I called a guy I've used to tint my cars in past to get a quote for my FZJ80. He's one of the better rated tint guys where I live from what I can tell and I've been happy.
I was surprised he told me he doesn't tint cars that are 25 years old. I was caught off guard and don't recall all of the reasons he gave. Something about brittle rubber (windows seals) and plastic. He also mentioned there's a higher chance of the glass being in bad shape and getting a bad result. A quick search tells me some installers remove door panels and possibly even rubber seals on the outside to apply heat. He doesn't want to people coming back to redo the work and doesn't want to the liable for breaking old plastic.
So, I setup an appointment with another tint company for later this week. I just got inside after cleaning the interior (including the windows) for the first time. There's no doubt it's going to take a lot more prep to do my FZJ80. I didn't inspect the rubber seal on the windshield but I do know it is OEM glass so that might be original too.
I'm going to call the company to see if they baked a lot of extra labor/prep into my price. Their prices were higher than expected even for Llumar ceramic on all windows.
Anyone else have experience with this?
I was surprised he told me he doesn't tint cars that are 25 years old. I was caught off guard and don't recall all of the reasons he gave. Something about brittle rubber (windows seals) and plastic. He also mentioned there's a higher chance of the glass being in bad shape and getting a bad result. A quick search tells me some installers remove door panels and possibly even rubber seals on the outside to apply heat. He doesn't want to people coming back to redo the work and doesn't want to the liable for breaking old plastic.
So, I setup an appointment with another tint company for later this week. I just got inside after cleaning the interior (including the windows) for the first time. There's no doubt it's going to take a lot more prep to do my FZJ80. I didn't inspect the rubber seal on the windshield but I do know it is OEM glass so that might be original too.
I'm going to call the company to see if they baked a lot of extra labor/prep into my price. Their prices were higher than expected even for Llumar ceramic on all windows.
Anyone else have experience with this?