Fosscore's 2006 Tahoe Build Thread

[kwOH]

The windshield looks great been debating doing mine I think I'm gonna have too


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Looks way better than a strip like foss said

 

[NeverSatisfied]

I went with 35% on the shield plus the 5% on everything else

 

[Fosscore]

He should have complimented the whole damn thing. That is a beautiful machine, my friend.

Thx man.

looks great!
love the flooring in the Tint shop too.
i need to get my front windows tinted! damn this forum is killin me $$$ haha

That was a cool shop. First time there. Pretty well organized and tidy too. I just wasn't feeling any rapport with the original shop that did my tint and stereo and the shop that I had do the Suburban, just went out of business. This shop had some great recent reviews and the manager was polite, friendly and open to making me a 2 truck deal on the windshield tinting.

The Suburban was actually going in first yesterday, but the wife had to run an errand, last minute, so I loaded up the kids and we sat and watched them tint cars for an hour.

They are a full service shop (Tint World ) that had another 1800 sq. feet in the back for installs and detailing. The front 3 bays were just for tint. He also gave me the number for his PDR guy. Just that little rapport, chatting to my kids (he has a girl 8 and boy 4) and answering my questions, goes a long ways.

So you have 5% on top of the factory tint and then 5% on the 2 front windows. How does that match up in person. Hard to tell in the photos.

Matches up pretty damn close. There is a slight difference, but negligible. It is dark during the day and really dark at night. Now that the windshield is tinted, it will darken the rest of the truck for sure.

The windshield looks great been debating doing mine I think I'm gonna have too
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Thx man. I'm glad I finally got around to doing it and ditching that strip looks 100% better.

haha, thats how it was in Wisconsin back in the days. Very strict. I sure love Arizona. no front license plate needed. they could care less about tint. even the cops have limo tint. nice flat smooth roads. no snow or salt or rust.
but! the summers are very hot, this is true

All this^^.

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Lol. Thx man.

 

[Fosscore]

I went with 35% on the shield plus the 5% on everything else

We looked at the 35% and I probably should have, but didn't want it to be too dark with the rest blacked out. I know I won't regret having the whole shield done on both trucks. No matter what % you go with, if you can do it, the UV and heat reduction is a winner for your skin and the interior.

I can't believe I waited this long and should have had it done at the same time when I had the Suburban tinted as I knew more about it then.

 

[Fosscore]

Had to pick up a friend from the Tri Rail station early this morning.

Couple pics waiting for arrival. Waning gibbous moon still high in the sky.

 

[THE YETI]

Some cops around here have full on limo tint, so why can't I??

Govt vehicles are exempt. Silly.

 

[Fosscore]

Here’s another look in the rain.

 

[PG01]

Pretty much same here in ny stupid ny tint laws...def cant do windshield....although i will say if you dont drive like a douche(or do when no cops are around) they dont bother you... just cant get inspected with them tinted.. i ripped it off except sheid strip, got it inspected, then retinted the front doors myself... it came out ok but i stopped and talked to the original guy who did mine when new and he said he’ll redo it for 70 with ripping off my work. not bad price.. originally he charged me 110 for 2 fronts and window strip... i just gotta get it there....

 

[05Single]

Page 100 is suppose to have your hatch shaved

 

[05Single]

Same here in Jersey. No tint at all on the front windows or windshield. I have light tint and I've been pulled over twice for it.

Going half on some used front windows with my cousin who has a 06 silvy. So when we get a ticket we install the clear windows and take it to the court house to squash the fix it ticket.
Then install the tinted windows back in. Cause yo law tint

 

[BADRIDES]

Do you have 5% on the rear glass also? If so how the heck you see backing up?

 

[Fosscore]

Do you have 5% on the rear glass also? If so how the heck you see backing up?

@BADRIDES

Yes 5% all the way around.

Here are a few pics today after the rain cleared and under clear and sunny skies at midday.

It is dark at night for sure.

Driver’s seat looking out the rear hatch glass.

45% on the windshield.

JDM Astar LED reverse lights really help and I just go slow. No back up camera either yet.

 

[adventurenali92]

haha, thats how it was in Wisconsin back in the days. Very strict. I sure love Arizona. no front license plate needed. they could care less about tint. even the cops have limo tint. nice flat smooth roads. no snow or salt or rust.
but! the summers are very hot, this is true

Supposedly in California, a front license plate is required by law. I unintentionally ditched my front plate last year when I replaced my front bumper cover and didn’t want to screw holes into the fresh paint. No one has stopped me since not having a front plate about a year and a half ago. Haha.

 

[08HoeCD]

Cops are generally too busy focusing on more actionable offenses than a displayed plate infraction.

 

[PG01]

@BADRIDES

Yes 5% all the way around.

Here are a few pics today after the rain cleared and under clear and sunny skies at midday.

It is dark at night for sure.

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Driver’s seat looking out the rear hatch glass.
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45% on the windshield.
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JDM Astar LED reverse lights really help and I just go slow. No back up camera either yet.

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Hehe .... yet......lol

 

[MadDogDelpho]

No front tint in Texas unfortunately, otherwise I definitely would. Unfortunately I've got a big-ass chip right in my line of sight that happened with the previous owner. A new windshield would be ideal, but expensive.

 

[Fosscore]

Went for a quick “all windows down” exhaust blast tonight.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Went for a quick “all windows down” exhaust blast tonight.

Sounds good. Is that your haul ass/tow light lit on the cluster?

 

[Fosscore]

Sounds good. Is that your haul ass/tow light lit on the cluster?

Yessir it is. I use it pretty much every time I drive. lol
That Black Bear tune really helped by running those shift points up to near 6000RPM if I am giving her a little extra from 1-2 or downshifting to pass.

 

[Sevenevez]

Went for a quick “all windows down” exhaust blast tonight.

awesome! sounds nice, man.
i need exhaust and tune someday in the distant future. Luckily BlackBear is almost always here in Lake Havasu so its not far to drive to them. ..someday