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Old 11-05-2008, 03:13 PM
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I have a 1999 White Eclipse Spyder with a black soft top. I've been thinking of tinting the windows to darken them. However, I'm skeptical about how dark I should go.

I am positive I don't want opaque tint like limos have. (though black and dark is somewhere in the ballpark)

Also I've never tinted windows before and I'm not sure if it's something I can easily do or if I should hire a professional to do it.

Any suggestions on where to start would be greatly appreciated. Be it a local shop near the Chesapeake area or where to get tint and understand how to apply it to the window.

Also, does anyone have any suggestions on the translucency of the tint?


Thanks for your time, effort, and opinions


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Old 11-05-2008, 03:27 PM
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East Coast Window tint in VB

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Old 11-05-2008, 04:19 PM
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hire someone
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Old 11-05-2008, 08:11 PM
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Don't do it yourself. Find a good shop to do it, and be ready to spend $200 ballpark for a quality job.
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Old 11-05-2008, 11:11 PM
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I know someone that could do it for $100 tell him Greg with the mustangs sent you. film-on window tinting 757-644-7327
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Old 11-06-2008, 03:57 AM
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Originally Posted by yeldak99
East Coast Window tint in VB

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+50000000 life time warranty on tint and nothing but a quality job. Tell eric jeb sent you for a hook up
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Old 11-06-2008, 04:02 AM
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Where are your plates registered at? If they are virginia then I wouldn't do anything over legal percentage. East Coast Window tint did my windows on my 4 door Civic and left tint shavings from the old tint everywhere! They also left 2 razors in the back seat area, where my 4yr. old soon picked it up and showed it to me East Coast Window Tint
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Where are your plates registered at? If they are virginia then I wouldn't do anything over legal percentage. East Coast Window tint did my windows on my 4 door Civic and left tint shavings from the old tint everywhere! They also left 2 razors in the back seat area, where my 4yr. old soon picked it up and showed it to me East Coast Window Tint
Did you go back and talk to the owner about it? He would have made things right.I understand where you are coming from about the razors because I am a parent myself but accidents do happen but like I said I know eric personally and like I said I know he would have made it right!

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Old 11-06-2008, 06:17 AM
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Holy fuck...here's a concept.

Trying the search button
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Holy fuck...here's a concept.

Trying the search button
Directions to this "search" button.

When you say search, you mean he find the information on his own by researching several different things? Isn't that like work?
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