xtmjoey

I just drove down to Charlotte yesterday to get my car tinted, yeah a 2 hour drive but got some advice that this shop was worth it. So I went to speed styles in Indian Trail NC and Marcus and Bruce did a fantastic job, 35% all around and moleskin on the front 2 cost me 245 all windows just 35% was quoted at 180 so anyone around the charlotte area I definately recommend this shop they did a fantastic job on my car they get the

SlowRiderr

so you were quoted 180 but paid 245?

xtmjoey

no no no, got a bit jumbled no without the mole skin I got it would have been 180

All 35% - 180
All 35% moleskin on fronts - 245
All 35% moleskin on all 4 - 305

I decided to do the front 2 since I roll them down a lot plus I forgot to mention lifetime warranty on work from them!!! I am letting my camera battery charge will post pics

Out the door on mine was 247.70 just looked at the receipt

xtmjoey

Heres some pics of their work i included the back glass (they tint all the way down and up to the top) and the back quarter piece of glass as well they removed the door panels and tinted everything they could good job for what I paid

alexSU

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Nice! I just got my tint done at their shop like a week ago. I'm very happy with the work

chill_dog

^Your tint does look good.

alexSU

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Thanks I love the 15%, wish I could go darker though but I'm not going to do it. Not worth the tickets.

xtmjoey

yeah i agree 35 is ehhh ok...darker would have been nice but the tickets...especially for you guys the cops in charlotte are rediculous. Alex have you ever had any parts installed there other than the tint?, I want to do the Tien SS with EDFC but dont know how they are with that. Marcus said no problem just wanted a rec you know?, a two hour drive for me is worth to get something done right especially since I dont know how to install suspension

alexSU

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Never had anything installed yet but I've heard many good things about them. I'm going to have a short shifter installed this Friday, I'll let you know how it goes. I wanted them to install my springs but ended up doing it with a buddy of mine. After the install I brought the car over to Marcus so he could check and make sure I did everything correctly. He took about 20 minutes to check and didn't even charge me anything Some of the other Charlotte guys also had some work done there and so far everyone seems pleased. Good luck!

alexSU

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Whenever you do come down, let me know. We can grab a beer or lunch somewhere. Make it a mini-meet

03bl AC k CL

that looks good im going to be getting my car tinted there due to your recommendations. they are a lot cheaper than they charge in NJ too ( i paid 225 on my old car).

i just moved to charlotte i have jersey tags at the moment but im going to register my car down here ... i know legal limit is 32% for tint, but how are the cops with darker than legal windows?? how often is inspection? and is it possible to get passed for inspection with darker windows.... and one more question lol, how much is the tinted window ticket?

Hodog16

NC tint law is 35%. Inspections are annually, and according to NC DMV's website, they charge an extra fee to check aftermarket tints, like $10 each time, although I'm sure a lot of places aren't that strict.

alexSU

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Welcome to Charlotte Speedstyles is a really nice place. The guys are great and they do very good work. I'm sure you can find some place to pass inspection with darker windows. If I find anything I'll post it here, my inspection isn't up until like 2010 though.

Bearcat94

I got the same thing at the same place. The workmanship is very good.

However, the rears scratched the first time I rolled the windows down. Had to pay full price to get them redone. So, if you got the "never had any problems with scratches" speech, be warned.

Blazin Si

Looks good. I went with 35% as well, but would have liked 20%. I've actually heard of people getting ticketed for it, even though it's not much darker.

I went to some some ghetto audio shop off of Old Statesville Rd, but only paid $100 for 5 windows... and I have bubbles.

NCTL05

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I did speed styles too. They were fast. I got 35% and moleskin on all 4 doors. They did an excellent job and I made it a point to ask them if my tint scratches or the moleskin comes unstuck if they would fix it for free and they said they would.

By the way I keep getting sticky lines on my front windows. They look like scratches, but you rub them and it smears. What's up with that?

chill_dog

^Glue from the moleskin. According to the thread on the subject in 3G, you can use Goof Off/Goo Gone/similar to remove it without harming the tint.

CLtotheTL32

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For anybody closer to the middle of the state, I went to Tint Protection in Cary. They did an AWESOME job putting 35% all around on my car. My dad decided to get his G35x tinted 35% all around as well so they gave us 15% off of both cars

JR_Rider

I highly recommend Tint Wizard even though they are in Wytheville, NC. I live in Durham but have had them tint my car before and have recommended a few of my friends to have their windows tinted there as well. While there are some decent shops in the Triangle, after having a subpar experience with Formula One in Raleigh as well as another tint shop in Raleigh, I decided to return to Tint Wizard. Their is superb and certainly worth the drive there.

03bl AC k CL

i recommended speed styles to a friend of mine with his g37 sedan...

he had them tint 5% over his dealer tinted 35% tint, 39% windshield tint, and 15% taillight tint

came out awesome i think it came to like 305 for everything which to me is a pretty damn good deal... im going to be taking my altima soon for the windows, tailights, and the top of the healights to get tinted

toocooldg

I went with 35% around. I got mine done at Freeman's in Hickory they did a great job at $165 including lifetime warranty. Very pleased with mine.

waystinthyme

i'm in RDU, looking to get tints in the next week or two. after reading this thread, i'm thinking about making the drive up to charlotte, although cary would be much much closer. do you mind posting up pics of your tint? did they tint behind the gaskets on the back passenger windows, behind he brake light on the back window and do moleskin? how much did yours cost?

-waystinthyme

akrapovic

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I know a guy who just tinted my TL 5% on the windows 45% on the windshield. Cost 160 for windows, 50 for windshield overall $210. and took about 1hr. Hes located in Durham

akrapovic

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CLtotheTL32

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Jesus that's dark. Baller

03bl AC k CL

hey man im located in raleigh... i want exactly what you have on your tl for my altima. 5% all around ... and a lighter tint on the windshield. For 210 i would get it done asap... can you give me the contact info and/or location for this guy in durham.

akrapovic

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his name is jay holder, he owns the business and does all the work himself. The number is 919-730-2485. Leave a message if you cant get in touch with him because he is a full time fire fighter, he does the window tinting at his shop on his own time. Hes been tinting for like 15yrs or something crazy.

03bl AC k CL

thanks i appreciate that... do you have the shops name and/or location???

akrapovic

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its called sunshades window tinting, but i do not have the exact physical address since i live like 10 mins away from it i never bothered getting it. You could just call up jay and he can give them to you to plug into nav or something