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1. 

   chevy malibu SS PICS

   September 10, 2011 by jttint1

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   from what he explained,its the only chevy malibu SS ,then they started making chevy SS and malibu SS

   

   Last reply by MikeMN, September 11, 2011
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   Chevy cobalt 1 2 3 4 7

   December 14, 2004 by Guest tinterjim

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   I did a 4 door cobalt today. This car is a cake walk. the only thing that got on my nerves was the head rests. They don't move or come out They aren't hard to get around, but annoying none the less

   

   Last reply by bobwires, September 7, 2011
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   2010 Equinox 1 2 3

   August 12, 2009 by Guest chevtinter

   • 24 replies
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   get ready for some panel pulling here they are a pita. panels are not fun either Tight weather strips also bottom seals do pull easy when you get the panel off

   

   Last reply by Guest, August 23, 2011
4. 

   2012 Impala

   August 15, 2011 by Guest chevtinter

   • 1 reply
   • 1.1k views

   GM deleted the center rear head rest but left the 2 outter ones just as tall as 2011 see how it goes tomorrow have 3 to do

   

   Last reply by ricksautotint, August 18, 2011
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   2011 Malibu's

   September 7, 2010 by southcentraltinting

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   Alright, Here is the low down. There are retainer pins on the outside of the panels, remove this and you can pull back and snatch the seal out, and then remove the seal around the window to stare at the whole piece of glass. The front windows are laminated so, watch the heat. The quarter windows back matrix on all sides except the side up against the rear window as is with most cars. Lots of room on the small windows for excess film. The rear glass is almost flat, the deck however does come up about 1.5" above the bottom matrix, this can be solved with a bulldozer. There is some foam along the bottom of the glass, I just pushed it down a little with the bull dozer…

   

   Last reply by ricksautotint, August 18, 2011
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   2010 Vette Grand Sport 1 2

   July 20, 2011 by finishlineautosports

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   Got a 2010 Vette GS coming in today, not worried about doors, I use soap method to shrink the film, what is the best way to anchor these as I seen someone memtion a U instead of an H? The last Vette I did, was a 98 and I put a horizontal across glass, then along the bottom on the sides like an H and think that may been part of the problem. Also, do the dots need to be sanded or anything up top?

   

   Last reply by palmettotint, August 12, 2011
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   2000 Impala

   March 20, 2011 by finishlineautosports

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   I am doing a 2000 Impala today and have the car sitting inside right now while I work another, but the mirror on the front doors is tighter than I have encountered previously so how can I make sure I cut this window properly without ending up short on the frontside?

   

   Last reply by Hep, July 29, 2011
8. 

   1997 convertible camaro (back window)

   July 19, 2011 by Taco_Conch

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   I had to do a 97 camaro convertible today for the first time. I've seen these with tint in the past, and they always look like sh**. So I did my best, and it turned out ok. The main problem I was having was with the fabric border. I cut the defrost plugs on the outside and cut the border on the inside. Everything looks great so far, then I apply it, and it's a little too big in some areas. I was like WTF !!! Also, the tint was a pain to lay down near the defrost plug. I think it was a combination of the rectangle I cut for the plug and the huge defrost line it was mounted on. Any advice on cutting patterns for these things without getting any light what so ever? …

   

   Last reply by yz101, July 21, 2011
9. 

   need help with impala 1 2

   July 16, 2011 by painted600rr

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   i tinting a 95 impala BG and im having a hard time getting the bottom to lay down flat when shrinking the film. it just kinda curves back. hard to explain but ive uve done one of these u know what im talking about.

   

   Last reply by painted600rr, July 19, 2011
10. 

    Corvette experts identify year model 1 2 3

    July 15, 2011 by dbdreams

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    Anybody on here that can identify what model range this Corvette fits into? If memory serves me correct this was an 05-06 but I am not for sure. And how does it compare in shrink difficultly to an 2011 Corvette coupe?

