Dana
1981 DeLorean DMC-12 (5 Speed, Gas Flap, Black Interior, Windshield Antenna, Dark Gray)
Restored as "mostly correct, but with flaws corrected". Pictures and comments of my restoration are in the albums section on my profile.
1985 Chevrolet Corvette, Z51, 4+3 manual
2006 Dodge Magnum R/T (D/D)
2010 Camaro SS (Transformers Edition)
Posts: 1,242
Well I just came back from the tinter. I had very light on the front side glass. Legal, not that it matters. Slightly darker on the rear sides to cover dirt. I think it looks good. I did not get the toll booths done. You can hardly tell from the outside. I had to go all around the car to get a pic that you could see the untainted tool booths. You can only see the far side if you look close.
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He said he would do the toll booths later for no charge. He also said he has some of the clear ceramic tint to do the windshield if I want.
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The tint guy told me on a standard car ceramic raises the price $100. He charged $180 for a standard car. He stocks lots of the almost clear stuff for commercial vehicals. Aparently, the DOT will harass them if they have dark tint. Not sure if it cost more than ceramic dark tint.
I've got a trip planed today. I'll see how this works. Then I'm almost certain I will do the windshield with the clear stuff so I can compare.
Dana
1981 DeLorean DMC-12 (5 Speed, Gas Flap, Black Interior, Windshield Antenna, Dark Gray)
Restored as "mostly correct, but with flaws corrected". Pictures and comments of my restoration are in the albums section on my profile.
1985 Chevrolet Corvette, Z51, 4+3 manual
2006 Dodge Magnum R/T (D/D)
2010 Camaro SS (Transformers Edition)
Posts: 1,242
I just made an appointment to get the windshield done. I removed the mirror and I'm going to install a differnt one that just has the small "puck" glued to the glass. That way he can do a good job on the tint. I also made brackets for a gps and radar detector so I don't have any suction cups on the glass.
Im courious, have you felt the dash when the sun is shining? I'm hoping the tint will stop the dash from cracking. My dash is good, but that sun is so strong when the car is not in the garage. Is your dash good? Do you have any dash cover?
Cool. Yes, the sun is really hot on the dash. Even with the tint, I use a DashMat dash cover all the time. My binnacle and dash is original and pristine, so I protect it as much as possible. I also got the fold up Cover Craft (UV10118SV) fitted sun visor for when I'm parked in the sun.
I would ask a DMC expert (call one of the DMS locations) for advice on whether a mirror should be glued to the windshield. My understanding is the glass can delaminate or crack. That black patch that the OEM mirror is taped to is part of the glass. My tinter carefully cut around the area leaving a barely noticeable vertical seam in the tint film between the square patch and the top of the windshield.
Dana
1981 DeLorean DMC-12 (5 Speed, Gas Flap, Black Interior, Windshield Antenna, Dark Gray)
Restored as "mostly correct, but with flaws corrected". Pictures and comments of my restoration are in the albums section on my profile.
1985 Chevrolet Corvette, Z51, 4+3 manual
2006 Dodge Magnum R/T (D/D)
2010 Camaro SS (Transformers Edition)
Location: DMV
Posts: 79
My VIN: Coming, hopefully!
Looks great. Are there chrome tits??