absolute Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 I walked in to Tommy's Tint in Portland this weekend and made an appointment to get my car tinted. She quoted me $235.. I was expecting about $180 . She also told me that cops around here are real anal about tint and could give me a $700 ticket. Has that been your guys experience or are they just trying to cover their liability? I wasn't planning on going to crazy, maybe %30 front and %20 back or even %35 front and %25 back. Is it really $700 for a tint ticket? and will it effect my car insurance? 230WHP/286TQ (Dyno Chart) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew.anderson Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 I can't speak to the cops question. I can tell you we got our tint on out 05 LGT at Tommy's over a year ago and it is outstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWP-LegacyGT Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 I'm running 22% tint all the way around on my Legacy and thus far I haven't gotten any grief from the cops. however, since your car is black I wouldn't go any darker than 28% because I see quite a few black cars with 30% or lower usually pulled over just because it looks so freaking dark. I have a white car mind you so it the contrast is a bit better. Also, cops usually just give a "fix it" ticket of which you go back to the tint shop and they lighten the tint. Also I would get your car tinted at Alexia's in Beaverton. Auto Window Tinting : Auto Window Tinting There phone # 503-671-9615 You can probably get your windows tinted there for $200 (just say someone quoted you on that....). I've had all my cars done there and they do the best work in town. Carr Subaru uses them for tint so that tells you something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absolute Posted July 23, 2006 Author Share Posted July 23, 2006 I can't speak to the cops question. I can tell you we got our tint on out 05 LGT at Tommy's over a year ago and it is outstanding. do you remember how much you paid? 230WHP/286TQ (Dyno Chart) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absolute Posted July 23, 2006 Author Share Posted July 23, 2006 Also, cops usually just give a "fix it" ticket of which you go back to the tint shop and they lighten the tint. Do they charge full price again to lighten it up? 230WHP/286TQ (Dyno Chart) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew.anderson Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 do you remember how much you paid? I paid $190. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugsly Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 I went to Tommy's Tinting back in December and had a clearbra and 32% tint put on. He quoted me around $200 for the Tint and $500 for the bra. Their first suggestion of tint was 40%, and said that was the legal limit. I asked if they could put something darker and they said 'sure, no problem.' Since then I haven't had any problems with cops. Do they charge full price again to lighten it up? I would say yes. They would have to remove the old tint and put on all new tint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmerjonbmx Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 i got 35% from tommy's about 2 months ago. I have been pulled over 3 times and asked about the tinting. 1st time I got a tcket 2nd and 3rd time I had the legal limit certificate Tommy's gave me in the car. I am on ticket #3 for no frot license plate however (court today as a matter of fact, lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsh_gt Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 speed concept did my tints for 170.00, 35% all around. no probs w/ popo since june (when i bought the leggy). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absolute Posted August 16, 2006 Author Share Posted August 16, 2006 i got 35% from tommy's about 2 months ago. I have been pulled over 3 times and asked about the tinting. 1st time I got a tcket 2nd and 3rd time I had the legal limit certificate Tommy's gave me in the car. I am on ticket #3 for no frot license plate however (court today as a matter of fact, lol) I decided to go with %35... Kinda wish I went darker but it's nice not having to worry about cops. What’s the penalty for not having the front plate? btw... I paid $220 @ Tommy's they did a great job. 230WHP/286TQ (Dyno Chart) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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