    

    Last reply by The ///Man, July 16, 2011
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    06 4 DR. Cobalt

    July 2, 2011 by Guest spooled50trim

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    Just finished a 4 dr cobalt earlier today, but when I was finishing the bg I noticed that the locks were unlcoking and locking evey few seconds or so. I did spray the dr door down and noticedthe switch had been wet. Pulled the switch out and triedto dry it as much as possible efore the customer came to pick up their vehicle. Anyone else run into mysterious locking issues on cobalts or chevy in general. I did a search and couldn't find anything, however on other cobalt forums it is a comon problem when the swtich on the driver master goes out it will show the same symptoms. Am waiting for it to dry or forking out the change on a new lock switch? Should I have pulled the pa…

    

    Last reply by Guest, July 2, 2011
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    98 Vette - Need a Little Help 1 2

    June 26, 2011 by finishlineautosports

    • 10 replies
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    So I decided to tackle this for my friends dad this evening, and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be but I need just a little help as I was not happy with the full result. I used the soap method, layed down the film and made a horizontal anchor across and began shrinking the bottom, It became difficult for me in the last few inches and I ended up with some small creases and so I thought no biggie, shrunk the top really easy, and then cut off the bad bottom and slid film down to bottom of glass. I got it all shrunk in one-piece and when I went to apply it, maybe I did not have enough slip, but I ended up making some creases when squeegeeing it. So I am asking for s…

    

    Last reply by Fiveofeen, July 1, 2011
13. 

    ZR1 PIC

    June 30, 2011 by jttint1

    • 1 reply
    • 836 views

    love this car,HATE tinting them...

    

    Last reply by Guest, June 30, 2011
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    1996 Chevy S10

    June 29, 2011 by Guest dnoftz

    • 6 replies
    • 1.3k views

    Looking for some help. I cant seem to get the pin to the extended cab glass out any suggestions?

    

    Last reply by Booms, June 30, 2011
15. 

    1st Cobalt Coupe

    June 22, 2011 by finishlineautosports

    • 5 replies
    • 944 views

    Glad thats over! 1st Try: H-Pattern, got bottom shrunk well, top I creased it in the dot matrix so said f it and cut it to the bottom of matrix. 2nd Try: Tried TD's method of the angle out to the corner anchoring method, definitely helped on bottom, still had issue with the top but got it done anyway. Still had to cut off the matrix area since he decided midway through he wanted to Dotrix it.

    

    Last reply by The ///Man, June 22, 2011
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    2011 Corvette Grand Sport Huper Optik Ceramic 1 2

    May 13, 2011 by jaketuckey

    • 10 replies
    • 2.2k views

    Did a 2011 Grand Sport today in Huper Optik Ceramic 40, came out awesome. One piece rear window and finished the car in 1 hour 20 min taking my time. These have gotten much easier since the 2000+ models...

    

    Last reply by kats2112, June 4, 2011
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    2009 Malibu

    May 29, 2011 by finishlineautosports

    • 7 replies
    • 2.1k views

    The 2009 Malibu's are a CAKEWALK. Rear Window is piece of cake, easy to get behind 3rd brake light. No need to pull the rubbers on any of the doors. Just soak the bottom and use a ez reach to slide the film in!

    

    Last reply by coast2coasttinting, May 30, 2011
18. 

    '64 Bel Air

    May 24, 2011 by Guest tintpro2007

    • 4 replies
    • 1.4k views

    Any tricks on shrinking the rear glass? Got one to do tomorrow...

    

    Last reply by Guest, May 25, 2011
19. 

    1997 ext cab 1 2

    May 17, 2011 by mikebrook_07

    • 14 replies
    • 1.7k views

    Got a 97 chevy to do thursday and was wondering how side glass comes out on the ext cab. Its the one that opens like 1/4 of the way. I couldnt figure out how the latch comes off. Any help would be great! Thanks

    

    Last reply by yz101, May 24, 2011
20. 

