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Old Sep 6, 2007 | 04:34 PM
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Default Black Out vynil for dot matrix

I am having my windows tinted next week hopefully. I was wondering if anyone had pics of the dot matrix at the top of the back window blacked out. Everyone keeps telling me to do it but I need some pics to decide, thanks.
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Old Sep 6, 2007 | 08:47 PM
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bump someone has to have this done.
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Old Sep 6, 2007 | 09:24 PM
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Hey! I was looking at your signature and I see your cars 1/4 mile run, let me say thats pretty good! I don't have an answer to your topic, sorry....
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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 04:11 PM
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Thats alright maybe someone else does, thanks for the compliment, I just bought the car 3 monthes ago complety stock right down to the tires and brakes. I think it does damn good for still being almost stock, biggest thing was the tune, but this winter I plan to get a ls6 intake, cam, headers, true duals out the back and a 3600 stall. We will see how well it does then.
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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 06:08 PM
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i have this done but dont have a pic. just do it man. i didnt need to see a pic. it looks straight black outside and inside. the other way it has that milky white look to it. i will try to take some pics tomorow.
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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 07:35 PM
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I did this last at the beginning of this year.

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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 07:36 PM
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Here's a link to a thread i started a while back, there's a few more pictures in there:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...ight=tint+guys
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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 08:43 PM
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^^ I've always heard people talk about doing it but I've never actually seen pics of it done, looks pretty good.
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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 09:13 PM
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Cool thanks for the posts guys, tint shop said 30 bucks to vynil it so I guess that is the way im going. I think I'll have them bring it down to the top defrost line then butt the tint up to it ill post up some pics when I get it done.
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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 10:53 PM
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I masked off the dot area and spray painted it black.. they we tinted the window and just overlaped onto the paint.

Adds extra shade, you can't see it from the rear view mirror and it looks great from the outside.

Simple
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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 10:59 PM
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Definitely do it... looks a million times better than the tint not sticking to the dots.
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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 11:56 PM
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Don't some guys sand down the dots?
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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 12:28 PM
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so the tint wont stick to the dot matrix unless u paint it or remove it?? when i bought my car, the dot matrix wasnt tinted, and it has been annoyin the **** out of me. im gonna tint it soon.
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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 02:55 PM
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I was planning on doing all 3 windows 35%. Would it look shitty having the dots painted and the rest of the window that light?
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Old Sep 9, 2007 | 08:57 PM
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Got mine tinted about a month ago and I'm not having any problems with the tint not sticking to the dot matrix.
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 09:07 AM
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the people that i got mine done are vary good and use vary good ****. they tinted over the dots and it dosnt leave a milky white shading and you cant even tell that there is dot matrix there. ill get some pics later today
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 09:39 AM
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hahaha. IMHO, the materials or "pros" do not matter in this circumstance. Eventually the dot matrix > tint. One month is not usually long enough to see it :sorry:

btw, nice job getting the pics up Kevin
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 07:49 PM
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EDIT- he did black vinyl over my dot matrix not tint!
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 07:53 PM
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iv hade mine on for a year now and no probs
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