At
first blush, the convenience of getting a car window tinting NYC service looks like
it borders more on caprice rather than necessity. This is aptly demonstrated by
the rather strange fact that costs in having your car windows tinted can vary
greatly, even if the two shops offering these differing prices are standing
side by side in the same street.
Stranger
still is the fact that both shops would agree that both their prices with the
same aim of blocking the sun’s harmful UV rays are justified, correct, and
reasonable. The example given is that if the owner is not too finicky, she can
have a $100 job done in some run-of-the-mill shops around. If she wants some
class job, she can pay $400 at another shop.
The
explanation is that both prices are correct, depending on certain factors.
Car type
Your
car type is sometimes used as a difficulty yardstick in these tinting jobs,
based on one simple fact: some car models and makes are simply more difficult
to tint than the others. Good tint shops usually ask about the specific make of
your car if they haven’t seen it yet. They need to know how big a job it would
be and how much the charge would be.
Cars
with steep rear windows (Corvettes, VW Beetles) need more work than the others
thus demand more. Generally, however, the bigger surface area of your car’s
windows (where more film is needed), the higher the price. Car window tinting
for vans cost more than to tint sedans.
Tinting film
As
in other products, quality demands a higher price. The cheapest would be much
lower than those higher-end materials. If you chose to use the cheaper ones, be
prepared for some possible consequences.
Lower-cost
films might not be bad at the beginning, but later you might begin to see bubbles,
color shifting, and the promised heat protection goes down. Higher-end films
retain their high quality to the end, and usually have lifetime warranties.
Performance
Warranty
As
a customer, you need to always ask for the performance warranty before handing
over your money. This is for your own safeguard because different shops have
very different warranties. Some warranties last a lifetime, while others are
valid only for a year.
Because
warranties vary between shops, you should always inquire about the Performance
Warranty before handing over your money. Some warranties last a lifetime,
whereas others are only valid from as little as one year.
Important
notes
Most
often, the standard warranty offered to you only covers bubbling, peeling,
cracking and glazing. Other special types of warranties include ‘Color-Safe
Warranty’ which promises to replace your film if it starts to lose or change
color. ‘Transferable’ warranties stay even if you sell your car.
If
a shop offers a ‘Lifetime Warranty’, make sure they will be there when you need
them. It’s a waste of time giving them your car window tinting NYC job when they won’t
be around when you need them. These shops are usually budget tint shops or those
that are relatively unknown who keep moving places.
