Budget vs Reputable Tinting
05-13-2014, 01:26 AM
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Budget vs Reputable Tinting Summer is almost upon us, and the memories of scorched cheeks from last summer still haunt me. What's a reputable place in the DFW area to get a tint job done? I've seen various offerings on Groupon ranging from $60-$140, promising 3m tint and warranties. Is this a legitimate option? On a student's budget, of course. I and my backside thank you.
05-13-2014, 02:17 AM
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Well it's been a few years so I can't recall exact prices but I can say that Lone Star Window Tinting in Hurst did an excellent job on mine around 2 and half years ago, especially on the rear hatch area. Would definitely use them again and I do remember the price being reasonable too.
05-13-2014, 02:18 AM
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Just don't go cheap on the film itself. Get something that claims high percentage of UV and infrared blockage. Dark tint doesn't matter much if it's letting a lot of heat through anyway. Light tint made with the right material can block more heat than cheap dark tink.
05-13-2014, 09:23 AM
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Sun Solutions in Haltom City is a great company. He has done 4 of my cars and has never given me a problem with a warranty or the film being bad. I haven't had a warranty issue but he does cover his work. For my crew cab trucks it was $125 for all windows and the eyebrow/visor. He also only charges $20-40 to take the old tint off. He will also do Mobile tinting for a small fee as well.
Joe Arnold @ Sun Solutions
Cell 817-371-6677
Office 817-847-6886
Tell him P.J. sent you.
Joe Arnold @ Sun Solutions
Cell 817-371-6677
Office 817-847-6886
Tell him P.J. sent you.
05-13-2014, 10:47 PM
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I've got the Llumar ceramic tint on my wife's Infiniti and won't ever go with another cheap basic tint. It's a night and day difference between basic tint and this Llumar ceramic tint. Paid 225 I believe a year ago at Glacier Tint in Arlington. Comes with nationwide warranty as we'll for any authorized Llumar dealer.
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05-14-2014, 07:37 PM
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Just don't go cheap on the film itself. Get something that claims high percentage of UV and infrared blockage. Dark tint doesn't matter much if it's letting a lot of heat through anyway. Light tint made with the right material can block more heat than cheap dark tink.
05-14-2014, 09:22 PM
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When I got rid of my Bullitt roller.
It had tint on it that was about 8 years old and was about the only thing that held up. Lol
Paint looked like ****, interior was beat up, the tint that I paid 200 dollars or whatever for, from a guy that does tint at a dealer was still in great shape.
So I would say pay for it once and it will probably last as long as you have the car.
It had tint on it that was about 8 years old and was about the only thing that held up. Lol
Paint looked like ****, interior was beat up, the tint that I paid 200 dollars or whatever for, from a guy that does tint at a dealer was still in great shape.
So I would say pay for it once and it will probably last as long as you have the car.
05-14-2014, 10:23 PM
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Thanks for the input, everyone. Cheap tint is the last thing I want, since my old V6 had it and the entire hatch was impossible to see out of, haha. While on the subject, since I have a convertible should I just opt for the side windows to be tinted?
