# Window tinting

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/window-tinting/34097>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Tags:** cr-v, honda\
**Created:** [July 27, 2009, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/window-tinting/34097 "2009-07-27T17:22:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![msamassanari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbce88/32.png) [@msamassanari](https://community.cartalk.com/u/msamassanari)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2009, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/window-tinting/34097/1 "2009-07-27T17:22:49Z")

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is there a window tinting that you can do-it-yourself that is good quality and lasts? I remember years ago when they used to bubble and look purple!

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**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2009, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/window-tinting/34097/2 "2009-07-27T18:01:17Z")

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The do-it-yourself tinting is only a good idea if you are tinting the rear windows of a van or have a similar configuration where you have easy access to the windows. In the typical car or SUV, you are most often better off having the windows tinted professionally.