Tinting my windows

[ryanfx]

I've decided on getting 5% all around and I need to find a reputable shop around Princeton.

I am by no means trying to save money (I want it done RIGHT). Anyone have any pleasurable experiences with shops around there??

[ar0ck]

If you come up North, Tri-State window tinting has a really good reputation.

Im going into the City for mine, super cheap, quick, and a good job. Many of my friends have gone to this one place in the City and they do an awsome job.

[ryanfx]

"the city" :?:

[NJSPEEDER]

myers2 in ewing does nice work and their prices aren't too bad.

later
tim

[ar0ck]

"the city" Â*:?:

Sorry I live in North Jersey, 15 minutes tops from THE New York City. :D

[ryanfx]

I was looking for something near central jersey... like less than 30 minutes away from me lol

do you know how much they charge njspeeder?

[ar0ck]

FYI, F-Bodies usually run around 150+ for all the windows. The hatch is the killer, and requires the most effort.

[NJSPEEDER]

i think it is around 150 liek alex said.

later
tim

[ryanfx]

WOW.. I got quoted at 175 for the hatch alone at the nearest place by me...

maybe I should be looking elsewhere....

[Squirrel]

ry, my boy used to work there, ill send him an IM the next time i see him on

edit: the hatch is 3 peices iirc

[ryanfx]

thanks eric

[ar0ck]

I got quoted for $190 from Tri-State, for 5% on the Hatch, and 20% on the sides, and that included removing the my old side tint (which I will be removing myself this weekend)

[Mike]

sound automotive on quakerbridge road in hamilton does good work and uses 3m tape with a lifetime warrenty

[ryanfx]

thanks guys - i'll give those places a call later today

[deadtrend1]

Remember though ... anything on the sides or front is illegal and you wont get through any state inspection stations. Cops in certain towns give hassle too about it .... specially this one town right next to me.... :lol:

I had a shop around the corner from me (well, actually about 3 miles away but its really only one turn) do my back hatch with 5% limo tint for 80 bucks. PLace is called E+F auto glass on haddonfield road in pennsauken
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/tstrella/transam/dcp1831.jpg

[qwikz28]

i paid 200 flat for mine. 15% all around. best shop in my area. they get really close to the edge of the glass

[ryanfx]

80 dollars damn...


yeah I know all of the legal consequences.. it's just too damn good looking to say no.

It's like a hot hooker you know will give you the clap

[Squirrel]

you can always pull the eye doctor thing..."the sun hurts my eyes while driving" 8)

[qwikz28]

or just roll down your windows if you see a cop up ahead

[ryanfx]

I know someone that got pulled over for having all of his windows down while it was snowing lol


the cop had reasonable doubt that he was up to no good lol =p

[Tsar]

45 dollars each time they wanna be a dick about tint...i took my tint off after 2 tickets in 3 days :evil:

[ryanfx]

whhhhhaaaaaattt 2 tickets in three days!? thats bad luck :x

[bad64chevelle]

sound automotive on quakerbridge road in hamilton does good work and uses 3m tape with a lifetime warrenty

I was thinking them too. From what I hear they do excellent work. Thats probably where I will be going to get mine done.

[Tru2Chevy]

sound automotive on quakerbridge road in hamilton does good work and uses 3m tape with a lifetime warrenty

I was thinking them too. From what I hear they do excellent work. Thats probably where I will be going to get mine done.

Well if their tint work is anything like their stereo installs, it must be great work.

- Justin

[bad64chevelle]

They must do good stereo work I bought my headunit plate and crap from there, they were working on all kinds of big dollar stuff when i was there.

[ryanfx]

sound automotive on quakerbridge road in hamilton does good work and uses 3m tape with a lifetime warrenty


I called htem and they wanted 275 dollars for all three windows - sheesh!

[V]

tri state in north haledon does awesome work, he does it out of his own house, he did my 95 STS years bakc and he did a bunch of my friends cars, all came out great, i'd only get my tints done there from now on. He even garuntees his work(at leats he did back then) there were no bubbles and no untinted strips to the edge of the glass, it looked stock.

the eye doctor thing will only work for so long, i had my eye doctor write on a perscription paper "please tint car windows due to photo sensitivity" it was with my 95 caddy and it got me out of at least 10 tickets but then one town gave me 2 in one week and told me to settle it in court and they didnt care, after that i said screw it and i pulled the fronts. That car was 5% all around.

