Don't Ever Go to D&L Tinting in White Marsh!!!
 

So after everyone told me they got their tint done from D&L Tinting in White Marsh, I thought I would get it done from there too. I called them and got a price for the windows, but said I had to bring my car in for an estimate for the tail lights. I told them I would come in so they can look at it and give me a price. When I get there, they are really nice. They take my keys and pull my car into the garage. They gave me a price of $160 for the windows and $200 for the tail lights. I said that it was way too expensive and told him I had quotes from 2 other shops that both said $270 for both. I said "never mind, I'm going to get it done from somewhere else." Then I wait for them to pull my car out and bring me back my keys. 2 minutes later, I peek into the garage and the bastards are already putting the tint on my car after I told them I was leaving and getting it done from somewhere else. I banged on the garage and told them that I had said no to getting the tint. The manager then comes in and demands that I pay $75 for the tint film they had already cut. I said hell no! The manager then said "we've got your keys and you're not going anywhere until you give us $75". After a few minutes of arguing he calls me a jerk and tells me to just leave because he doesn't want to deal with me right now.

This was freaking unbelievable and I was shocked at their horrible customer service and attempt to scam me. I actually thought I would have to call the police to be able to leave that POS shop.

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

Z kidnapping and forceable tinting!!


The humanity!

Blade.. WTF???:shakes head:

Wow, sorry to hear, man. Obviously, I wouldn't have recommended them if I knew you'd have this experience.

Wow. You should file a BBB report against them.

:iagree:

I will look into it the BBB report. On a more positive note, I've been talking to someone at a place called Xlnt Tint and they are actually really nice and helpful. They are asking $265 for windows and tail lights. The only things is that tinting for cars is only a small part of their business so they can only work on cars on Fridays. However, the guy was willing to do it on a different day to adjust for my school schedule. I will let you know how it goes tomorrow. Jon from AAM recommended this place and said some of his GT-R customers went there. I don't think my experience can get any worse.

I totally agree with you Blade man, dude, that sucks. I will definitely not be doing business with D&L.

thanks for the post, i was thinking of getting my car tinted soon (about a month or two)...i will look else where now.

I got mine done at LA Tint in Sterling and they did a good job. :tup:

Ditto.

I got my tint done at Contour Tint out in Chantilly. Guy did a great job, lifetime warranty too in case any air bubbles happen to pop up. Everything is computer cut for an exact match.

Oh, and they quoted me about $100 to do both tails in a tinted clearcoat (just an FYI)

whoah... $100 to darken the tail lights? did you have yours done, if you did, can you post up some pictures of the work, please?

Sorry to hear about your misfortune. Yeah, I mentioned some of my GT-R customers going to Xlnt Tint, and this is one of them:

Taillights:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/...58bb2b03_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/...748376d7_b.jpg

Apply the brakes and:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5014/...04a52cc6_b.jpg



He said they even had some extra film leftover, and he wanted to know what it would look like on his headlamps. They threw it on for him free of charge!


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5173/...6dc467d8_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5252/...d563a456_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079/...048e9a60_b.jpg


He has since removed the film on his headlamps, and his car is very different now. Talking to him, he's had nothing but good things to say about the company. I don't remember the exact percentage, but he's had his front windshield done, his side windows, quarter windows, and rear window. I hope they can give you better service than D&L.

Good Luck!


-Jon

Yeah Xlnt Tint is also asking $100 for tail lights and $20 for the brake light. I'm going there at around 1-2 pm today. I will post pics when I get home.

GM, I don't think your tail lights were tinted when I saw your Maxima two weeks ago. Did you get them done? When I had my Maxima I wanted to get them tinted too, but the car didn't last that long.

The pics of the GT-R look amazing Jon. The service and prices from Xlnt Tint have been excellent so far, thanks a lot for the recommendation!

I'm wondering if that is legal in the Republic of Virginia. I bet NOT! :mad:

It's really not legal anywhere. :icon17:

hehehe...:ughdance:

He blade, Im definitely looking forward to seeing your tail lights done, please post up those pics.

Nah, decided against tinting the tails since that's an automatic safety inspection failure here in VA. The pics of the GT-R tinted tails look amazing. Sounds like that Xlnt Tint shop does some good work.

State Inspections, dont you just love them??:icon18:

State Inspections, super tight emissions regs, the whole lot.

VA = your car better be stock or you're gonna fail :bowrofl:

hahaha. Maryland is the same way..

How often do you have to get your car inspected in MD? I got mine done already, my MD tags should finally be here by Tuesday.

I think its just once, but I heard theres an interval as far as your emissions, you have to have that checked periodically. But im not 100% sure.

VA Emissions are every 2 years. MD is probably the same

Yeah, you don't have to have your car inspected in MD after that initial inspection, unless it sits without a registration for a while.

And as for emissions, it's every couple years. They basically hook up a code reader to the car. They rarely put the hose to the exhaust. If you fail, they give you a list of reasons and some time to get it fixed. You can request an extension on the test and I think the repair deadline if you file one.

It's pretty easy, though.

However, if you fail to get your emissions tested over time, they can and will suspend the registration on the vehicle, and that's a nasty-expensive ticket. ~600 bucks or so?

Good, it looks like i'll be safe from inspection troubles. Tinted tail lights is a whole different story ;)

BTW, I'm here at the shop and my car is in the process of getting tinted. Didn't realize how far south this place was. Took like 50 mins to get here from Glen Burnie.

Wow! They tried to kidnap your Z? Unbelievable!!! I'm glad you were able to get out of that scam shop.

They tried to kidnap me AND my Z! I am so happy I got out of there. It worked out better for them too because I would have sued the pants off of them if they didn't give me my keys back. My cousin works for a big law firm in DC ;)

I posted pics of the tint work in my other thread if you want to check them out.

Very good information ShadoQuad, I appreciate that, as do the fellow members on here as well.

Hey if yall havent seen Blade's tail lights, they're pretty sick. Im gonna get mine done too.

Sorry to hear. I'm a happy customer.

Thanks man. Post pics when you get yours done.

Most definitely brother, Im gonna get it done most likely, the beginning of next month. Hey Blade, can you PM me the address to this place, or post it up here, that'll actually be better, and beneficial to all members.:hello:

Xlnt Tint
617 Keith Lane.
Owings MD 20736
(410) 257 5511

Here's the link to their website for more information:
Welcome to XlntTint.com - Home Page

Thanks Blades..

No problem man.

Good alternative
 

I've had work done at Hallstar in Laurel, quick, good price and they use the computerized cutting. I had heard good things about D&L but sucks to hear about this.

I hadn't gotten mine done yet was waiting for the weather to warm up a bit.

Just another alternative: H A L L S T A R

Hey Blades, I was checking out where Owings, MD is, thats quite a drive for you and myself..lol.

Yeah it was kind of far, it took like 50 mins each way. My daily commute to school takes around the same time so I'm kind of used to it. I thought it would be somewhere near Owings Mills, which is like 20 mins away from me, but I was wrong. I think it was worth it though.