There are plenty of great tint styles and those that are not as dark if you don't want to go with the limo tint look.

I used 3M Crystalline 40 on the rear deck and 50 on the four doors shown below. Even with more light transmission the Crystalline cuts down on heat and has great UV filration. It also provides for good visibility at night. I've gone as dark as 25 on my SUV and it is a bit too much for good vision.

Other brief tips. Metallics will interfere with electronics such as GPS or radar/laser detectors. Other less expensive tints do not have as good heat reflection or UV protection, only cheap tint fades or purples. Pick an experienced shop and if possible, get a guarantee. The install should be all the way to windows edges, no gaps should show. You'll need to keep windows up for 3-4 days to allow any moisture or bubbles to evaporate and allow the film to cure cleanly. Lastly, I have had window tint and clear bra on every vehicle, worth every penny.

 

Personally, I highly recommend Huper Optik tint; it's ceramic and on the pricey side but the most effective I've ever seen on heat reduction. Might be hard to find, but worth it.
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Hi Rick,

Thanks for the reply. Buying the car in Orlando, live in Gainesville, and also have a place in Sarasota if your dealer is also in any of those places. (My folks used to live in Boynton but no more. . .)

 

I tinted my '13 A7 a few months ago all around. I did full ceramic. It's simply the best especially due to the technology in the A7. No interference with GPS/Wifi etc. I got multiple quotes ranging from $250-700. The trick was to shop around. Some shops tried to say ceramic wasn't needed but I didn't buy it. I ended up paying $300 and couldn't be happier. I went darker in the rear and back windows and one trade lighter in the front. Since I'm in CA front tint is illegal but I haven't had any issues yet. If you don't want super dark keep in mind the fronts will look darker because of the backs. I'm glad I didn't go limo all around. Would have been too much.

 

Hi Rick. I'm in Wellington and I am thinking about getting my A6 tinted. Which shop do you recommend?

 

Congrats on the new ride. The tint will really complete the look. Update us with "after" pics if you can!

 

I finally got my 2013 A7 tinted back on August 5th 2014. I few words of advice. GO TO THE DEALERSHIP! Dealership get bad rep for overcharging but not this time. Ok maybe $275 is still alot but im ok with $275. I called a custom tint company in houston "executive tints" and they were going to charge me $650 to do tints until i spoke to a friend that told me tints should not be that expensive.

I went to Audi dealership Audi - North Houston and they charged me $275 and i got a loaner Q7 to drive around in for 24 hours! didnt have to refuel either!

They were very strict on the tint level. They said they will not make it super dark but just like all the other cars in the showroom. They kept emphasizing "classy" I was cool with that. Its still dark enough such that you have to look really hard and be really close to see inside. and at night you cannot see inside at all. Also i dont get what the big deal on tint shades is for because the front windshield cannot be tinted although i see some cars in the road with tinted windshields, perhaps a state regulation thing. But audi north houston would not tint my windshield at all. so my point is you can still see inside the car from the front windshield.....

Ok when you get the car back there will be tiny air bubbles all over the tint film on the windows. and the window will have filmy cloudy residue on it. I was instructed not to clean the car until 3 days went by, to give the film time to cure onto the glass windows.

I was pissed when I first got the car and did not realize the anomaly of air bubbles until i was driving home and then it was too late to call the service dept because they was closed. So the entire ride home im cussing up a storm that they messed up my tint job and how unprofessional they were.

The next day the service gal told me its common to see tiny bubbles and as the weather heats up the bubbles will dry up and go away and she was correct. After 3 days i had no more bubble but on the first day i had so many bubbles my vision was blurred looking out of the windows.

So here are my pictures of my A7 tinted......now after what..8 months?

I love the A7 even more now with the tints.....

people seem to be even more curious about the car now that it has tints...