With my SS i had 5% all around with a large black vinyl banner on the front, i got pulled over about 20 times for tints, got 1 ticket only, but those other 19 i talked my way out of it or my GF was with me with her family member pba card.

[bad64chevelle]

I've decided on getting 5% all around and I need to find a reputable shop around Princeton.

I am by no means trying to save money (I want it done RIGHT). Anyone have any pleasurable experiences with shops around there??

[ryanfx]

Just a legal question for those of you getting multiple tickets.. shouldn't you be allowed 30 days to fix the problem before getting another ticket????

[V]

as far as i know, no. you have basically that day until midnight, after that they can issue another ticket for the same violation. its basically one ticket a day for an offense like that(considered unapproved equipment(lights, exhaust...), obstruction of veiw(tints...), etc.). Moving violations/parking violations obviously have no limit per day.

[Savage_Messiah]

or my GF was with me with her family member pba card.


how many times has that damn thing saved you, lol

[12secondv6]

Spray paint the windows!

[ryanfx]

reading this thread is discouraging me... but luckily i'm stubborn :roll:

[deadtrend1]

A cop "next town over" like i stated above, handed my buddy a razor blade and told him to remove it right then and there......

[bad64chevelle]

or my GF was with me with her family member pba card.


how many times has that damn thing saved you, lol

haha you have no idea how those little things come in handy. damn Rutgers policeman who took mine... :evil:

[Savage_Messiah]

A cop "next town over" like i stated above, handed my buddy a razor blade and told him to remove it right then and there......

now if your buddy had been suicidal and used that razor to try and hurt himself, then that cop coulda been in deep ****..

[deadtrend1]

now if your buddy had been suicidal and used that razor to try and hurt himself, then that cop coulda been in deep ****..

Ah, very very true

[BlueFBird]

A cop "next town over" like i stated above, handed my buddy a razor blade and told him to remove it right then and there......

now if your buddy had been suicidal and used that razor to try and hurt himself, then that cop coulda been in deep ****..

lol who thinks of that...but u are correct

[Savage_Messiah]

I do :D

[ryanfx]

omg if I cop ever does that i'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO "slipping" and knacking my hand

:twisted:

[ar0ck]

Carefull, I knew someone who pulled that and ended up spending the night at the local psych ward under watch...


The way I think about my tint, is that my car spends more time parked then it is driven, and they cant give you a ticket for being parked.

And as a good argument for it, it acts as extra security from people who may want something inside your car. Or if your not breaking the law while driving, you shouldnt have any reasons for cops to pull you over & Add it to any lists.

[Savage_Messiah]

The way I think about my tint, is that my car spends more time parked then it is driven, and they cant give you a ticket for being parked.

I know some cops who would.


Or if your not breaking the law while driving, you shouldnt have any reasons for cops to pull you over & Add it to any lists.

Again I know cops who would, and peopel who have been pulled over doing NOTHING wrong except for having tints and getting tickets for the tints. Plus in my experiance a loud camaro gives them reason enugh to be suspicious :?

[qwikz28]

i'm not a fan of cops who give out tickets for stuff like that. i think they are all bitter and have a severe power trip. my father brought up a good point about this. (disclaimer: i by no means support this, nor do i deny being 100% in agreement) america is the one of the very few countries that treats our law enforcement with respect and in high reguard. all other countries believe that the more educated (doctors, lawyers, rutgers students) are the ones to be treated with respect, not the person with a metal ornament on his/her chest.

[BlueFBird]

i'm not a fan of cops who give out tickets for stuff like that. i think they are all bitter and have a severe power trip. my father brought up a good point about this. (disclaimer: i by no means support this, nor do i deny being 100% in agreement) america is the one of the very few countries that treats our law enforcement with respect and in high reguard. all other countries believe that the more educated (doctors, lawyers, rutgers students) are the ones to be treated with respect, not the person with a metal ornament on his/her chest.

lol i could argue that but im tired of arguin the "cop threads" lol everyone has their opinion about law enforcing officers...so be it but laywers are crap... some lays i hate their the reson y this country is soo sue happy an everyone gets suied for the littlest things... my brother got rear ended by a "forgiener" well put it an to make a long story short a lawer came to him an tried to sure my brother for his so called mental anguish an it affected his relationship..which happned years ago..that makes me sick. There are not many jobs that carry the honer or intergrity like bein a law enforcing officer does. Not arguing that there are bad apples in every basket

[ryanfx]

*detects thread will have expontentially grown by morning this this new topic*

[qwikz28]

i'm not a fan of cops who give out tickets for stuff like that. i think they are all bitter and have a severe power trip. my father brought up a good point about this. (disclaimer: i by no means support this, nor do i deny being 100% in agreement) america is the one of the very few countries that treats our law enforcement with respect and in high reguard. all other countries believe that the more educated (doctors, lawyers, rutgers students) are the ones to be treated with respect, not the person with a metal ornament on his/her chest.

lol i could argue that but im tired of arguin the "cop threads" lol everyone has their opinion about law enforcing officers...so be it but laywers are crap... some lays i hate their the reson y this country is soo sue happy an everyone gets suied for the littlest things... my brother got rear ended by a "forgiener" well put it an to make a long story short a lawer came to him an tried to sure my brother for his so called mental anguish an it affected his relationship..which happned years ago..that makes me sick. Â*There are not many jobs that carry the honer or intergrity like bein a law enforcing officer does. Not arguing that there are bad apples in every baskettrue, i'm just bitter towards a certain cop who targetted me last week in NY. just had to vent a little. cop told me he was giving me for something i didn't do wrong. thats just immature. if you wanna be bitter towards a teenager in a fast car, do something a little less harsh. thats all.

ryan- do the tints. i never got hassled for it, just remember to roll your windows down if you see a potential problem. and go into this prepared to get a ticket or two. if you are willing to drive up to NY i will take you to a place that does excellent work. its about 100 miles from trenton. thats the only place i have experience with. it sounds ridiculous but if you cant find anywhere else then why the hell not?

[Savage_Messiah]

the more educated (..., rutgers students) are

:funny: :rofl: :kneeslap:

[Squirrel]

ry, youre uber leet detector picks up cops from 3 and half miles away, you can roll down your windows and say a couple prayers by the time they get near you :D

[BlueFBird]

i'm not a fan of cops who give out tickets for stuff like that. i think they are all bitter and have a severe power trip. my father brought up a good point about this. (disclaimer: i by no means support this, nor do i deny being 100% in agreement) america is the one of the very few countries that treats our law enforcement with respect and in high reguard. all other countries believe that the more educated (doctors, lawyers, rutgers students) are the ones to be treated with respect, not the person with a metal ornament on his/her chest.

lol i could argue that but im tired of arguin the "cop threads" lol everyone has their opinion about law enforcing officers...so be it but laywers are crap... some lays i hate their the reson y this country is soo sue happy an everyone gets suied for the littlest things... my brother got rear ended by a "forgiener" well put it an to make a long story short a lawer came to him an tried to sure my brother for his so called mental anguish an it affected his relationship..which happned years ago..that makes me sick. Â*There are not many jobs that carry the honer or intergrity like bein a law enforcing officer does. Not arguing that there are bad apples in every baskettrue, i'm just bitter towards a certain cop who targetted me last week in NY. just had to vent a little. cop told me he was giving me for something i didn't do wrong. thats just immature. if you wanna be bitter towards a teenager in a fast car, do something a little less harsh. thats all.

ya i understand, like i said not every does the job right. Theres always gona be a few bad ones unfortinatly

[BlueFBird]

*detects thread will have expontentially grown by morning this this new topic*

lol im sorry to kinda hijack ya....but if i were u id do the tint. my camaro is tinted i have yet to get pulled over for it...but a tint ticket is no point violation an i think its a 30-$40 ticket i believe someone correct me if im wrong.

[ryanfx]

haha that's what I was also counting on eric - I was figuring a detector would let me roll down my windows for at least half the cops. I made my appointment for 9 AM on friday with a tint place on route 18. Hopefully It will go well


oh P.S 275 dollars for all around, and that includes removing my back hatch tint which takes forever. 8)

[dxdenis02]

A cop "next town over" like i stated above, handed my buddy a razor blade and told him to remove it right then and there......

what town did this

[ryanfx]

lol WOW old thread man =p

It was West Windsor

[clbeut01]

I got 5% tint all around at a little shop right outside McGuire AFB, think it was 200 bucks, but did an excellent job. I was worried about the hatch because I've seen a lot of tint jobs not stick at the top were those little black dots are, but they did the best job I've seen on mine.

As far as getting pulled over, the best way to avoid that is have Michigan plates like I do. Don't know what the rules are in Michigan these days but the NJ cops don't either.

[foff667]

guys this thread is over a year old, let it die!

[Knipps]

ITS ALIVE!!! :lol:

[ryanfx]

CLEAR!

*defribulates*

[Knipps]

i want to get my hatch tinted eventually...
have to check out some of these places