Window Tint Installed! - Land Rovers Only

1st rover · 05-02-2005, 02:26 PM

lookin great
just waiting to get some time to do it on my rrc

cellulararrest · 05-02-2005, 06:49 PM

how much did that run you? Where'd you get it done? What was the process like?

I'm thinking about getting a tint for my RRC as well. Love the look. Thanks.

01001010 · 05-02-2005, 07:02 PM

NIIIICE, I've been wanting to do it too. (Same vehicle but Avalon Blue - which looks green most of the time) Looks great!

Serg · 05-02-2005, 11:25 PM

Same here.. the XD will look great with some tint... What did it cost?

Serg

rov'n · 05-03-2005, 06:22 AM

200 dollars and i got it done locally here in lincoln,NE at The Tint Shop, everything is hand cut and not cut my computer so it fits perfectly.

cellulararrest · 05-03-2005, 11:46 AM

it's stuck on?

not sure i'm feeling that. Aren't factory tints an actual coating on the glass? I'm looking for the look, but also to reduce temperature and fading for the interior. I've always thought of stick on tints as not being the real thing. Is this wrong?

myhomescape.com · 05-03-2005, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by cellulararrest

it's stuck on?

not sure i'm feeling that. Aren't factory tints an actual coating on the glass? I'm looking for the look, but also to reduce temperature and fading for the interior. I've always thought of stick on tints as not being the real thing. Is this wrong?

Stick on tints look fine, and work great (when done by a professional shop).
I had 50% on the front of my last car, and a black/silver gradient tint on the back. Here's a pic w/tint of my last car. The tint held up great for several years. http://www.myhomescape.com/stealth

cellulararrest · 05-03-2005, 02:19 PM

It does look good (unlike those purple stick ons), but a few years seems kind of cheap. Factory tints last as long as the glass lasts. Are these just as good at blocking unwanted rays? Or are they purely for looks? Maybe I should do some research

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Serg · 05-03-2005, 03:46 PM

Cellulararrest

The only way to get "factory" tint is to have it as a factory installed feature.. meaning if the vehicle comes with tinted glass, that is it. It is embedded in the glass. Short of replacing every piece of glass in your LR with CUSTOM cut impregnated glass, the only way to go is stick on tint.

I had several cars tinted and it always lasted for as long as I owned the car. In other words, I got 7+ years out of it.. NEVER had to replace it! Just go to a good quality shop and you will be set.. it's not like that crap people buy at Kragen and put on. You need to have it professionally installed.

Serg

1st rover · 05-03-2005, 05:25 PM

they have lasted for 9 years on my dads daily driver...
and about the stick on tints blocking the uv rays.. they are great at blocking the rays if not better. u have a big variety to choose from, films with different clarity and amount of uv protection...

cellulararrest · 05-04-2005, 12:10 PM

Awesome. Great to know guys. I appreciate it.

01001010 · 05-04-2005, 12:22 PM

Oh man I must say thanks too, i had no clue about the impregnated glass. I too want tints but dont want any of that purple stuff. I want REAL black tints. Thanks again!

rov'n · 05-04-2005, 12:34 PM

my tint actually came with a "life of car gaurentee" to not fade purple ect...

01001010 · 05-04-2005, 01:21 PM

Oh hey rov'n..haha..thanks for the inspiration, after I saw your Signature Image there I decided to work on mine...still workin on a cooler more full image than the one I have now

05-02-2005, 02:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
rov'n Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lincoln,NE Posts: 229 Gallery: 0	Window Tint Installed! __________________

05-02-2005, 02:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
1st rover rovering?? Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, Ca. Posts: 689 Gallery: 0	lookin great just waiting to get some time to do it on my rrc __________________ -Nikunj 1993 Range Rover Classic LWB 1995 VW JETTA

05-02-2005, 06:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
cellulararrest 94 Defender 90 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chester, NH Posts: 1,057 Gallery: 0	how much did that run you? Where'd you get it done? What was the process like? I'm thinking about getting a tint for my RRC as well. Love the look. Thanks. __________________ S.N.H.L.R.

