jeremye

Just purchased an '04 TL and I want to get it tinted, but the Montgomeryville Acura dealer does not perform tinting.

Any suggestions for other shops in the Montgomeryville or northern Philly area?

Thanks in advance.

jsong83

i heard car pretty in northeast philly at grant and bustleton ave does a good job

i got mine done at good vibrations in horsham at easton and blair mill road. its expensive but they did a good job and you dont even have to install felt on the windows.

jeremye

Excellent leads, thanks. I pass by Good Vibrations every day to/from work, so I'll call them up.

I forgot to ask earlier, but what should I expect for cost $$? I got my '04 Accord tinted at a Honda dealer and I believe it ran me around $300. Should I expect the same?

jsong83

does your car have navi? if it does, expect to pay $300 + tax since youll need ceramic rather than metallic tint. i have navi so i paid that much but dont know how much the metallic tint costs

jeremye

No navi on my TL. And I got a quote for $260 for the metallic tint.

What's the legal max for tint in PA?

And could anyone clear up some confusion on percentages? When someone says they get a 30% tint, does that mean it lets in 30% of the light, or 70% of the light? I just need a little clarification on that.

Thanks.

ExpensiveWino32

I've heard Car Pretty does a decent job and is rather inexpensive. Good Vibrations does good work but you'll pay for it. good luck.

Zoser

I had mine done at Car Pretty for a good price. They didn't tint under the rear side quarter windows or under the rear brake light so you may want to discuss that with them. I went with their 30% Llumar ATR Charcoal and love it. No probs with driving at night or the cops. I'll install my moleskin felt soon to prevent scratches. I heard they moved from the Grant and Bustleton location btw.

BustedJack

Window Tinting in Philly 215-875-9290. Calling this number and ask for either George or John. Tell them J. with the white supercharged TL sent you. They have the best tint and they've been in business for over 10 years. They're good, trust me, you'll have no regrets.

drdamian

car pretty did mine, I had a good experience. single piece for the rear window. They did a good job on the quarter panel window. they told me that i didn;t need moleskin and they said that moleskin traps dirt and makes scratches anyway.. i have light scratches on my window. I would still go back..

jsong83

the legal limit in PA is 70% on both front and back windows. to my knowledge, the windows are already factory tinted at 70% so any tinting on the TL is illegal.

when someone says 30% tint, it means 30% of the light comes in and 70% is blocked out.

also $260 for metallic seems a little expensive. i woulda expected somewhere in the upper $100s from good vibrations. u might be better off going to car pretty but i dont know if they will guarantee their work.