[BlueCrabMafia]

Originally Posted by CoopersF15

I think you said you used to work at a tint place...What were you paid hourly at your tint shop and did you get any other employment benefits? Was it a professional outfit with proper premises and insurance etc? Marketing? Tools and equipment etc?

Just curious if you can figure what the true hourly rate cost would be per vehicle when all that is factored in to the equation?

Factoring in overhead and salaries, $75 per hour was the target for my shop to be profitable.

That's a subjective number though because it's going to depend on a lot of varying factors.

[CoopersF15]

Originally Posted by BlueCrabMafia

Factoring in overhead and salaries, $75 per hour was the target for my shop to be profitable.

That's a subjective number though because it's going to depend on a lot of varying factors.

That makes sense then as I figured in LA the minimum would be $60/hr but at $75/ hr x 2= $150+$120ish materials would equate to a near $300 job (allowing for inefficiencies) so anything above that is profit and I can't begrudge anyone a 25% profit margin so say $375 for a good tint job?

Unfortunately- in LA that kind of reasoning doesn't happen in real life

[louielouie]

Originally Posted by JneneJ

Anyone experience this at night with your window tint? I didn't have that in my e46. F30 does with new tint. Doesn't really bother me but just wanted to see if it was normal.

Curious if you had any updates on this issue? I just had carbon ceramic tint done on my car the past Saturday and I'm experiencing the same issue.

[vooonoo]

Originally Posted by louielouie

Curious if you had any updates on this issue? I just had carbon ceramic tint done on my car the past Saturday and I'm experiencing the same issue.

Woah, how much did you pay? and what kind of film did they use?!

[JneneJ]

Originally Posted by louielouie

Curious if you had any updates on this issue? I just had carbon ceramic tint done on my car the past Saturday and I'm experiencing the same issue.

Still there bro, I spoke with other tint shops and they said some cars experience this. What brand tint did you get?

[louielouie]

Originally Posted by JneneJ

Still there bro, I spoke with other tint shops and they said some cars experience this. What brand tint did you get?

Suntek CXP. He wasn't able to get 3M.

vooonoo - friend of a friend did it for $200.

[JneneJ]

Originally Posted by louielouie

Suntek CXP. He wasn't able to get 3M.

vooonoo - friend of a friend did it for $200.

It doesn't sound like a tint brand issue since I got 3m. I guess it just the way the car is to tint :/. What kind of bmw do you have?

[CoopersF15]

I have the rear view issue. It has settled down a little until the film dried out but it's still there - I think it's a symptom of the rear heating elements - and also it's on and F31 so the rear window is more upright than the sedans and coupes so :

The installer says it happens on some cars and not on others depending on the thickness of the heating element.

It's just proved to me that factory tinted glass is way better solution. Won't buy another car without it.

Mine was llumar pinnacle 15

[ArizonaErik]

Originally Posted by vooonoo

I have a 328 Got a quote for just the back windows and it was a little high, 300 for the back window 75 for the quarter window and 125 for the back passenger window.... those were per window... 600 bucks.... LLumar CTX film... what did you guys get yours tinted for?

In AZ I got my old Acura ZDX limo tint on 5 windows plus 2 panoramic sunroof windows so 7 in total for $350...

[JneneJ]

Originally Posted by CoopersF15

I have the rear view issue. It has settled down a little until the film dried out but it's still there - I think it's a symptom of the rear heating elements - and also it's on and F31 so the rear window is more upright than the sedans and coupes so :

The installer says it happens on some cars and not on others depending on the thickness of the heating element.

It's just proved to me that factory tinted glass is way better solution. Won't buy another car without it.

Mine was llumar pinnacle 15

Yeah pretty much what a few other tint shops told me.

[vooonoo]

Had it done on monday dumb nj laws: formula one pinnacle 30% on the back air 80 on the front. Paid 300 for the whole car, it looks great in person, makes the car look 10 times better