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'01-'02 Lincoln Town Car 1 2
by Guest busaj- 15 replies
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Newbie here looking for some suggestions from those far more in the know that I. I'm planning on picking up an '01 or '02 Lincoln Town Car. I'm looking to probably set it up with a remote starter, and some sort of sound system upgrade. I need something that's got some bump to it, but I don't need anything crazy, I am afterall on a budget. What would be a good setup, and what would be a good price to budget for. Any help you guys can offer is appreciated! P.S. - I'm not object to doing a little dirty work, but I don't have the skills to really dig in and do the job right.
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I was in Chicago today and passed this place and had to take a pic. for him
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Anyone else h@te her as much as me? I'll be so bummed if she wins
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27 days left
by Guest tint rookie- 0 replies
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Santa Claus, like all pilots, gets regular visits from the Civil Aviation Authority. It was shortly before Christmas when the CAA examiner arrived. In preparation, Santa had the elves wash the sled and bathe all the reindeer. Santa got his logbook out and made sure all his paperwork was in order. The examiner walked slowly around the sled. He checked the reindeer harnesses, the landing skis, and Rudolph's nose. He painstakingly reviewed Santa's weight and balance calculations for the sled's enormous payload. Finally, they were ready for the checkride. Santa got in and fastened his seatbelt and shoulder harness and checked the compass. Then, the examiner hopped in ca…
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I am so damn used to working 6 days a week it is strange taking a couple of days off It so feels like Sunday
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Got a call the other day.. customer has a few windows in his home he would like tinted. The job is two hours away.. I'd really rather not do it, but if his neighbor gets his windows tinted, and his brother gets his tinted, and so forth... in the end, it's worth it. Do you have a limit on either the distance you will travel, or the size of the job?? Granted, you're not going to travel 5 hours, but I've always thought 2 hours give or take is about how far I want to go for any job.. but then again, I'm still just starting out and I'd h@te to turn away any work when this is, IMO, a big referal driven business. What to do... what to do... RoAcH
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New from eastern NC 1 2
by Guest NathanMc- 19 replies
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what's up everyone, my friend and co-worker showed me this forum..he's a professional tint guy, and I'm the 'vinyl' guy. I just started doing vinyl recently within the last year, and I've done some residential tint before also. I'm 20 years old from jacksonville, NC. I use a summa d60 that I love, along with flexisign and adobe.
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Hey man-being in the holiday spirit-I just wanted to say GOOD LUCK on opening your new shop! I have a promotional idea for ya-check it out! ss
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Shrinking b,glass 1 2
by Guest Diamond Tints- 10 replies
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Ok tried llu for shrinking and it was really good, so just wondering how suntec compares to it as llu is kinda pricey in the uk well a rip off to be honest, but suntec is a fair price so looking for any help on this or any help on good shrinking films Any one in uk its for clio's, and 206's, mk 5 golfs, etc
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28 shoppin days left
by Guest tint rookie- 1 reply
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Q: What's the perfect Christmas gift for the person who has everything? A: A broad spectrum antibiotic. Q: Why do women love Santa Claus? A: He comes only once a year, but when he does, he fills their stockings! Q: Did you hear about the dyslexic devil worshipper that sold his soul to Santa? We were so poor when I was young that we couldn't afford ornaments for our Christmas tree. We had to sit around and wait for Grandpa to sneeze. Q: What do you call Santa's Helpers? A: Subordinate clauses. All I want for Christmas is a box of Smurfs and a mallet. Q: What does Santa call reindeer that don't work? A: Dinner. Q: What do the female reindeer do when Santa takes t…
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Certificate for front roll ups re: percentage law
by Guest walestint- 6 replies
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Today Guy wanting a toyota previa (yuk) tinted to 5% rear and legal on front (70%). He phoned the local VOSA ministry guy regarding what is within the law. He said to this guy to get me to provide him with a certificate stating I have tested his now tinted front windows and they are to 70% or above VLT. With a slight tint on the glass already as we all know its gonna bring it under 70%. I have no invested in (is it an investment!) a light meter. I use johnsons films for the 70%, I think llumar do a 78%. Dont want to rattle the local VOSA guy as I am the only tinter shop in a wide area.... Anyone else had to be 'certified'?? Do I go up a few percent and get …
