Tint types
Ceramic
Premium heat rejection, no signal interference.
Carbon
Strong UV protection, matte finish.
Dyed
Cosmetic option, budget-friendly.
Shade options
VLT (Visible Light Transmission) is how much light passes through the film. Lower VLT means a darker tint and more privacy.
New York legal limit
NY law allows a minimum of 70% VLT on front side windows and the windshield. Rear windows are unrestricted. We'll walk you through what's compliant for your vehicle.
Common questions
New York sets a minimum light transmission for the windshield and the front side windows, and it is checked at annual inspection, so a film that fails it costs you the sticker. We install to what is legal for your vehicle and tell you at booking what that means for the look you are after.
Bubbling and purple fade are what happens when cheap dyed film breaks down or when film is installed onto a poorly prepared window. Both are avoidable. We install in a controlled indoor environment at our partner shop rather than outdoors, which is the single biggest factor in whether film lays down cleanly.
Yes, and it is common. Old film has to come off before new film can go on, and the glass has to be brought back to clean before anything is laid down. Tell us the car already has tint when you book so the removal is built into the time we set aside for you.
Between 2 and 4 hours, depending on the vehicle and how many windows you are having done. If the car has existing film that needs stripping first, that adds to it. We give you a realistic window when you book rather than an optimistic one.
Tinting starts at $200. Window tints are performed at our partner shop in Mineola and require a drop-off, because film needs a controlled indoor environment to go on cleanly. We serve Nassau County, NY.