First951

My wonderful girlfriend tried to suprise me with getting my windows tinted for my birthday and was able to sneek my car out the garage without me knowing. The problem was they did the fronts, but were not able to do the hatch, she called a few places and know one wants to do hatch because they say it is very difficult. Anyone have this problem? Can anyone recomend a place in Boston area and she feels bad that she couldn't suprise me.
Thanks

ehall

happens all the time. Well, except for any woman getting her hands on my keys. No one wants to do these. Call the dealer and ask them who they use. That will probably be a company that does high quality and custom work. Take it to them, or ask them who they think will do the work. Then put your keys back in your front trouser packet. That way you KNOW she'll never touch them again! lol

Porsche-O-Phile

Shop around. I also strongly recommend 3M film. Compared to that, everything else I've looked at is crap. Oh, and have a shop do it - you'll drive yourself nuts trying to do it yourself - trust me. Even with the hatch out of the car, this is one of those jobs best left to be "someone else's problem", even if it costs you a couple hundred bucks.

Rip It

Let me warn u.....I purchased a hatch window (tinted) from EB. I don't like it because it creates glare/reflections when I try to use the review mirror I have a hard time seeing things. It's 10 times worst if I have the sunroof tilted open. The tint is not a mirror type finish just a typical dark color. I like the looks of the tint, just not the above, maybe there is a type tint that would not cause this problem.

Evan70

Find a shop that's capable of doing late model Firebird/Camaros and Corvettes. Their rear hatches are WAY bigger than those on a 944. The hardest part is finding someone that can do it in a single piece (most shops will want to use two pieces).

KuHL 951

It can't and shouldn't be done in 1-piece according to every tint shop I've been to. Mine is done very well in a 2-piece and I can bearly find the splice. To do it in 1-piece would require them to cut darts at numerous overlapping points near the edge and one large one in the center. The darts need to be cut 'on the glass' for a perfect seam which isn't possible due to the defroster pattern. My splice was made horizontal and adjacent to defroster wire abot 2/3 of the way down the glass. For some reason I don't get that reflective problem Rip It mentions, it's just hard to see out at night.

testarossa_td

I get that same problem with the sunroof up, but only at certain times of day.

streckfu's

It's definately do-able so shop around as suggested. I agree with the two piece approach. A friend of mine owns an audi/tint shop in Va Beach and wouldn't hire a tint person unless they could do his 951 (so he re-tinted his car almost every year ). he insisted in doing it in two pieces sliced at a defrosting line.

After selling his 951, he used my car as the test vehicle. I got free tinting and the kid got a decent job.

Ebby_951S

Hey, guys- first time posting here, but I just wanted to say that I just recently had mine done. I recommend Formula One tint. The stuff has a lifetime warranty and looks fantastic. And yeah- the hatch is a beast to do. I have a tiny bit of bubbling where the glass curves sharply at the bottom left, near the spolier. Other than that it's perfect. The guy who did it went with 3 horizontal strips, matching the defroster lines. He said he could have avoided the bubbles with vertical strips, but in his mind that would have been more unsightly. I agree...

aribop

Mine is done with one piece...no darts or anything. The guy did an awesome job!
And I do get the reflection with the sunroof open.

KuHL 951

Cool, 1-piece...I'd like to see that really. Did he use some kind of stretchable film? Usually the mylar base isn't very forgiving unless your film is something different. The narrower width at the bottom curves is always the problem area from what I've been told.

shortyboy

my friend recently did a 944 and he said it was the hardest one he did yet.and hes been tinting for 5-6 years.he also 1-pieced it.

95ONE

I live in houston. Lots of tinters around here. A guy did my NSX hatch with one piece. He cut it out on top and used a heat gun to shrink the plastic where it needed. It was perfect. Turned purple after 5 years though. USE 3M!

Techno Duck

I know it will vary, but what did you guys pay to have the windows tinted?

All my friends have had there 4-door cars done for about $200-250.