tint question
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tint question
wassup everyone..i am a new member of the club lexus forum..i have been checkin this site our for quite a while and i liked what i saw..i have a 2001 gs3, black/black, w/ nav..i wanted to tint my windows but i heard that the it will effect my nav..well, i went to a place called tint devil in san diego and they said they can tint my car w/ no metallics but dye only..n it will cost me bout $200..is this a good deal?..n im not sure how dark i should tint the driver n passenger side windows..please let me know wut yall think..
thanks in advance..
thanks in advance..
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welcome to the board, I don't know if $200 would be a good deal, but my 2 cents on the matter of how dark you would want the windows depends on you and the state. CT for example can only tint them to 35% i believe. Personal I would want to tint the windows darker then that so u can still see in alittle but its dark enough so when ur far from the car, u can't...
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HiT
welcome, and congrats on the 01gs. my buddy has been in tinting business for 20 years, and he has tinted several CL guys cars. so here is your answers:
1. DO NOT pay $200 for dyed films; they cost at most $90. for $220 i can get you some of the best metallic quantum film available tinted with lifetime warranty. on a gs, do not get dyed film as it would bubble in a few years, hence de-value the car, imho.
no wonder the the shop is named "tint devil", the guy's eyes must gotten sooo wide as you told him you dirve a lex.:eek:
2. as far as nav reception and metallic tint, there is a small extra antenna for $25 that you can get to improve the reception, no biggie.
3. for blk/blk/, i recommend either 35%(medium) all around, or 35% for the rear and 50%(light) on all sides. this is really a personal taste, but consider you have blk interior, i would not get too dark.
if you ever come up this way, and have time (~2 hours), i can bring you to my friend's tint shop. PM me if you need to.
william
welcome, and congrats on the 01gs. my buddy has been in tinting business for 20 years, and he has tinted several CL guys cars. so here is your answers:
1. DO NOT pay $200 for dyed films; they cost at most $90. for $220 i can get you some of the best metallic quantum film available tinted with lifetime warranty. on a gs, do not get dyed film as it would bubble in a few years, hence de-value the car, imho.
no wonder the the shop is named "tint devil", the guy's eyes must gotten sooo wide as you told him you dirve a lex.:eek:
2. as far as nav reception and metallic tint, there is a small extra antenna for $25 that you can get to improve the reception, no biggie.
3. for blk/blk/, i recommend either 35%(medium) all around, or 35% for the rear and 50%(light) on all sides. this is really a personal taste, but consider you have blk interior, i would not get too dark.
if you ever come up this way, and have time (~2 hours), i can bring you to my friend's tint shop. PM me if you need to.
william
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