Re: Tint (was: VDO gauges and...)

["James A. Gardiner" <jg140@prism.gatech.edu>]

The way I solved this was to get the shop where I got it done to
put black pin striping around the edges.  This covers up the gap and you
don't notice it unless you know it's there. It only cost me $100 for all
the windows ('cept the front) incl pin tape.

Later

James A. Gardiner
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
Internet: jg140@prism.gatech.edu

On Thu, 6 Mar 1997, Gregory Davis wrote:

> 
> > > 	how exactly did you tint your Scirocco? Yourself, or you went to 
> > > a specialist? Cost? Is it bright enough when you are sitting inside?
> 
> 
> Out of lurking mode for a change....
> 
> If you have you windows tinted, be sure to have the rear quarter windows
> (you know, the ones by the back seat) removed and tinted.  They are easy
> to take out and well worth the time.  As a general rule there will be a
> small gap around the tint to allow water to escape from under the tint.
> IMHO this looks like crap. Newer cars that have that black strip on the
> glass don't have this problem.   If you really want it done right go one
> step further and remove the small glass in the door and tint them, thus
> eliminating that annoying little gap again. 
> 
> I talked to a local shop and offered to bring the glass in to them, and
> the guy said no, its best to do it in the car.  When I got my car back
> and it had the gaps around the tint, I was pissed.  I argued with the
> owner and finally got him to give me my money back, after his offer that
> if I brought the glass in he'd tint it out of the car.... I stripped their
> tint in the parking lot...Fools!
> 
> I eventually bought a roll of high quality 15% tint (100' x 20").
> That was enough for me to tint two Scirocco's and a Corrado, and
> have tint left over.  I did a great job on both Scirocco's (pulling the
> glass of course) and a incredible job on the Corrado ( I suprised
> myself!).   The other Scirocco's owner was told that the tint job with
> pulling the glass is around a $200 job. (no I didn't charger her near that
> much, she a close friend)
> 
> Remember before you tint to consider local laws.  Illegal tint is an
> equipment violation in most (all?) places with a monetary fine. Oh yeah,
> the fine in Cincinnati, Ohio is $66.  That's not the cheepest way to find
> out the true percent tint you have. Mine was 9% on the nice officers
> meter.   But the car looks so nice all blacked out officer! And I can see
> out, you just can't see in!  
> 
> Well, back to lurking mode....
> 
> 
> 
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