[gds52]

Hi, first of all sorry for a long post.

I got my 328i hardtop convertible about a month back and I didnt want to drive it withoug tints. I got the tints done from one of the famous shops in South Jersey. The tint guy screwed it. first he told me that he will hold the car for 3-4 hours to dry the tint since its a coupe with window going up n donw, but he gave me the car in 2 hours and told me its good.
the tint starting coming off after 2-3 days.
At some point I asked the guy if he is goin to do single piece tint on the rear screen, he laughed at me, although mine was a stupid question but hey he shd be a professional in his reply.
anyway, now im determined im gonna do my own tint. i went to that shop again n blasted the owner and he was more than willing to do it again, but i told him, im not giving me car to that ahole guy who laughed at me and didnt to a good job. i got the tints from him and now planning to do it on my own, by removing the panels for a perfect job (or keeping the windows up by blocking open/close sensor/switch(still to find)...waiting for little dry sunny day...im not gonna wait till summer.

however, i did the front windshield strip today, it came out perfect with no air bubbles.

I would really appreciate if someone can give me any suggestions from one's own experience...

I'm pretty sure i will do the best job :-) since i would be doing it from my heart...

thanks,
GD

[Coolieman1220]

this is gonna be an interesting thread.

any good tint shop should warranty tint for lifetime.

any mediocre tint shop should do a 1 piece rear

[Juiced1M]

Tint warranty is usualy based off the film

i have all 3M on my cars .... get your money back OP and have a pro do it

[milly]

In order to keep the window from rolling back down every time the door is open when ur trying to tint it, open the door and get a screw driver or something and flip the latch up so the door thinks it's closed... Then the window will stay up.

That's what I did when I had to tint a coupe! Goodluck!

[gds52]

Thanks friends.

that guy gave a lifetime warranty, but somehow I dont feel like giving my car to him again, its about self-resepct now....sounds crazy :-)

n thanks for the door holding suggestion, i will do it once i get a sunny day...and upload some pics...

Regards,
GD

[Timothy J]

Let the pros handle it!

[Ralbar61]

Originally Posted by gds52

Hi, first of all sorry for a long post.

I got my 328i hardtop convertible about a month back and I didnt want to drive it withoug tints. I got the tints done from one of the famous shops in South Jersey. The tint guy screwed it. first he told me that he will hold the car for 3-4 hours to dry the tint since its a coupe with window going up n donw, but he gave me the car in 2 hours and told me its good.
the tint starting coming off after 2-3 days.
At some point I asked the guy if he is goin to do single piece tint on the rear screen, he laughed at me, although mine was a stupid question but hey he shd be a professional in his reply.
anyway, now im determined im gonna do my own tint. i went to that shop again n blasted the owner and he was more than willing to do it again, but i told him, im not giving me car to that ahole guy who laughed at me and didnt to a good job. i got the tints from him and now planning to do it on my own, by removing the panels for a perfect job (or keeping the windows up by blocking open/close sensor/switch(still to find)...waiting for little dry sunny day...im not gonna wait till summer.

however, i did the front windshield strip today, it came out perfect with no air bubbles.

I would really appreciate if someone can give me any suggestions from one's own experience...

I'm pretty sure i will do the best job :-) since i would be doing it from my heart...

thanks,
GD

I had my done at shadesofgray tint over in Northeast Philly. Third car I've had them do and each one has come out perfectly. Nice, professional guys. They cut the film on a cnc type machine and the fitment is great. I had some bubbling a couple of weeks after it was installed and they immediately fixed it and I was on my way once again.

[ndog14]

Originally Posted by Timothy J

Let the pros handle it!

+1

Or everyone would do it themselves.

If your engine gets the metallic ticking noise do you plan to do that yourself?

[gds52]

Finally, on a sunny day and temp around 45-50, I did the tint on front door(35%) and front windshield top(2.5%) successfully.
I rate the driver side door 9 out of 10, since this was a practice for me. I did not open the driver side door for 5 days...yeah hoped in/out from the passenger door and gave a plenty of laughs to my wife...

I might do it again in summer when temp is above 70.
6.5 feet long tint costs around $12-13 which can go on 2 windows.

check the attached pic.

Thanks for all the inputs.
It was kind of my dream since i was a kid to do my own tints...lol