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Old Apr 22, 2004 | 04:40 PM
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Question Where's the best place to have my 8 tinted? (San Jose area)

Well? Any tips guys? I don't want to go back to Mr.Tint coz I got ripped off last time. Don't ask me how, how much, and why
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Old Apr 22, 2004 | 05:22 PM
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That's the only place I'd recommend, sorry about your bad experience there.
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Old Apr 22, 2004 | 05:22 PM
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I used Sidney at Auto Mall Tint in Fremont. He's licensed for both V-Kool and Huper Optik.

PS. You should mention how, how much and why as a service for other board members.
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Old Apr 22, 2004 | 06:34 PM
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Alright PUR NRG.

I spent $350 on tint for my Solara when I got it. It was 13% for rear window and rear side windows and then 32% for both front side windows. $200 for the 3 rear windows and $150 for 2 front windows. I didn't care about the price that time coz I was just pissed how hot the sun was and my A/C could not cool down the interior efficiently.

By the time I got into online forums, I later found out that I was overpaying for my tint job. Some people paid almost half of what I did and got the same quality and warranty.

I got owned by Mr.Tint
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Old Apr 23, 2004 | 09:52 AM
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In that case you might not like Sidney. He charged roughly that much to put Huper Optik (ceramic base) on the rear and V-Kool (metallic base) on the side windows of my RX-8. I consider that fair given those are premium brand tints that will easily last 5+ years.
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Old Apr 24, 2004 | 02:30 PM
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I highly recommend Sidney too. But yes, he does charge more for those products. Although he does carry other products as well. I had a chance to talk to Sidney and his partner and really like their business philosophy. I was so happy with their work I let them use my car on their website.

http://www.automalltintfactory.com/276017.html

I would strongly recommend sending an inquiry to Sidney and tell him what you want and get a quote. Also, he used to give discount to the Forum members.
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