Window Tinting

[russiankid]

If the windows are scratched on the outside and not on the inside, will it affect the way the tint looks? Or if i want to tint i have to replace the window?

[88Accord-DX]

It shouldn't, tint lays on the inside of the window.

[russiankid]

It shouldn't, tint lays on the inside of the window.
That's what i thought also, i just thought maybe the scratchs would show alot, so i guess im tinting the LX:)

[HondaBoy]

any scratches on the outside will not affect the tint one bit. now if you have scratches on the inside where the tint is placed then you would have a problem. you gonna tint the '89? just got my 3gee done and i love it.

[russiankid]

any scratches on the outside will not affect the tint one bit. now if you have scratches on the inside where the tint is placed then you would have a problem. you gonna tint the '89? just got my 3gee done and i love it.
Yes the 89, im hoping to do it, i will look closer for scratchs as soon as it's off the jack stands(axle replacement). I only noticed scratchs on the outside.

[3rdgenhatchDX]

Just make sure after you get it nobody puts their nails/hands on the inside, it's likely to scratch, and if you get your windshield done, change your own oil, i work at midas, these guys i work w/ man they scratch the shit all the time. and they just go, hmmm weird....


Also check w/your local laws, some tint is toooo dark for them :D

[russiankid]

Just make sure after you get it nobody puts their nails/hands on the inside, it's likely to scratch, and if you get your windshield done, change your own oil, i work at midas, these guys i work w/ man they scratch the shit all the time. and they just go, hmmm weird....
Also check w/your local laws, some tint is toooo dark for them :DI dont trust anyone to change my oil here in New Orleans. There's a shop here that seems like a nice shop, im guessing they know they regulation but i'll check.

[ghettogeddy]

It shouldn't, tint lays on the inside of the window.
wrong it sure will make it look dif i dident know i had scratchs till i got my windows tinted ill find i pic of them if i u caant tell from them then ill take another in the morning

[ghettogeddy]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b397/ghettogeddy/8d81a423.jpg\

i cant see them on here but u guys might but there on the driverside window ill snap i shot in the morning

[MessyHonda]

im also thinking of tinting my car...i got quoted 150 bucks....i might get 20% in the back and 50% in the front.....my DX has no tint and i got pulled over last night.....talk about an adrenaline rush.

[frantik]

if they're big ass scratches you might want to get new glass before you tint but otherwise i wouldn't worry bout it. even if they are more visible the benefits of tint would outweigh them imo

[russiankid]

i'll get a pic for you guys of the scratchs.

[russiankid]

these scratchs are on the outside
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e58/russian03rustler/axle%20job/DSCF0006.jpg

[ghettogeddy]

ya mine look just like that just not as many it shows but it dosent bother me

and i thinkl i t might depend on how dark your going im at 5%

[russiankid]

ya mine look just like that just not as many it shows but it dosent bother me

and i thinkl i t might depend on how dark your going im at 5%i dont want it as dark as yours.

[ghettogeddy]

u may be fine then but if u can afford a new window i would get one

if i would have known about the scrathes before i got mine tinted i would have changed mine

[russiankid]

u may be fine then but if u can afford a new window i would get one

if i would have known about the scrathes before i got mine tinted i would have changed mineyea i'll probably just tint it 20% in the back maybe 15% and 40% in the front.

[frantik]

these scratchs are on the outside
ooo yeah i think i'd replace the glass if you've got scratches like that. just go to the junkyard and pull a window or something

for reference i've got 50 front, 35 rear sides, 15 rear window.. i ilke it not too dark but still affords some nice privacy

[russiankid]

ooo yeah i think i'd replace the glass if you've got scratches like that. just go to the junkyard and pull a window or something

for reference i've got 50 front, 35 rear sides, 15 rear window.. i ilke it not too dark but still affords some nice privacyyea thats what i was thinking go to the junkyard and find a 3g, if i can.

[russiankid]

is there any product out there that can buff out scratchs on glass? like something similiar to rubbing compound.

[HondaBoy]

my car has ones just like those. the tint somewhat hides them unless the windows get dirty or something. but looks pretty normal. you're gonnna get the tint done by a shop or something right?

[russiankid]

my car has ones just like those. the tint somewhat hides them unless the windows get dirty or something. but looks pretty normal. you're gonnna get the tint done by a shop or something right?yes of course by a shop, im still undecided to do tint and not replace windows, or to replace them:huh: it wont bother me if i see them.

[HondaBoy]

heres how mines looking with new tint. 5% rear ,35% up front. fairly easy to see out of at night and keeps the car a lot cooler inside during the day.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/HondaBoySi87/DSC04795.jpg

[MessyHonda]

nice honda boy....like the fogs also.

[jschatte]

sorry to threadjack, but wouldnt the tint get scratched up tho, because the windows are scratched? mine has quite a bit of scratches, and i wanna tint too, but i dont want my tint to get wrecked

[HondaBoy]

nah, the ouside of the window is the only thing getting scratched up. the inside usually doesnt get those wierd scratches, mine has it on the driver door. but my tint is just fine.

[MessyHonda]

i went to a tint place and they had all the legal limits on a chart and texas is 25% in the back and 25% in the front....out here in Cali its 5% in the back and 70% in the front....i kinda like your 35% ...can you take better pics like during the day(when the sun is out not cloudy) thanks

[russiankid]

i went to a tint place and they had all the legal limits on a chart and texas is 25% in the back and 25% in the front....out here in Cali its 5% in the back and 70% in the front....i kinda like your 35% ...can you take better pics like during the day(when the sun is out not cloudy) thanks
Did they have Lousiana by any chance? I see people driving around with all windows tinted like a limo even the windshield, cant even see them:wtf: