tinting windows

S-man · Newbie Joined: 11 Mar 2003 Posts: 8 City: OR

How many have done it and hows it holding up through out the seasons. Thinking about doing it, but afraid it might start peeling off or bubbles appearing from moisture.... Question

west coast boarder · Addict Joined: 09 Mar 2003 Posts: 558 City: Nor Cal

I don't have it done on my boat but I know some guys that do. I really don't understand why people do it. i can see tinting our car windows but why tint the boat windows?

Zach M · Posted: Apr 05, 2003 6:04 pm Post subject:

I've only seen 1 boat that looks good with tinted windows, it was an all black x-star. Make sure you don't get a slightly blue tint. I recently saw a boat with that and it was the ugliest thing I've ever seen.

x2xwakegurlx2x · Guest

why do you need tint on a boat? people can still see in, unless the boat has a roof, or are you doing it just for the look?

ohsix · Posted: Apr 05, 2003 7:23 pm Post subject:

Nor*Cal · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9479 City: Sac

I was thinking it might also help with some of the glare coming off the gelcoat underneath the window. Is this a wrong assumption???

x2xwakegurlx2x · Guest

lol, your welcome wes, although i was wondering why....nor*cal, i guess thats a valid idea, i didnt think of that ,since i am very rarely on a boat, so i dont know about that kind of stuff

ricktrav · Criminal Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 54 City: san diego

I'm going to tint my windows tomarrow. no reason except for the looks. I have a blue boat and am going to be tinting the windows a light blue. I think it will look sick. I'm also going to put in a turkey call for my horn just to trip people out.

Rick

Ryan_m · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 653 City: glen ellyn

wakegurl... its to keep the sun out =)

bryce_04 · Posted: Apr 05, 2003 10:50 pm Post subject:

I think Brian Grubb's Wakestter looks ugly with the tinted windows. Not a big fan of tinting windows on a boat.

west coast boarder · Addict Joined: 09 Mar 2003 Posts: 558 City: Nor Cal

I'm with bryce 04, I think it looks ugly.

core-rider · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 531 City: Huntsville, AL

It all depends on the boat as far as I'm concerned, same as cars. Some cars look better with out tint and some cars look better with it. I think the same is true for boats, alot has to do with the colors of it.

For example... My truck is all black, not another color on it. It looked like crap before I tinted the windows. Now it has limo tint on all the windows except the winshield and that has 35%. Same for my boat, it is all black except the SA stickers. I think it will look good with tint on the windows, but if it were yellow or red and didn't have any black in it the tinted windows would look stupid and out of place.

Basically what I'm saying is I think it makes everything look seemless. That being said I don't think it works well going the other way. I don't like the way "colored" tint looks. If you had a red, blue, or silver boat I would not try to put that color tint on the windows. I'm not a fan of the colored tints. To me they don't look right and don't flow well with the color of the vehicle they're trying to match. That brings me to another trend that has started to come about recently... Cutting out designs in tint looks wrong. (flames, symbols, whatever) To me it looks stupid and it also negates to whole purpose of tinting windows in the first place. You want it for privacy, or light and heat protection of the interior. Cutting big pieces out screws you out of any of those benifits, also I think it would be weird trying to look out your window and trying to pick what part of the glass you want to look out of. That would drive me up the wall... Mad

In closing of this long ass post I would like to say do what you want! Everyone has their own personallity and style. These are just my $0.02...

bHamel · Newbie Joined: 24 Mar 2003 Posts: 32 City: SoCal

Yeah I thoght Grubb's boat looked kinda lame.

skicrave · Criminal Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 76 City: Portland

Tint will make the reflections off the dash worse, so if you've got a light colored dash, you will have a hard time seeing past the reflections.

