doctorttt

Hi guys. Does tinting require disassemble the door? I'm planning to get my IS350 tinted, but I'm worry the doors and power windows won't work properly afterward.

islandsnow

i think if you want the job done right, you have to have the tinter remove the door panel. my first tint job was terrible because he didn't remove the panels, and had a heck of a time getting the tint into the area near the front tweaters. i went to another tinter who has done some IS's and he said that you have to take out the panels if you want to do it right. make sure you check out the tinter first to make sure that they've done the new IS's

MVis350

o man, now im pretty scared that they mite mess up my doors...this blows

doctorttt

thanks for the info dude..very helpful!

I guess I will get it tinted at a lexus dealer..this way, I will be insured of everything.

islandsnow

its probably a lot more expensive, but yes at least you have a peace of mind. unless you can get recommendations from here in your area.

SCRUFFDOGG

If you go to a good tint shop they will remove your door panels, and that's what you want for a professional tint job. The guy I used has been doing it for 15 years and also does power window / door lock conversions, he's probably pulled more door panels than any dealership has.

mikeloc24

is tinting windows properly now a difficult thing? Must be an east coast issue because here in LA there's a tint shop on every corner and I haven't heard of anyone getting a poor tint job in years upon years upon years. It really ain't that hard....

islandsnow

have any of them tinted the new IS? maybe they only tint honda's or saturn's

doctorttt

I scheduled with my local Lexus dealer to get it done......feel more confident doing it there.

UAL

I had mine done by STM over in LA and also had good results with Wintech in OC

3m ta3

How much does the dealer charge?

doctorttt

$275.. I know i know it's overpriced, but if something happens, I know they will fix it.

UAL

I paid a tad under $500 for Huper Optic from Wintech

Oum'sIS

I dont understand why there are so many shops taking off the door panels for the install. I watched the guys do my 250 and they seemed to do it without any problem. Whats goin on?

lexusondubs

iTrader: (9)

exactly i have never had the door panels taken off i have 2 layers of tint on my gs and no dissasembly of the doors in any way where do you guys have your tinting done anyway ?? my guy has also been doing it for 15 years and has tinted about 10 of my cars no matter how hard it was he never had to take off the door panels they have tools that reach the tint further down in the door ...........