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Old 03-17-2008, 07:15 PM
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Great thread, fellas--glad to see that there's so much support for new owners...just like me! I bought my 2004 G35 Sedan yesterday, and already have a number of things I plan to do (assuming my finances are in order):
1) window tint
2) body kit of some sort
3) all weather mats
4) new wheels

Because the interior is black, tinting is my first priority. (I can't imagine how hot this thing gets in the summer time.) Anyway, in case anyone's curious to get all four doors and rear window done, here are some prices I was quoted while calling around today:

Mr Tint (408.247.8468, San Jose): $325 using "supreme" (ie, non-metalized) Solar Gard
Best Image (650.287.2600, San Mateo): $180 using 3M
King Tint (650.921.2021, San Bruno): $280 using 3M
California Auto (408.370.9399, Campbell): $425 using 3M
Omega Tintwerks (925.227.1322, Pleasanton): $380 using non-3M
Auto Mall Tint Specialist (510.659.8468, Fremont): $500 using SunTek HP on doors, Huper Optik on rear window

...all of the above shops told me that their quotes already include a lifetime warranty in the price. Keep the tips coming fellas, and thanks for making this site invaluable.
 

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Old 03-17-2008, 07:34 PM
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Tip? Go to Omega Tint Werks. Talk to Vince.

As far as a body kit for your sedan, the Nismo kit looks good.
 
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King Tint (San Bruno): $310 using 3M with lifetime warranty for me 7 window
if u want i can give u their card, the card give u a free carwash. also u can see my car as a sample

if you go 20% all around and your interior is black, you will not see anything from outside even at day time.(my interior is brown)

tips: open the moon roof can help your font window tint looks light.
 
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Old 03-17-2008, 08:56 PM
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if you go 20% all around and your interior is black, you will not see anything from outside even at day time.(my interior is brown)
you can see through during the day with 20% and black interior.
 
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Old 06-11-2008, 03:09 PM
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I just did window tint @Best Image (650.287.2600, San Mateo) for $150 with 3M and lifetime warranty. Yes, only $150. They're doing promotion on craigslist right now.

Frank over there is very friendly, very nice experience.

A~
 
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Old 06-12-2008, 04:31 AM
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Don't tint your windows if your car is LR like mine. You will not get away with it. I know that from personal experience
 
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Yup the chippie is right. The CHP that signed off my ticket said the same thing. NO after market tints on front windows at all. simple as that. sucks for me cause my car is red so even the lightest tint will stand out a lot more compare to other color cars.
 
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Anyone know a Bay Area installer who can do windshield tint? Something as transparent/clear as possible, but still block out a good amount of heat/infrared. I've been researching tints and the best options appear to be:

V-Kool Clear 70
3M Crystalline Automotive Window Films 70
Geoshield IRis 70
Solar Gard Ultra Performance 75
 
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Vince at Omega Tintwerks "might" willing to do windshield tint. But AutoMall tinting carry V-Kool film.
 
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Old 07-28-2008, 03:03 AM
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Originally Posted by ICANHASFRANKIE
Vince at Omega Tintwerks "might" willing to do windshield tint. But AutoMall tinting carry V-Kool film.
I'll give Vince a call to check on this.

I contacted Sidney at Automall but it sounded like a no-go because it's 1) illegal, 2) hard to prevent the soap solution from entering the dash and all the electronics and 3) difficult to shrink one large piece of the V-kool film for the windshield
 
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Old 07-28-2008, 03:19 AM
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try mr. tint the owner or guy has 50% on his bmw so they might be willing to do it for you too
 
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Originally Posted by g35 chippie
Not true either. Here is the long, boring, window tint rule section. Read subsection (b)(10) regarding doctor's notes. It talks about a sun screening device. And it cannot be used during darkness.

