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[redwing634]

Tint recommendations for SW Houston/Sugar Land/Stafford/etc?

[tekkenman]

Originally Posted by redwing634

Tint recommendations for SW Houston/Sugar Land/Stafford/etc?

I went to executive tint for my Integra. http://www.xmhouston.com/

They show you what kinds of tints they have. They have super cheap ones to the super good ones. They guarantee their work and film for life for as long as you own it. So if it ever bubbles, cracks, or de-laminate, they'll fix it for you. They'll hook you up too if you do a review for them lol!

[redwing634]

Originally Posted by tekkenman

I went to executive tint for my Integra. http://www.xmhouston.com/

They show you what kinds of tints they have. They have super cheap ones to the super good ones. They guarantee their work and film for life for as long as you own it. So if it ever bubbles, cracks, or de-laminate, they'll fix it for you. They'll hook you up too if you do a review for them lol!

Can you give me an idea of what pricing I should expect for a decent one? And when you say super cheap to super good, is the super cheap bad / should I go for one of the higher end oens?

[tekkenman]

Originally Posted by redwing634

Can you give me an idea of what pricing I should expect for a decent one? And when you say super cheap to super good, is the super cheap bad / should I go for one of the higher end oens?

The cheap ones just shade you from the sun. Can't exactly remember the material levels but the one I got from them was 3rd or 2nd to the best one they had. They took off my old tint, had darker tint in my back and legal tint in the front, and installed new ones for bout 300. They have those really cheap ones for 75 installed for all your windows, but when you get there, the salesman will take you through and do a demonstration of what the tints actually do. Its really cool cause they have different pieces of glass with all the different tints they have . They put the glass in a box that has a bulb inside, which is there to mimic the sun, and you could feel the difference in heat rejection when you put your hand in the box with different types of tints. It was pretty cool xD

To summarize, all tints will shade you and your interior from the sun, but each tint material has its different heat rejection percentage. Not sure what the price is on a decent tint job, but just let the salesman explain to you what he has and then bargain I had a guy name Kovid helping me out that time. He was nice and honest and also told me what bad things could happen or good things. Such as the old tint on my Integra could end up peeling off the defrost on my rear windshield. Good luck!

[redwing634]

Originally Posted by tekkenman

The cheap ones just shade you from the sun. Can't exactly remember the material levels but the one I got from them was 3rd or 2nd to the best one they had. They took off my old tint, had darker tint in my back and legal tint in the front, and installed new ones for bout 300. They have those really cheap ones for 75 installed for all your windows, but when you get there, the salesman will take you through and do a demonstration of what the tints actually do. Its really cool cause they have different pieces of glass with all the different tints they have . They put the glass in a box that has a bulb inside, which is there to mimic the sun, and you could feel the difference in heat rejection when you put your hand in the box with different types of tints. It was pretty cool xD

To summarize, all tints will shade you and your interior from the sun, but each tint material has its different heat rejection percentage. Not sure what the price is on a decent tint job, but just let the salesman explain to you what he has and then bargain I had a guy name Kovid helping me out that time. He was nice and honest and also told me what bad things could happen or good things. Such as the old tint on my Integra could end up peeling off the defrost on my rear windshield. Good luck!

Awesome, thanks for the info. When you say bargain.. the tint selection has set prices right. It's not negotiable?

[redwing634]

Also Sugar Land officially has a new FR-S owner as of today.

[Do Boy]

Originally Posted by redwing634

Also Sugar Land officially has a new FR-S owner as of today.

Should bring it out to the meet tomorrow and meet the rest of us

[F1point4]

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[F1point4]

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[Do Boy]

Great hanging out with everyone this weekend

[cobrabyte]

Sorry I couldn't make it out to the meets this weekend. Looking forward to the next one though!

[Do Boy]

Originally Posted by cobrabyte

Sorry I couldn't make it out to the meets this weekend. Looking forward to the next one though!

Next on will be the cruise to Austin. Im not going to be attending that one thou.

[dabocx]

So random beyond reason and i dont want to derail this thread too much, but how is houston? I work in IT tech and i wanted to move there in a year or two.


Hopefully ill be in town for the next meet but its a 5 hour drive so i dont go over too often.

[Rabble]

Originally Posted by dabocx

So random beyond reason and i dont want to derail this thread too much, but how is houston? I work in IT tech and i wanted to move there in a year or two.


Hopefully ill be in town for the next meet but its a 5 hour drive so i dont go over too often.

It's hot and humid and Mosquitos own the night. Aside from that its got a pretty substantial nightlife and is a major cultural center of the state.