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05-14-2011 | 01:17 AM
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Just making sure, haha.
Prepare to deal with a lot of people who just don't get it. Just remember, when asked how many cylinders, you say 0.
And yeah, it's best to check with them anyway. But I have a feeling your 8 year would have just expired. But perhaps you can negotiate additional warranties for it, they were willing to with mine.
Prepare to deal with a lot of people who just don't get it. Just remember, when asked how many cylinders, you say 0.
And yeah, it's best to check with them anyway. But I have a feeling your 8 year would have just expired. But perhaps you can negotiate additional warranties for it, they were willing to with mine.
05-14-2011 | 05:29 AM
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05-14-2011 | 05:32 AM
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I've already learned an incredible amount from this site so far. After I save up some money (I just had to write the $800 check to the state for tax/title/licensing) I'm going to replace the coils, plugs, and wires just to make sure since I've no idea when they were last replaced and the car is kinda high mileage (92k).
I drove my old Stratus R/T today (kept it to give to my brother when he turns 16 in Nov) and couldn't believe how awful it felt to drive. The steering felt loose, I knew I needed new struts and motor mounts in it, but OMG. The turning radius is nowhere near as good and obviously it doesn't go half as fast. If I had to go back to that thing I think I'd cry.
I drove my old Stratus R/T today (kept it to give to my brother when he turns 16 in Nov) and couldn't believe how awful it felt to drive. The steering felt loose, I knew I needed new struts and motor mounts in it, but OMG. The turning radius is nowhere near as good and obviously it doesn't go half as fast. If I had to go back to that thing I think I'd cry.
05-14-2011 | 06:17 AM
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NOOO do NOT by tints from walmart!! Tell your brother he is a fool. If you attempt to tint the windows yourself and you are anything but a skilled professional at tinting, it will look HORRIBLE!! It will be very bubbly, and un-even. I took mine to a shop out in cedar rapids. It was about $200 and it comes with a life time guarentee/warranty against fading, scratching, bubbling etc. If you want the name I can find it for you. The only thing I can stress is that you do not do it by yourself. Save the trouble and pay to have it done.
05-14-2011 | 04:07 PM
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NOOO do NOT by tints from walmart!! Tell your brother he is a fool. If you attempt to tint the windows yourself and you are anything but a skilled professional at tinting, it will look HORRIBLE!! It will be very bubbly, and un-even. I took mine to a shop out in cedar rapids. It was about $200 and it comes with a life time guarentee/warranty against fading, scratching, bubbling etc. If you want the name I can find it for you. The only thing I can stress is that you do not do it by yourself. Save the trouble and pay to have it done.
05-14-2011 | 08:47 PM
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Here is the place I went to.
http://www.advancedtintingia.com/
They have been in the business for a long time and they back there product up with a lifetime guarentee/warranty. So if anything goes wrong they will fix it for free. Now most places do this too if theey arent a shady shop, but you want to make sure any where you go to will warranty their work. They were very helpful in choosing what I wanted and they have a little booklet of the samples of tint they have so you can actually see it first hand. Its a bit of a drive for you, but I will most likely be bringing my car there again to get my rx8 tinted.
If you dont mind I will post a picture of my lancer so you get an idea of what (35% - front...15% back) looks like.
There is a place in coralville, which is JUST outside the university, that does tints also. It is a nice shop and they do alot of other work on cars too but I have never gone there so I cant give any feedback on them. I did call once to make an appointment and they were booked all day so they cant be bad im assuming. I think they only do tints on tuesdays? Anyways, here is there link.
http://www.autoyz.com/index.html
Hope I helped!
http://www.advancedtintingia.com/
They have been in the business for a long time and they back there product up with a lifetime guarentee/warranty. So if anything goes wrong they will fix it for free. Now most places do this too if theey arent a shady shop, but you want to make sure any where you go to will warranty their work. They were very helpful in choosing what I wanted and they have a little booklet of the samples of tint they have so you can actually see it first hand. Its a bit of a drive for you, but I will most likely be bringing my car there again to get my rx8 tinted.
If you dont mind I will post a picture of my lancer so you get an idea of what (35% - front...15% back) looks like.
There is a place in coralville, which is JUST outside the university, that does tints also. It is a nice shop and they do alot of other work on cars too but I have never gone there so I cant give any feedback on them. I did call once to make an appointment and they were booked all day so they cant be bad im assuming. I think they only do tints on tuesdays? Anyways, here is there link.
http://www.autoyz.com/index.html
Hope I helped!
05-20-2011 | 07:12 PM
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Here is the place I went to.
http://www.advancedtintingia.com/
They have been in the business for a long time and they back there product up with a lifetime guarentee/warranty. So if anything goes wrong they will fix it for free. Now most places do this too if theey arent a shady shop, but you want to make sure any where you go to will warranty their work. They were very helpful in choosing what I wanted and they have a little booklet of the samples of tint they have so you can actually see it first hand. Its a bit of a drive for you, but I will most likely be bringing my car there again to get my rx8 tinted.
If you dont mind I will post a picture of my lancer so you get an idea of what (35% - front...15% back) looks like.
There is a place in coralville, which is JUST outside the university, that does tints also. It is a nice shop and they do alot of other work on cars too but I have never gone there so I cant give any feedback on them. I did call once to make an appointment and they were booked all day so they cant be bad im assuming. I think they only do tints on tuesdays? Anyways, here is there link.
http://www.autoyz.com/index.html
Hope I helped!
http://www.advancedtintingia.com/
They have been in the business for a long time and they back there product up with a lifetime guarentee/warranty. So if anything goes wrong they will fix it for free. Now most places do this too if theey arent a shady shop, but you want to make sure any where you go to will warranty their work. They were very helpful in choosing what I wanted and they have a little booklet of the samples of tint they have so you can actually see it first hand. Its a bit of a drive for you, but I will most likely be bringing my car there again to get my rx8 tinted.
If you dont mind I will post a picture of my lancer so you get an idea of what (35% - front...15% back) looks like.
There is a place in coralville, which is JUST outside the university, that does tints also. It is a nice shop and they do alot of other work on cars too but I have never gone there so I cant give any feedback on them. I did call once to make an appointment and they were booked all day so they cant be bad im assuming. I think they only do tints on tuesdays? Anyways, here is there link.
http://www.autoyz.com/index.html
Hope I helped!
