What Front Tint to Match Factory Tinted Rears?
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GatorGX, what part of the state are you in? I'm gonna take my GX to Flying Windows in Orlando some time in the next week to get my two front windows done. They've been around forever and they've done several of my cars over the years, I've always been very pleased with the results. I'll let you know how it goes and what tint they used. Here's a pic of the job they did on my old LX, they matched it up very well:
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I'm in South Florida. Nice pic, I actually came across that pic in my CL searches for tint jobs in the RX and LX forums. Great, please do post the brand/type/percent of the film after he does it. That would help a lot. Thanks.
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Just got the 20% taken off in the front this morning and replaced with 5% in the front so that they would match better.
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I'd like help with the brand and color etc. as well to get the front to look good. Took my gx to a prof. glass tinting place yesterday. They said they'd match the front to the second row. Didn't even look close - afterwards they said that since the front and second row have different color tinting (green vs. blue) you'd never be able to get them to match. Funny how before doing the install they said that they'd be able to get a match so close you wouldn't be able to notice a difference. Needless to say I had them take off the tinting they'd done. Anyone with a good looking front tint - info on the tint would be very helpful!
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ok I was asked for my input here.
I have 20% rear (over the Privacy glass makes for a total blackout) and 35% front (legal in Arizona).
Use the metalized film as the dyed stuff turns a crappy purple.
Tint isnt an option in AZ. Its a must.
hope that answers the Pm'ers questions
I have 20% rear (over the Privacy glass makes for a total blackout) and 35% front (legal in Arizona).
Use the metalized film as the dyed stuff turns a crappy purple.
Tint isnt an option in AZ. Its a must.
hope that answers the Pm'ers questions
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daleer - I hear ya, thus this thread. I see GX's all the time that look perfect, I just can never catch anyone to ask them... nor would they probably know the answer. I also see many that match on percent but are off terribly on color (often those are the metallic tints so be careful when considering those in my opinion).
BTW, just yesterday my wife asked about doing the rear windows too since the kids are saying it is too sunny and hot, so I may be tinting all around but not sure yet.
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Thanks again.