Tint!

"Under_Score" (tomtheatum) 06/11/2020 at 17:25 • Filed to: None

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Avalonian recommended a good tint guy for me, so I went all the way over to Dekalb County to get my Alltrack’s windows tinted. He’s the window tinter for Jim Ellis VW (presumably the Chamblee dealership). Thank you, Avalonian!

At $170, this was a great deal. Jim Ellis Kennesaw was charging 3M tint as a $399 dealer add on when I was looking at a car through them (more on that later). Most dealers charge at least four or 500 for tint. Now, I have a few other things on my radar.

*Paint and interior protection that isn’t $1,000 like the dealer add-ons (I liked Stone Mountain because of their few dealer add-ons).

*Cooled seats. Companies like CST don’t even list aftermarket cooled seats.

*Mom thinks the APR+ tune idea is stupid. I only get 20 MPG in Normal mode as-is, too. APR+ would still be cool.

*Remote start that I can use via Car Net, too.

Anything else I can add on? My magical money cashed out, but I’m living life like I don’t have it. Yeah, good timing because of today’s stocks, but I forgot about coronavirus like a month ago and I want it to stay that way.  

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Under_Score 06/11/2020 at 17:52

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That dark tint looks real nice with the dark blue. Seems like a steal for a high quality medium tint.

Verdog ~ manual Bro, Bro - HellHawk Equipped > Under_Score 06/11/2020 at 17:58

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Does VW have an app that will remote start?  

Under_Score > Verdog ~ manual Bro, Bro - HellHawk Equipped 06/11/2020 at 18:20

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Car Net does remote locking and unlocking, but it takes a long time. No remote start because the car doesn’t have remote start. 

Verdog ~ manual Bro, Bro - HellHawk Equipped > Under_Score 06/11/2020 at 18:39

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Boo, years ago I had a truck that I could remote start with the app but not the remote.  Just a thought.  

Under_Score > Verdog ~ manual Bro, Bro - HellHawk Equipped 06/11/2020 at 19:34

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I just added Siri commands, and they’re the worst. You have to use the Touch ID for them to work and it lags. Really defeats the whole purpose of being hands free.

CB > Under_Score 06/11/2020 at 19:51

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What are you doing to only get 20 mpg?

Under_Score > CB 06/11/2020 at 20:05

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Flooring when I take off, lots of stop and go, and almost exclusive suburban driving.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Under_Score 06/11/2020 at 20:42

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It’s so much better in the wagon with tint. Doggo needs it, AC is more efficient... I wish I didn’t need it in my Mercedes but it saves the interior and the doggo etc.. applies there as well. 

Under_Score > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 06/11/2020 at 20:44

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I liked the TSX wagon at the time, but I would’ve been interested in a TLX equivalent during my car search.

avalonian > Under_Score 06/11/2020 at 22:08

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Glad to hear it my dude! I'm assuming 20%? And you could do a dash cam maybe and even tint the front windshield. To help even more. 

Under_Score > avalonian 06/11/2020 at 22:12

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I told Tin to do whatever Georgia’s legal limit was, as I know nothing about tint. Most cars come with it as a dealer add on. He also said he doesn’t tint the windshield. 

avalonian > Under_Score 06/12/2020 at 09:08

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He probably did 20% that’s his favorite number when it comes for tints lol. But he does windshields h e is a little finneky for who he does it for. I got a guy who does windshields no problem.