Do it yourself: Tinting windows

[a1montee]

before i go ahead and try to tint my windows myself on an 02 celica gt-s i want wondering if anyone has done this as well who could give me a few tips, or if im going in the wrong direction and should have them professionally done let me know. I live in a small town with no body shops who offer to tint windows.. trying to save the travel expense.

[94CelicaGirl]

Where in Oregon are you?

I've researched this same question for myself and the overwhelming majority of answers have been to have it professionally done because it's not much more than the materials cost and you know it'll be done right.

[celicagt07]

exactly. plus it could only run you as much as 130 thats the price mine was.

[TBayToyotaBoy]

I've done one tint job myself, and I'll never do it again. It took a long, long time to do. The job (on my first Corolla) took me an entire day because I wanted the rear window to be right. I kept trimming the pieces and fitting, re-trimming and re-fitting, etc. The side windows aren't too bad.

I worked very (very very very) hard to ensure there would be no bubbling, and a year later it started bubbling around the defroster lines anyway. I am of the belief that the really good quality materials are not sold to the public.

Whereas my car was a lowly Corolla, you have a nice (new) Celica. Don't ruin it. The film is difficult and time consuming to remove. Your $150 pro tint job will end up being a two-day hassle, costing hundreds more. Just pay the pros to do it...