sorry to be rude...

Thu Dec 29, 2005 8:34 am

Hi People... Sorry to be rude. I noticed a guy on here had introduced himself, which is one thing i haven't yet done.

My name is chris, i'm 25 and i'm from Gloucester. I recently bought a 1989 325i in larchs silver, and it is an amazing car. I can see why you guys and girls love them so much, A propper cult car. I have my own business called Top Tints, which is a car / building glass tinting business, so if anyone has any questions about glass tinting or glass removal, i can help.

Thanks for all your help so far as i have submitted a few questions myself and got some great help.

Look forward to speaking to you all soon.

Cheers

Thu Dec 29, 2005 8:36 am

welcome to the zone

Thu Dec 29, 2005 8:38 am

welcome sir. no doubt your expertise in this field will be of use to many people here. did you purchase your car standard or has anything been done to it?

Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:06 am

Welcome to the zone

Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:28 am

Hi mate. Welcome. I might use your help soon, cause i'd like a light tint on my car.

Cheers

Ben

Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:34 am

cheers guys.

In response to your question, the car has been chipped, K&N filter and a few simple mods like strutt brace etc. Put me a nice alpine stereo install too. Clip off steering wheel, alpina reps. It is an M-Tech 2 Beemer with all the standard kit, but no limited slip diff

Looks the business though as they all do. LOVE IT !

one thing i do notice is that it has grey leather with red piping and it is the original trim... never seen it before on any other one... anyone else seen this colour trim ?

Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:35 am

Mmmmm....TopTints, That rings a few bells......

Hello and Welcome to the Zone....

Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:36 am

No probs ben. Light tints is the best way to go. Looks classy and very rare to get any hassle from the old bill.

Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:40 am

Your ride sounds very nice indeed. Reference to the interior. I cant say i have heard of grey with red pipeing as standard. Got any pics of your car?

Also, what sort of prices do you charge for a light tint all round.You got any examples of your work?

Cheers.

Thu Dec 29, 2005 1:09 pm

still in the process of cleaning it up and sorting out my rusty o/s/r inner arch... as soon as i have her all cleaned up i'll try post some pictures, also of the interior. As for examples of my work, you will see the tints on my own car, and about 2500 other cars in gloucester, cheltenham, oxford and surrounding areas. As for the price to tint a 3 series... well, for one of my fellow zoners i would tint a 3dr, removing all the glass for Ãƒ”šÃ‚£150. Would normally be Ãƒ”šÃ‚£220.

Thu Dec 29, 2005 1:16 pm

Well sir,i wish you all the best in getting your ride upto scratch. Will defo have to pay you a visit soon as my cars getting sprayed up and i will be looking to get it tinted soon. 150 is a super price!

Cheers.

Thu Dec 29, 2005 1:26 pm

hi mate just a quick question, ive got a 318i mtech convertible its in neon blue metalic wich is the same as estoril blue just a lil darker. can i tint the rear window in the roof or will it ruin in puttin the roof up and down with the window bending?

any1 have any opinions on how it would look with tints or should i leave it standard? and how do i post pictures in this post?

Thu Dec 29, 2005 1:39 pm

Definately would not reccomend that. As the window bends in every direction, the window film would just turn into a big creasy mess. I get a lot of phone calls asking the same question. My answer to this is to take your car to a good coach-trimmer and they will remove the rear stitching rtc that holds the rear vinyl type screen and they are able to sew in a tinted one. Not a cheap option though, will normally set you back around the Ãƒ”šÃ‚£300 + mark but it depends how fussy you are with your motor. If you want to concider this i can put you onto a guy i recommend.

Thu Dec 29, 2005 1:57 pm

Welcome

Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:46 pm

toptints wrote:Definately would not reccomend that. As the window bends in every direction, the window film would just turn into a big creasy mess. I get a lot of phone calls asking the same question. My answer to this is to take your car to a good coach-trimmer and they will remove the rear stitching rtc that holds the rear vinyl type screen and they are able to sew in a tinted one. Not a cheap option though, will normally set you back around the Ãƒ”šÃ‚£300 + mark but it depends how fussy you are with your motor. If you want to concider this i can put you onto a guy i recommend.

The rear window is zipped in!

Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:57 pm

welcome mate, its a pity your so far from me Ãƒ”šÃ‚£150's a good price. what would an average price be to have a touring done with a mid range shade?

Fri Dec 30, 2005 12:29 am

i dont think my window is zipped in its a none genuine roof i replaced a few months ago.

