Good Window Tinter in Seattle, WA Area

[mchong11]

Hey,

I just recently moved to the Seattle area and I'm looking to find a good place to tint my 07 Civic Si Coupe. I want to know a place that is able to do a good job on the rear side windows since I heard it is a pain with the dot matrix. I heard Dark Side is pretty good. Has anybody used them before?

Thanks in advance!

[doug piston]

im gettin mine done next week by some new guy. ill let you know how it turns out

[corean13oi]

there's a guy in south tacoma way that does a really good job. it's called cool window tinting. its like 45min.s from seattle.

[TwofouroSi]

There's a guy named Andy who owns a shop callled Prestige Window Tinting. It's in Lynnwood. He did my car about a week after I bought it back in December of 2005. My Si was the first new Civic he had done and he did a great job. My tint is still flawless over a year later. I HIGHLY recommend him.

Here's the info:
Prestige Window Tinting
2006 196th St SW Suite 104
Lynnwood WA, 98036
425-712-8353

I got hooked up on the price through my brother because the body shop he works for does tons of business with him. You probably won't get it done for as cheap as I did, but I can't imagine he'd charge much more than he did me. I paid under $250.00 but I won't say how much under out of respect for him hooking me up. Good luck!

[doug piston]

^^^^ ahahahah thats the dood i was talkin about. he's doin mine next friday

[mchong11]

I gave them a call and they said they don't tint all the way up to the front side window's edge to increase longevity. How much of a gap is there? Also, how did they do your rear side windows? Did they use vinyl?

[doug piston]

Originally Posted by mchong11

I gave them a call and they said they don't tint all the way up to the front side window's edge to increase longevity. How much of a gap is there? Also, how did they do your rear side windows? Did they use vinyl?

whod ya call cause the guy im goin to will. usually if they leave a gap its a 1/4 inch. ugly if you ask me

[1sole]

also check out
Auto Trim Design also in lynnwood
thats where i got mine done at and they do lifetime warrenty

[GETxERxDONE]

yeah i have no gap in mine..any gap is ugly. even though im nowhere near you i paid 160 for mine :-D if you ask me when they leave a gap its just laziness and/or they arent good enough at it to do it right.

do yall know what % you are getting?

[mchong11]

Yeah I'm not a fan of the gap either. I talked to Andy at Prestige.

I'm looking to get 35% all around just so I don't get hassled by the cops. I know a lot of people do 35% in the front sides and 20% everywhere else but I want mine to be all the same. I think it looks better.

[doug piston]

Originally Posted by mchong11

Yeah I'm not a fan of the gap either. I talked to Andy at Prestige.

I'm looking to get 35% all around just so I don't get hassled by the cops. I know a lot of people do 35% in the front sides and 20% everywhere else but I want mine to be all the same. I think it looks better.

if this is the same guy im thinkin of he'll take it to the top of the glass if you ask him

[GETxERxDONE]

i dont think it would look bad with with the 20% on all the other windows. now if its a 4 door it might..but the coupe..it would look good

[mchong11]

Originally Posted by 1sole

also check out
Auto Trim Design also in lynnwood
thats where i got mine done at and they do lifetime warrenty

I got my 3m clear bra installed at Auto Trim Design but at the Tukwila location. I asked about tinting but they quoted me way too high like $260 - $300 depending on tint.

[TwofouroSi]

Andy took mine all the way to the top. I've had 15% on both my cars (five + years on the 240sx) and over a year on the Si without getting harrassed by the cops for it. I've been pulled over 21 times in that time frame so that gives you a good reference to how much the police care about the tint laws perhaps. The dots on the side windows are hardly noticable and in the rear andy put some black vinyl at the top and those dots are invisible. He'd probably do the side rears if you really wanted him to.

[mchong11]

Originally Posted by TwofouroSi

Andy took mine all the way to the top. I've had 15% on both my cars (five + years on the 240sx) and over a year on the Si without getting harrassed by the cops for it. I've been pulled over 21 times in that time frame so that gives you a good reference to how much the police care about the tint laws perhaps. The dots on the side windows are hardly noticable and in the rear andy put some black vinyl at the top and those dots are invisible. He'd probably do the side rears if you really wanted him to.

I talked to him and he said it would cost at extra $30 to tint all the way to the top of the front side windows.

[doug piston]

Originally Posted by mchong11

I talked to him and he said it would cost at extra $30 to tint all the way to the top of the front side windows.

thats what he told me. worth it if ya ask me

[mchong11]

Originally Posted by doug piston

thats what he told me. worth it if ya ask me

When are you getting your car tinted?

[doug piston]

next friday. had to postpone due to bein my g-ma's taxi this week

[mchong11]

I'm going to most likely get mine done next week as well. Still debating who to go with.

What percentage tint are you getting?

[doug piston]

i think like 30. had 20 on another car and couldnt see shit at night