How bad is $20 Window Tint from Autozone? Install | Review 

Turns out pretty bad just like your videos

This car is the meme of this channel.

5% isn't limo tint. I've had 2.5% and it was sick af. Had to roll down my window at night to make left turns. Backing up was just a guessing game.

Sounds like something Tavarish would buy for his Lamborghini.

retitle video: "gimp suit window tint"

Dude you’re not letting it dry the stuff is actually amazing once it dries and the sun beats on it for at least a day, it turns into regular tint. I’ve done it on both my cars. The stuff is awesome

this channel has turned into an old man role playing as haggard garage.

as a tinter in training.... looks good to me xD on a serious note i would get beat if i sent that out xD

I've actually used that film on a couple vehicles of mine and have gotten it to look decent. If you treat it like real tint it turns out better. If you hit it with a heat gun for a while it shrinks like normal tint and that orange peel goes away. I've gotten it to near perfect clarity. I put 35% on the whole windshield of a truck I used to have and did 5% over 20% using only this cling tint. Worked fine. I even did a 5% brow on my moms car with this exact stuff 3 years ago and it's still there to this day bubble free.

That tint had orange peel... Rob you cheap fu...

I've used the static cling tint before on a 2000 Ford Focus ZX3, on the rear window and the two rear side windows, and it came out great, I didn't have any bubbles or raised parts on the edges. Just have to take your time and work them out properly.

Loving this budget daily driver build on the Insight lol. Keep em coming!!

Basically this is the reason Abel doesn't want Rob to touch the car, cheap or how bad a product can be, kinda like how Rob tried to go with the Engine before. Ty Abel please show Rub your ways, teach him the Art of Quality.

Rob, this is a gold mine of content lately. So good I almost forgot about that 4-rotor...

Almost 03:00 AM here in Europe. But what the hey, Rob Dahm just dropped a new vid yo. Who needs sleep

Just used the exact same kit and tint except it was 5%. Aside from the hair that got on it it actually looks damn good. They key is proper prep and keeping it wet

Why pay $20 for the tint + $12 for the install kit? In my area people (usually Hispanics) do a great job and will remove old tint and install new tint for around $80-100. Not worth it to do it yourself. Not to mention they use good quality tint that isn’t purple.

I tried DIY tint on my first car back in 2003. I got about half way done with the first window before I threw in the towel and took it to a pro.

Front window tint is illegal in CA.....demonetized.

That Gila 2.5 tint actually works great! I had an s10 I used it on and could damn near stare at the sun through it. I could park it in the sun and it was somewhat cool getting in. Definitely surprised me!

Are you someone to consult about different qualities of baby shampoo? Like, say I need to wash like a dozen babies, who have been out in the mud all day. Do you think dawn dish soap would be a good substitute to say, Johnson&Johnson? Can I just say fuck it and run them through the wash with tide? Can you tint a baby? Where is the 4 rotor, Rob? Where is the 4 rotor, Rob? I know you didn't see it the first 2 times, so where is the 4 rotor, Robert? Real talk though, gonna shoot for 1000hp on the 20b ever?

I installed cling window tint to both my cars and had none of the problems you mentioned...didn't move or have lines or anything else AND all my windows rolled up and down without displacing the tint...IJS...

the teaching is spot on, keep it up daddy dahm

I put this same tint on my Outlander. If you use the hard edge of the squeegee to smooth it out you can kind of lock it in place, just use a lot of that solution so it slides along the tint instead of gripping and pulling it away. And after about a day in the sun all the waves smooth out and its actually not that bad other than the purple haze it gives off

Can we have a cheap mod series on the 4 rotor?

Loving this series of super cheap mods, it's hella fun to watch. And then us great, unwashed masses can know that sometimes you actually need to spend real money to get a decent product. Keep it up, we need to hear it!

Been watching your videos for a good while and still love them

Pretty crazy how at the same time you have a AWD turbo 4 rotor rx-7 under the knife but are also installing cheap shit on a Insight

I order precut tint off eBay. Like $12 and works great!

More of these videos please. You are doing things I always wonder about when I visit Walmart but too lazy to try out.

Tinting takes skill and patience. I used autozone tint without issue. Using 2 hands makes it easier. You usually have to wait a couple days before rolling your window up amd down.

