Post Your Window Tints! - Decision guide for the non-tinted!

birdmanx1 · 09-26-2011, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by leighspped

I find it's nicer at night driving with a lightly tinted windshield. 35 would be really dark for a windshield

Not issue at all with visibility at all during night driving, not too dark, just perfect as I don't feel the stares as much this way.

Footloose301 · 09-27-2011, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Pelican170

I didnt do the windshield. To be honest, i dont know how you guys can drive like that with tint on it... but it does look good...

During the day its like having sunglasses on.
During the night you can't even tell it's tinted.

It comes in handy at all times. I hate people coming towards you with high beams on.

Pelican170 · 09-27-2011, 11:08 AM

Question for you guys. I got them done Saturday and as i went to leave i noticed a bunch of bubbles on the rear window. I asked the guy what was up with them and he said they are normal because of moisure and that they would go away in up to 10 days. Ive heard conflicting things on this, some say its totally normal, some say to go back right away. Any opinions? I figure if he told me to wait the 10 days, ill wait and then go back. Some bubbles have gone away but there are still a bunch...

thestclair · 09-26-2011, 10:19 PM

First post to this forum. Bought my 370Z in May. Tinted my windows the next day. I've always had a little darker than they should - 5% on the rear, 20% on the doors. Skipped the stripe across the windshield. Hint: there's a power window reset. Found that out afterwards. Spent a day rolling up the driver window from passenger side.

birdmanx1 · 09-27-2011, 12:35 PM

I didn't have bubbles on my tinted cars.

Pelican170 · 09-27-2011, 01:26 PM

yea well after giving it a closer look, I noticed several scratches in the film on each window. I am going to go back and complain. I want it redone...

Halcom2 · 09-29-2011, 09:19 PM

Took about 2 weeks for all the bubbles to disappear. Otherwise perfect and no complaints.

Turbo11 · 09-29-2011, 09:55 PM

here is my newly tinted Z (sorry cell phone pics) 20% all the way around:

birdmanx1 · 10-06-2011, 12:15 PM

Hmm not good Pelican. Take pics of the damage, receipts, any proof of your visit for the second time. Get a friend who has the appropriate lawyer verbiage and threaten the shop to report to BBB and leave bad reviews on the web. You should have them replace your glass at a place of your choice and reimburse you for tint work. FYI windshield for our car is around $1200 unless you want to get the cheap kind.

Pelican170 · 10-06-2011, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by birdmanx1

Hmm not good Pelican. Take pics of the damage, receipts, any proof of your visit for the second time. Get a friend who has the appropriate lawyer verbiage and threaten the shop to report to BBB and leave bad reviews on the web. You should have them replace your glass at a place of your choice and reimburse you for tint work. FYI windshield for our car is around $1200 unless you want to get the cheap kind.

Yea, well fortunately I have emails showing they retinted. I am going to call them shortly because now he is not returning my emails to tell him I have talked to 3 glass places for quotes. Im going to take pics tonight and having the glass replaced tomorrow. Im going to keep the glass also just for proof to see that the scratch went along with the curve of the window. Then going to tell him to at least pay for the cost of glass or im going to small claims court and BBB... $380 for the passenger window replaced...

Pelican170 · 10-06-2011, 12:34 PM

Heres an iphone pic of the scratch...

birdmanx1 · 10-06-2011, 12:35 PM

I would probably hold off on fixing any glass and have them commit to paying for anything/paying for damages first. That's just me. Good luck with the process.

Pelican170 · 10-06-2011, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by birdmanx1

I would probably hold off on fixing any glass and have them commit to paying for anything/paying for damages first. That's just me. Good luck with the process.

Yea I hear ya, but the way that shop is acting, I doubt they will even talk to me again and at this point, im so frustrated i just want it fixed and ill bring it somewhere else to get the 1 window retinted.

Question, do you think that if another shop retints the one window, their is any difference in matching since they are probably from another film maker? Make sense?

birdmanx1 · 10-06-2011, 01:05 PM

If you go with same % and same film, you won't see any difference.

Pelican170 · 10-06-2011, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by birdmanx1

If you go with same % and same film, you won't see any difference.

