LAtint wont warranty their own work if you get a non-legal tint
01-07-2008, 10:37 AM
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LAtint wont warranty their own work if you get a non-legal tint
I wanted 35% around, but apparently in VA 50% is the max legal on the front windows.
(I have 35% now on the S4, in VA 2.5 years now, no problems)
I said "ok, I still want 35% all around, not just in the back." they said they cant warranty it for any manuf./installation defects.
I said "why not? I understand that if the police make me take it off thats not your fault, but if the tint is improperly installed (i.e. a bubble forms) you wont fix it?" He said 'we can fix it but you have to pay for it'
They wouldnt even warranty the back windows if I got 35 % all around even though 35% is legal in the back.
He said his hands are tied, its a franchise thing, he'd like to warranty it, which ok I get, but Im not going to spend $300 and then not have a warranty if the tint is installed wrong.
I left without getting the A3 tinted. I doubt I will return to LAtint.
Any other suggestions besides LAtint that will guarantee their own work, even if the tint % isnt VA legal?
(I have 35% now on the S4, in VA 2.5 years now, no problems)
I said "ok, I still want 35% all around, not just in the back." they said they cant warranty it for any manuf./installation defects.
I said "why not? I understand that if the police make me take it off thats not your fault, but if the tint is improperly installed (i.e. a bubble forms) you wont fix it?" He said 'we can fix it but you have to pay for it'
They wouldnt even warranty the back windows if I got 35 % all around even though 35% is legal in the back.
He said his hands are tied, its a franchise thing, he'd like to warranty it, which ok I get, but Im not going to spend $300 and then not have a warranty if the tint is installed wrong.
I left without getting the A3 tinted. I doubt I will return to LAtint.
Any other suggestions besides LAtint that will guarantee their own work, even if the tint % isnt VA legal?
01-07-2008, 10:45 AM
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Tintshop in rockville (on rockville pike next 2 carmax). They did my old honda and
only charged ~$200 for all the windows. $100 more for the windshield which they also warrantied (totally not kosher in MD). I had a 20% 360 degree wrap on the car. full warranty. not VA, but they were good. i hear HotTint in rockville is pretty good too. i might try them out when i decide to tint my car.
01-07-2008, 11:10 AM
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they told me the same thing at the Alexandria location however....
in Springfield they said it is no problem. A month or so after I had it done the front bubbled a bit and they redid the window for me. I did this in 2004 so hopefully they will do it for you.
01-07-2008, 11:14 AM
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They told me its a franchise thing, so I assume now all of LAtint does this
They did tell me they used to warranty it.
Its such a BS decision on their part. Im not asking them to fix it if the cops make me take it off, I just want them to warranty their own work.
Im reluctant to go to any other LAtint location.
Its such a BS decision on their part. Im not asking them to fix it if the cops make me take it off, I just want them to warranty their own work.
Im reluctant to go to any other LAtint location.
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01-07-2008, 02:11 PM
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uh...... 2nd on the "you tinted your windshield?!"
honestly, that's about one of the most unsafe things I've ever heard of. Your visibility at night must be spectacular. (Mental note: find out where beergoggles drives at night, I think I know a way to get myself a new car.)