raleigh area tint and radio upgrade

[ej1111]

im looking to get some tint on my clubman and would love to get the speakers upgraded. Ive read a bit about it; has anyone had a stereo upgrade in the area? What about tint? i have a quote but seems higher then what ive read others have paid(about 400 with sunroof). any recommendations on either end?

[doodlez]

I posed this same question when I got my Cooper, and the recommendation I received can be found at this post: http://www.tarheelminis.com/showpost.php?p=2070&postcount=4.

I ended up deciding against tint. Having just moved to Raleigh from FL when I bought my Cooper, I was just used to cars having to have tint because of the neverending summer in FL. However, I quickly learned two things: 1) NC summers ain't nothing like FL, and 2) NC legal tint just isn't worth it IMO, and I'm not interested in having inspection and other issues due to illegal tint. That said, I cannot vouch for the recommendation found at that post, but that's probably where I would go if I decided to go for tint after all.

By the way, I have yet to see a Clubman in person, but am really excited to see one. I guess I need to find a way to get back out the Raleigh area meetups!

[ej1111]

Thanks! I did go ahead with the tint at formula one in raleigh. it was more then expected, but oh well. My main thing was getting hte sunroof done; i was concerned about the summer heat. Im from fl as well, but i cant stand the heat!

My bigger thing is the radio upgrade. Im not looking for anything major, just a clear improvement to whats in the hifi.

Still in the early stages of my clubman so im sure ill have more questions then answers to be able to contribute in the near term.