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Old Jul 3, 2010 | 09:03 AM
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Default Finally tinted my windows.

No more fishbowl! 20% on the back three, 35% on the front two.

For $26 and my first time tinting EVER, I'm happy with it. Took about 5 hours from start to finish, going SLOOOOW, and with a lunch break. Every window has minor flaws (the front two are the worst), but from more than a couple feet away it looks pretty much perfect, even the worst window.

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Old Jul 3, 2010 | 09:06 AM
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That makes the truck look a lot better. Good job.
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Old Jul 3, 2010 | 09:31 AM
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^^+2...

i know you love it, but limo tint all the way around makes it soooooooo nice inside

just in case you ever re-tint..lol
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Old Jul 3, 2010 | 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by gs7793
^^+2...

i know you love it, but limo tint all the way around makes it soooooooo nice inside

just in case you ever re-tint..lol
Eh, I don't think I'd want anything darker than 20% to be honest. It's dark as HELL around here at night (no street lights anywhere), and I need to back up/down some long country-*** driveways. I don't feel like needing to pull the truck out of a ditch because my tint was too dark.
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Old Jul 3, 2010 | 10:18 AM
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looks good man.

you said you had a hard time with the fronts. on Silverados I remove the whole window and bring it inside and tint them on the kitchen table. it's so much easier. I just did both my fronts a few weeks ago and it took about an hour including removing and installing the windows.

good job with the rear glass though. that one gives me the most trouble.
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Old Jul 3, 2010 | 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by qwank
looks good man.

you said you had a hard time with the fronts. on Silverados I remove the whole window and bring it inside and tint them on the kitchen table. it's so much easier. I just did both my fronts a few weeks ago and it took about an hour including removing and installing the windows.

good job with the rear glass though. that one gives me the most trouble.
Thanks for the tip. I know exactly what I did wrong on both front windows though, I didn't have the sheet slid far enough towards the front, and it wrinkled up a bit at the bottom rear. I should be able to do it perfect the next time.

As fort the back window, I got my Mom to help move it from outside to inside the truck. I didn't clean it well enough though, there's some dog hair behind it, and a big patch of dirt that I missed.

For $26, I'll order another kit, and redo it one window at a time when time permits, but they're all good enough for now.
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Old Jul 3, 2010 | 10:29 AM
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yeah they look great. and i think 35% looks good on the front windows. its not too dark that you"ll have to worry about cops giving you crap. although, i got asked to take mine off by a cop. thats why i just re did them. I'm not doing the back one again though. I have a factory tinted window i got from work. I'm going to just have it installed
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Old Jul 3, 2010 | 10:33 AM
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Yeah cops are the main reason I went withe 35 on the front. It's a bit darker than I was expecting actually. Some areas in NJ they're REALLY strict about tint, so I'm a bit worried. I figure I can always try to see if the cop will let me rip it off and let me go.
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Old Jul 3, 2010 | 11:57 AM
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Looks good! And I tried today and let me tell you I had a epic fail!
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Old Jul 3, 2010 | 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by ChevyTruck
Looks good! And I tried today and let me tell you I had a epic fail!
LMAO, I would have love to see you drop kick the fukn bottle.. LMAO :FACEPALM:



Truck looks good man. I have yet to try and do mine, allthough I still have my tint I got from the bay.. Ima try soon, unless RJ wants it
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