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05-24-2011, 09:02 AM | #24 |
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![]() I'm running 20% all around, and I went to National Glass Tinting in Kensington. Mark did an excellent job, in my opinion. I'm not too much of a dot matrix freak myself, though. And I've got an E90.
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05-24-2011, 09:34 AM | #26 | |
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05-24-2011, 10:14 AM | #27 | |
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I was one of the guinea pigs to try all 3 methods 4 years ago and unfortunately it wasn't planned that way.
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I have been unhappy with the dot matrix on my car since I got it done, but redoing the tint fell further down my mod list. I might want to revisit that after seeing some of these latest posts and getting a better idea of what options are out there. |
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05-24-2011, 03:59 PM | #29 | |
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05-24-2011, 11:51 PM | #30 |
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I have a docs note and like the person above said - it only gets you 35 all around. BTW - I just got it from a family doc, he didn't even ask why - his thing was 'it's ur car and it's not affecting anyone else so who cares'
Never been pulled over for my tint, but I like to have the docs note as reassurance - |
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07-14-2011, 04:42 PM | #31 |
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I wanted to send a follow up since it's been a while. I got the tints done a few weeks back. Sorry I haven't gotten to uploading pics yet but I still plan to.
Well, I honestly wasn't impressed at all with Matt, his business attitude, or the quality of his work. Am I happy with the results? Somewhat/yes. But he didn't do anything about the dot matrix, and it looks pretty bad from up close. I also didn't realize there's dot matrix on ALL the windows (the edges of the front and side windows have it too), so the tint is not even on any of the dot matrix on any single window. But, like I said, it's barely noticeable except for very up close and you have to be looking for imperfections. I've actually gotten several compliments on the looks of the tint and people have told me they didn't notice the dot matrix crap until I asked/told them about it. The areas that were flat (non-dot matrix) were done flawless and look great. Matt had a somewhat pissy attitude, and although he seemed like a cool guy to have a beer with, I figured he just dealt with an asshole customer or something. He went on this whole tirade about how customers would come back all pissed off about something they weren't happy about instead of asking to fix it nicely. I dunno, I didn't feel like he should have been venting to me as another paying customer. It was weird to hear a business owner do that to a customer. He tried to avoid the several conversations I had about the dot matrix/vinyl. I told him I was concerned about how the dot matrix would come out, and his counter was he was only concerned about how the non-dot matrix would come out..........wow. All in all I paid $240, which I think was too high for the lack of quality of work for this specific car. But like I said, I'm easy to please and never really got mad/nervous/upset about the end result, which happens immediately when I'm not pleased for what I pay. So I guess I'm alright. |
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07-14-2011, 05:50 PM | #33 |
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Matt at TNT has done 4 cars for me, including my E92 and my wife's E82 (just last week; took a couple of hours). He stands by his work. A word of caution though -- He'll talk your ear off. Drop your car off and get out of there!
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07-14-2011, 07:34 PM | #35 | |
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$240 ? obviously you did not get the ceramic tint. Yeah, Matt seems to have an attitude. He quoted me $380 for ceramic and I did not like the tone of his voice so I went to LA Tint. Very happy with the result ! ![]() check out the tint on my coupe. http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=550358
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07-16-2011, 02:13 PM | #37 | |
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07-19-2011, 06:08 PM | #38 | |
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Also the state of registration doesn't matter. The code of VA states any vehicle driven on a VA highway must comply. I have pulled and written out of state tint but only if it's illegal in their home state too but it doesn't really matter. 46.2-1052 is the code section btw |
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07-27-2011, 01:27 PM | #39 | |
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09-10-2011, 01:41 AM | #40 |
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Reading through all these posts is making my head spin
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09-10-2011, 11:55 AM | #41 |
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I run 18% in the rear and 35% in the front in va and have never had any trouble with the cops for it
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