Dealer Tint on my new 330i?
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Hey Codex, the tint on my 330 was already done before I owned the car (no record of original tinters). I have all 5 windows tinted the same, they all look good, but since you mention it I do have bubbles at the bottow edge of the rear window...(from bab tinters, as you said I suspect).
Is there a way to fix this?
Is there a way to fix this?
If you already have the bubbles, just try and push down on it with your thumb. It might help a little bit. If you're daring, you could take a razor blade and cut a tiny hole in some corner. That will give the air bubbles a place to escape. Course, it's not recommended for huge bubbles. Worth a shot if you can't stand how your tint looks right now. But try just pushing it in first. For the bottom of the rear window, take a plastic paint scraper covered with a soft paper towel. Use that to push in the tint.
As for New York, try Art of Tint. Shop is somewhere in Brooklyn and midtown West side. Have no idea what that means as I'm not from NYC. Could be two places, could be one. Dunno. Tom is supposed to do a great job though.
Huper is a ceramic based tint. It rejects heat much better than regular tint. I think 40 or 50% Huper already rejects more than limo tint of a regular type film. The lowest they go is 20, but 30 is what you'll realistically find to be the lowest. It is expensive. 5 windows in NY costs $450 for a Volvo S60R. Prolly the same for a BMW.
If you insist on tinting your windshield, I'd suggest V-Kool in the 75% film. 70% at most. V-Kool is similar to Huper in heat rejection properties, but it's metallic based so it may slightly affect radar/radio reception. Plus, it's kinda shimmery at certain angles like all metallic based tints. But, it comes in those really light shades so hopefully law enforcement won't notice. V-Kool at 70% blocks more heat than a regular limo tint too. But, V-Kool is fractionally more expensive than Huper.
As for New York, try Art of Tint. Shop is somewhere in Brooklyn and midtown West side. Have no idea what that means as I'm not from NYC. Could be two places, could be one. Dunno. Tom is supposed to do a great job though.
Huper is a ceramic based tint. It rejects heat much better than regular tint. I think 40 or 50% Huper already rejects more than limo tint of a regular type film. The lowest they go is 20, but 30 is what you'll realistically find to be the lowest. It is expensive. 5 windows in NY costs $450 for a Volvo S60R. Prolly the same for a BMW.
If you insist on tinting your windshield, I'd suggest V-Kool in the 75% film. 70% at most. V-Kool is similar to Huper in heat rejection properties, but it's metallic based so it may slightly affect radar/radio reception. Plus, it's kinda shimmery at certain angles like all metallic based tints. But, it comes in those really light shades so hopefully law enforcement won't notice. V-Kool at 70% blocks more heat than a regular limo tint too. But, V-Kool is fractionally more expensive than Huper.
Funny how thats the place I was gonna try. From what I saw on their website they only have LLumar tint. How would you rate the visibility with the V-kool on the windshield and the other tint (huper) when it comes to your side view mirrors and rear window view. Especially at night; say if a car has no lights on.
Oh and Brooklyn is a different borough across the bridge then theres Queens and then you have Long Island. North of Manhattan is the Bronx and Staten Island well, they doesn't count.![[:D]](/images/smilies/biggrin.png "Big Grin [:D]")
So when you say midtown you mean in midtown manhattan? It's amazing how everyone seems know places in NYC no matter where they're from.
Oh and Brooklyn is a different borough across the bridge then theres Queens and then you have Long Island. North of Manhattan is the Bronx and Staten Island well, they doesn't count.
So when you say midtown you mean in midtown manhattan? It's amazing how everyone seems know places in NYC no matter where they're from.
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The dealer can't pin failed windows on the tint job. If they tried, I'd have to kick 'em in the nuts for being so friggin' stupit for thinking they could pull that one over on me. [fake]
Get a nice light tint, you'll love it. It against the law in MI to tint your front windows, but 98% of cops don't care so long as you don't GIVE them a reason to pull you over. My F-150 has 20% to match the factory tint. Very dark, but looks hella-cool. It helps to have a tan interior.
Get a nice light tint, you'll love it. It against the law in MI to tint your front windows, but 98% of cops don't care so long as you don't GIVE them a reason to pull you over. My F-150 has 20% to match the factory tint. Very dark, but looks hella-cool. It helps to have a tan interior.
Visibility is fine. I don't have tint on the windshield, so I can't say anything about that. My V-Kool installer said he tries to convince anyone who insists on windshield tint to only put 75% V-Kool on the windshield, as 70% is just a touch too dark.
30% Huper is actually fairly light. Granted, I'm coming from a car that had limo tint. That was a pain at night. Could only tell cars by headlights. If they were idiots and were driving at night without headlights, I usually couldn't see them. I'm picky about visibility cuz I constantly scan for law enforcement. So, being able to see details is important to me. With 30% Huper, you can still do that.
Reason why I don't know those places, but mentioned them is cuz I pulled that info about Art of Tint from another site. Lemme find the link. It's got pix for you to see too. And click on the "original thread" link in the first post.
http://www.e46fanatics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=169134&highlight=huper
30% Huper is actually fairly light. Granted, I'm coming from a car that had limo tint. That was a pain at night. Could only tell cars by headlights. If they were idiots and were driving at night without headlights, I usually couldn't see them. I'm picky about visibility cuz I constantly scan for law enforcement. So, being able to see details is important to me. With 30% Huper, you can still do that.
Reason why I don't know those places, but mentioned them is cuz I pulled that info about Art of Tint from another site. Lemme find the link. It's got pix for you to see too. And click on the "original thread" link in the first post.
http://www.e46fanatics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=169134&highlight=huper
I spoke to Huper Optik USA today. They reference me to a local distributor in the NYC area. Only 2 places in NYC - Art of Tint and ADV are authorized dealers. Huper only allow certified train tech to install and sell there product. The distributor told me these outfitter are top notch. They do high end cars for MB, BMW etc. They also did some Lambo's for recent car shows. Will qoute some prices soon.