*OUT HERE IN CALIFORNIA* I've been loving this series btw

Dahm, you sure can be Dahm sometimes. I paid $30 on Groupon for ceramic tint film installed on two front windows (with the tint level of my choice) that is still going strong 3 years later. It's flawless. Again, $30!!! You can stack a ton of coupons on groupons all the time. This was in the LA area too.

i paid 700 for ceramic tint on all my doors, rear windshield, and had a clear ceramic sheet on the front windshield. amazing thing about ceramic tint is that it blocks heat and uv. Can hardly feel any heat when im in the car and its 90 outside. Was worth it.

Dude i just found this and this is the best tinting video ive seen what an amazing mind a perspective you have an amazing explanation process

Hi !! Last weekend I bought the same brand and combo that you showed in the video !!! I've never made that kind of job and hope it works when be finished. I'm proud of try DY !!

Problem with cheap tint like that is that those tint are just dyed. So they really don’t block out UV, glare or heat. Basically it’s just looks. Worst of all is that they all bubble and they turn purple very easily. Even if you clean with ammonia free cleaners. Not worth it imo. I would go with Suntek it shrinks up nice, Llumar, 3M anything like that.

Rob please try or the cheap Walmart dash cam. I think I would rather spend decent money on a good dash cam, but is it worth it for a cheap DD?

I used a vinyl or plastic feeling static window tint like that on a old car I had. It worked and looked ok but after being on several years it baked itself on the window and wouldn’t come off.

I love the static cling window tint ..In my state you will get a ticket for having you drivers door and passenger front door tinted..not to mention it will fail inspection. That's where this tint comes in, you can remove it quickly and re-use it. Saves me a lot of money..I never have any of the problems the guy said in the video for me it was a good purchase..

As a tint installer yes this stuff is cheap but you do not install to the top of the windows you allow room for the windows to enter the seal when it is rolled up.

Me: You going to the beach Rob? Rob: No I'm going to my car

I used Gila tint (not the static) one time on a c4 vette....I know, cheap tint and cheap car. I drove it for 3 years and it looked great the whole time. As a matter of fact, I drove it to FLORIDA. It had no issues there as well. It was 5%.

Is there a way to take off window tint from a back window without destroying the elements for the rear defroster?

I spend 45 bucks (not static cling) and did it my self and it looks damn good compared to my friends car who paid 500 for a shop to do his. However I took the windows out of the car, makes it so much easier

I paid 250 to get my whole jeep tinted out including the top strip on my windshield is that good deal or did i over pay

How does the glass not get scratched by the mini knife when you cut out the tint?

This Gila stuff isn't all that awful. We used their white frosted product in a bathroom window and then I had enough left over to do two basement windows. Came out nice, still lets the light through, but you can't be seen through the window if it's night or day. Perfecto!

Yeah have this on my car for the past two years. Treated it like a normal tint install and let it set for a day before using my windows and turned out alright. Little blurry but not really. Did it just to see and I seen.

I really didn't think it looked horrible, I mean for cheap tint

I used the static cling tint on the front windows to my house it works great they both face west I am able to have the curtains all the way open And you can not see inside I did put the tint on the outside it said on the box to do so in order not to cause damage to the dual pain windows

Window tint does not go on the outside of the damn car.

I used the same tint for my windshield and it was going well until I over heated it and melted it 💀 but I’m going leave it like that for rn

I have that same hair dryer haha. needed to do vinyl work so bought the cheapest one i could find. love it though!

on my SUV, I had -3% on the Rear passenger windows and 5% all around except the windshield which was 35% but since it was so dark in my car, and the way the windshield sat, it looked much darker. Note; I know my tint was -3 on the rear pass. is cause a cop told me :)))) lmao.

eBay pre cut. $40 for full car. Shits mint.

If you are on a budget and gotta use the cheap stuff then clear nail varnish to seal around the edges really helps, and it stops any "fingers", I did it years ago with my first car I did use limo black film and I'm not sure if the film is actually any thicker but it lasted at least the 15 months I owned the car for, please don't judge I was young and did'nt know any better at the time, but you can't beat a professional install with quality film you'll be glad later.

Could be worse.... I think?

This is the one thing you should not cheap out on, even when it goes on well, it will bubble in a season.

used static cling tint 5 and 20 percent on my new cars. they work perfectly if u take ur time. and the beauty is they peel right off. try removing window tint with adhesive when a cop orders u too. ull wish u used static cling on ur new car.

