Saab
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Any tricks to tinting this car or are they straight forward easy car ?
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it's basically a trailblazer or envoy. the gaskets pull right out of the top after unlipping the top of the panel. cake walk NR True Grey 35 Bad azz ride with those 22's
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2002 Saab 9-3
by Guest FilmBlazer- 5 replies
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Got a call from a potential customer today that said a glass professional concluded that he had tinting laminated within the glass. The car originated in FL and he received a ticket in Michigan. Anyone heard of such a thing? I've seen some Lexus autos that appear to have a brownish non reflective tinting in the glass of all the car's windows but I don't see many Saabs. Any input is appreciated. Thank you. - FB
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03 9-3 Rear window switches
by Guest Hades12- 0 replies
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Both rear window switches stopped working after being unplugged. Any hint I should know of? Thanks
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any clue how to turn off the daytime running lights they constantly kick on and Ive tried every trick in the book
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Just wondering...any tips. How was it? I have one Thursday! I can't remember ever doing one
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Is there anything specific I should know about these cars? Never done one..panels ? boobie traps
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89 Saab Hatch
by Guest VaTinterPMan- 9 replies
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it has 4 window on the side plus the back glass. The rear 1/4 window that is not on the rear roll down but next to back window it has to be shrink. and Lines around that window and the whole back glass. not a dot matrix, lines that come off about 3/4 in from those windows. and it hasnt been cleaned since 89, and it needs felt. and I need to tape gaskets cont. city. Any other help im guessing its gonna be a $$$ high end tint job when over. Doesnt look fun....
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I hae a 03' 9-3 saab sedan in here and I cant for the life of me figure out how to get the door panels off. I have removed the handle and the two hex bolts. It just doestnt want to budge and I dont want to break anything. Is it the push up and out style or what?? I am worried that I am gonna try to force it and break it. Can anyone throw out a suggestion? thanks, tim
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2003 93 sport sedan
by Guest mattbilts85- 0 replies
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I just purchased a green 2003 saab 93 sport sedan. Today I recieved my tint in the mail. I purchased a precut kit from Tint Kits. Are there any tricks or challenges that I need to be aware of with this car? Which windows need to be shrunk? Would it be necessary to remove the door panels using a pre cut kit? Any advise would be greatly appreciated. thanks
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This car is one of the easiest four door cars that I have done in a long time. It had gobs of room on the side seals and the rear window is very easy to shrink.
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Another POS that needs felt. WTF?????? Panels pop right off though. Remove the arm-rest cover, (it just pops straight off), remove two hex bolts underneath it.....and the panels pop off.
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Tint help for Black Saab 9-5 Aero.
by Guest mdevine- 9 replies
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I just purchased a black 2002 Saab 9-5 Aero. It came with tinted windows. I was told that the tint is as dark as allowed in Indiana. The tint is too dark for me. I live in Rochester, NY. I would prefer a tint that is slightly darker then stock. Not reflective at all. Any recommendations for type of tint that I may want. would a smoke/grey color tint look ok on a black car? any brand of tint that is best? Thanks, Mike
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Scratches?
by Guest 93turbo- 7 replies
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I recently purchased a brand new saab 93 and had the windows tinted on it, after waiting 3 days like the installer had told me, I rolled the windows down and after putting them back up I saw a bunch of vertical scracthes on it, he said he can replace the tint but the only way to prevent that is to cut the inner seal. Is that true? Will more wind noise enter the cab? It just doesnt seem right that I should have to cut the seal on a brand new car? If anyone can give me some advice that would be great.
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Judging from past Saab models, I wasn't sure what to expect on this one. Figures that I was totally over-scheduled when this one came in and the customer was waiting for it. Overall, this is a very simple car. Every window had to be shrunk... the side glass I wet shrunk, and the back was done dry. The back window was curved, all the way from the center of the glass, but the amount of curve was minimal enough that it was a simple shrink job. The door panel gaskets on this car pop right out without the removal of the panels, making installation of the roll-downs very simple.
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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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Hey guys - so I work for a vinyl graphics company that is adding window tinting to their repertoire and I had a question about your guys' ideal process. I have my plotter set up and my window tinting software ready to go, but I am completely ignorant about the way that tint installers prefer that things be cut. Currently, I will plot/weed the tint and cut the backing away as much as I dare before handing it over to the installer. I was thinking that the installer would prefer the tint to be cut to shape which I believe I can achieve with the perf cut on my plotter. Is that the typical process or should I not be worried so much about it being cut to exact shape? -
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Air80 vs Stratos70 Windshield
Im in TX, plenty of of what you mentioned. While I do sit higher in an SUV, glare reduction is not improved much at all with what I have. My 80% is almost clear, not dark at all. With all tint, it adds a bit of reflectivity from the outside, which I notice makes it slightly harder to see from the outside looking in, in the form of a glare not darkness. At the end of the day, it's not permanent, it's only money! -
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PPF installer for hire in SoCAL
Hello. My name is Adrian i have good experience with paint protection film and i just moved to California, Irvine, i'm open to travel one hour away for the right job. You can contact me at 5717330693 -
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Boat window tinting tips
Best tip would be, “Sorry, no boats”.- 1
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Boat window tinting tips
The answer is to not heat that area too much so that you leave some slack in the film for when you get it to the inside. Also cut your pattern a little large so that you can trim a thread off the edges after shrinking to not have a furled edge. After you do a few of those you'll figure out how much to leave/trim to not have any light gaps. Also I'll leave a hardcard wrapped in a microfiber in the bottom overnight to collect water and keep pressure on the film while it dries. Sometimes you can take the top rail off the glass if the jackwagon boat builder didn't put too much pressure on the glass package when it was installed. If you pull the rail off of a tight package it's a pita to get back on, looking like it could crack the whole time. Congrats on getting it done. I've seen plenty that couldn't, which is why I price them like I do.- 1
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Boat window tinting tips
Thx everyone for the tips the install went fine, however i did run into a new problem on the main curve of the glass from thr outside the tint would lay flat on the big curve but when applying it seemed like there was too much tension and it would not stay down i ended up heating it up and flattening down but some of that area got overheated and warped a little, if you know how to tackle this problem please help me thank you!- 2
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