Tinting options

[trippyfoo]

Hey folks,

Just a general question regarding tinting and if there are any places recommended? (Melbourne )

Im not too aufaye with the various options out there from the Formula1 tint to the tintprofessor jingle..
Anyone with direct experience?

[dunkx]

DO NOT GOTO TINTACAR!

I know different people run the different shops around australia. but,

I Dropped my 2 day old Jetta TDI in to get the windows done. When it came back it had a 1cm long cut in the head liner near the back windscreen.
When i called them to tell them what had happened 2 hours latter, they told me to bring it back in for them to have a look at it.

They then told me that they could repair it. i told them to stuff off, its a 2 day old car and i want them to give it back to me in the same condition i gave it to them in! They said that i should let them fix it with their repair guy and if i am not happy they will look into replacing it. When repaired it looked dodgy and i wanted them to replace the head liner. After i got a quote of about $1000 they said that the best they can do is offer me a $100 gift voucher at Autobarn as they do not accept that they did the damage as no condition report was done when the car was dropped off.

After complaining to tintacar's head office they said there is nothing more that can be done and it is between me and the local cairns shop.

I am in the process of taking this to the small claims court.
I do not believe that people with this type of mentality should be in business.
All of the people I know in cairns have now boycotted Tintacar.

Dunkx

[geoffp]

I know I paid a bit more than it is worth (for the tinting alone), but I got the dealership to do the tinting.
I got the price down to $580 (which is still bloody expensive), however after taking into consideration the fact the car tinting is done by the dealership BEFORE delivery, the time saved by myself having to drop the car off to a (possibly dodgy) tint shop, and the fact that I could see the exact tint (on another Jetta) that I was getting I don't think the overall price is too bad. I can also write the cost of the tinting off over the term of my lease Did the same with my previous car as well.

[neil]

Geoff hi.
Have you considered putting the clear 3M film on the front of the car
to protect from stone chips.
Leasing companies seem to be doing it.
Have been looking into it but not many companies around.unless you are
in NZ or USA
Neil.

[geoffp]

Geoff hi.
Have you considered putting the clear 3M film on the front of the car
to protect from stone chips.
Leasing companies seem to be doing it.
Have been looking into it but not many companies around.unless you are
in NZ or USA
Neil.

Gday Neil,
No I haven't even been aware of it. Can you post some links for me.
The window tinting was the only option I took from the dealership. I use Zymol car polish so plan to completely wax the whole car - I'm thinking of taking off the complete day when I pick her up in the morning (hopefully next week now), bring her home and Zymol her - yeah baby yeahhhhh

[neil]

Gday Neil,
No I haven't even been aware of it. Can you post some links for me.
The window tinting was the only option I took from the dealership. I use Zymol car polish so plan to completely wax the whole car - I'm thinking of taking off the complete day when I pick her up in the morning (hopefully next week now), bring her home and Zymol her - yeah baby yeahhhhh

Hi geoff.
check out www.ozicozi.com.au
They have a dealer in melbourne.
Have done plenty of searches for a film product and find plenty in NZ
and USA but not many here.
The sydney dealer said they just did a full front R32 but normally only do
have the bonnet and front section of guards.
Cost is about $500,comes with protection on lights, mirror backs
and back upper bumper. can also be put on sills and door handle areas.
And you are expected to polish the film aswell when polishing the whole car.
neil.

[pinzvidz]

I know I paid a bit more than it is worth (for the tinting alone), but I got the dealership to do the tinting.
I got the price down to $580 (which is still bloody expensive), however after taking into consideration the fact the car tinting is done by the dealership BEFORE delivery, the time saved by myself having to drop the car off to a (possibly dodgy) tint shop, and the fact that I could see the exact tint (on another Jetta) that I was getting I don't think the overall price is too bad. I can also write the cost of the tinting off over the term of my lease Did the same with my previous car as well.

Ummm... you do realise that dealerships DO NOT do their own tinting?!? They sublet it out. I've worked in many dealerships for 20 odd years - I have never seen a dealer do tinting in-house. The cost for that job to the dealership would've been around $100 - $130 at the most, considering they usually have a good agreement with various aftermarket suppliers and outlets to do this stuff cheap!

[Goneincognito]

Ummm... you do realise that dealerships DO NOT do their own tinting?!? They sublet it out. I've worked in many dealerships for 20 odd years - I have never seen a dealer do tinting in-house. The cost for that job to the dealership would've been around $100 - $130 at the most, considering they usually have a good agreement with various aftermarket suppliers and outlets to do this stuff cheap!

