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Old 09-10-2007, 12:08 AM
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Can any one help to find what kind of tint should i get from my A4? i know how to do or i think i do. Any suggestions would be great!
 
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Old 09-10-2007, 12:49 AM
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i have 18 percent on my a4 i can send you pics if you want, 35 percent is too light most of the places have 20 percent. i would say get 20 or 18 percent.
 
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Old 09-10-2007, 12:54 AM
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I wouldn't try it myself....... get it done by a pro.......
 
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Old 09-10-2007, 12:54 AM
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Id suggest not to DIY. If you mess up, its going to take a lot of time and effort to fix your mistakes. Its very worthwhile todrop your car off for a couple hours and come back to it lookinggood with a lifetime waranty. Plus I dont think you can get the same quality tint from a place like autozone compared to what the experts have/use. I paid about $180 for mine. Money well spent imo.
 
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Old 09-10-2007, 01:15 AM
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although I do not recommend a DIY, it does seem pretty simple, I watched them do my entire house and my car...you may want to check out ebay, they have already cut pieces of tint pretty cheap and you can pick up that silicone spray stuff at anyauto parts store....try a window, if it goes well do the whole car, if not you can take it right off with no problems whatsoever...

well, either way, good luck!...I have 15% rear and 30% front....I like it, you can see it in my pics...

edit: I typed in the wrong percentages...lol
 
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Old 09-10-2007, 01:20 AM
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If you mess up after the adhesive/tint has been applied to the window youll pretty much have to start over from step 1 which is washing the window/adhesive off thoroughly.... Unless youre lucky. I can just imagine a house with 15% all around.......... Ghettttttto crack house[8D] jk im sure its not like that at all
 
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Old 09-10-2007, 01:23 AM
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I live in freakin redding dude, so far the high for this summer was like 117 and it was a consistant 105 last week, luckily it colled down to 100....

the tint on da house and car save # on my electric bill and running the a/c in my car super high....and yes, I do hit the occasional crack pipe....lol
 
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Old 09-10-2007, 01:31 AM
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Damn if I lived in those kind of temps id be living in a bunker at least 20 ft under.
 
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Old 09-10-2007, 01:47 AM
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I would be but it's too hot to dig....it's 11pm and like 80 degrees outside!


 
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Old 09-10-2007, 08:42 PM
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I would be but it's too hot to dig....it's 11pm and like 80 degrees outside!


ya man phoenix, AZ right here... we been over 115 degrees so many times this summer. the average has been 111 degrees. thats some bullshit if you ask me, lol...

i got 5% on my car and it keeps so much heat outta the car its amazing. I never thought about tinting my windows on my house haha haha, if i was still using a scale as my 9-5 I would definately get my house windows tinted 5% HAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
 


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