R58 Tint
#26
Abort abort!!
So I showed up for my scheduled appointment and they were already working on two cars. I got a very nonchalont welcome and a promise that they would be right with me to talk about films.
Despite their website claim of comfortable guest waiting area and highly professional service I was left to sit out on the curb, but it did allow me to watch them work. After about 15 mins of sitting, watching guys in khaki shorts roaming all over an BMW, with their belts, zippers touching the paint work, I decided my $300+ was going to be spent elsewhere.
Maybe I am a bit too picky, but if I am going to spent top dollar to get my car worked on I expect to at least be by people who care about my car and care about me as a customer.
So the search goes on for a good professional service.
Despite their website claim of comfortable guest waiting area and highly professional service I was left to sit out on the curb, but it did allow me to watch them work. After about 15 mins of sitting, watching guys in khaki shorts roaming all over an BMW, with their belts, zippers touching the paint work, I decided my $300+ was going to be spent elsewhere.
Maybe I am a bit too picky, but if I am going to spent top dollar to get my car worked on I expect to at least be by people who care about my car and care about me as a customer.
So the search goes on for a good professional service.
#27
#28
Yikes, I don't blame you. I would have done the same. I feel bad for that BMW. I'm glad you followed your instincts.
Have you checked with your local MINI dealer? They might be able to recommend a good tint service if they don't do it in house already.
I'm using my dealer to install the tint partly due to the fact that I'm 100% positive they are used to dealing with tinting Coupes and they did my MA's MINI and it looked perfect!
By the way Chor, I love your Coupe! If I hadn't already had a blue MINI for the past 8 years I probably would have copied your exterior! I really like what you did with the wheels!
Have you checked with your local MINI dealer? They might be able to recommend a good tint service if they don't do it in house already.
I'm using my dealer to install the tint partly due to the fact that I'm 100% positive they are used to dealing with tinting Coupes and they did my MA's MINI and it looked perfect!
By the way Chor, I love your Coupe! If I hadn't already had a blue MINI for the past 8 years I probably would have copied your exterior! I really like what you did with the wheels!
#29
Whoa! $300+ for tint on a Coupe??? I use a guy who tints show cars, and does all that jazzy decorative tint with logos, etc. And he only charged me in the $150 range. (about the same he charged for my 2 R53's) Told me he'd tint my '92 Supra for about $160-180, and that includes removal of old faded tint.
For $300, they should have been serving you complementary cold beverages and snacks while you played Wii/XBox/PS3 on their 80" 240Hz LED television from the comfort of their overstuffed leather recliners. And not rubbing their zippers on your fenders.
For $300, they should have been serving you complementary cold beverages and snacks while you played Wii/XBox/PS3 on their 80" 240Hz LED television from the comfort of their overstuffed leather recliners. And not rubbing their zippers on your fenders.
#30
Yeah there is a complete derth of places around here who provide good tinting services. Lots of cowboy places, but noone who realize specializes and has a good range of ceramic options.
There is another place in Bedford I am going to check out and I am going to call my MA and see if he knows anyone. Will keep you all posted.
There is another place in Bedford I am going to check out and I am going to call my MA and see if he knows anyone. Will keep you all posted.
#31
SoCal Here. Paid 180.00 for Front sides, rear sides, back and dual panoramic sunroof.
I also went with 5%(Limo) all around
CA rules, any % of tint on the front passenger windows = Illegal
So whether I went with 35% or 5% I was screwed.
With that being said. 35% is very deceptive. Sometimes it looks really dark. Other times it's very light. Depends on the way the photo was taken.
Just take a trip to a local tint shop and compare the films in the sunlight. For me my MCS is black with black leather interior. It gets really hot out here in SoCal so my decision was based on performance as well as looks. 5% looks sexy.
I was concerned about night driving. Out here where I live, there is always some ambient lighting. Is it harder to see out at night? Yes. Is it dangerous? No.
You just need to decide what it right for you. I actually agonized over it for a few days. Once I saw the 35% at the tint shop I knew it would be to light for what I was looking for.
I also went with 5%(Limo) all around
CA rules, any % of tint on the front passenger windows = Illegal
So whether I went with 35% or 5% I was screwed.
With that being said. 35% is very deceptive. Sometimes it looks really dark. Other times it's very light. Depends on the way the photo was taken.
Just take a trip to a local tint shop and compare the films in the sunlight. For me my MCS is black with black leather interior. It gets really hot out here in SoCal so my decision was based on performance as well as looks. 5% looks sexy.
I was concerned about night driving. Out here where I live, there is always some ambient lighting. Is it harder to see out at night? Yes. Is it dangerous? No.
You just need to decide what it right for you. I actually agonized over it for a few days. Once I saw the 35% at the tint shop I knew it would be to light for what I was looking for.
#33
So I dropped off Lightning McMini at a place called Driven Perfection in South Weymouth, MA last night.
They are tinting sides and rear with 35% ceramic film and doing an external detail. Expecting it all to be about $300, I'll post photos and give my impression after I pick it up tonight.
They are tinting sides and rear with 35% ceramic film and doing an external detail. Expecting it all to be about $300, I'll post photos and give my impression after I pick it up tonight.
#34
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...&type=1&ref=nf
OK I can say I am pretty satisfied with the work Driven Perfection did.
OK I can say I am pretty satisfied with the work Driven Perfection did.
#37
#40
Actually, you can have up to 30% on the passenger/driver window. It's the reflectivity that is illegal (unless you're in one of the counties/cities that has a special ordinance that prohibits the front windows; mostly due to past/present gang violence bs).
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