I've always had good experiences with Shadow Tinting on Macleod.
I did Shadow Tint on my Volvo 2 years ago. It's starting to peel. My wife did her whole car 6 years ago and it looks like new. Unfortunately the guy she went to for her car shut down in Covid. That's why I went to Shadow tint. I need to take my car back to see if they will warranty it.
Ask if they roll the edges. A lot of dealers and lesser places use the computer templates which always leave your edges unprotected. It does increase the odds of some it lifting in the inside a bit, but for protecting the leading edge of your hood it’s well worth it.
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Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept. It has fake "exhaust" noises and a gearbox, maybe? I'm by no means a Dodge fan, but I'm not sure I hate what they are going for. They've gotta try something to be relevant in this space.
I've always had good experiences with Shadow Tinting on Macleod.
I would take it to Richard at Refine Auto Salon. Shadow tinting generally does good work but Richards guys are better. They are really backed up now though so you have to book in weeks in advance.
Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept. It has fake "exhaust" noises and a gearbox, maybe? I'm by no means a Dodge fan, but I'm not sure I hate what they are going for. They've gotta try something to be relevant in this space.
This is coming from the company that made a car horn sound like a cartoon and has probably got more collectible cars in it's history than any other manufacturer.
I think it will get some ribbing at first but will age well. The name Fratsonic is worse than the sound itself. Fingers crossed it will be something you can turn off.
First thought: That looks beautiful.
Second thought: That noise is horrible, it sounds like the exhaust noises from Need for Speed II SE.
126dB is well above any legally allowable limit for exhaust noise, which suggests that they'll probably restrict the volume in software to the maximum allowed noise level for road vehicles (generally between 85-95dB), then have a track settings that allows it to be cranked up.
I get they are catering to Motards, but fake exhaust noise is idiotic. The car doesn't have an engine, get over it. I'm not one of those people that likes the noise bylaws (except when it comes to loud motorcycles) but nobody wants to hear fake exhaust noise from an EV. Even on the Tesla forums when someone brings up the artificial engine noise makers they get heckled for it.
I know part of the appeal for some is making sure others hear your car, so it won't satisfy those people, but it seems like one of those situations where they should pump all the fake noises people want inside the cabin, but then have it be quiet on the outside.
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It's not like exhaust tones in current cars are unavoidable or necessary now, though. What's the difference, really? How many of us have put in x-pipes, headers, magnaflos, borlas, etc. I have the resonators removed in my current car. I've done the exhaust for a different/louder tone in half the cars I've owned. Even straight piped one.
This is the same thing. If you're upset this car isn't silent then go be upset every car isn't silent. We have the muffler tech to make everything really quiet, but most cool cars have a sound and people actually care about it. Try to find a review on any enthusiast vehicle that doesn't mention exhaust note...good luck.
EVs pose an interesting problem. The sound of a car is part of its presence. I don't know that many enthusiasts are ready for silence at this point. I agree we haven't found the sound that'll work yet, but part of the theater of owning a fun car has historically been the sounds it makes, so I'm not surprised automakers are experimenting with new ways to bring that to the EV table.
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It's not like exhaust tones in current cars are unavoidable or necessary now, though. What's the difference, really? How many of us have put in x-pipes, headers, magnaflos, borlas, etc. I have the resonators removed in my current car. I've done the exhaust for a different/louder tone in half the cars I've owned. Even straight piped one.
This is the same thing. If you're upset this car isn't silent then go be upset every car isn't silent. We have the muffler tech to make everything really quiet, but most cool cars have a sound and people actually care about it. Try to find a review on any enthusiast vehicle that doesn't mention exhaust note...good luck.
EVs pose an interesting problem. The sound of a car is part of its presence. I don't know that many enthusiasts are ready for silence at this point. I agree we haven't found the sound that'll work yet, but part of the theater of owning a fun car has historically been the sounds it makes, so I'm not surprised automakers are experimenting with new ways to bring that to the EV table.
EV's when pushed hard do make a sound. It's just not a very good one, so altering it to be a bit more pleasing doesn't seem to far fetched. But it should be done moderately.
