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Tinted windows

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by kris77, Mar 11, 2009.

  1. Mar 11, 2009 at 9:51 AM
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    Evans381

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    $240 for mine. I got the whole truck though. 5% all around and 50% on the windshield. I love it.
     
  2. Mar 11, 2009 at 1:15 PM
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    thomasr1950

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    I called a local shop in Cent. Ar. that will tint both front in my dbl. cab for $80 using 3M tint.
     
  3. Mar 11, 2009 at 1:35 PM
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    stang88

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    leave it to the pro's. even tho it looks easy, its not. anyone who doesnt tint for a living and tells you its easy is lying. besides, with a pro you get a lifetime warranty.
     
  4. Mar 11, 2009 at 1:36 PM
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    I did my own . Paid $51 for all 4 doors and back windows off of ebay . It was the nice thick stuff that will keep the window from shattering if broken and it was also all precut and a breeze to put it on .
     
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  5. Mar 11, 2009 at 1:42 PM
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    i paid 150 for all my windows even the front windshield, so i think 200 is alot but if you have the cash then it doesnt matter :)
     
  6. Mar 11, 2009 at 1:58 PM
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    The guy here in town is $20.00 a window and that is a lifetime warranty. He has been in business for fifteen years. Out of the six or seven cars he has done for us only one window has had to be redone.:thumbsup:
     
  7. Mar 11, 2009 at 2:05 PM
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    Jester243

    Jester243 all I wanted was a god dang picture of a hotdog...

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    some of this, a little of that

    Not here, it is a something like a two year warrenty. They will cover you for one year against damage to it from things like fingernails or flinging your seatbelt off and nicking the tint. However no lifetime warrenty.
     
  8. Mar 11, 2009 at 2:09 PM
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    JahFtb

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    the Truck Trends here was $80 I think for my Colorado and it's lifetime AS long as you keep your receipt...
     
  9. Mar 11, 2009 at 2:50 PM
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    It's kind of like doing wallpaper but a hell of alot harder. You can do it yourself if you take your time but there are so many tricks that you have to learn the expensive way that makes it easier if you are tinting from a roll of film.
    However I have never tinted with precut tint so that will eliminate alot of the problems of trimming and measuring. If you were to get some precut tint it would be alot easier to apply but just make sure your windows are super clean because any residue or dust will magnify in the tint and also allow enough extra tint to go below your window seal so it doesn't catch while rolling up and down. The main thing is to keep the tint extremely wet while you are fitting it to the window if not it will crease much easier.

    If you do decide to tint it yourself and this is your first time tinting i would order almost twice as much tint as needed or go buy a cheap $10 roll from wal-mart to practice with. this way you can kind of get the feel of how the film reacts. If you need more help PM me and i'll be glad to assist however i can.
     
  10. Mar 11, 2009 at 4:22 PM
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    $58 bucks for the two side windows to match the factory tint. Took them less than an hour. Tinting is a necessity here so it commonplace.
     
  11. Mar 11, 2009 at 4:56 PM
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    tint prices just depend on the area. i got mine for 160 for all the windows except the windshield on mt d/c. and most place that offer lifetime warranty with the tint is really warranty for the life of the tint which is normally 7-8 years. not for the lifetime that you have it. just a heads up for those that have the "lifetime" warranty
     
  12. Mar 11, 2009 at 6:03 PM
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    I had a thread about this. Look in the detailing forum...... I believe that where I put it
     
  13. Mar 11, 2009 at 6:48 PM
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    The darker the tint---> the higher the price.
     
  14. Mar 11, 2009 at 6:54 PM
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    i got 3% done all around on my tacoma for 200 pesos thats like 20 bucks in tecate mexico

    just had to remove tint on a 08 mercedez they charged me 4 dlls

    god its cheap in mexico , i never though they charged so much in the states
     
  15. Mar 11, 2009 at 6:59 PM
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    my tint is 5% all around with 30 on the front windshield and most places it doesnt matter how dark the tint is it matters the size of the windows and the amount of how many you want to tint
     
  16. Mar 11, 2009 at 7:33 PM
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    You get 3M with a lifetime warranty? If so, I guess it cheaper in L.A. Prolly a lot of places that do window tint over there.
     
  17. Mar 11, 2009 at 8:17 PM
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    yes i do,, iam in las vegas but the guy that did my truck gets all of his materials from L.A so its way cheaper for him to purchase
     
  18. Mar 11, 2009 at 10:23 PM
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    30% just the fronts $80
     
  19. Mar 11, 2009 at 10:26 PM
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    rockyroad

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    i got my windows tinted for 30 bucks ..( my driver and pass. windows only )
     
  20. Mar 15, 2009 at 6:21 PM
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    I just got mine tinted at 18% and it looks like it matches perfect! I guess each brand of tint looks diff. I'll try to post pics.
     

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