taws6

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Hi,
I'm considering having my windows tinted, but I want them to always look perfect. Will even a perfect window tint look rough and bubbled, in say 10 years and need redoing, or will a good tint job always look good if it's not damaged?

VetteMan

I think the tint on my SS is about 8 years old but it looks like an expensive tint job. Looks like the glass was dyed.

Super Speed

iTrader: (8)

Just have it done somewhere with a lifetime guarantee most places offer it anyway.

BadBandit69

iTrader: (13)

pretty sure as long as u clean it with a tint safe glass cleaner i think you'll be alright

black_phoenix

iTrader: (27)

tint lasts about 8-10 years if done properly. My other car is 13 years old and it's tint job already went bad...

twitchtwice

iTrader: (12)

if you get the spray on tint it will last a long time. the film stuff if done right will last a while too.

jetlag

iTrader: (32)

I had window tint on my truck for 6 years...and it was fine... I think it could make 4 more years... (but I sold the truck)

Unless you plan on having your car for the next 10 years, I wouldn't worry about it..

pHEnomIC

iTrader: (14)

Depends how much sitting in the sun its gonna be doing. If its gonna be under the scorching hot sun day in and day out rather than sitting in a garage, may take a lil bit of life off but you still should be fine for many yers.

twitchtwice

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like htey said earlier, if you get it done right it will last a lot longer,also if its garage kept for all of its life it will last a lot longer also.

taws6

iTrader: (2)

Thanks for all your replys

Yes, I hope I do, and being the rear window I read it's a biatch to remove and redo, so want to get it right first time.

Yes, but I plan on moving countries soon, so it will be difficult.

Never herd of this before, could you elaborate please???

Hopefully when we move it'll be in a garage in a temperate climate, which should help it's lifespan I guess.

Thanks for all the info guys, I never had experience with tinted windows before, so I'm learning about them as I go. (Of coures, I'll get a pro to do them for me).

jmm98LS1

iTrader: (28)

The tint on my car (35%) was done professionally 10 years ago. The car sat outside in the sun for 4 years of college, it's faded so bad now you can barely tell the windows are tinted, especially the hatch. It didn't bubble or come up though, just faded bad.

Arctic2002ss

I had my truck tinted back in 1993. It still looks great.

taws6

iTrader: (2)

Hmmm, seems like mixed results, might give tinting a miss

Red97Z

iTrader: (22)

Well to me, $250+, -, for around 8 years of tint, protection for my interior from UV radiation, and cracking, and the looks, and benefits of tint is definitely worth it, if it needs to be replaced in 8 years, no sweat. I wouldn't exactly rule out tinting all together because you're scared it'll fade and crack nearly a decade down the road. Do it, protect it, be happy with it

taws6

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yea, you got a good point there.

foreverzero

iTrader: (5)

whats another 250 bucks for your ws6?

araber89

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Lets say your tint only lasts you 5 years and it costs you 250 bucks to do, which it shouldn't. Anyhow you only need to put away $50 a year thats $4.17 a month. Don't eat fast food once a month and there you have your tint money in five years. Just do it and don't look back. I just got mine done and absolutely love it!!!

taws6

iTrader: (2)

Hmmm,
I think I've been persuaded.
I like it, not only do I get my window tint for free, but I cut the cars weight to boot!

8-10 years is a long time, I might not even have the car then, and you only live once eh ?

9000th01ss

iTrader: (10)

$250 for tint? Damn.
It cost me under $100 to do it myself.
The problem with doing it yourself is getting the right tint.
The local autoparts store has it all in boxes that can be opened and swapped out. You can take the $18 tint and put it in the $5 box. My friends truck had a problem like that, he got all the same tint and it ended up different shades per box.
If you shop around and find the good tint in a sealed box and put it on right it'll last forever, it just fades so slow you'll never notice.

Pinnhead13

iTrader: (5)

most places around here have a lifetime guarantee