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taliban aka Cheekyboy2
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Re: Window tinting
« Reply #20 on: Aug 26th, 2006, 5:37pm » |
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well, dunno how much it costs, but living near brixton there's plenty of beemers etc that have kind of double tint; bottom half dark that graduates into silver at the top......looks pretty good....
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Re: Window tinting
« Reply #21 on: Aug 26th, 2006, 10:03pm » |
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on Aug 26th, 2006, 5:37pm, taliban wrote:| well, dunno how much it costs, but living near brixton there's plenty of beemers etc that have kind of double tint; bottom half dark that graduates into silver at the top......looks pretty good.... |
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My Brother has recently had his V70 done, £200 it cost him.
I did mine on the cheap for £30.
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Kjetil S
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Re: Window tinting
« Reply #22 on: Sep 9th, 2006, 5:25pm » |
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Well, I've now done both rear door windows, and I must say it looks nice. It's not perfect, but you really need to study it to see that it wasn't done "properly".
Got them done just before it started to rain too 
Maybe I'll do the small triangular windows tomorrow.
Say, hellblue, where did your writeup on doing the rear window go?
And here are some piccies:
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TiberiuS
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Re: Window tinting
« Reply #23 on: Sep 9th, 2006, 7:14pm » |
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Looks very nice  . Don't envy you with the rear screen though  .
Regards, Bruce.
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Kjetil S
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Re: Window tinting
« Reply #24 on: Sep 9th, 2006, 7:25pm » |
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That rear window is probably going to be a b*****d, but hopefully I'll get most of the parcel shelf out.
Actually found a very nice little trick when it came to putting the door windows back in (didn't tint the windows in situ).
I found (the hard way) that just pushing the windows in again with the film on WILL rip the film, but putting a sheet of paper between the window and the door stopped that.
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hellblue
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Re: Window tinting
« Reply #25 on: Sep 9th, 2006, 8:47pm » |
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Ok then,same as befor clean glass inside & out inside 2/3 times, if your films not tall enough you will have to do it in 2 pieces.soap up glass & lay film up on outside with backing facing out trim film to size of glass for now(lay up 2nd piece of film if needed & trim as 1st piece,2inch overlap on other piece,i do half & half) now work out soap as if your fitting the film you will find the edges wont stay down cos of the glass shape.You now need a hot air gun/paint stripper the idea is to pass it over the rinkles slow enough to make them crinkle (this shrinks it)work this out with spreader as you go,to much heat will shrink it to much when its all laid down flat or all most you can now trim film to just bigger than the black spots on the glass (some one with a lamp inside helps) the blade need to be sharp & change it part way round if needed press hard enough to cut film but not hard enough to score glass.Any crap edges from the heat will now be gone,if you had to do it in 2 pieces you now need to trim the join you do this over one of the heated window elements so the join is hidden if not perfect (again a light inside helps) if you dont have a stedy hand you can use fine line tape as a guide.soap up inside of glass & with help & clean hands & loads of soapies remove backing ind fit film to inside (if you did it in 2 pieces then i put the bottom bit in first & line it up with the same element then the top bit then work out the soap) you will have to pull the wires from the heated window as the film needs to be trimed around the connectors. There is a trick but you may not get it..... when you go to remove the backing pick it up half way across the film & cut it top to bottom(not the film)keep sight of the cut ends & roll up the 2 outer ends into the centre take the piece of film to the inside put the centre up to the centre of glass pull the backing off & it unrolls film out onto glass then do the other half roll,think about it,try it with some paper first!!
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Kjetil S
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Re: Window tinting
« Reply #26 on: Sep 9th, 2006, 9:08pm » |
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Thanks alot!
Should take a look at it tomorrow, maybe even have a go (the small sidewindows have priority though).
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hellblue
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Re: Window tinting
« Reply #27 on: Sep 9th, 2006, 9:16pm » |
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10 min job trim up just bigger than black spots then slip it inside simple.
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Re: Window tinting
« Reply #29 on: Sep 10th, 2006, 9:55pm » |
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Looking good so far mate
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Re: Window tinting
« Reply #30 on: Sep 10th, 2006, 10:27pm » |
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Thanks!
Have done the small triangular windows today, and they weren't too difficult as long as I removed the C pillar covers. Only problem was getting the air bubbles out from where the black border fades (bad description, I know).
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hellblue
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Re: Window tinting
« Reply #31 on: Sep 11th, 2006, 8:12pm » |
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That can be a pain, it happens because the film dries and sticks to the black border,you then can not get the air out it seems to stick qwicker to this than the glass you just need to soap it up more,you may even have to pick the odd edge back up & soap it a bit more.
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