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Yet another reason not to bash films here, I searched the forum and found a lot of posts from a member saying this film was private labeled Indian or Isreali film. I have since edited all the posts. PLEASE, if you don't know what you are talking about, don't talk about it, thanks
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Hey, Mr. Dizzzzzzzle, Your avatar lookZ like my frontpage , I mean hand on avatar My Webpage :ahole
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My Webpage yesterday in Riga center was - but they run away, sorry video in latvian
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new holiday side job for those slow winter days
by Guest tint rookie- 5 replies
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Dear Santa, I wud like a kool toy space ranjur fer Xmas. Iv ben a gud boy all yeer. Yer Frend,Billy Dear Billy, Nice spelling. You're on your way to a career packing freezers at BiLo. How about I send you a f**king book so you can learn to read and write? I'm giving your older brother the space ranger. At least HE can spell! Santa -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Santa, I have been a good girl all year, and the only thing I ask for is peace and joy in the world for everybody! Love,Sarah Dear Sarah, You're parents smoked pot when they had you, didn't they? Here's an AK-47 instead. Do yourself a favour and …
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An emotion "icon" alternative for " "..is there one at all that does the same thing ..minus the smile..whenever I use this Icon..I'm usually not smiling about the "thumbs down" unlike the "thumbs up"
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favorite thansgiving dish 1 2 3
by Guest SIR TINTSALOT- 29 replies
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just wondering what are some of your favorite dishes for this holiday
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Is this the one Just tryin to stir the pot a little
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Test
by TintWizard- 3 replies
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testing board ..seems to be down on my end
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just got back from montrose co 1 2 3 4
by Guest whale hung- 31 replies
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no $. rent is $ 1,200.00 a month and cold as hel# !the only way you can make it up there is on $900.00 a week .man that place is worse than new york every thing was high ! and its just a little hick town .
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Contest to provide TD with a new Avatar 1 2
by Guest Olfablade- 15 replies
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Let the photoshopping begin...
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Accidental abuse!
by Guest Shady- 3 replies
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When I leave work I divert work phone calls to the house I will be staying at that night. In this case my mums. So when I get there mums been having some vile phone calls from some low life scum........Phone rings, I answer, I wait for them to speak so I get the right person. H-hullo.umm..hhhullo. Well thats good enough for me to go off on a abusive rant and equally vile response, only to find out its a softly spoken customer I've done lots of work for in the past!! I will add he did understand my telephone manners but it was my flurry of vulgarity that will make him see me in a different light from now on.
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on wednesday. my russian installer that's been working for me for alittle over 2 years gave his notice. he's quitting. nothing personal or shop-related. he's just going into the same line of business as his dad and brothers. man...it's going to suck not having him. a total natural. great tinter from the second he started. within a few months he could shrink anything. I've never had an installer like him. he's going to be missed. going back to a one-man show for a while.
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a gift to auto tinters
by Guest metint- 3 replies
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I have been unable to find this document until searching in paper work this morning. It is what I used when each auto tint job was invoiced for payment. I simply stapled it to the invoice before handing the client a receipt. Hope this can be used by those of you who have been in need of something similar. Copy and paste what's contained between the lines into whatever document format you wish: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pertinent information concerning your window film installation All window films require a reasonable drying time of 30-60 days depending mostly on weather conditions, compass direction, type of film (construction) and the level of cond…
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Thanksgiving 1 2
by Guest Sprinter- 19 replies
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just wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving day, hope all is well and you all have a great day and some rested time off :sad
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Film On
by Guest 1PEECBARETTA- 9 replies
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This morning I get to the shop and it was pretty cold.I have used baby shampoo back in the day and now use film on. A bottle of baby shampoo sits next to the bottles of film on and I noticed that the baby shampoo is as thick motor honey and the film on is still nice and thin. You guys think this makes a difference when applying film in cold wheather? I know I do.
