tent all around the car.... he prob just put platinum tent on the side it has all metals in it and give s a lil reflective look and it lasts longer than ATR which you prob have everywhere else

Repo1234

Damn!!! I know some ghetto ass places that do a better job than what you described!! So how much did he charge you??? I would take it back and get my money back or at least have it redone so it can match!!!

lowpost

I remember tinting my own back window in 3 pieces when I was like........ 16. And that's casue that's how you bought it at Grand auto. No professonal window tinting place will ever do what this fucker did. He either is a dumb shit or he figured since you were a girl he could gank you.

dulux

3 pieces.......

baka_t

:ripped: Always wanted to use that smiley.

Repo1234

Rims are the only thing that should be in 3 pieces!!!

III

what a crap job, i gotta admit.

btw i do different %'s on the sides vs. front and back windshields, but on purpose 'cause of cops and what not :P

demand a refund/re-do

18anatak

Damn, that blows. I havent heard of a 3piece back window in fuckin ages. He needs to either re-do it perfect, or get your $$ back.

mesmerize

okay get this... i looked at the back window again this morning & realized that it isn't 3 pieces... it's FOUR pieces!! wtf??

goodness. i'm reeeally starting to wonder about all the people at the dealership who recommended this guy...

i'm still gonna post pics when i get home from work tonite... the whole thing is definitely gonna get redone though -- whether i have him do it again or just try to get my money back.

but for now... i'm afraid that my car =

baka_t

Get your $$$ back and take it to a more qualified person.

CLpower

I do know that they do the rears on the new bugs in 2 pieces though.


You need to have this guy redo the whole thing



Btw, how did your guys dot matrixes on the rear come out?

baka_t

Mine came out alright. While the tint was drying, I would take a credit card and run it lightly on it. Eventually, it got stuck to the dots. I did the same on the passenger and driver side.

CLpower

you would think that since you work at a tint shop you'd be able to spell it right

mesmerize

aighty here we go...

in the first pic you can kinda see how much more reflective the sides are, compared to the back. in person it's a lot more noticeable, plus the sides definitely have a yellowish/greenish kinda look to them.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...7/f8dee11f.jpg


icky non-tinted brake light

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...5/f8dee11a.jpg

and last but not least... my lovely back window please excuse the trees.. haha
notice the 1/4 inch overlaps and the snazzy part that he totally screwed up down in the left corner...

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...4/f8dee118.jpg


i hope these pics are gonna show up alright, i think this is my first time actually posting pics in a thread





fixed
-CLpower

click the links

CLpower

shit n/m. stop using shitty imagestation :P

mesmerize

ummm sorry?

dragon084

Your Image Hosting doesnt work.

the most reliable is www.cardomain.com

try posting pics thru there, its easy and free!

mesmerize

okay cardomain doesn't like me right now and i don't feel like messing with this any more :P just go here:

http://www.geocities.com/mesmerize915/tintpics.html

and read the captions that i had when i first posted these so you know what i'm talkin about!!

baka_t

That is wack get your money back.

szhosain

Very, very poor rear window tint!

I can assure you that using three pieces with an overlap, let alone leaving a gap in the corner like he did, is totally unacceptable! Get a refund ... if need be, take these pictures and him to small claims court. If you want pictures of how clean it should look like through the back window, let me/us know - I will take pictures and send it to you!

Z

szhosain

BTW, how much did you pay? If it was a real cheap job, then you may have "gotten what you paid for".

When I had the rear and the side windows of my wife's Acura 2.2CL done, it cost near $175 (as I recall).

mesmerize

it was $125... i was definitely expecting to pay more than that, but whatever. i didn't pick this guy because he was cheap, i picked him because a bunch of "car people" recommended him!! my only other option was to pick some place at random, which i didn't think would be very smart.

i guess some things u just can't predict

CLpower

that definately may be the worst ting job I have ever seen in my life.



But welcome to the business, shady shit happens. Hopefully he'll make right. Otherwise give him bad publicity. Put a big sign on your car that says the name of his tint shop

EPS CL

You mean a little somthin somthin like this...

CLpower

that's fucking great, did the car ever get fixed?

dragon084

yeah thats pretty damn horrible. .

i give him a F-

18anatak

No offense, but thats about the most piss poor tint job i've seen in a long time. It doesnt match up, and the back window is just...

18anatak

^^^get your money back, or one of those signs like on teh subaru!

dragon084

your a girl too..

hmmm

think of the posibilites- i say you get him to tint it all over

perfectly to your standards for free. plus ask for something just for

your inconvenience.

EPS CL

the dude has a phone number you can call with a voice recording of the whole story and everything. its unbelievable. here are some more:







As far as the situation goes, just go back to the guy and be polite but frank with him. I'm sure he'd rather redo the job or refund your money instead of being completely trashed....but don't worry, shotty service isn't uncommon by any means.

mesmerize

ugh... i'm tryin to get up the nerve to call the guy right now to tell him that he needs to redo the whole thing or give me my money back... i have NO balls whatsoever when it comes to dealing with stuff like this!!