best window tint business?

[xordis]

Anyone have any suggestions for Brisbane?
Looking for someone who will do a good job, and also to match the tinted glass on the sportspack.

Update:
I have got in contact of a mobile guy who is a friend of a friend (he has a workshop where he does a few caryards from as well)
Once I get my car he was going to come over and tint mine.
He has done quite a few Golfs and knew exactly all the % to match it closely.
Even was able to tell me it was Solaguard HP supreme and was explaining the different colours it will produce given the front glass is more green than the rears.

If it all works out I will see if he wants his details shared out.

[Ironman]

Keen let me know... need re-tint on pass windows after wife scratched it....

[SilvrFoxX]

Keen let me know... need re-tint on pass windows after wife scratched it....

Wife can now be found in glovebox

[xordis]

Keen let me know... need re-tint on pass windows after wife scratched it....

No worries, I will tell you how I go.
He is pretty close to you actually. He lives at Karana Downs and travels to his shop at Brendale.

[Frostee]

Hi everyone, need some advice re tinting.

I have a Polo GTI imminently arriving.

Do I bite the bullet and pay a couple of hundred $'s premium and get the Dealer to tint it. or do I go to one of the mainstream tinters such as Tint-a-Car?

I hear so many conflicting stories about window tinting, quality of work varying from franchise to franchise, difficulty in getting satisfaction on claims if there are problems.

Am I being overly cautious?

[m_f]

Dealers are a complete rip off. And plus, if I'm correct, they may even outsource it to the tinters that you're looking at. I say cut out the middle man!

I'm picking up my car today, and at the moment, I'm intending to get it tinted by Tint-a-car. I'm not in a rush though. I may wait till June to have it tinted.

[Corey_R]

Dealers are a complete rip off. And plus, if I'm correct, they may even outsource it to the tinters that you're looking at. I say cut out the middle man!

Exactly... the dealers outsource the work to these third parties anyway...

[Corey_R]

Hey Guys, I've moved several recent posts, including Lucas_R's which I've quoted below to the MK6 Front Tint to match factory 'Dark Tint' thread

I've also posted some photos of my car's tint, also installed by Rob of Hunter's Hill Tint and which also used the Solargard HP Supreme and HP Quantum combination, but in "legal levels".

Robert from Hunters Hill Window Tinting did my Golf on Saturday as well as my sisters Audi TTS. Both of us are very happy with his service and professionalism. Rob came up to Newcastle to do our cars. Took about 4.5 hours to do the cars with a few coffee stops and a lunch thrown in.

The rear windows (which had the privacy tint from the factory) are still ever so slightly darker than the front windows, but they are at least the same charcoal colour now.

I would certainly recommend him to anyone in the Newcastle / Central Coast / Sydney area.

Pics of my car: (pics were taken early this morning on a semi cloudy day)

[Sword_Dude]

No worries, I will tell you how I go.
He is pretty close to you actually. He lives at Karana Downs and travels to his shop at Brendale.

I'd love to hear more on this as well, I've got a Polo with Sport pack coming (Tinted rear) and live in Bracken Ridge so he is just around the corner so to speak.

[dny]

does anyone have a picture of the formula 1 from tint-a-car on their golfs?? I got a call back from them saying it would be $130 for the front and that the formula one would be the best match. Apparently they've done alot of golfs before.
He also said they had something darker available but it would be lower than 35% and not legal

[Corey_R]

This is for recommending businesses... look at the "Dark Tint" thread I linked above if you want to look at tints...

[dny]

sorry had both threads opened in 2 tabs and replied to the wrong one!

[littlejohn]

Here is someone that you SHOULD NOT go to. He goes by the name of "Mr Cool"

I have done a couple of cars through him before and he seemed ok. However, when you do have problems he would give you a range of excuses saying it's the car's fault, windows fault and etc.

It's his workmanship that I question.

I am not happy with the tints and only had problems after inspecting it a couple of days later. He had overheard me on the phone at one stage complaining about it after having shown him the problem. He said he will fix it but there won't be any warranty on the job (which is pretty lame).

From my personal experience, I WOULD NOT recommend Mr Cool to anyone for their tinting.

Stay the hell away from him if you appreciate your car.

Yeah... odd fella really. I've used him for over 15yrs on all of my cars and referred him to all my friends and family.
Just had my golf done a few weeks ago and I noticed last weekend that the film is coming off around the rear wiper area. I rang him up to ask him to have a look at it and it feels like I'm getting the run around.

I even offered to meet him somewhere at a time that would fit into his schedule... so much for customer loyalty.. and more than $10K worth of work (that I know off) over the years..

Don't think I'll be using him anymore nor referring anymore business to him

[dieterbohlen]

Windows Tint for Golf

Hi all,

Thinking about tinting windows on my Golf. Called Tint-A-Car and been quoted $395 for Octane Tint (does it sound right to you?). I read on the forum that some "Tint-a-Car" places charged about $250-300 for tint.

Also, does anyone have a picture of Octane tint - can't really find any? Been also told that Midnight Express is going to be discontinued and replaced with Octane.
The guy also suggested "Bolle" tint, but it doesn't look like much of a tint to me - more of a colorful shade.

Any comments or suggestions on this matter, i.e price, which tinting place to go to and personal experiences.
When they tint your car, do they tint all windows around or leaving front window untouched?

Greatly appreciate your help.

Thanks

[Corey_R]

Hey mate. I've merged your tint into this thread.
Whilst it doesn't entirely fit in this topic, you can get advice on "general" prices and hopefully someone suggesting a tint specialist for you in Perth.

Really the "type of tint" doesn't really matter as it's not "specific to the MK6 Golf" unless you're trying to match the front windows to the factory rear windows dark tint.

For "general tint discussion" (of products etc), you may be best to try the general forums rather than Golf 6 specific sub-forum.