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Old 05-09-2011, 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by dejong1
I am a big fan of tinted trucks but i just cant decide. Whats the cost on tint on average?
I paid $125.00 for the front and 5" curved front windshield visor
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looks good man! liking that royal red too!
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I just had my driver and pass side fronts done to match the rears on my '09 SCREW.

I paid $60 for both.

And as one poster said, if they did it right, there should be no bubbles.
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I've never tinted my front windows but I'm thinking I may do it. What are the state laws concerning tinted windows? I live in Virginia, if anyone knows the law here. Thanks.
15% looks great!
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Originally Posted by iamsuperbleeder
cruising around town, I saw a sign at the local tint shop running a deal so I stopped in and had them throw some 3M on the side front windows

they said 15% is what they've been putting on them to match the rears, and it looks like a pretty close match to me!


gotta wait a few days with the windows up and go back for a check-up. in the mean time those little bubbles at the bottom better go away like they said they will



if the bubble you are talking about is the lighter line looking thing towards the molding, then that will come out, but it will still be able to be seen. they should have used a heat gun to get the water to evaporate. i have had many vehicles tinted, and they always use a heat gun for a place like that. i don't have any experience with 3M tint, but it should be about the same as some others. looks good, but keep an eye on that place and if it's not gone completely to your liking in 3 days, take it back and have them re-do it or refund your money.
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yeah they're just minor imperfections, but that's why they want me to come back in a couple days to take a look and make sure everything cures right. if it doesn't, they'll remove it and reapply new tint

$65 for the windows by the way; not too bad in my opinion considering I paid over $100 to have that damn Toyota done... but they also did the back window on that truck too
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My buddy in omaha does it for 60$ cash. And guarantees it as long as you have the vehicle. And yu will leave with no bubbles or other imperfections at all. He's been doing it since the 80's
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Originally Posted by 150SlickRick
I've never tinted my front windows but I'm thinking I may do it. What are the state laws concerning tinted windows? I live in Virginia, if anyone knows the law here. Thanks.
15% looks great!
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In VA you can have whatever on the back sides and back but 50% on the driver and passenger.

I did 35% on the fronts and have had them that way for a year and no problems with the athorities.
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went in for the scheduled check up today on them during my lunch break. he took a little rubber squeegee looking thing to the small bubbles that were still at the bottom, and they're now gone; the final result is spotless I like it!


if I could keep the truck clean for more than 24 hours, I'd take another pic from further back to show the match... I hate pollen season...
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i had mine done and it was $200. front- i went legal and sides-i went 5% and had a brow thrown on the front...it was all cut from a machine with a computer ...suppose to besome good tint ..it is thicker than 3m and keeps the heat out better ...the heat lamp he had set up provedthat


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