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Demandred7 · 08-30-2012, 12:16 AM

First, an update regarding the tint. I was a little late getting home from work Monday night and as soon as my head hit the pillow, I was down for the count and then forgot to update. Anyway, night time visibility is decent, so, no concerns there. I did however notice some imperfections in the tint. The tint shop said that it can take as long as two weeks for all of it to cure properly (depending on the weather) and not to touch it and see them in two weeks if there are still issues. And for all of you about to say "they just want you to forget or not bother following up", don't worry, I will.

I let the car bake in the sun for both Tues and Wed and 75-80% of the imperfections cleared themselves up. Took a drive by the tint shop today (Wed) and tied in with them and discussed the remaining imperfections and received reassurances that patience is the best course of action. There is a lifetime warranty on the tint anyway, so, I have the luxury of time (my thoughts, not their words).

The Beat Sonic shark fin antenna arrived yesterday from Japan (supposedly yesterday (neither my wife nor I heard any knock or doorbell (Thanks Canada Post))). Went over to the Post office today and picked it up. Once I got it home, I have to say that I was pretty impressed at the packaging. I thought that I would take a photo of it in the box, but who am I kidding, I am not the first person to buy one of these things. Anyway, ran out of time to install before work tonight, so, install will most likely be tomorrow. I will take some pics once it is installed.

And finally on a completely different tangent, I was playing with the radio during my driving around today and discovered the ASR feature (not to be confused with ASL). The acronymn is misleading, but, its impact to any mp3/ipod music is worthwhile mentioning. I have tuned the stock radio to the "Feel" category so that it pumps out some decent bass, but, it seemed to be lacking some mid-range depth. However, by turning on ASR, it noticeably fills out the mid-range sounds. Quite a pleasant surprise of a find (I guess I should get around to reading the manual for both the radio and the car). I have to say that despite its not so attractive appearance, the stock head unit is quite useable and sounds good (once you figure out its features).

08-30-2012, 12:16 AM	#17
Demandred7 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2018 Camry XSE V6 Location: Breslau, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,094 Thanks: 1,041 Thanked 367 Times in 228 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	First, an update regarding the tint. I was a little late getting home from work Monday night and as soon as my head hit the pillow, I was down for the count and then forgot to update. Anyway, night time visibility is decent, so, no concerns there. I did however notice some imperfections in the tint. The tint shop said that it can take as long as two weeks for all of it to cure properly (depending on the weather) and not to touch it and see them in two weeks if there are still issues. And for all of you about to say "they just want you to forget or not bother following up", don't worry, I will. I let the car bake in the sun for both Tues and Wed and 75-80% of the imperfections cleared themselves up. Took a drive by the tint shop today (Wed) and tied in with them and discussed the remaining imperfections and received reassurances that patience is the best course of action. There is a lifetime warranty on the tint anyway, so, I have the luxury of time (my thoughts, not their words). The Beat Sonic shark fin antenna arrived yesterday from Japan (supposedly yesterday (neither my wife nor I heard any knock or doorbell (Thanks Canada Post))). Went over to the Post office today and picked it up. Once I got it home, I have to say that I was pretty impressed at the packaging. I thought that I would take a photo of it in the box, but who am I kidding, I am not the first person to buy one of these things. Anyway, ran out of time to install before work tonight, so, install will most likely be tomorrow. I will take some pics once it is installed. And finally on a completely different tangent, I was playing with the radio during my driving around today and discovered the ASR feature (not to be confused with ASL). The acronymn is misleading, but, its impact to any mp3/ipod music is worthwhile mentioning. I have tuned the stock radio to the "Feel" category so that it pumps out some decent bass, but, it seemed to be lacking some mid-range depth. However, by turning on ASR, it noticeably fills out the mid-range sounds. Quite a pleasant surprise of a find (I guess I should get around to reading the manual for both the radio and the car). I have to say that despite its not so attractive appearance, the stock head unit is quite useable and sounds good (once you figure out its features).