Well, seems like around here every shop uses a different manufacturer of film. I obviously would be getting the same %

09-27-2011, 11:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
Pelican170 Track Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sandy Hook, CT Posts: 972 Drives: Nissan 370z Nismo Rep Power: 17	Question for you guys. I got them done Saturday and as i went to leave i noticed a bunch of bubbles on the rear window. I asked the guy what was up with them and he said they are normal because of moisure and that they would go away in up to 10 days. Ive heard conflicting things on this, some say its totally normal, some say to go back right away. Any opinions? I figure if he told me to wait the 10 days, ill wait and then go back. Some bubbles have gone away but there are still a bunch... __________________ Fast Intentions CF Exhaust - Fast Intentions HFC's - HPS Tubes w/ AFE Dry Flow Filter's

09-27-2011, 12:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
birdmanx1 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Baltimore, MD Age: 97 Posts: 3,175 Drives: 370z Nismo Rep Power: 25	I didn't have bubbles on my tinted cars. __________________ 370Z NISMO #0462 \| ClearBra \| 3M tint \| Head/Taillights \| Dynamat \| Black Roof \| Tommy Kaira HB \| CF Parts \| Berk HFCs \| FI SS \| NST Pulleys \| Takeda aFe \| K&N \| H&R Spacers \| Swift Spec R \| SPC F&R \| Zuperman M370 Nismo Vid \| Nismo Journal \| Nismo Rumble

09-27-2011, 01:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
Pelican170 Track Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sandy Hook, CT Posts: 972 Drives: Nissan 370z Nismo Rep Power: 17	yea well after giving it a closer look, I noticed several scratches in the film on each window. I am going to go back and complain. I want it redone... __________________ Fast Intentions CF Exhaust - Fast Intentions HFC's - HPS Tubes w/ AFE Dry Flow Filter's

10-06-2011, 12:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
birdmanx1 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Baltimore, MD Age: 97 Posts: 3,175 Drives: 370z Nismo Rep Power: 25	Hmm not good Pelican. Take pics of the damage, receipts, any proof of your visit for the second time. Get a friend who has the appropriate lawyer verbiage and threaten the shop to report to BBB and leave bad reviews on the web. You should have them replace your glass at a place of your choice and reimburse you for tint work. FYI windshield for our car is around $1200 unless you want to get the cheap kind. __________________ 370Z NISMO #0462 \| ClearBra \| 3M tint \| Head/Taillights \| Dynamat \| Black Roof \| Tommy Kaira HB \| CF Parts \| Berk HFCs \| FI SS \| NST Pulleys \| Takeda aFe \| K&N \| H&R Spacers \| Swift Spec R \| SPC F&R \| Zuperman M370 Nismo Vid \| Nismo Journal \| Nismo Rumble

10-06-2011, 12:35 PM	#12 (permalink)
birdmanx1 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Baltimore, MD Age: 97 Posts: 3,175 Drives: 370z Nismo Rep Power: 25	I would probably hold off on fixing any glass and have them commit to paying for anything/paying for damages first. That's just me. Good luck with the process. __________________ 370Z NISMO #0462 \| ClearBra \| 3M tint \| Head/Taillights \| Dynamat \| Black Roof \| Tommy Kaira HB \| CF Parts \| Berk HFCs \| FI SS \| NST Pulleys \| Takeda aFe \| K&N \| H&R Spacers \| Swift Spec R \| SPC F&R \| Zuperman M370 Nismo Vid \| Nismo Journal \| Nismo Rumble

09-26-2011, 10:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
thestclair Base Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Fort Leavenworth, KS Posts: 3 Drives: 370Z, Blue, Auto Rep Power: 15	First post to this forum. Bought my 370Z in May. Tinted my windows the next day. I've always had a little darker than they should - 5% on the rear, 20% on the doors. Skipped the stripe across the windshield. Hint: there's a power window reset. Found that out afterwards. Spent a day rolling up the driver window from passenger side.

09-29-2011, 09:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
Halcom2 Base Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 16 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 16	Took about 2 weeks for all the bubbles to disappear. Otherwise perfect and no complaints.

10-06-2011, 01:05 PM	#14 (permalink)
birdmanx1 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Baltimore, MD Age: 97 Posts: 3,175 Drives: 370z Nismo Rep Power: 25	If you go with same % and same film, you won't see any difference. __________________ 370Z NISMO #0462 \| ClearBra \| 3M tint \| Head/Taillights \| Dynamat \| Black Roof \| Tommy Kaira HB \| CF Parts \| Berk HFCs \| FI SS \| NST Pulleys \| Takeda aFe \| K&N \| H&R Spacers \| Swift Spec R \| SPC F&R \| Zuperman M370 Nismo Vid \| Nismo Journal \| Nismo Rumble

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