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03 grand am
by Guest jman9895- 6 replies
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Ok, I've got an 03 grand am, I have a design tech remote stater and bypass box for the thing. However, why is it that I need the bypass box and what color wires do I hook it up to? I feel slightly embarassed asking this question cause I'm an ASE L-1 tech and have been doign this all my life. But I cant get the damn thing to work! What wires do I measure the resistence off of and how? Also, I can get the keys copied at any walmart or hardware store and they start the thing fine, how is it that even though there's nothing special about the key it still needs the box? Also, if anyone has an 03 vintage grand am and knows what wire goes where I'd really appreciate the info!…
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2006 Chrysler 300c
by Guest Zrok- 1 reply
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These cars have an additional 'starter/accessory' wire... although in most of the wiring info that's available, it lists 2 resistance values w/ relays to accomodate this type of arrangement. HOWEVER... no one really has info for the 2006.. it's only available for the 2005 model yr. the '06 is different. the values are different than the '05 AND they MUST be wired as additional ignitions BOTH relays. Hope this helps anyone that's encountered one of thest bastards... took me a whole day to do one. (still has resistor locks) and they want you to isolate the parking lights through a resistor but couldn't gte that to work, tried it with the measured resistance at the s…
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oh theres no doubt he's mine
by Guest tint rookie- 6 replies
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so friday, after a long day, I come home to, "do you know what your son did at school today?" OH GOD!!! what..... in the middle of playtime he decided to perform his first mooning. do you know how hard it is to keep a straight face when your talking to a 5 year old about being appropriate, when youre having flashbacks of your skinny arse nearly falling all the way out a car window for mooning around a corner. (thank god for seatbelts that lock), or getting busted for peeing on a tree in kindergarten. on another note. you try and educate the kid and make sure he's watchin the right stuff on tv. I try to stay more on the pbs kids, discovery and disney kids kinda stuff…
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NEW polyspray sucks
by Guest 1PEECBARETTA- 5 replies
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A few months ago I got a new polyspray with the new " Viton seals" and the darn thing leaks and gives me a fit. Anyone else experienced this?
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How many?
by Guest zolar- 4 replies
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How many people does it take to change a light bulb on TD.c?... 1 to successfully change the light bulb and to post to the forum that the light bulb has been changed. 14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently. 7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs. 1 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs. 53 to flame the spell checker. 156 to write to the list administrator complaining about the light bulb discussion and its inappropriateness to this forum. 109 to post that this list is not about light bulbs and to please take this thread to alt.lite.bulb. …
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Cutting machine 1 2 3
by Guest Solscreen- 21 replies
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Hi Fellow tinters out there, can anybody advise me on wether there are any other cutting machines out there apart from the film handler brand, I have had the same light weight cutter with two legs for 16 years and am toying with buying another cutter, I have never been a lover of the film handler, mainly the price tag buy also having to mount on a ladder is a bit of a pane, it takes up to much room as well if you are in a conmfind space. Regards Mike Southern Spain
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not tint related, but sucks
by Guest Zrok- 2 replies
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Well, they are if they're hooked up backwards We had a dealer bring us an escalade to remove the K 40 to be re-installed into their new prius (what???) The same guy that did the remove, did the install... I helped him mount hte front and rear sensors, ran the wires inside... he mounted the LED's and the knob etc.... I found him a source for 12V (at the cig. lighter DUH lol) after a day of him trying to troubleshoot this thing (well, it made noise before) he finally quit and went to work for a local LARGE chain company that offers the BEST of everyhting you BUY.... I finally went over to look at it. he hooked the friggin' thing up backwards. new knob 160.00 …
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Buddhism interested in other peoples point of view...
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We are having it inspected tomorrow If we get it, and it looks like we will, I will not be posting a lot ... I will be packing it's really not funny!
