Hello fellow Lexus owners,
I am new to this forum and have to say how wonderful it is. I just purchased a 2006 gs 300awd and just love it. I would like to get my windows tinted and was wondering if anybody could recommend a good shop in the Morris, Union or Essex county New Jersey area.
Thank you all

 

you're welcome! the nav in my old 01 GS had a green GPS bar that would light up when it was "active". if it was lost or no reception, the bar would not light up at all. the new nav in the 06 is different, no bar, only the letters GPS. i haven't checked the manual, but i am guessing if you lose enough signal strength, maybe the letters disappear?

i don't know how i would test it since now i don't lose signal, but it is pretty clear when your signal is too weak. the thing will start driving off the road on the map and soon you are more than 1/2 mile from where you should be. it would take a good 1-2 minutes on a major freeway for the nav to "recalibrate" and get it right.

 

Yep, the word, "GPS," disappears if the signal is lost.

 

Wow, $450 is a lot to pay for tint. I was thinking of paying in the range of $150-$200, but I guess you get what you pay for.

 

I believe you do get what you pay for in this case. I had metallic tint put on two previous cars, but had Formula One Pinnacle put on the GS. The difference in glare reduction and heat rejection are phenomenal even with a lighter shade of tint. You paid a lot of money for your car, pony up a few more bucks to get the best tinting you can.

Whatever you go with, I highly recommend that you seek out referrals for a talented installer. The installer I've used in NorCal is awesome, but I've seen plenty of bad installs in my day as well.

 

Have had my car tinted for about 3000 miles and have had no problems

 

I agree it is kind of on the high end, but any high-end non-metalic film installed by a good shop seemed to be around the $400+ range. Lexuslover paid $420 for his carbon film and I was quoted up to around $500 by some local shops around here. Even with the lower grade films, I would have paid extra $ just for the expertise of a good installer instead of having some high-school kid install it.

 

I guess I'll go with the high-end film since it does carry a lifetime warranty.

 

I also have metallic tint.When I had my Eclipse Nav installed my installer acknowledged the interference so he mounted the GPS antenna in the front dashboard..Works flawlessly!!I dont know how cost effective or even possible on the newer GS rerouting is but its an option.

 

No Formula One dealers in NY.

 

Just got my tint finally today. i went with the formula one pinnacle series which is the ceramic based tint. I shelled out 370 and it looks really nice. I got the darkest tint because my interior is grey, but it's way too dark at night. i should have gone with the medium. hope i don't get a ticket. first thing i noticed after the tint was my satellite radio keeps losing reception. it's very annoying. it never did that before. the nav seems to be fine. let's hope and see. thanks for all the comments.

 

what shop did you end up using for your install?

 

Sundown Tint in Loma Linda, there's also one in riverside, they do tint for dealerships around there so they're pretty reputable.