Hey guys, i just got the pre-cut tint that i ordered 2 weeks ago :shifty: anyways its 20% and its going on all the windows (not the front one) and i was just wondering if u got any tips on how to tint the windows easy, i will have couple friends helping me...

What tools should i use?
What kind of liquid? soapy water? i heard windex but i dotn think so..

Oh and if u have some pics of 20% all around i would like to see it..

Thanks!

i ordered the same stuff for my wifes focus. i have no intention of installing it, but the local shops wont either because i didnt buy it from them...so now im screwed. i went with 35 on the rear doors and window, and whatever the next lightest is for the front windows.

just install it ur self it isent too hard since its alredy pre-cut..

did you do your's? I've been thinking about doing this. like to do stuff myself but want it to turn out good.

Here is mine with 20% on seven windows.

http://myspace-629.vo.llnwd.net/00694/92/68/694978629_l.jpg

Buddy of mind did it in his garage for $180. Looks very professional as my buddy used to tint windows professionaly at a place called Ziebart. When the cops metered my tint they said it read 15%...oh well...I've only got one ticket and I never paid the thing anyways cuz they labeled my car is a black conti on the ticket. lol.

damn 20% looks nice heheh and u got lucky about the ticket... people just dont knwo what kind of car this is lol

Oh and im tinting mine this weekend if it is nice outside.

after you get the pre cut on post some pics.....i've been thinking about buying some off the internet but don't know where to get the best quality from any ideas?

IMO...just have it all done professionally. No hassle and if its not done right they will redo it...simple as that!

after you get the pre cut on post some pics.....i've been thinking about buying some off the internet but don't know where to get the best quality from any ideas?

when i get it on i will get soem pics up... but if i screw up then no pics until i dont get it done pro..

I GOT 20% for the back and 35% in front
Cops don't like tints around here I get b/s for it all the time but
the car looks WAY better with all windows done.
I got it done prof. with life-time warranty for $170
Love my LSE

Sometimes professional tint shops won't tint too illegal depending on the laws in your state. The professional tint shop I went to refused to tint my windows below 35% all around and the legal limit is 50%. I wanted 20%. Basically the guy said you will be back to have it removed within a month anyways...ha. Thats what he thought.

damn 170 to get them tinted thats way good deal... around here its close to 400 :(

I used to work at Best Buy here in Scottsdale. We installed Madico window tint for a couple of months.(terrible idea for best buy) Anyway i have it on my car and it was very easy to do. I did it myself, the hardest window was the back. I'd say i took me about 45 mins to do the whole car. Just follow the instructions if i came with some. As far as the solution goes we used about 6 pumps of baby soap in a squart bottle.

I used to work at Best Buy here in Scottsdale. We installed Madico window tint for a couple of months.(terrible idea for best buy) Anyway i have it on my car and it was very easy to do. I did it myself, the hardest window was the back. I'd say i took me about 45 mins to do the whole car. Just follow the instructions if i came with some. As far as the solution goes we used about 6 pumps of baby soap in a squart bottle.

thanks ill use baby soap ;)

whoa .. a professional job here ranges from 115-180. average 140 with lifetime waranty.

damn 170 to get them tinted thats way good deal... around here its close to 400 :(

Yeah it sucks. I paid ~$300 about a year and half ago in Iowa City. It's held up good so far. 5% on the back three and 50% on the front two.

110 for tints all around except the front windsheild with warranty.. including taking off the old tints.. gotta love miami

wow that is cheap, I am about to move to charlotte, I hope tinting is cheaper there. It is about $220 around here in NJ.
Eamonn

$235 for tint here and i wasn't really too thrilled with it. I can already see a few small bubbles in it

must be nice to have all your windows tinted for under $200. i checked with the local shops around here to get the front 2 of my truck tinted to match the factory. they told me it was $100 just for the front 2 of my truck at 20% after that i was afraid to ask about my ls at 20%

here in chicago they tint $35 per window and its a clean job

I had mine done for $140 for all the windows, lifetime warranty, looks great. I have done windows there many times, last was my 330i.

Hey guys, i just got the pre-cut tint that i ordered 2 weeks ago :shifty: anyways its 20% and its going on all the windows (not the front one) and i was just wondering if u got any tips on how to tint the windows easy, i will have couple friends helping me...