I used to install tint, those small runs on the outside edges, use a heat gun on a low setting. They’ll come right out. For a cheap fix, use a hair dryer.

Your Insight is in so much better condition than mine!

I was wondering about that stuff. It looks like its vinyl, just like those square sunshades that are static cling. I don't understand wetting it down though. With the squares, I always clean the window and apply them dry, so they have, you know, STATIC to stick.

So you can heat shrink the fingers after it's been installed?

Can you tell me the which adaptor plate and bell and flywheel and clutch are you using?? I'm about to do it

I didn't see anyone claim they have used this tint before, so here's my short review. I used the same Gila brand of tint, the red box "Static Cling Plus" film, but I got 5%. The film is definitely thicker than most tint films, plus it's got just a very tiny hue of purple to it, but I really don't mind that. The tint works really fucking good at blocking the light and keeping the interior cool, plus it was super easy to install but mildly difficult trimming it to size because of its thickness but overall the film stays in place and does not become misadjusted when the windows are rolled. I just made sure to squeegee the fuck outta the windows and also trim off the excess on the inside so it wouldn't keep bubbling or crease up. And the tint is removeable and reusable too. Now, I did this to cheap out on premium tint right now but damn my tint looks REAL good for being budget Gila tint. Overall I do recommend the product if you're looking for privacy in the car before you get a professional tint job done but even then you could use this as your main tint and it'd work just fine.

Wait wasn't there supposed to be a layer on top of the film that you take off that has the adhesive side showing?

Now that you tried the static, try the regular tint from the same place and do a video on that!

How do you think it would do on flat nonmovable camper windows?

3:35 It's parabolic is the best way to say it.

Got pulled over with 30% in SoCal and got a Fix-It ticket. The guy that did my tint was surprised, he said that very rarely ever happens until below 30%. FML.

The static is not so bad for temp use on the rear to make the others look darker. I used to do 35 on all regular tint, which is legal limit where im at then at 20 static over the back. Of course you can barely see though it but can tell it a car is there in the day time. Lately I just hang a black sheet near the rear behind the back seats to make it look dark and add privacy. Plus its not tint. Its just not worth the tickets anymore.

Dunno what you are talking about, but that is good tint! I use it on every car I buy because it is a sick cheap mod for any car. Like the new 2018 corvet i bought recently also got this mod added to all the windows! It's sick af now and the next cheap mod ima get is the mufflers you find in oriely

Hey anyone know if he put the yellow cheap 6.5 inch subwoofers in?

Walmart sells $10 tint and it isn't too bad to install besides it tries to roll itself back up after you peel the plastic off the adhesive but if you can get through that and get it installed it doesn't look too bad and easy to make look clean

I bought some ebay tint for around $20 before and they weren't bad in quality. Haven't peeled after a year being on there

I had my 1996 Thunderbird's windows tinted. Took the guy 7 hours. He said the back window was near impossible to do. Apparently they're known for being hard to do?

I’m liking these cheap products videos

5:41 I just love the disclaimer :')

For one, UVB light doesn't go through glass, so you can't get a sunburn from your driving unless the window is rolled down. Also, you show us your right arm, how can that be when your left arm is the one that would supposedly burn?

I really like this video series!

I installed this static cling tint as a joke. Left it on for a month and it actually went clearer lol. The "static cling" orange peel went away 😂

I only use this stuff because here in NY you fail inspection for tints, I get it to look decent though plus for inspection just take them off clean it a bit then reapply.

What brand would you recommend for good quality that I could do myself and if possible send a amazon link please

Highly recommend to buy pre-cut tint on Amazon!!!

What is in the garage, behind the insight miror?

when i was ~18yo i always tint my car window and that was so terrible thing to do :D every hair and shit are visible... but when tint frontwindows i used clear plastic tape to upper part of the window what goes "in" the door so there was no proplem :)

Measure your windshield top to bottom. Most front and rear windshields measure over 24" ×6'. Which I found out after my trial run with Auto Zone. You'll need 30" ×6' for a rear window Corolla. Which of coarse would of been my 1st option had it been stocked in Auto Zone. Yes the Gila install kit is junk. You'll need a long handled squeegy at least 12" to get between the rear dash center brake light. If you are outside do the trace pattern dry, with frog tape. Or the slightest breeze will pull the wet sprayed tint off the windshield . You'll crease it and waste $27. Remember to keep the backing of the tint facing you on the outside window when tracing. Clean the window inside & out 1st. Transfer the tint inside with the backing on and remove when in position. Again frog tape half the tint to make handling easy, wet and remove half the backing when in position. Squeegy. Remove tape,& backing on the other half ,repeat. Idk how good Gila Tint is , but, from the videos I've watched. Never roll down the windows til after a few 80 degree days. It needs time to stick and dry. Keep the fingers (wrinkles)up & down verticle, and work them out towards the closest trim panel. Remember the Frog Tape it makes an extra set of hands.

