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Old 08-10-06, 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by lexusondubs
exactly i have never had the door panels taken off i have 2 layers of tint on my gs and no dissasembly of the doors in any way where do you guys have your tinting done anyway ?? my guy has also been doing it for 15 years and has tinted about 10 of my cars no matter how hard it was he never had to take off the door panels they have tools that reach the tint further down in the door ...........
why is everyone so afraid of tinters taking the door panels off? as long as they are reputable and know what they are doing, its not rocket science. i think the lazy ones DON'T take the panels off. its just a hassle more than anything.

as always there are two sides. some people are happy that their tinter don't have to take off the door and does a good job, while others are happy that their tinter did take off the door panel and did a good job. bottom line is, as long as the tinter did a good job, and your door still works, whats the difference?
Old 08-14-06, 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by islandsnow
have any of them tinted the new IS? maybe they only tint honda's or saturn's
lol, call them and see...(long distance charges may apply).

Hondas and Saturn's huh? I'm talking about the places I frequent, not the places YOU frequent.
Old 08-14-06, 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by mikeloc24
lol, call them and see...(long distance charges may apply).

Hondas and Saturn's huh? I'm talking about the places I frequent, not the places YOU frequent.
i called, i have free long distance on my cell. they said they usually only do honda's and yugo's
Old 08-15-06, 03:02 PM
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I have never seen any tint place take off the door panel to do tint...Going to lexus is just a waste of money..How much they charging you for the tint? has to be at least 400-500 dollars....At least thats what they wanted here in NYC when i wanted mine tinted
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the dealer here said $500 for the ceramic tint. crazy!
Old 08-17-06, 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by islandsnow
they said they usually only do honda's and yugo's
Usually...not always

...and 500 bones for ceramic tint??!??!!! yikes!!
Old 08-20-06, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by doctorttt
I scheduled with my local Lexus dealer to get it done......feel more confident doing it there.
Where in NY are you?

My Lexus dealer wants to charge me $595 for the tint (Lexus of Smithtown).
Old 08-20-06, 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by optsgirl
Where in NY are you?

My Lexus dealer wants to charge me $595 for the tint (Lexus of Smithtown).
Bay Ridge Lexus in Brooklyn ditched me; they couldn't get in touch with the tinting technician (tinting is outsourced). Will try it again this coming Friday.
Quoted $275+tax, but I guess it will be more because I want all my windows tinted. The $275 is probably just rear and rear seat windows.
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Originally Posted by doctorttt
Bay Ridge Lexus in Brooklyn ditched me; they couldn't get in touch with the tinting technician (tinting is outsourced). Will try it again this coming Friday.
Quoted $275+tax, but I guess it will be more because I want all my windows tinted. The $275 is probably just rear and rear seat windows.
I want all my windows tinted too. Get a price for both maybe they can give us a better deal. I am available on Saturdays for the tint.
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