26708. (a) (1) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any
object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied
upon the windshield or side or rear windows.
(2) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any object or
material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied in or upon
the vehicle which obstructs or reduces the driver's clear view
through the windshield or side windows.
(3) This subdivision applies to a person driving a motor vehicle
with the driver's clear vision through the windshield, or side or
rear windows, obstructed by snow or ice.
(b) This section does not apply to any of the following:
(1) Rearview mirrors.
(2) Adjustable nontransparent sunvisors which are mounted forward
of the side windows and are not attached to the glass.
(3) Signs, stickers, or other materials which are displayed in a
7-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield farthest removed
from the driver, signs, stickers, or other materials which are
displayed in a 7-inch square in the lower corner of the rear window
farthest removed from the driver, or signs, stickers, or other
materials which are displayed in a 5-inch square in the lower corner
of the windshield nearest the driver.
(4) Side windows which are to the rear of the driver.
(5) Direction, destination, or termini signs upon a passenger
common carrier motor vehicle or a schoolbus, if those signs do not
interfere with the driver's clear view of approaching traffic.
(6) Rear window wiper motor.
(7) Rear trunk lid handle or hinges.
(8) The rear window or windows, when the motor vehicle is equipped
with outside mirrors on both the left- and right-hand sides of the
vehicle that are so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the
highway through each mirror for a distance of at least 200 feet to
the rear of the vehicle.
(9) A clear, transparent lens affixed to the side window opposite
the driver on a vehicle greater than 80 inches in width and which
occupies an area not exceeding 50 square inches of the lowest corner
toward the rear of that window and which provides the driver with a
wide-angle view through the lens.
(10) Sun screening devices meeting the requirements of Section
26708.2 installed on the side windows on either side of the vehicle's
front seat, if the driver or a passenger in the front seat has in
his or her possession a letter or other document signed by a licensed
physician and surgeon certifying that the person must be shaded from
the sun due to a medical condition, or has in his or her possession
a letter or other document signed by a licensed optometrist
certifying that the person must be shaded from the sun due to a
visual condition. The devices authorized by this paragraph shall not
be used during darkness
.

(11) An electronic communication device affixed to the center
uppermost portion of the interior of a windshield within an area that
is not greater than 5 inches square, if the device provides either
of the following:
(A) The capability for enforcement facilities of the Department of
the California Highway Patrol to communicate with a vehicle equipped
with the device.
(B) The capability for electronic toll and traffic management on
public or private roads or facilities.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), transparent material may be
installed, affixed, or applied to the topmost portion of the
windshield if the following conditions apply:
(1) The bottom edge of the material is at least 29 inches above
the undepressed driver's seat when measured from a point 5 inches in
front of the bottom of the backrest with the driver's seat in its
rearmost and lowermost position with the vehicle on a level surface.

(2) The material is not red or amber in color.
(3) There is no opaque lettering on the material and any other
lettering does not affect primary colors or distort vision through
the windshield.
(4) The material does not reflect sunlight or headlight glare into
the eyes of occupants of oncoming or following vehicles to any
greater extent than the windshield without the material.
(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), clear, colorless, and
transparent
material may be installed, affixed, or applied to the
front side windows, located to the immediate left and right of the
front seat if the following conditions are met:
(1) The material has a minimum visible light transmittance of 88
percent.
(2) The window glazing with the material applied meets all
requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205 (49
C.F.R. 571.205), including the specified minimum light transmittance
of 70 percent and the abrasion resistance of AS-14 glazing, as
specified in that federal standard.
(3) The material is designed and manufactured to enhance the
ability of the existing window glass to block the sun's harmful
ultraviolet A rays.
(4) The driver has in his or her possession, or within the
vehicle, a certificate signed by the installing company certifying
that the windows with the material installed meet the requirements of
this subdivision and identifies the installing company and the
material's manufacturer by full name and street address, or, if the
material was installed by the vehicle owner, a certificate signed by
the material's manufacturer certifying that the windows with the
material installed according to manufacturer's instructions meets the
requirements of this subdivision and identifies the material's
manufacturer by full name and street address.

(5) If the material described in this subdivision tears or
bubbles, or is otherwise worn to prohibit clear vision, it shall be
removed or replaced.

26708.2. Sun screening devices permitted by paragraph (10) of
subdivision (b) of Section 26708 shall meet the following
requirements:
(a) The devices shall be held in place by means allowing ready
removal from the window area, such as a frame, a rigid material with
temporary fasteners, or a flexible roller shade.
(b) Devices utilizing transparent material shall be green, gray,
or a neutral smoke in color and shall have a luminous transmittance
of not less than 35 percent.
(c) Devices utilizing nontransparent louvers or other alternating
patterns of opaque and open sections shall have an essentially
uniform pattern over the entire surface, except for framing and
supports. At least 35 percent of the device area shall be open and
no individual louver or opaque section shall have a projected
vertical dimension exceeding 3/16 inch.
(d) The devices shall not have a reflective quality exceeding 35
percent on either the inner or outer surface.

So Anybody know where I can Get My Windows Smoked Then? Or Should I Just Get My Windows Tinted 35% All Around ad Call it a Day? BTW i stay in Ventura County
 
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Old 01-08-2010, 12:31 PM
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Wow...old thread lol.

Anyway...I've found it really depends on your area in Cali. Some LE make it a real issue and look just for that, while others don't. Don't know how Ventura County LE are, being this thread and myself in NorCal.

Since 2006 I've had Huper Optik, 30 rear/rear sides and 40 on fronts. No ticket.......yet.
 
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a driver member is here getting thier windows tinted rite now. w00t
 


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