Where should I get tinting done?
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Cletus_Vandam
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D & G
I was going to go to D and G and get my car done, but someone in my office went before me and I was told of their horrors.
They actually cut the rubber strip along the bottom of the window so it wouldn't touch the film/glass. Afterwards, cutting this strip let all the road noise into the vehicle. They took it back, complained about the noise and they installed a piece of stick-back foam like you would buy at Lowe's to seal a storm door on your porch. Asides from looking like crap, it still let the noises in. They complained again and they finally ordered the correct replacement seal from the dealer and installed that.
All this was on a vehicle less than two-years old...
Needless to say, I didn't take my car to them for tinting. I went to Trick Trucks, bougt the tint and did it myself. Saved me the headaches and cost a few hundred less...
Sorry no suggestion on who I would let do this work. Only I wouldn't go to D & G.
I was going to go to D and G and get my car done, but someone in my office went before me and I was told of their horrors.
They actually cut the rubber strip along the bottom of the window so it wouldn't touch the film/glass. Afterwards, cutting this strip let all the road noise into the vehicle. They took it back, complained about the noise and they installed a piece of stick-back foam like you would buy at Lowe's to seal a storm door on your porch. Asides from looking like crap, it still let the noises in. They complained again and they finally ordered the correct replacement seal from the dealer and installed that.
All this was on a vehicle less than two-years old...
Needless to say, I didn't take my car to them for tinting. I went to Trick Trucks, bougt the tint and did it myself. Saved me the headaches and cost a few hundred less...
Sorry no suggestion on who I would let do this work. Only I wouldn't go to D & G.
BabyGurl25
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what happened at trick trucks???
BabyGurl25
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I got mine done by too intense...they come to your house and do it...turned out nice!!!!
Cletus_Vandam
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I have only purchased from Trick Trucks; never had work done there. What did they screw up for you?
BabyGurl25
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Re: Re: Re: Where should I get tinting done?
I think it was like 180 something like that, i got them done right at the townhouse after i had the baby....it started out with some bubbles in it but, than after time they soaked it, i really like it.....
we bought a new truck this weekend...need to get the rear window tinted.
not sure of the number right off hand
Originally posted by pixiegirl
How much did they charge you? Hook me up with the number please.
I think it was like 180 something like that, i got them done right at the townhouse after i had the baby....it started out with some bubbles in it but, than after time they soaked it, i really like it.....
we bought a new truck this weekend...need to get the rear window tinted.
not sure of the number right off hand
BabyGurl25
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here ya go....301-645-8468
i am thinking about letting trick trucks do our new truck....they are putting in the bed liner this weekend....
here ya go....301-645-8468
i am thinking about letting trick trucks do our new truck....they are putting in the bed liner this weekend....
Cletus_Vandam
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Re: Re: D & G
Doing it yourself takes some patience and some experience. I bought the tint for less than $20-I think that was for 10-feet.
I paid someone years ago to do the windows in my explorer and I watched him and learned. He used a spray bottle filled with water with a little (a drop or two) of Joy dish soap in it. Sparayed down the OUTSIDE of the window and laid the tint reversed on the glass. This allows you to get a pretty close cut tint to the window. He then pulled the clear backing off the tint while it's still on the outside fo the window, sprayed it down with the water solution as well as doing the inside glass. Then you slide if off the outside galls and slip it onto the insiode glass. I have found that if you take the door panel off the car it makes getting it down insode the bottom rubber a lot easier.
If you have the luxury of being able to leave the door panels off it for a couple of days, that's the best; otherwise put the panels back on a don't use the windows for a couple of days to make sure the tint is adhered to the glass.
Give it a try. Don't let it intimidate you.
Doing it yourself takes some patience and some experience. I bought the tint for less than $20-I think that was for 10-feet.
I paid someone years ago to do the windows in my explorer and I watched him and learned. He used a spray bottle filled with water with a little (a drop or two) of Joy dish soap in it. Sparayed down the OUTSIDE of the window and laid the tint reversed on the glass. This allows you to get a pretty close cut tint to the window. He then pulled the clear backing off the tint while it's still on the outside fo the window, sprayed it down with the water solution as well as doing the inside glass. Then you slide if off the outside galls and slip it onto the insiode glass. I have found that if you take the door panel off the car it makes getting it down insode the bottom rubber a lot easier.
If you have the luxury of being able to leave the door panels off it for a couple of days, that's the best; otherwise put the panels back on a don't use the windows for a couple of days to make sure the tint is adhered to the glass.
Give it a try. Don't let it intimidate you.
Cletus_Vandam
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Just curious, why would you get a bed liner when there's Line-X???
Just curious, why would you get a bed liner when there's Line-X???
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HollowSoul
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STAY AWAY FROM EXTREME!!!!!!!! I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH!!!!
BabyGurl25
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Where should I get tinting done?
What is a Line-X???
Was going to get the spray on but not for no 400 some dollars......
Originally posted by Cletus_Vandam
Just curious, why would you get a bed liner when there's Line-X???
What is a Line-X???
Was going to get the spray on but not for no 400 some dollars......
BabyGurl25
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Where should I get tinting done?
What is a Line-X???
Was going to get the spray on but not for no 400 some dollars......
Originally posted by Cletus_Vandam
Just curious, why would you get a bed liner when there's Line-X???
What is a Line-X???
Was going to get the spray on but not for no 400 some dollars......