Fri Dec 30, 2005 12:50 am

shyne_187 wrote:i dont think my window is zipped in its a none genuine roof i replaced a few months ago.

If it's none genuine, then yours might not be zipped but the real bmw hoods are!

Fri Dec 30, 2005 1:16 am

toptints wrote:Definately would not reccomend that. As the window bends in every direction, the window film would just turn into a big creasy mess. I get a lot of phone calls asking the same question. My answer to this is to take your car to a good coach-trimmer and they will remove the rear stitching rtc that holds the rear vinyl type screen and they are able to sew in a tinted one. Not a cheap option though, will normally set you back around the Ãƒ”šÃ‚£300 + mark but it depends how fussy you are with your motor. If you want to concider this i can put you onto a guy i recommend.

u can get this done for around Ãƒ”šÃ‚£100 at one of the coach trimmers in swansea.

Fri Dec 30, 2005 1:17 am

stevetigger wrote:
shyne_187 wrote:i dont think my window is zipped in its a none genuine roof i replaced a few months ago.
If it's none genuine, then yours might not be zipped but the real bmw hoods are!

the later hoods are zipped but the earlier ones arent.

Fri Dec 30, 2005 1:31 am

toptints wrote:one thing i do notice is that it has grey leather with red piping and it is the original trim... never seen it before on any other one... anyone else seen this colour trim ?

sounds like the interior to an m535i i once saw

got any pics?

Fri Dec 30, 2005 2:09 am

318-is wrote:
toptints wrote:one thing i do notice is that it has grey leather with red piping and it is the original trim... never seen it before on any other one... anyone else seen this colour trim ?
sounds like the interior to an m535i i once saw

yeah ive seen similar to that too - on a reputed hartge m535i

Fri Dec 30, 2005 9:37 am

Zipped in hey ? ? ? that's interesting

Never really looked at the back windows in that much detail as i've never owned one. Still shouldn't be a problem for a good coach trimmer i wouldn't have thought. As for the price for a tourer to be tinted... Slightly more complex to do than a 3dr coupe, so to one of the zoners would be about Ãƒ”šÃ‚£180, normally would be Ãƒ”šÃ‚£260

Fri Dec 30, 2005 9:52 am

a bit off topic - for toptints...

got a E36 coupe - u know how the doors have glass with no door seem/edge thing.... some tried to break into her and chipped the edge of the glass - is there a repair kit for this or would i need new glass?

the chip itslef is about 5mm wide and abt 3mm deep, just one of those things that bug......

Fri Dec 30, 2005 9:58 am

Hi and welcome to the zone. Look forward to seing pics of your car.

Fri Dec 30, 2005 9:58 am

very unsual to be able to chip toughened glass without it blowing into 1000000s of pieces. i would advise to get another glass as that one has probably weakened a fair bit now. the glass is relatively easy to fit. there is a load of metal brackets and runners etc on the bottom of the glass, but if you buy a 2nd hand one, these bits will probably still be on there.

Fri Dec 30, 2005 10:05 am

i'm a bit late i know but welcome anyway

Fri Dec 30, 2005 2:42 pm

Welcome Chris, exelent prices there buddy - keep up the good work.

Neil.

Sat Dec 31, 2005 3:33 pm

Cheers for your hospitality people. I willtry get some pics on here as soon as i get my new shocks fitted. Gonna get me motor dropped down a bit more. 60/40 spax i reckon.

Sat Dec 31, 2005 3:52 pm

60-40 = spot on mate.

Sat Dec 31, 2005 6:11 pm

Hi there, I'm in Gloucester too and I've got a Silver 318iS which I bloody love. Such good cars, the wost thing about them is worrying about what else to buy when they get too old (sad day).

Sat Dec 31, 2005 6:16 pm

Chaos wrote:
318-is wrote:
toptints wrote:one thing i do notice is that it has grey leather with red piping and it is the original trim... never seen it before on any other one... anyone else seen this colour trim ?
sounds like the interior to an m535i i once saw
yeah ive seen similar to that too - on a reputed hartge m535i

thats the one. theres 2 on ebay at the mo

Sat Dec 31, 2005 8:25 pm

hey mr 318is... where in glos are you from then... might have seen you the other day...

Sun Jan 01, 2006 7:49 pm

I live in Quedgeley, work near Bristol, regularly out and about in Gloucester.
Totally standard Silver iS with original BMW BBS wheels, and very stone chipped front splitter.

Sun Jan 01, 2006 7:57 pm

Nelly wrote:60-40 = spot on mate.

Yep thats what mine is being lowered by