Tinting in melbourne

[Y2008]

hey Amy, do you have any idea what he thought it was a hard job? It would just be good to have the heads up for when we see other installers

[pixl]

That's a good point. Didn't think about that.

After my reply to Rob (and dropping Amy's name) he sent me back an email and said, "Ah. Now I know where you're from" -- Haha. He's on to me!

He asked if it was a 2 or 4 door, I told him 2 and now I'm waiting to hear back.

At this point. Knowing now that tinting a Polo is a hard job, I'm either going to go with Rob (if he accepts) or with the dealer if I can get a good price.

[Y2008]

I'm going with Rob if he accepts to. But the dealer is off my list. Just didn't see enough reasons to favour them over any other tinters.

[pixl]

Just heard back from Rob. This was his response.

I have to remember back to when I did Amy's and then I can recall how much I gritted my teeth over it.

These little VW's aren't nice to do as they have a horribly curved rear screen like a banana which is near on impossible to get on in one piece even with heat shrinking the film to its physical limits.
Big stress on the adhesive doing that and the front door design makes it really hard to get into the leading edges of the window frame -- I'll give it a miss this time around.

Now I don't know what to do. If person like Rob who has had so much experience in tinting doesn't want to touch it, there's no way in hell I'm going to let some apprentice anywhere near my car. And not only am I not happy with the bluish hue tint that VW are offering, their price is ridiculous.

I'm not going to rush into anything. I was more than happy for Rob to do it, no matter what his price. But I can't force him. Looks like I'm just gonna have to leave it as is.

Thanks anyway Amy!

[PogoAmy]

Well, Rob beat me to it!

My back window tint ended up in three strips due to the massive curvature, whilst the rounded corner covers at the tops of the doors caused him some hassle as well. As I also didn't want the trim removed (due to too many dramas in the past with rattles) he couldn't get the tint completely to the corners of the glass. It's hidden by the pillars, but you can see a small strip of untinted glass from within the Pogo.

Good luck guys - hopefully you can still find somebody who gives a damn like Rob does.

Cheers!
PogoAmy.

[Ammo]

Well i checked out Rob's website and the reviews here and gave him a call for my VW Passat Wagon.

He did not want to touch these either due to the door panels being finicky.

He suggested i give my business to the dealer.

Crap...

Anyone got a tinter in Melbourne?

[Ralfi]

Well i checked out Rob's website and the reviews here and gave him a call for my VW Passat Wagon.

He did not want to touch these either due to the door panels being finicky.

He suggested i give my business to the dealer.

Crap...

Anyone got a tinter in Melbourne?

He also politely rejected my Polo.

I ended up going off peoples recommendations here & took it to Tint-a-car in North Melbourne. Quick (a couple of hours I think), professional service. They had a special deal going; $295 I think, so they ended up being even better value. If you want before & after pics of the tint, I can link you to them. Just gotto remember where they are.

[Y2008]

I swear i dont know where an idiot like that got such a good reputation. Shows you that life ain't fair. I got mine done at tint-a-car and they did a great job. Not just that, it took them less than 45min, they didn't need to take off any door trim, and the back window is done with one piece of film. All that and they were cheaper and i have a lifetime warranty on it to. I'm really happy that he refused as if he would have accepted he would have probably done a crap job considering his reaction to how complex the car is.

[brad]

Rob doesn't seem to like any VWs these days. I have heard so many stories of him turning away business where other tinters have no problems at all.

Obviously he's got enough easy jobs to keep the money flowing in.

[gead]

Try Rob at Cartint in Ringwood - http://www.cartint.net.au/ - he did my red GTI (and black cars previously) brilliantly. His darkest tint doesn't have that silvery look many have.

He's been tinting for years and does many show cars - you may pay a little more, but he's good. Mind you, after doing my Polo he said it was a bugger of a job, so he may not like my referring you...

But if you say Amy sent you it may help.

Cheers!
PogoAmy.

i had the same problem with rob, he refused to do my passat wagon, having previously done my subaru....i ended up getting the dealer to do it for piece of mind...paid around $350....

whilst i admire rob's honesty, how can someone be considered the best if they reject work that others can do without problems ???