    2010 Camaro SS 1 2 3

    July 18, 2009 by ljr1977

    • 24 replies
    • 7.2k views

    tinted today at rollin sound 7727 blanding blvd jax florida...black tint with a two layer SS logo on the drivers and passenger doors ive gotten real good at these types of logos, guys they are simple. the only way to accomplish is by cutting the first layer on the plotter and hand cutting the second layer.

    

    Last reply by ljr1977, May 11, 2011
21. 

    1973 Suburban 1 2

    May 3, 2011 by coast2coasttinting

    • 19 replies
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    I have to say this is the oldest burban I have ever had anyone ask me to tint. I have done ton's of trucks of this body style, but this dam thing barely fit in my shop. Looks like it was done back in th 90's. A guy I do older cars for traded for it last week. Atleast when it was built they did replace the gasket's making my job look alot better then some with original gasket's I have done in the past.

    

    Last reply by coast2coasttinting, May 5, 2011
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    2008 Silverado

    April 21, 2011 by Guest ridiculous

    • 5 replies
    • 1.5k views

    doin the front roll downs on saturday. anything special as far as panel removal? or anything else for that matter...

    

    Last reply by Guest, April 21, 2011
23. 

    1994 vette

    April 16, 2011 by Redwing24

    • 6 replies
    • 1.6k views

    Going to do one next week, anything I need to know other than vertical def and is there shocks on the glass??

    

    Last reply by Guest, April 17, 2011
24. 

    2011 Impala 1 2 3 4

    October 13, 2010 by tint-factory clearbra

    • 31 replies
    • 5.7k views

    Is it just me or did they make the ridiculously oversized rear seat headrest even bigger on the 2011 Impala.

    

    Last reply by Guest, March 28, 2011
25. 

    Vette Matrix 1 2

    March 25, 2011 by nctinter

    • 10 replies
    • 1.2k views

    Is it me or does everyone complain about the dots on the top of the vette back windows. I did one yesterday for a guy that works at a dealership I do and so it was super cheap. I don't think anyone would touch a vette for what I charged him. Anyway it came out titts! super clean, filed edges and the dots look like every other vette on the planet. They aren't even that bad, they are pretty uniform. This guy wants me to strip the whole car cuz of the dots..really?

    

    Last reply by blackout66, March 25, 2011
26. 

    Volt 1 2

    November 22, 2010 by Guest losdawg

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    I saw a Volt on the road and noticed that it has dots on the rear glass. What suprised me was that the dots went halfway down the rear glass. I have not tinted one but I thought I would just put the heads up out. I know that they are only being released in certain areas and D.C. is one.

    

    Last reply by F1windowtinting, March 23, 2011
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    2011 Chevy Corvette Grand Sport

    March 12, 2011 by Guest tintpro2007

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    • 1.2k views

    Have one to do next Thursday, and the custy wants to know if the top can be tinted or not. I told him there is a slim chance it can be done, because to the best of my knowledge it isn't glass on those cars. Told him I would look at it when he comes in though. Am I correct in my thinking, of them not being glass? I know this is in the wrong area, I just need a little exposure with this question, after an hour or so feel free to move it into the makes and models section TD. I appreciate it, if you let it stay in this area at all though!

    

    Last reply by Guest, March 15, 2011
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    08' Impala 1 2 3 4 5

    January 15, 2008 by Guest BTBP

    • 47 replies
    • 9k views

    Got any tips on an 08' Impala? .....Is the 08' as hard as the rest of them to tint?... Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

    

    Last reply by bamh5, March 14, 2011
29. 

    Bulletproof SUV

    March 10, 2011 by APTINT

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    Tinted the front two windows on an armored car for the US marshalls...the windows are about 2"thick, you have to open the freaking door with two hands because its like 400lbs haha.

    

    Last reply by Tinitman, March 10, 2011
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    back glass help;57 chevey post

    March 7, 2011 by Guest andygarcia

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    whats the easiest way to shrink the backglass,dry,b-powder,wet,.and when i install it it grows alot.