You should do a cheap detail/color correction, you can even do that yourself and show people how easy/difficult it is

👏 Great video series!!

if you press the xato knife hard enough you can etch the glass and leave a mark on the outside.

THIS POST IS FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO KNOW MORE ABOUT TINTING THEIR OWN CAR The tint he bought isn’t going to do anything except for removing a little bit of light. There are different types of window tint that do more or less. I’ve had many friends say that they do not want window tint because they see purple faded tint or tint that bubbles. First of all, the purple/brown faded tint that you most often see is when people go with the cheap option and buy dyed film. Dyed film is super cheap, but it doesn’t last very long. There are better types of film that will last a really long time. There are films like nano-carbon, carbon, carbon ceramic, and ceramic. Those are the films you want to buy, not a dyed film! (Also what he showed for some 30$) didn’t seem like something I would want to put on my car, it’s like a plastic, not a tint. And on top of that, it didn’t even say the material it was made out of) Second, while yes you could install your own tint, it is way harder than what is shown in the video! He is using a static film which is easier to apply and trim of “weed out” (when you cut off excess pieces of the film to get it to fit the window you want). Normal film is very thin and hard (unlike what he shows with the static film) and is way harder to install and trim. He does mention that you would WANT a heat gun for getting rid of “fingers” (parts of the film absorbing air because the glass is curved and the film is not). You need a heat gun if you want to apply any real tint. Plus, most people make the argument of using a hair drier to “shrink” the tint (when you form it too the glass) but you need an actual heat gun because they are designed to get REALLY hot. You desperately need a heat gun if you are going to apply your own film. Some other tools you will need are a bottle of water/soap mix, a squeegee, a hard card (a hard piece of plastic), a red devil “squeegee” (its a curved piece of hard plastic that you use to put the bottom of your window tint into the seal of the window), an exacto knife (a razor), a little razor blade (used to clear debris off a window), and I believe that’s it. You have to apply the window film on a clean surface of glass. If the surface is not cleaned properly, then you will have dirt bubbles, air bubbles, and maybe even lint. Over time these will grow so you have to make sure you do it right the first time! I would recommend applying the film in a place where there is no air flow like in a garage. If there is wind, it will put dirt onto your clean glass and ruin your tint. So be prepared for that if you are tinting outside. I believe this is all anyone really needs to know on how to apply their own window tint, I know I probably missed a few things so feel free to add any input down below or ask questions!

Fyi. Idk about other states but in PA your window can only be tinted to a certain percent. If its tinted to the point where you arent visible, then you run the risk of getting pulled over an given a ticket..... found out the hard way. Parently theres no law that says/prevents shops from selling/installing tinted windows. But there is one that applies to driving & having tinted windows

Hey the shop I work at is 3M and I love color stable how about you?

I was about to ask why you’re installing it on the outside 😂😂😂

There are other tools you can use to make it come out better. The thinker the tiny the better. Also reusable tint is going to be stretchy and and thick if it was thin then it wouldn't be reusable as it would fold and crease.

Ricing out the Insight one purchase at a time!

Once drove my 1973 Nova from PA down to the Jersey Shore. Was a 3 hour 45 minute drive, middle of summer, 98 fuckin degrees out. I had no AC, window down the whole way. My left arm looked like a cooked lobster.

An apple to oranges comparison. Removable and reusable static cling tint has many advantages you fail to mention. I have used mine for two years in Fl. and install it in AM and remove at dusk, works perfect. Also, you did not mention your enhanced cooled and sun blocked driving experience after the install. Then take it off when you get home....... Geez!

Love the budget mod videos! I've been really wanting to see a good budget tint review. Excited that you reviewed not only static cling, but will also try out the adhesive ones! Subscribed!