05-02-2005, 07:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
01001010 Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lawrenceville, GA Posts: 4,509 Gallery: 15	NIIIICE, I've been wanting to do it too. (Same vehicle but Avalon Blue - which looks green most of the time) Looks great! __________________ JC... 1996 Discovery SE - The Blue Marlin - gone =( 1965 Series IIa 109 RHD Dsl - Wilks www.TerraTrekker.com

05-02-2005, 11:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
Serg LRO Founder Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Los Gatos, CA Posts: 2,002 Gallery: 0	Same here.. the XD will look great with some tint... What did it cost? Serg __________________ Current Vehicles: 1995 Range Rover Classic LWB in Beluga Black 2005 BMW R1200GS 2004 Element Skateboard (Indy trucks, Bones Swiss, etc...) Past LR's: 1995 Range Rover LWB Classic 1997 Discovery XD 1995 Range Rover LWB Classic 1995 Range Rover LWB Classic 4.0

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05-03-2005, 06:22 AM	#6 (permalink)
rov'n Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lincoln,NE Posts: 229 Gallery: 0	200 dollars and i got it done locally here in lincoln,NE at The Tint Shop, everything is hand cut and not cut my computer so it fits perfectly. __________________

05-03-2005, 11:46 AM	#7 (permalink)
cellulararrest 94 Defender 90 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chester, NH Posts: 1,057 Gallery: 0	it's stuck on? not sure i'm feeling that. Aren't factory tints an actual coating on the glass? I'm looking for the look, but also to reduce temperature and fading for the interior. I've always thought of stick on tints as not being the real thing. Is this wrong? __________________ S.N.H.L.R.

05-03-2005, 02:19 PM	#9 (permalink)
cellulararrest 94 Defender 90 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chester, NH Posts: 1,057 Gallery: 0	It does look good (unlike those purple stick ons), but a few years seems kind of cheap. Factory tints last as long as the glass lasts. Are these just as good at blocking unwanted rays? Or are they purely for looks? Maybe I should do some research . __________________ S.N.H.L.R.

05-03-2005, 03:46 PM	#10 (permalink)
Serg LRO Founder Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Los Gatos, CA Posts: 2,002 Gallery: 0	Cellulararrest The only way to get "factory" tint is to have it as a factory installed feature.. meaning if the vehicle comes with tinted glass, that is it. It is embedded in the glass. Short of replacing every piece of glass in your LR with CUSTOM cut impregnated glass, the only way to go is stick on tint. I had several cars tinted and it always lasted for as long as I owned the car. In other words, I got 7+ years out of it.. NEVER had to replace it! Just go to a good quality shop and you will be set.. it's not like that crap people buy at Kragen and put on. You need to have it professionally installed. Serg __________________ Current Vehicles: 1995 Range Rover Classic LWB in Beluga Black 2005 BMW R1200GS 2004 Element Skateboard (Indy trucks, Bones Swiss, etc...) Past LR's: 1995 Range Rover LWB Classic 1997 Discovery XD 1995 Range Rover LWB Classic 1995 Range Rover LWB Classic 4.0

05-03-2005, 05:25 PM	#11 (permalink)
1st rover rovering?? Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, Ca. Posts: 689 Gallery: 0	they have lasted for 9 years on my dads daily driver... and about the stick on tints blocking the uv rays.. they are great at blocking the rays if not better. u have a big variety to choose from, films with different clarity and amount of uv protection... __________________ -Nikunj 1993 Range Rover Classic LWB 1995 VW JETTA

05-04-2005, 12:10 PM	#12 (permalink)
cellulararrest 94 Defender 90 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chester, NH Posts: 1,057 Gallery: 0	Awesome. Great to know guys. I appreciate it. __________________ S.N.H.L.R.

05-04-2005, 12:22 PM	#13 (permalink)
01001010 Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lawrenceville, GA Posts: 4,509 Gallery: 15	Oh man I must say thanks too, i had no clue about the impregnated glass. I too want tints but dont want any of that purple stuff. I want REAL black tints. Thanks again! __________________ JC... 1996 Discovery SE - The Blue Marlin - gone =( 1965 Series IIa 109 RHD Dsl - Wilks www.TerraTrekker.com

05-04-2005, 12:34 PM	#14 (permalink)
rov'n Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lincoln,NE Posts: 229 Gallery: 0	my tint actually came with a "life of car gaurentee" to not fade purple ect... __________________

05-04-2005, 01:21 PM	#15 (permalink)
01001010 Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lawrenceville, GA Posts: 4,509 Gallery: 15	Oh hey rov'n..haha..thanks for the inspiration, after I saw your Signature Image there I decided to work on mine...still workin on a cooler more full image than the one I have now __________________ JC... 1996 Discovery SE - The Blue Marlin - gone =( 1965 Series IIa 109 RHD Dsl - Wilks www.TerraTrekker.com

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