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    Looking for a shop to do some work. Recommendations?

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    Quote Originally Posted by altiain View Post
    Tim the Tintman - 817-480-TINT ( 8468 )

    He's based in NRH and has been tinting windows for almost two decades. He's done several of my cars, and several cars for other people on this board. Always great quality work, and always a better price than one of the local tint shops.

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    Quote Originally Posted by altiain View Post
    Tim the Tintman - 817-480-TINT ( 8468 )

    He's based in NRH and has been tinting windows for almost two decades. He's done several of my cars, and several cars for other people on this board. Always great quality work, and always a better price than one of the local tint shops.
    +1 (obviously)

    Tim recently tinted my RX-8. Fantastic work as usual, and a lot less than what a local shop wanted to charge me.
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    Denton Auto Tint on Fort worth drive. They've done a great job on all my vehicles for a great price and they always are doing GTR's and other nice cars anytime that I've been in. They are fast and as long as you keep your reciept they will repair it for free if you ever have any problems.
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    Wouldn't it be cheaper just to buy some nice sunglasses then you could just move them car to car to car.

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    Quote Originally Posted by POS Racing View Post
    Wouldn't it be cheaper just to buy some nice sunglasses then you could just move them car to car to car.
    Or this
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    Quote Originally Posted by altiain View Post
    +1 (obviously)

    Tim recently tinted my RX-8. Fantastic work as usual, and a lot less than what a local shop wanted to charge me.
    altiain, since you've had a number of cars done by Tim over the years, it's obvious that his installation work is very good. How well does his tint hold up over time? The last tinting I had was dealer installed on my Honda CR-V, and it turned purple/blue after about 5 years...

    Also, I know there are lots of types of tinting... which is the "good stuff"?
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    Quote Originally Posted by POS Racing View Post
    Wouldn't it be cheaper just to buy some nice sunglasses then you could just move them car to car to car.
    go eat a donut fat kid.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kestrel View Post
    altiain, since you've had a number of cars done by Tim over the years, it's obvious that his installation work is very good. How well does his tint hold up over time? The last tinting I had was dealer installed on my Honda CR-V, and it turned purple/blue after about 5 years...

    Also, I know there are lots of types of tinting... which is the "good stuff"?
    That "purple stuff" is cheap, dyed film. Tim uses 3M/Llumar metallic tint, iirc. The longest I've owned a car was my wife's old '95 Civic LX, which was tinted by Tim when she bought it in '95 and still looked like new when we sold it in '03. I've never had an issue with the quality of his work or the products he uses.

    Tim has been tinting windows professionally for 15+ years now, and the pride he takes in his work is evident. I wouldn't use anyone else.
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    +1 for Tim. He has tinted my last two cars and I have never had any issues at all. He also takes the extra time to make sure the fit is perfect with the least amount of seams.
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    Definitely go for the Metallic window tint. After 10 years on my 99 Nissan it still is clear and has not turned purple.
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    Will Tim come out to Dallas or do I need to go to him? Might set something up with him as soon as Gary is done w/ my car.
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    Bump....will Tim come out to Dallas? How about illegal tint shades?
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    Quote Originally Posted by ken o View Post
    Looking for a shop to do some work. Recommendations?
    Which car? If you've got "convenience entry" on your BMW, you'll have to use non-metallic tint, or welcome to not being able to get in your car... I've got the Wincos ceramic on mine and it blocks MUCHO heat.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Geckotek View Post
    Bump....will Tim come out to Dallas? How about illegal tint shades?
    These days probably not. He has enough work that is willing to come to him. You can always call and ask.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tailchaser View Post
    Which car? If you've got "convenience entry" on your BMW, you'll have to use non-metallic tint, or welcome to not being able to get in your car... I've got the Wincos ceramic on mine and it blocks MUCHO heat.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Radio-Active View Post
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    I've used Pro Tint in Plano on all of my cars over the last 7 years...
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    Quote Originally Posted by tailchaser View Post
    Which car? If you've got "convenience entry" on your BMW, you'll have to use non-metallic tint, or welcome to not being able to get in your car... I've got the Wincos ceramic on mine and it blocks MUCHO heat.
    Will ceramic tint have a negative affect on the NCs AKE?

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