Window tint question
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Window tint question
Well, I just paid $160 to tint the windows on my supercab STX. 5% on back glass, 15% on two small windows, and 35% on front windows with a 5% windshield visor. Whats bugging me is I just looked at it closely and noticed an air bubble the size of a little tylenol pill on my back glass kinda close to the edge of the tint. Do yall know if this is something that will work its way out or should I be taking it back to the shop?
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If you just had it done it will work itself out. I have had windows tinted on 3 vehicles and everytime they say it takes about a week for the bubbles to work themselves out. That is why they say to wait 5 days before you roll down windows. Wait a week and if they are still there then take it back but every vehicle I have done gets bubbles at first and for the first day or two you will get more and more but they do go away.
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Hey abah would there be any chance you could post a couple pictures of your windows? I was thinking about tinting mine too, but want to get a feel for what each level of tint would look like on the truck. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by Patatoe1
Hey abah would there be any chance you could post a couple pictures of your windows? I was thinking about tinting mine too, but want to get a feel for what each level of tint would look like on the truck. Thanks.
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abah, this is normal, especially if theirs a lot of humidity in the air or if its been raining. Try what badloser said too. I had the same issue and I took it back to the tinters and they said to wait a little bit and it should go away.
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Originally Posted by Patatoe1
Have a question about how the scale works. Is 35% tint darker that 20%? Or is it the other way?
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Hey Wedge could you take a look at this picture for me.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...56460606JusBwd
The guy (E150wreckonoline) says that it is 50%, but to me that looks darker than your 35%.
Maybe its just the lightning and all.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...56460606JusBwd
The guy (E150wreckonoline) says that it is 50%, but to me that looks darker than your 35%.
Maybe its just the lightning and all.
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Originally Posted by Patatoe1
Hey Wedge could you take a look at this picture for me.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...56460606JusBwd
The guy (E150wreckonoline) says that it is 50%, but to me that looks darker than your 35%.
Maybe its just the lightning and all.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...56460606JusBwd
The guy (E150wreckonoline) says that it is 50%, but to me that looks darker than your 35%.
Maybe its just the lightning and all.
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Hey Patatoe1, I have pics of my truck in my gallery. The front windows are 20%. The two back side windows have 15% over the factory tint. The back glass has 5% over the factory tint. The windsheild has a 5% strip that goes down 10" from the top at the center of the windsheild. At the edge it is 16" down from the top on the front windsheild. I will try to get out and take some more recent pics and load them on my gallery as well tomorrow.