I'd like to tint my driver/passenger windows myself. I figured, since the doors don't have a frame around the window and the window is small, it shouldn't be too difficult. Has anyone else done it themselves? Just looking for recomendations on types of tint and where to get it and also tips and tricks for doing a good job.

Thanks.

 

Hey, I'm a DIY person all the way but my suggestion is just take it in and get all three done. It's only like $100, it'll look perfect and it's warrantied against peeling, discoloration etc. Some things just aren't worth dicking around with...

ron

 

Don't even bother. Take it somewhere. If you tint it yourself you will use shitty paper. Go to a good shop spend $125 and they will use the best paper and warranty their work as well. Worth it!

 

 

I had a few friends who did window tinting and after watching them do it, I thought I could do it on one of my cars. Bad decision. I wasted a whole lot of time and never got it to look just right.

It would have been a lot easiers and took a lot less time for me to pay a professional to do it. With the S2000, letting a professional to do it is a no brainer. Shouldn't cost any more than $100-$125 to do both windows.

 

this may not sound right, but i had my side windows done, and the strip across the front for $60, two years ago, and the tint still looks great...i've tried tinting before, and it's not as easy as it seems, it's an art (or something like that)

 

you could use static tint...but it would not be as professional looking. I was debating whether or not to try it myself. I still may, but when it gets warmer out!

If I do, i will post some pics.

 

I got quoted 90$ for the s200's front windows and rear glass window.
Its a pain in the neck to do it yourself.

 

Redleader.....take it to the shop...worth every penny...but I also hate to chime in on this but, it's illegal in California to have your driver and passenger side windows tinted. It's a fix it ticket...but maybe not worth the hassle. Just something to think about.

 

you can tint the D/P side windows up to 70%....blocking out 30%


California

Visor..................4"

Front doors.....70%(clear)

Rear doors...........Any

Back window..............Any


VEHICLE CODE

26708. (a) (1) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any
object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied
upon the windshield or side or rear windows.

(2) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any object or
material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied in or
upon the vehicle which obstructs or reduces the driver's clear
view through the windshield or side windows.

(3) This subdivision applies to a person driving a motor vehicle
with the driver's clear vision through the windshield, or side or
rear windows, obstructed by snow or ice.
(b) This section does not apply to any of the following:

(1) Rearview mirrors.

(2) Adjustable nontransparent sunvisors which are mounted forward
of the side windows and are not attached to the glass.

(3) Signs, stickers, or other materials which are displayed in a
7-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield farthest removed
from the driver, signs, stickers, or other materials which are
displayed in a 7-inch square in the lower corner of the rear window
farthest removed from the driver, or signs, stickers, or other materials
which are displayed in a 5-inch square in the lower corner of the
windshield nearest the driver.

(4) Side windows which are to the rear of the driver.

(5) Direction, destination, or termini signs upon a passenger common
carrier motor vehicle or a schoolbus, if those signs do not interfere
with the driver's clear view of approaching traffic.

(6) Rear window wiper motor.

(7) Rear trunk lid handle or hinges.

(8) The rear window or windows, when the motor vehicle is equipped
with outside mirrors on both the left- and right-hand sides of the
vehicle that are so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the
highway through each mirror for a distance of at least 200 feet to the
rear of the vehicle.

(9) A clear, transparent lens affixed to the side window opposite the
driver on a vehicle greater than 80 inches in width and which occupies
an area not exceeding 50 square inches of the lowest corner toward the
rear of that window and which provides the driver with a wide-angle view
through the lens.

(10) Sun screening devices meeting the requirements of Section 26708.2
installed on the side windows on either side of the vehicle's front seat,
if the driver or a passenger in the front seat has in his or her
possession a letter or other document signed by a licensed physician and
surgeon certifying that the person must be shaded from the sun due to a
medical condition, or has in his or her possession a letter or other
document signed by a licensed optometrist certifying that the person must
be shaded from the sun due to a visual condition. The devices authorized
by this paragraph shall not be used during darkness.