blazinginder

Well guys after MONTHS of putting it off and getting side tracked ,I finally got the chance to have the TL-S tinted and couldn't be happier with the job these guys over at The Tint Shop in Edison, NJ did. It took them 1.5-2hours to tint and moleskin the whole car ...if anyone is interested, shoot me a PM and I'll get you in touch with the guys.


...here are the pics, I got it tinted on Friday...went with Madico Char-Cool film, 35% on the front and 20% on the back...and yes they did the rear quarter windows perfectly without having to remove anything...check it out

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blazinginder

and yes I know the car's pretty dirty right now, car wash coming soon haha

ABP_04TL

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ill c u around honk if u spot me lol

TLin401

Looks really good. That is the kind of tint combo (35%-front and 20%-rear) that I'm thinking about getting in the future. Now I have some reference pics.

Laxplaya11385

nice. that's where i got mine done. Except...they messed up my quarter panel and they refused to fix it, b/c they said i didn't tell them the day of the tinting.

oh well, i'll eventually get my 35% down to 20% all around.

P.R.E.A.M.

that's where i got mine done too, 35% all around on my 08 TL-S

vinnier6

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i dont like the way they cut around the third brake light...the dealer tint folks did the same thing after i told them to just tint the whole window...

chookie

any reason why most people do that type of tint 35 in front 20 in back? i have mine 20% all around and i think it looks more even. if a cop is going to pull you over i dont think 20 or 35 percent will even matter, i have talked to a lot of cops about tints and most of them dont really care unless they see you weaving through traffic, reasons to search your care, or they are new or a-hole.

chookie

care-car sorry typo
btw been reading your acurazine forums for the past 4 months and decided to finally join. =]

blazinginder

I was originally going to do 20% all around but then decided to leave the front at 35% thinking it'd be better for night driving and a nice contrast between the front and back...i guess it's all about preferance...only "+" to 20% up front is not being able to see if anyone's in the car at all if you're pulled up next to it while with the 35 you can just see a shadow of someone if they're moving etc

stillhere153

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how much did it run you with the moleskin... I along with you have been putting off tints... almost a year with my type s and still tintless lol

korrupted

nice job,
? - I know a lot of people in NJ that had tints. When inspection time came around, they could not pass without removing them. Is there a workaround?

TheWanderer316

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yea, pay a little extra and you can pass lol

Trackruner228

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I absoutely hate doing that. My car when I bought it from the previous owner came with about 28% tints on the sides and 20% on the back. Almost everyone says "Well the sides are fine but the back is just too dark." This year around I am having it all redone at 35% the legal limit because not only is the back window illegal but its also starting to peel and it looks blurry out the back.

Anyway though your TL looks awesome with tint and I am sure your going to love it.

TLAdvanced

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what's moleskin???

blazinginder

it's a felt like strip they "install" to the inside of the window slot in your door...so to prevent scratching of the tint by the rubber pieces that keep the window in place etc.

TLAdvanced

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Thanks...

maxls00

nice job.whats their adress and how much is it with the moleskin? is the rear window 1 piece?

blazinginder

check your PM with pricing info etc...yes I'm pretty sure the rear window is 1 piece...
Lifetime warranty too. They're located off Route 1 near exit 10 on the NJ turnpike...right before Ray Catena's line of dealerships...here's all their contact info etc...you can tell em the indian kid with the black acura TL sent you

848 US Highway 1
Edison, NJ 08817
(732) 650-9100

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...hop+Edison%2CNJ

AJ's Silver CL

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The tint looks great !!!

blazinginder

Thanks...I'm very happy with them...just opened the window for the first time yesterday and the tint goes very close to the edge which makes it look like it's not even aftermarket/film on there

Blown01NJ

Where are you NJ people at?

I got my tints done in Union a few years back at Tropic I believe it was.

They did a pretty good job.

smsTL

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Don't you get ticket for having front window tinted in NJ? Cause one of my cousin got pulled over by cops for tinted window.

smsTL

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Don't you get ticket for having front window tinted in NJ? Cause one of my cousin got pulled over by cops for tinted front window.

NFLblitze1

yes, you get a ticket if you have any tint on the front two windows or anything below the mark on your windshield.

i think in PA your not allowed to have tints at all

smsTL

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so why tinted? and how much is the ticket, do you know?

99whitetl

the ticket varies from city to city..... i had tints on my 99 for 2 years and never got a ticket for em, so i guess it is just based on what cop is going to be a dick for it..

NFLblitze1

ive gotten a ticket for tints before, im pretty sure its 35 dollars along with a summons to prove u have them removed.

smsTL

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Thanks, Now I can decide weather i should do it or not.

vinnier6

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i can answer this one for you...your 21 years old, probably frequent the night club scene, have a few drinks, maybe a puff, maybe a snort, bamn, your dumb ass gets pulled over for the plain simple fact that you have tint on your windows...

now if your in your mid 30's and just like to have your windows tinted, your not hangging around in the night clubs, then i say go for it...i dont get pulled over anymore, but when i was your age, i got pulled over left and right for no damn good reason other than the fact that i was out at hours when everyone and their brothers drinking and driving...

smsTL

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You're right but i am not into drinking, club or act the way 21 year old does. I am worried cause i just bought the car and its my first car so don't want start getting tickets. Its hard to own a car before the age of 25. Stuff like "you're too young to have loaner car". Well i might be getting tinted after all.

blazinginder

Get the tints...it's completely worth the risk of getting tickets, especially when you're not doing anything else illegal. Around my area tint's are very common and no one gets pulled over for them etc...I think tint's are a must on any and all cars

ProblemChild514

tints are a must have

im going tomorow morning for my tints and i cant wait

i was thinking of doing 30/20 but i kinda like what blazinginder did with his car

blazinginder, if you can or have a chance to wash your car and take pics so i can tell what the tints look like, that would be awesome

darksom1

Haha...yo Blaze...your car looks tinted man...not your windows, your car...lol!

Nice work, and good job on the rear quarters! I hate when guys fuck that up on their ride!

TLAdvanced

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Not true, I just moved to Florida from Pa. In Pa. the law is no tint on the front 2 windows....

Sondinh

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Where can I get moleskin? By the way my window is already tinted can I still get the moleskin installed? Does the dealer do this type of thing? Or is there a place that I can get it install? Do I have to install the moleskin all around the windows? Sorry for asking so many questions. Thanx!

Sondinh

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How did u get ur quarter glass to close that gap. My tinter said he will somehow use a special tape to close the gap? By the way what type of material did your tinter used to close that gap in the quarter glass? Also is it hard to install the moleskin?

TLAdvanced

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Find another tint shop! The first 2 places I checked said that it was impossible to get behind there, but a good tinter can and will do it. This is a pic of my car I just got tinted today, and it is one piece.

alextclam

I watched the guy who tinted my car. He used a razor to cut around a thin piece of the plastic trim inside and slipped the film right in. Took him 5 minutes to do it.