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Old Jun 15, 2008 | 05:39 PM
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Does anyone know of a good tint guy I can use that is in the Oceanside/Carlsbad/Vista area? I want some tinting done on my wife's Vibe. I am getting tired of it getting so hot in there, and one of these days we are going to be carting a kid around in the back of that thing, so I am going to want a VERY dark tint in the rear. Don't want the cheap **** that turns purple after awhile, and don't want some place that does an crappy job where I am going to find bubbles. If it is a problem with posting non-sponsers in an open forum, please PM me. Also, if you know general pricing for that shop, please PM that.
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Old Jun 15, 2008 | 05:45 PM
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the place on base near the bowling alley does really good work.
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Old Jun 15, 2008 | 05:54 PM
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are you for real? I have always been wary of the quality of work of anything on base, car or otherwise.
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Old Jun 15, 2008 | 06:09 PM
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i need some tint too. but the guy i talked to wants 60 bucks to take off my old tint from just the rear hatch, and then 200 to tint the windows and hatch. that seems kinda high to me
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Old Jun 15, 2008 | 06:12 PM
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take the old tint off yourself. I have always found it more expensive to get **** done on base than out in town. just find someone who offers the tint with a lifetime warranty.
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Old Jun 15, 2008 | 06:14 PM
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whats the trick with the hatch, lots of windex?
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Old Jun 16, 2008 | 10:07 PM
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bump. Someone has to know someone else who is good except for the guy on base.
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Old Jun 16, 2008 | 11:44 PM
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Don't go to Audiozone on Mission. You might as well burn your money in front of them.
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I went to Mr tint in escondido and they did an awesome job on my hawk
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MaroonLS1, were they reasonably priced in comparison to other shops?
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Old Jun 17, 2008 | 12:30 AM
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yeah they were, pretty much the same. On my old lt1 i used a shop in La mesa area and they did a decent job but it took the bubbles about 3 weeks to dissapear. When i used mr tint it was a perfect job. I forget exactly the price i paid since it was more than a year ago. I will be going up there probably next week to tint my back window because i replaced my hatch
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north county mobile is the best in San diego. look up them up on the yellow pages. ask for Martin tell him you're luis's friend, freddie's brother.he should know what's up.
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Old Jun 17, 2008 | 09:29 PM
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i think i might just do that. damn mp on base made me get my **** taken off. but i need my tint
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