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Title: Buying window tint,..
Post by: JENSSEN on May 03, 2010, 01:09:05 PM
I just got prices on getting tint done on the 93 2Dr XJ and  :o WOW is it ever expensive, even with the windows out and I drop them off,..

Who sells quality tint in bulk at a good price?

Anyone?
Title: Re: Buying window tint,..
Post by: Spinalguy on May 03, 2010, 02:09:41 PM
did you try Icon on 32nd ave?
i got the entire 4 door Pajero done for about $200.
Title: Re: Buying window tint,..
Post by: JENSSEN on May 03, 2010, 02:19:42 PM
did you try Icon on 32nd ave?
i got the entire 4 door Pajero done for about $200.

Yup quoted $160.00 for the rear 3 windows  and they aren't even in the truck
Title: Re: Buying window tint,..
Post by: sylvrinvader on May 03, 2010, 08:04:46 PM
i got tint from walmart and did it myself years ago. $20-30. if the windows are out you're laughing
Title: Re: Buying window tint,..
Post by: Justink on May 03, 2010, 09:35:14 PM
Yea 20 bucks for tint at crappy tire.  How dark do you want to do? Because in my experience anything over 5% is to dark at night.  5% looks good, but so does 20 for that matter...
Title: Re: Buying window tint,..
Post by: JENSSEN on May 03, 2010, 09:58:57 PM
I was thinking the same DIY $160 bucks may double the 93 XJ's value lol. I was thinking 15-20% ish no limo tint. Enough to kill high beams coming up behind, prying eyes out of the trunk
Title: Re: Buying window tint,..
Post by: WhiteOut on May 03, 2010, 10:26:28 PM
Where did you go? I got quoted $50/window all-in.
Title: Re: Buying window tint,..
Post by: JENSSEN on May 03, 2010, 10:34:55 PM
Called 4-5 different shops and name dropped at a few places,.. Its like they just flat rate the windows.  All I wanted done was the 3 rear windows too,...
Title: Re: Buying window tint,..
Post by: OffRoadNewbie on May 03, 2010, 10:40:47 PM
Shadow tint on McLeod tr has decent prices   :-\
Title: Re: Buying window tint,..
Post by: Spinalguy on May 03, 2010, 10:52:20 PM
Yup quoted $160.00 for the rear 3 windows  and they aren't even in the truck
wow!
i had 7 windows for the 2 hun and they were  intact not free.
i guess he got big.
Title: Re: Buying window tint,..
Post by: JENSSEN on May 03, 2010, 11:16:51 PM
Yeah I know jobber on the amount of tint should be like $30-$40 MAX + Labour,.. and all the labour is taken care of not even a window seal,.. so I may just do it myself,..
Title: Re: Buying window tint,..
Post by: Raspberry on May 04, 2010, 12:06:42 PM
Its quite simple to do it yourself too, as long as you know how. If you need guidance, and you can't bring over a friend who's done it before, I'll bet google and youtube will have something to offer :)
I've done a few vehicles myself, the only problem I had was with the rear window in a BMW, can't remove it so has to be done while installed, the window itself was so curved, and there's not a lot of room to get at it. Other than that, every window I've done has been rather painless!
Title: Re: Buying window tint,..
Post by: raf2379 on May 06, 2010, 07:11:08 PM
i've done tint on my caliber, its quite simple, a heat gun is a must especially for highly curved windows to shrink the film, i bought mine from canadian tire. on the xj the windows would be fairly easy to do. $25 for a roll of tint, 2 rolls should do all 3 windows on your xj.