car window tint
Submitted by greatrex on Mon, 2012-01-30 23:22
hey just wondering if anyone knows a cheap place to get car windows tinted? got a 100 series cruiser and got quoted $500 by tint a car which seemed pretty steep to me.
cheers
scotto
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Boolshit,
Get your local paper, and get some local solo dudes, and ask them if they do CA$H! Cash is king, and you should be paying around $40-$50 per side window, plus a bit more for the rear windscreen, depending on how dark you want to go
chris raff
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I paid $600
to have my cruiser done 2 years ago before selling her...but that was also removing old tint and the new tint was a few shades darker than legal ...
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Happy Hooker
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Price sounds about right, depends on tint quailty
Have 100 series and there is a fair amount of window on them. You have the 4 door windows plus 2 small ones on the rear doors , the side rear cargo windows and big rear on tailgate. So going by $50 a window its getting up there. you can get cheaper but sometimes you get what you pay for. Make sure you get a good quality tint that doesnt scratch easy.
dodgy
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Yeah. $5-600 sounds about
Yeah. $5-600 sounds about right. You get what you pay for.
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Jippy
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I have a Troop carrier, i
I have a Troop carrier, i went to a place in Myaree, not positive of name as there are few there. Got darkest tint they could do with guarentee no bubbling etc done in a day, all windows done except windscreen for obvious reasons, cost me $250 on the books. Great job, great service & no bubbling to speak of. Heat Difference was huge to after being done. $500 sounds steep to me.
Mine was done couple years ago though!
dodgy
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Troopies have flat glass. 100
Troopies have flat glass. 100 series are curved and tint has to be heat shrunk to fit.
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Dan
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the guy on Hampton Rd - just
the guy on Hampton Rd - just near the shell (intersection with south st) fremantle is great - ask for Ragu - top job, and great prices for cashola :)
aaasnapper
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Go onto ebay and buy the tint
Go onto ebay and buy the tint and kit for about $200 delivered. Will do about 5 cars.
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sunnyside
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be careful
I will let you know I have a tint a car shop at Maroochydore. As you are in Perth I donot care where you end up buying your tint or how much you pay but I will give you a little bit of information. It sounds like Perth Tint a Car have quoted you on the Octane tint which is one of the best you can buy. Tint a Car do have cheaper tints and if you where to ask me I would give you a better deal for cash - May be worth asking them if you have not already done so. If you intend to keep your car more than a couple of years be very careful what tint you put on it. Some tints do not bubble they just fade - some even go totally clear within two years. If you get a mobile guy what warranty will you get. Most offer a manufacturers warranty but I have not heard of a manufacturer going out to fix a tint problem yet. As some of the guys said you will get what you pay for. Tint is just like buying a car - Cherry cars are cheaper than Toyota but more people still pay the extra for a Toyota as you have done for obvious reasons. Anyway best of luck with the tint and the fishing.
greatrex
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alright cheers for this turns
alright cheers for this turns out a mate can get trade prices at tint a car which lowers it a bit.
thesupervisor
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i just got my 5 door vitara
i just got my 5 door vitara done by tintacar $400 incl stripping off my old stuff i got 18%
getting the bottom line final answer from a bunch of blokes that use false names and put smiley faces at the end of paragraphs is not the best place in the world to get the information you seek.