What tools should i use?
What kind of liquid? soapy water? i heard windex but i dotn think so..

Thanks!

Being that it's pre-cut, you should concentrate on cleaning the windows before installation. A clean job is THE HARDEST part of window tinting. BTW, how is the rear window done? Did they send you strips, or 1 large piece, and they expect you to shrink it out?

i ordered the same stuff for my wifes focus. i have no intention of installing it, but the local shops wont either because i didnt buy it from them...so now im screwed. i went with 35 on the rear doors and window, and whatever the next lightest is for the front windows.

I won't either. Part of my profit margin comes from the film. Besides, if something went wrong with your film, 95% if the time, you'd expect me to fix it for free.

Here is mine with 20% on seven windows.

http://myspace-629.vo.llnwd.net/00694/92/68/694978629_l.jpg

Buddy of mind did it in his garage for $180. Looks very professional as my buddy used to tint windows professionaly at a place called Ziebart. When the cops metered my tint they said it read 15%...oh well...I've only got one ticket and I never paid the thing anyways cuz they labeled my car is a black conti on the ticket. lol.

First off, he must not be much of a friend. For a 4-dr car, with complete lifetime warranty (bubbling, peeling, change of color, fading) I charge $190. For the less expensive lifetime warranty film (jbubbling, peeling) I charge $140. For friends, depending on how good of friends they are, they either get it for $110 (dealer price) or my absolute lowest price of $85.

For $180, he could at least have used a full-metal film so it wouldn't have turned purple already. And the part about getting out of the ticket because the cop put down the wrong car is BS. I have friends that are on the local PD, and they always laugh when they hear BS stories such as yours.

IMO...just have it all done professionally. No hassle and if its not done right they will redo it...simple as that!

Couldn't have said it better myself....

damn 170 to get them tinted thats way good deal... around here its close to 400 :(

Where the hell are you from? I'm packing up shop and moving!!

I used to work at Best Buy here in Scottsdale. We installed Madico window tint for a couple of months.(terrible idea for best buy) Anyway i have it on my car and it was very easy to do. I did it myself, the hardest window was the back. I'd say i took me about 45 mins to do the whole car. Just follow the instructions if i came with some. As far as the solution goes we used about 6 pumps of baby soap in a squart bottle.

I actually lived in PHX when Best Buy was doing tinting. (or was that the $1 install radio place?) Anyways, any soap works fine. I've used baby soap, Joy, Dawn, etc. But, 6 pumps is WAY too much.

110 for tints all around except the front windsheild with warranty.. including taking off the old tints.. gotta love miami

$110? Either you know somebody, or the film they used isn't a good grade of film.

Did you ever get this tint installed? I got some and I was wondering how it went with yours?

Well I had a go at it today and I ended up throwing all the tint away. The sh!tty film kept tearing when I would try to peel it from the clear plastic. I would not recommend XtremeCity pre-cut tint. They have an ebay store, so stay clear of them. I have to say it was a waste of money. I'm going to go have it done right.

aren't you supposed to wet the backing b4 you separate it?

hey guys this is an old thread.... but i got my tint too and it was crappy and when i was putting it on there was too many bubbles so it pissed me off and i ripped everthing off.... i guess its best to just go and give 300-400 to the pros..

Yep. If you wet the backing per the instructions...it peels right off.

As an aside..I once opted for the metallic high grade film on a car I had back in 1992...kept it until 1999, and it never peeled/faded/purpled..anything. It did, however, have this slightly annoying haze to it all the time.

On my next car, the tint shop owner offered to sell me the metallic film tint again..but said the lower cost/non metallic tint would last just as long, assuming I cleaned it properly (ie no windex/ammonia...just a damp soft cotton cloth)..and that the warranty on the metallic film was longer, simply due to the extra cost.

I've had the lower cost/entry level film for 4 years now...no issues at all. Had it on the prior car for 4 years..no problem. My brother has the exact same tint/film on his 325i that he has had since 1996...with no problems.

$150 to $190 is the going rate here in the DC metro area

I did wet the back but the film didn't seem like it had been cut very well. Some of it would peel off and then it would stick and tear.