    

    Last reply by nctinter, March 8, 2011
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    new Challanger/Camaro 1 2

    March 1, 2011 by TintStuff

    • 10 replies
    • 1.6k views

    ive been having this issue with both the challenger and camaro. the drivers door peels around the back bottom corner where the rubber presses really hard on the tint. the summer is usually fine and i dont have any problems but now with this cold ive had quite a few of these peel. i have the customer leave the car all day so they have time to dry along with heating the bottom edge. ive had quite a few that have never had a problem but lately i dont know what to do. how far into the seal do you guys tuck the film?? im using basic black on a lot of these. its not what i want to use but i work at a place where i dont really get to decide that. i haven't had too much of an is…

    

    Last reply by Mdog, March 2, 2011
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    2007 chevrolet uplander van

    February 19, 2011 by Guest dumplin

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    • 893 views

    fairly easy vehicle , front door panels remove very easy , 2 torx screws and panel popper ! back glass slightly curvy , one piece soap shrink , must attend to the dot matrix outline . came out very clean and real easy .

    

    Last reply by Guest, February 19, 2011
33. 

    2005 Monte Carlo

    February 18, 2011 by dgmt321

    • 1 reply
    • 1k views

    Does this car have dot matrix in rear window? Is this a hard BG and is there anything to look out for overall , thanks.

    

    Last reply by Slick, February 18, 2011
34. 

    85 Camaro 1 2

    May 7, 2010 by Guest Scuba

    • 13 replies
    • 2.9k views

    I have an 85 Iroc in the shop. Are they different than the 91' mentioned in a previous post? Looking for some advice. Tried to dry shrink, the bottom corners get to tight and pull the sides up. Should I leave the bottom with no shrink and move fingers to top, then shrink the top? there are no defroster lines so I want to do 1 piece. frustrated!

    

    Last reply by Pyramids, February 9, 2011
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    2009 Corvette 1 2

    November 15, 2009 by Guest Mo Evo

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    • 4.8k views

    After doing 2 of these in the past month, I FINALLY got the hang of it. This last one, I left long tails to pull and shrink and got it down beautifully. YAY me!!

    

    Last reply by KonSiva, February 5, 2011
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    2009 Chevy Cobalt 4 doors

    February 1, 2011 by FBO

    • 7 replies
    • 1.1k views

    Hi all, does this vehicle need felt? and any tips would help. Thank you.

    

    Last reply by FBO, February 3, 2011
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    cobalt back glass prep. 1 2

    February 11, 2007 by dan_kohan

    • 15 replies
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    is this back glass gonna be better to tackle with an H patern, or just a ------ line acorss the middle of the glass?

    

    Last reply by FBO, February 1, 2011
38. 

    1984 Corvette 1 2

    January 20, 2011 by pbalentine

    • 16 replies
    • 3.1k views

    I read other tips on this vette and it seems alot of you guys perfer to 3 piece it. I would like to do a one piece, but I think i would have to remove the shocks and don't want to, since it so old. Can anyone tell me where exaclty you trim for the 3 piece and if i did do it in 1 piece, how would I anchor it and whould it be a dry shrink or wet shrink. Thanks guys Oh yea forgot to mention, Ive never done any vette...

    

    Last reply by coast2coasttinting, January 22, 2011
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    98 Lumina

    June 26, 2006 by Guest jtm999

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    Whats everyone's take on this ride,I've never done one of these before. I've done a bunch of the car that replaced this (the Impala) so is it similar to that. Do you need to pull the rear deck to get behind the brake light, and does it have the door gaskets that pull out like other GM cars. Thanks everyone! oh and what about the rear quarters is there a black border.

    

    Last reply by Ryker, January 17, 2011
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    98 Silverado Roll ups

    December 26, 2010 by finishlineautosports

    • 5 replies
    • 1.3k views

    Is it normal to have a silverish vertical line on the left and right sides of these where the tint overlaps that little black edge on the inside of the window?

    

    Last reply by TintWizard, December 27, 2010