True..

My dealer wanted close to $500 to do the tint when I ordered my car and I said no. Came back when I picked it up and asked who they get to do it and they said they they only work with dealers but because I got the car off them they could do it for $300 and it would all be covered under the dealer warranty like if I got it done pre-delivery.

[geoffp]

Ummm... you do realise that dealerships DO NOT do their own tinting?!? They sublet it out. I've worked in many dealerships for 20 odd years - I have never seen a dealer do tinting in-house. The cost for that job to the dealership would've been around $100 - $130 at the most, considering they usually have a good agreement with various aftermarket suppliers and outlets to do this stuff cheap!

True..

My dealer wanted close to $500 to do the tint when I ordered my car and I said no. Came back when I picked it up and asked who they get to do it and they said they they only work with dealers but because I got the car off them they could do it for $300 and it would all be covered under the dealer warranty like if I got it done pre-delivery.

Yeh guys,

I do realise that they sub-contract the window tinting out.

For me it is easier to have it done pre-delivery by the dealer and write the extra cost (I know I am getting ripped) off on my lease.

In the end $580 costs me about $9 per month more on my lease which is tax deductible.

If it was a purely private purchase I would then have a second think.

Thanks.

[geoffp]

Hi geoff.
check out www.ozicozi.com.au
They have a dealer in Melbourne.
Have done plenty of searches for a film product and find plenty in NZ
and USA but not many here.
The Sydney dealer said they just did a full front R32 but normally only do
have the bonnet and front section of guards.
Cost is about $500,comes with protection on lights, mirror backs
and back upper bumper. can also be put on sills and door handle areas.
And you are expected to polish the film as well when polishing the whole car.
neil.

Hi Neil,

Has yourself or anyone from these forums done this?

Interesting to know, though at this stage I am only probably going to Zymol the car.

[trippyfoo]

dunkx - Hey there, thanks for the feedback and sorry to hear about the difficulties you've encountered. Hopefully this gets resolved soon to your satisfaction.


Yeah, I've seen various advertisement regarding this paint protection film. Ventureshield i've seen advertised throughout various UK mags.

I'd firstly like to see how it actually looks on the car once applied. Particularly the cost, $500 seems ekky for a few strips of plastic. Saying that though, a few hundred for window tint is also for several strips of plastic. heh heh.

Thanks for the various feedback regarding the window tinting options..
I'll improvise closer to my car's arrival.
Though im not sure about handing my car over to the tintprofessor and having them drive my car to wherever it is they do the tinting.

[mitch_gti]

Tinting options

Ummm... you do realise that dealerships DO NOT do their own tinting?!? They sublet it out. I've worked in many dealerships for 20 odd years - I have never seen a dealer do tinting in-house. The cost for that job to the dealership would've been around $100 - $130 at the most, considering they usually have a good agreement with various aftermarket suppliers and outlets to do this stuff cheap!

I beg to differ, our dealership network does all their tinting in house.
They also do a bloody great job. I can also tell you that tinting in house is not cheap. I can also assure you the cost to us is a hell of a lot more than 130 dollars.

Money and cost aside, the fact remains that having tintint done 'pre delivery' is the best way to have your car tinted.
My GTI was dealer tinted, they did a great job and NO problems with the tint at all.

I cant say the same for Altapac, who did my last car. The job they did was absolute bollocks. They did it Three times. Then they had different shades of tint on my front windows than on my rear windows.
The manager refused to recognise than the front windows were 15% and the rears were 35%. Then a trainee walked past and said '' what the hells wrong with those windows, heaps dark at the front!''

The door trim clips were snapped, the door skin didnt hang on properly, the door handle didnt work properly.

CHRIST, pay a bit more and get the dealer fitted tint, let us warrant the job.

[pinzvidz]

I beg to differ, our dealership network does all their tinting in house.
They also do a bloody great job. I can also tell you that tinting in house is not cheap. I can also assure you the cost to us is a hell of a lot more than 130 dollars.

Mate, you're one of just a very small number then.

What you've got to remember is, all a lot of dealerships care about is margin at the end of the day, and all the greedy dealerships I work for are the same, make lots of money - **** the customer is their typical attitude. n:

[geoffp]

I'll let you guys know what I think of the pre-delivery window tinting when I pick up my car.

If I'm not happy with the quality of the install (or in fact if anything is wrong with the car), I won't accept it.

[thefullback]

picking up my new sportline tdi 21st july, leased as well, based on geoffps advice will be getting tint done pre delivery. the question is whats the best % to get and whats legal