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Old Sep 13, 2004 | 10:10 PM
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Tinting

Hey, this is a semi-noob question, but I need to ask anyway:

How much should a professional (that's all they do) tint job cost? I know it would vary a lot, but can someone (or multiple) give me a ballpark estimate?

I was thinkin 32ish% in teh back, and 25% in the side windows (legal here in NC is 32%, but the cops arn't very stringent, but i'm gonna play it safe in teh back with 32)

Is tehre a big differnence between 32 and 25?
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Old Sep 13, 2004 | 10:19 PM
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I forgot

I forgot, I also want this tint-job to look good, and I have teh light-blue (that's the one thing i dont like about my car) color....Not to bash Light-Blue, it just seems a bit...girly(?)

what would look best on Light-Blue (no 5% please)
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Old Sep 13, 2004 | 10:33 PM
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150-180
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Old Sep 13, 2004 | 11:22 PM
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i'm getting my window tint done on friday morning and it's gonna cost me 180 with computer cut tints 20% all around (except front windshield of course)
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Old Sep 13, 2004 | 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by DavieJoe
I forgot, I also want this tint-job to look good, and I have teh light-blue (that's the one thing i dont like about my car) color....Not to bash Light-Blue, it just seems a bit...girly(?)

what would look best on Light-Blue (no 5% please)

5%

it looks the best on every car. period
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Old Sep 14, 2004 | 12:19 AM
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i say anything above 200 is too much.

i am a fan of smoke grey tints, not the whole jet black look.
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Old Sep 14, 2004 | 07:03 AM
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iono man 5% tints you're pushing it because some law enforcements are really dicks if you know waht i mean. Plus you can't see jack at night.
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Old Sep 14, 2004 | 07:50 AM
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20% all around, paid $165.
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Old Sep 14, 2004 | 10:54 AM
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5% = $155, got it done yesterday
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Old Sep 14, 2004 | 02:10 PM
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thier gonna charge u the same to take the blue stuff off. as it will to put the new stuff on. unless u wanna take it off urself, with some ammonia. if u wanna know more bout taking it off ur self hit me up.
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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 09:37 AM
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In different areas it will cost different amounts. Like me It costs $200.00 and thats what everyone will charge around here. Did everyone else have to have their whole back seat taken out to do the job? I thought they just folded down but I guess not?
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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by andy1
In different areas it will cost different amounts. Like me It costs $200.00 and thats what everyone will charge around here. Did everyone else have to have their whole back seat taken out to do the job? I thought they just folded down but I guess not?

our backseats dont fold down.. .
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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 01:38 PM
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Just don't put 32 in the back and 25 in the front. The higher numbers are lighter, your car would look ridiculous with darker windows up front.
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Old Sep 20, 2004 | 02:53 PM
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I got 20% on back windshield, and the backseat windows. 35% on passenger and driver side windows. $100 bones.
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Old Sep 20, 2004 | 06:28 PM
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mine was $145 at a dealer-recommended place.

35% on passenger windows, 20% on rear windshield, bronze tint (but the smoke/grey was the same price).
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