OK. I've seen everyone's pictures, and I've got to say, I'm really seriously thinking about window tint now.

My question is... who does window tint? I mean, is there a shop that just does window tint? Or do you go to some auto body shop and get it done?

Please help, as I'm fairly clueless, but I want to get it done.

And I'm in Central NJ, so don't tell me to come over to your shop in Calgary!

 

Usually there are shops devoted to tinting and alarms, some Audio shops do it. Look in your phone book, Im sure something will turn up.

 

I must be looking in the wrong section :-(

Thanks, I'll try harder.

 

Give your local performance shop a call, or even ask your Mazda dealer. I am sure someone will know of a place. Once you find a few places you can get quotes on pricing. There are different types of tint that can be installed not just the % of the darkness.

 

How deep into NJ are u. I live in NY about 20 mins. from Mahwah, NJ and I got mine done at a shop around here. Everyone that lives around here gets them done at this place. It is called AutoLovers and is in Middletown, NY.

 

try using a search engine like yahoo...use the yellow pages....you can put in your zip code so it will only search stuff from your area....and search for window tinting.... look in the automotive section

 

Just walk up to sombody that has a nice looking tint and ask them where they got it done.

 

In the words of Montgomery Burns: "By Golly Mr. Smithers, I think you may be on to something"

 

Yup..... that's what I did

Make sure you ask at about 5-6 different places before you decide. Here in Vancouver prices range from 320$ to 160$ so as you can see, that's a big range

 

Dude, there's this shop in Calgary...oh..nevermind :P

Any idea how dark you want the tint? Also, what type? Best bet is to call around and get price quotes. Be sure to ask about warranty and what it covers.

 

Does anybody know anything about the dealer tint? My dealer has a LX all dressed up with tint, 17" rims, and all the other sporty accessories. I liked the look of the tinted windows. The sticker said it was $300 for the tint. Is that a bad price? Is the tint any good? I really don't know anything about tint except there are lots of different kinds and prices.

 

Dermen, your dealer went through a tinting company and had the windows tinted. 300$ is quite a bit, and I'm sure that you could find a better price somewhere else. If you don't wanna bother going through the process though, I guess you can take that one

 

Thanks. I don't know anything about tint. I don't like how some tint is blue and purple. I like the smoke or black tint. I will just have to research it some more and learn about it.

 

I think Makaveli might have a point... that is: how much is your time worth. If the dealer tint looks great, then it might be worth the $300 just because:

a.) It's already done
b.) you don't have to spend time researching places/prices/quality... which could take days
c.) you don't have to worry about dropping your car off somewhere and being without it for a specified time.
d.) If you're going to finance the car, you're financing the car with the tint on it, so it's not really a direct $300 hit to your wallet (although in the long run, the tine becomes more like $400)

Just some things to think about.

 

I got mine done for 230 at tint king I got 20 % smoke mettalic film
they did an excellent job. Ive had it on for more than a year and it still looks great. I wouldn't go darker than 20%, because it would be to hard to see at night