Anybody used these guys to tint their own windows with the pre-cut kits or have any experience of tinting their own windows? Had a quote for getting it done by a service and they want £150 for a call out which seems a bit expensive for a small hatch..
Styling DIY Window Tinting
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Cost seems reasonable - it's no easier to do 3 windows of a small hatch than 3 windows of a larger saloon etc.
With the scope for really messing it up, I'd pay someone to do it - and probably will be doing when I order my next company car, as I'll run out of budget to get factory tints.
With the scope for really messing it up, I'd pay someone to do it - and probably will be doing when I order my next company car, as I'll run out of budget to get factory tints.
I bought some tinting film off ebay for £10, when I did my Punto, it was so cheap I was able to practice, throw away any screwed up bits of film and ultimately got a very good result, I'm a bit of a perfectionist so If it wasn't 100% I wasn't going to leave it on the car.
Hopefully you can see by the pictures it came out pretty well.
Also helped in the summer keeping the car much cooler and helped the aircon be more efficient.
So to explain the pictures, you put the film on the outside of the glass, get it shaped around the glass heating it with a heat gun to shrink it to follow the contours, then when happy and when you have got rid of every last wrinkle and bubble, you cut the film along the black edges of the back window glass, this makes it much smaller than the whole window but will still tint all the clear areas of glass, you then peel it off and put it on the inside of the glass, knowing that it will fit perfectly without any problems.
Float it into place with some soapy water and squeegy the water out so it sticks.
Hopefully you can see by the pictures it came out pretty well.
Also helped in the summer keeping the car much cooler and helped the aircon be more efficient.
So to explain the pictures, you put the film on the outside of the glass, get it shaped around the glass heating it with a heat gun to shrink it to follow the contours, then when happy and when you have got rid of every last wrinkle and bubble, you cut the film along the black edges of the back window glass, this makes it much smaller than the whole window but will still tint all the clear areas of glass, you then peel it off and put it on the inside of the glass, knowing that it will fit perfectly without any problems.
Float it into place with some soapy water and squeegy the water out so it sticks.
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I had my panda done in norwich cost £200 4 years ago, glass taken out on rear window, pro job, looks fab with a lifetime gaurantee, they want £100 to do my abarth and have a waiting list of over a month, not cheap but after 4 years still looks like new.
I bought some tinting film off ebay for £10, when I did my Punto, it was so cheap I was able to practice, throw away any screwed up bits of film and ultimately got a very good result, I'm a bit of a perfectionist so If it wasn't 100% I wasn't going to leave it on the car.
Hopefully you can see by the pictures it came out pretty well.
Also helped in the summer keeping the car much cooler and helped the aircon be more efficient.
So to explain the pictures, you put the film on the outside of the glass, get it shaped around the glass heating it with a heat gun to shrink it to follow the contours, then when happy and when you have got rid of every last wrinkle and bubble, you cut the film along the black edges of the back window glass, this makes it much smaller than the whole window but will still tint all the clear areas of glass, you then peel it off and put it on the inside of the glass, knowing that it will fit perfectly without any problems.
Float it into place with some soapy water and squeegy the water out so it sticks.
Looks like you smashed it to be honest! I'll give it a go, rather mess up and have to pay for it to be re-done then not even try.
I think it took 3 attempts to get it right but I had plenty of tinting film.
Watch lots of videos on YouTube to get the grip of how to do it, and spend £20 on a proper heat gun.
Watch lots of videos on YouTube to get the grip of how to do it, and spend £20 on a proper heat gun.
Personally,I've never seen a decent DIY window tint yet. You may be lucky & get a reasonable attempt, but soon the flaws soon show up after time. Just my thoughts.