$0.02

ohsix · Posted: Apr 06, 2003 2:58 pm Post subject:

core-rider- i wanna see pics of your boat when you unwrap it. i have a feeling it's gonna be the sweetest boat i've ever seen.

core-rider · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 531 City: Huntsville, AL

Don't worry Wes, there will be plenty of pics. Razz

Dees · Posted: Apr 07, 2003 8:01 am Post subject:

Were getting ours tinted on Wed. it gonna cost us $80 to do it. Also, I have never seen a boat in Idaho with the windows tinted. It will be a new trend over here. I heard about one guy that moved up here from cali last year with tinted windows, but he moved away.

jt09 · Ladies Man Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin

Because it looks PIMP! Here is Raider Lefty's X. The guys at the shop clowned him at first, now they are hyping it up to all the other boat owners!

x2xwakegurlx2x · Guest

IMO, i acually kinda like that, looks pretty cool, i just think it might look weird with like a boat with no black on it, it looks good with a black boat

Brad Embleton · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 511 City: Niagara Falls

no I dont know

Chad52 · Criminal Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 91 City: Huntsville

What does this do to your vision out the windshield? Since I board primarily on the TN river, I want to make sure I can see the bodies floating in front of me before I run then over and maul them up. Make's more work for the morgue. Does anybody have any first hand experience?

Chad

J_DOGG · Posted: Apr 08, 2003 8:42 am Post subject:

Not to be a bitch but I already did this post last week....
I think it looks PIMP, not saure on every boat but grubbies looked good.

subject----Grubbies Whip

PEACE

jt09 · Ladies Man Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin

I was on Raider Lefty's this weekend and it didn't make much of a difference. Most of the time you are out onthe water it is sunny as hell and you can see though it just fine or you are pulling and are up on the seat looking over the windsheild (at least that's how I drive). Come to think of it, I never really sit down all the way when driving.

bizzuck · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 593

hmm.... im trying to think what it will look like on the green and white ski ray......

wssv137 · Posted: Apr 08, 2003 5:09 pm Post subject:

hey i have an all black launch ssv that we are gonna have the windows tinted on! we got the idea from a friend of mine with a yellow x10 and it looks so sweet i love it!

Dees · Posted: Apr 09, 2003 8:41 pm Post subject:

J-Dub · Soul Rider Joined: 26 Feb 2003 Posts: 321 City: Atlanta

S-man, why don't you post a pic of your boat and I will Photoshop it with tinted windows so you know what to expect.

Anyone else too.

J_DOGG · Posted: Apr 10, 2003 11:50 am Post subject:

See that looks good!!!!
Dees- nice whip bro....

Now I really want to get it done...

PEACE

Dees · Posted: Apr 10, 2003 1:34 pm Post subject:

Its sweet when the suns going down, you no longer have to squint to see where your going (drive towards the sun that is).

core-rider · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 531 City: Huntsville, AL

Dees, what is that, 20%? I'm trying to decide what % to go with and knowing what yours is would help me out.

LSR · Outlaw Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 120 City: Healdsburg

Here is mine.

www.wakeon.com

Swass · Guest

Core,

You tinted the windshield of your TRUCK?!?! Don't you get pulled over all the time? That would definitely get a cop's attention around here.

grady · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 547 City: d-block

swass...i was thinkin the same thing...my friends get pulled around here all the time for havin just below the limit, which is 35%....on a windshield u would get pulled like crazy here...i would like 2 c it though

core-rider · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 531 City: Huntsville, AL

Yeap, the entire front windshield is 35%, and the rest of the windows are 2.5%. I would have gone darker on the front but I wanted to see some at night! I only drive the truck when I'm pulling my boat (have company truck during week) and just here and there every now and then. Not many chances to get pulled over. Acctually in Alabama the window tint laws say that all my windows are illegal. I'm not suppose to have any darker than 35% on any window, but breaking the law is fun and on an all black truck it looks better. Here's a pic but it's not the best angle.

west coast boarder · Addict Joined: 09 Mar 2003 Posts: 558 City: Nor Cal

After seeing Bond, jt09, and dees boat I think I'm starting to like it.