How Much Does Automotive Window Tinting Cost?
Information below explains the Pricing on Tinting your Vehicle.
You Get What You Pay For!
Those words, "You get what you pay for!" ring true for so many products and services.
Sometimes, you can buy a brand name product and pay a small price, that's always nice. But, when
it comes to an actual service that involves an application of some kind, it's always worth paying the
extra money to get quality workmanship. Let me explain:
Window film is a thin flat material that is shipped from the manufacturer on a long plastic roll contained
in a box. Now, vehicle windows are contoured and many back windows such as a Porsche, Corvette,
VW Beetle, Kia, etc., are quit round. Curved window, flat film. This is to be taken into consideration
when quoted a price for automotive window tinting. Also, the length of time to tint your vehicle will
depend on the skill level of the tinter. A professional tint shop should only take one to one and a half
hour to tint the back five windows of a car. (Two electric roll-ups, two ports and the main back window).
The price for automotive tinting can vary dramatically. Inexperienced tinters using cheap film that will
turn purple and bubble in a matter of months, might charge you only $100 to tint your whole car. That's
all well and good if you don't mind gaps around the edges and dirt trapped between the window and the
film. A professional tint shop that has been around for many years and are known for the quality of their
workmanship and equally important their service, might charge $400, or even more.
Tint Works, LLC
Gold Rush Car Wash
4350 Sunrise Blvd.
Fair Oaks, CA 95628
Phone:(916) 863-1550
Your Car Type:
A small percentage of cars are harder to tint than others. When getting a price quote,
a reputable Tint Shop will always asks you for the make, model and year of your vehicle.
This isn't to see how much money you have, it's to calculate the cost per window and
the approximate time it will take to tint your car.
Type of Film:
Just like comparing a Ford Taurus to a Porsche, there is a wide range of performance
differences. The same holds true with window tinting. Cheap film may look good at the
beginning, but it can fail to block the summer heat, fade, turn purple, or bubble soon
after installation. Your get what you pay for! Higher quality window film such as fully-
metallized sputtered or deposition window films like Solar Gard's HP films, Quantum or
their New Supreme Series, offer both advanced performance and a lifetime warranty.
These films are worth the higher price along with the knowledge and skill level required
for installation on your vehicle windows.
Film Warranty:
You are highly encouraged to ask about the Performance Warranty before you pay for
a tinting service. Typically, Warranty's can last from as little as 1 year to a Lifetime.
Most warrantees only cover cracking, glazing, bubbling, and peeling. Some films carry
a "Color-Safe Warranty" that gives you peace of mind that if the color of the tint ever
changed in shade, it will be replaced. The best warrantees are "Transferable" which
allow you to transfer the warranty to another person when you sell your tinted vehicle.
Word of Warning:Be Smart and Ask Questions.
A professional tint shop is more then happy to answer customers questions. We at Tint
Works, thrive on answering any questions you may have. We love to talk about our product,
Solar Gard, and to enlighten you on the shade best suited for your vehicle to get the look you
were wanting. Shade of film can vary from vehicle to vehicle depending on curvature of
windows and the color of the interior and exterior of your car.
Irresponsible tint shops can also offer "Lifetime Warrantees"; however, if they go out of
business next year, who is there to replace your bubbling tint? You should always factor in
this "hidden" cost when buying low priced car tint. Also, they may say they use Solar Gard film
but apply a cheeper film to your vehicle. Make sure you receive the actually warranty after your
vehicle has been tinted.
Dealer's Reputation:
Reputable Tint Shops take great pride in their work. They have high standards in who they
hire, the film they use, and overall customer service and experience. They are more then happy
to answer any questions and show you examples of their workmanship.
Most importantly, a quality tint shop will have grown its business on referrals, recommendationand its repeat customers.
How To Choose a Good Tint Shop:
Once you have your list of tint shops you are considering, its time to interview each one.
Either call them on the phone or stop by without an appointment, see how they react to your
unexpected arrival. A reputable tint shop no matter how busy they are will make sure they
spend some time with you and take pride in showing you vehicle's they have tinted.
Ask them: 1) How long have you been in business at this location? Do you have other shops
in the area?
2) What types of films do you carry? What warranty do you offer on your work?
3) Can I visit your tint shop? Can you show me samples of your work?
4) Do you tint back windows in one piece of film with no seams, splices, darts,relief line cuts? A professional shop will tint in one piece.
5) Does all the film on the side doors go to the top edge of the glass and also
go to the side edges of each piece of glass.
6) Can they eliminate the 'white area' at the top of the dot matrix area of the
back window, or after the film dries will the dot matrix look like the film has
not stuck properly to [this] area? Good shops know how to deal with this
problem.
For more questions to ask a tint shop visit the FAQ's page.
To receive a price quote for your vehicle windows to be tinted you have several ways of contacting us.
You can visit any one of our four locations listed below, phone us or contact us by email via our
contact form. We do look forward to hearing from you and answering any of your questions about
automotive window tinting.
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Hours of Operation:
Open 7 days a week during the Summer.
Monday - Saturday 8:30 am - 6:00 pm.
Sunday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.
Phone: 916-863-1550.
Fall & Winter hours.
Monday - Saturday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm.
Closed on Sunday.
Phone: 916-863-1550.
We're always
available to answer your phone call seven days a week. Customer service and satisfactionis Tint Works, primary goal. That is why we have now grown to four locations within California.
Tint Works, LLC are members of the Better Business Bureau
Better Business Bureau® serving Northeast California
400 S Street
Sacramento CA 95814-6997
Phone: (916) 443-6843 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Fax: (916) 443-0376.
Tint Works, LLC
Gold Rush Car Wash
4350 Sunrise Blvd.
Fair Oaks, CA 95628
Phone:(916) 863-1550
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