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food for thought 1 2
by Guest tintgod- 15 replies
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Bill Gates turned 50 on , 10/18. I should have been a nerd in high school. Love him or h@te him, he sure hits the nail on the head with this! To anyone with kids of any age, here's some advice. Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world. Rule 1 : Life is not fair - get used to it! Rule 2 : The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world wil…
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mazda MX6
by Guest drscotty14- 2 replies
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hey, ive been on the tint forum but I have a stereo question. I got a mazda mx6. no stereo. just a bunch of wires. what are the colors for the ignition wire and the memory wire? thanks alot anyone who knows. Scott
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I need some help.
by Guest S and S- 5 replies
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I installed a system in one of my girlfriends, I dont do it much, in her 89 240sx. I installled a Sony cd player, sub, pioneer amp, and sony door speakers. Everything is hooked up and working minus the attena. The factory attena has 2 prongs and the radio only has one to hole to plug it into, so I need an adapter to hook it up. Thanks Guys!
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YZF 250
by Guest potzy- 3 replies
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YZF 250...04 Practice use only...no competion Mint in standard condtion, ive hardly used it. Reason for sale...dont like 4 stroke crossers Im a 2 stroke fan and just fancyed a change...not my cup of tea Will post pics over the weekend ?2450 Stu {potzy} UK Wiltshire
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Which window film is best quality? 1 2
by Guest jcronin- 19 replies
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There are three major brands that I know of LLumar, 3M, Madico, and Vista. Do you know which is the best quality and best warrenty? Could you comment on each one and why one's better than the other and limitations? Sincerely, Janet
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What is an established commercial/residential business worth?
I sold my business in '96 that had as assets: tools and inventory and goodwill. I bought it 2.5 years earlier for 5k. It had a gross sales # around 30K and very little goodwill since the owner only worked it part time. In the 2.5 years I ran the company, gross sales went from 30K upward to 177K as a one person operation. To be fair, the final year @ 177K included an installation sale involving 35K sq ft. Still I increased the gross from 30K to 100K under my direction in the 2.5 years of ownership. I sold the business in a short sale for 10K because I landed a corporate job at a film manufacturing company. I lacked the desire to further expand the business, but it was considered reputable even by my competitors. One of them bought it. Don't know if that helps but, maybe you'll find this helpful in determining the goodwill of the one you are considering buying. https://www.freshbooks.com/hub/accounting/calculate-goodwill -
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Window Tinter for hire in Rockville, MD
Must have experience and knowledge in the automotive window tint industry. This job requires people skills, a positive attitude and willingness to be a team member are essential to this position. Having experience operating a window tint plotter a plus. Pay will be determined during interview process. Please Call TJ Flores 301 979-1313 -
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What is an established commercial/residential business worth?
Gross 50-60? You could find that kind of revenue picking up cans. Whatever you're about to spend should be spent to market your own brand unless I'm reading this wrong. -
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What is an established commercial/residential business worth?
Looking to buy an established commercial/residential business. The company has grossed about 50-60k annually for the past few years. There's not really anything as far as assets go. So I'd basically be buying the phone number and 25+ years of being an established business. Just trying to get an idea of what I should be paying! Thanks in advance!! -
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Removable rigid window tint sheets - WTF?
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Commercial Residential Window Tinter Needed - Colorado
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Removable rigid window tint sheets - WTF?
I created an account just to respond here. I'm not a "tinter" or whatever yall may call yourselves but I came across this product and thought that it looked pretty cool and something I could do myself. I ordered from Lazeway and spent like $150 for two packages. The product is from China although they claim all this America stuff on the website. All i received was two simple rolls of tint, nothing special. I was totally scammed and now I'm looking all over the internet for anyone talking about this product to let them know. Dont buy from them.- 2
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Air80 vs Stratos70 Windshield
Since there is no limit of darkness on the top strip, I have wanted to tint it. But I would go very dark, to help with sun glare in the evening. -
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Air80 vs Stratos70 Windshield
Yeah that’s a very fair point to a degree I’m probably overthinking it. I don’t see really significant glare reduction until you get into much darker tint. Like you I think visibility for me is more important living in the country. I’ll probably see what the specs list the differences between 70% and 80% and then double check with the tinter as to what they recommend. Likely will end up with 70% with a strip along the top. Air80 seems to be much more popular, not sure if it’s due to performance or the difference in cost being so much more for the stratos. thank you
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