I was searching through old posts and saw others having issues with those little black dots on the back window. I was curious to see others suggest using black vinyl on the outside to cover the area along with the tint on the inside. Where do I go about finding this vinyl at? I'm taking the car back to the tint guy and have him redo my back window and want to try this black vinyl also for a flawless look.
take it to someone that can tint. any good tinter will have no problems tinting over the dot matrix. if you really want to use some type of vinyl im sure any sign shop will have some you can buy
Mine tint has only been on for about 5 months, but there is no sign of it coming off at all.
mine barely fades but to get black vinyl look up RVINYL on ebay they sale all sorts of vinyl for anything and everything for a reasonable price too.
I have the black vinyl on the outside of the back window. Tint place said that it would be alot easier and last longer then on the inside. You can hardly notice the vinyl on the window. I will take a photo of it tomorrow and post it up here for you to see.
Steve
I have the vinyl on my back window as well......no problems. yes you CAN tint over the dot matrix, but I have seen few that look really good after a short time.
Steve wrote:I have the black vinyl on the outside of the back window. Tint place said that it would be alot easier and last longer then on the inside. You can hardly notice the vinyl on the window. I will take a photo of it tomorrow and post it up here for you to see.
Steve
I'd appreciate that Steve.
I'll check into that vinyl on ebay chris b.
John,
Here are a couple of shots. Please forgive the dirtiness of the windows, the landscapers mowed the grass this morning. Hope this helps you out. I got my vinyl at the tinting place here in Va Beach so i don't know what type it is and who makes it.
mine lookes similar to that as well except the shop were i got it done just used one big piece the covered all the way to the top and sides so you cant really even tell its there.
Steve, that is clean looking. I'll be taking my car back to the shop next chance I get between work and classes. Thanks for the pics bro.
hey no problem, I figured I got help from people here and i am just returning the favor.
+1 on the vinyl. I have mine on the rear too. I'll take pics later.
Steve wrote:John,
Here are a couple of shots. Please forgive the dirtiness of the windows, the landscapers mowed the grass this morning. Hope this helps you out. I got my vinyl at the tinting place here in Va Beach so i don't know what type it is and who makes it.
that looks pretty obvious to me. should of ran it all the way up to the top and to the ends of the window
I painted the inside of my window with Krylon Fusion, which has held up well. PITA to mask and avoid overspray though. Luckily I went to a mostly black interior later anyways.
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I do this for a living, and here's my Professional opinion.
The Best route I feel to go with a J-Body is to Tint up to the Dot matrix and No Further. Then get a Vinyl Strip on the INSIDE to eliminate the Dot Matrix. I have found this to be the cleanest way to install. True you CAN tint over the Matrix, But it does require alot of pre work. And I Personally hate the broken up look of a tinted Matrix.
Here's my Back Window:
Hope that Helps.
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man that looks nice. dude how do you have your air tank mounted? thats pretty badass
that is awsome i like that better than tint anyway thanks for the idea guys
