97AcuraCL

I really need this info soon cuz right now its 9:45 PM on Friday night; and I am getting it done tomorrow; Saturday @ 3:30PM

I was gonna get my car tinted this afternoon; and on my way to the place i looked at the glass; and rememberd that the rear window has got that stuff on it. Iknow you guys know what i'm talkigna bout; the bubble stuff. The guy at the tint shop said that was etched into the glass and cannot be pulled off. They also said that the tint wouldn't be effected by it. But the guy has never seen glass like that before. So I'm not sure if he knows what he's talking about. Is there anything I should know? But i need the info tonight cuz i wont be able to get on tomorrow. Please someone respond if they had to do anything special; if it loooks bad (meaning does the bubbles stand out more since theres kinda a black back ground now) and if there is any problem with the stuff sticking?

help URGENTLY needed.

PS; i'm getting 20% tint all around? Do you guys think thats dark enough?

97AcuraCL

PS; will I have a problem with using my defroster? I've heard that its gonna melt it and u can't use a rear defroster if u have a tint. Thats not gonna work because i need my defroster. Is there any truth to this?

PwrdbyAcura

i tried using my rear defroster after getting it tinted and the area around the strips melted but it only the tint that covered the strips do it doesnt look too bad.

97AcuraCL

any pics?????



Help anyone else??? please???? NEED ASSISTANCE! PLEASE???

PiMpIn2.2CL

I just got my windows done last week, i was worried about that bubble stuff that is etched in the glass to.. but you have nothing at all to worry about.. mine came out fine you cant tell.. and there is no problems using the defroster, just dont use it for the first week!.. hope that helps you

PS i have 22% on the back windows, and 5% in the front and it looks sweet.. and 20% is dark enough if thats what you want

moforose3.0

I have my windows tinted and have had no problems w/ the defroster. As for the "bubbles", they will probably be a little messed up (barely). You can correct that by getting them to put a piece of black vinyl over that, it looks like its stock. As for the 20% tint that should definately be dark enough, if not too dark (depending on the popo in your area.) Good luck

1StGenCL

I had them put black vinyl over the dots and it looks great. The defroster should still work and you probably wont have any problems with 20 in orlando. I currently have 20 in the back and 35 up front but wish i went darker. I will probably have the fronts redone to 20 to match the backs.

hey pimpin, am i reading your post correctly because to me it looks like you have darker in the front than the back which is just weird

rothmansking

5% all the way!!!!!
Looks soooo much better.
And yeah, the bubbles in our back window cause the tint to not stick as well, but just tell them to try their best.

JLai

Just skip the bubbling part and get as close to it as possible with the tint. It turns out real nice and you can't tell the difference.

No it doesn't melt due to your defroster.

And yes, 20% is plenty dark if not too dark.

d5c5b

are you guys having them put the balck vinyl on the inside or out? THANKS!

Point&Click

I got them to go ahead and tint over the top and it looks fine...(depends on the skill level and how much you trust your tinter too, imho)

Personally, I can see a little difference...it's hard to get it to stick around that area, but nobody -- even people i point it out to -- can tell...

I've never had any prob with my defroster strips either...I think the quality of the tint might play a role here

I considered the vinyl outside at that spot, but I realized i was just being too anal about it, and even my shop said they wouldn't do it if it was their car...

1StGenCL

Have it put on the inside. Much cleaner looking and more like factory. I can take some pics of my back window w/vinyl if you like.

d5c5b

ya, pics would be great!

Point&Click

so inside over the tint, or inside without the tint?

1StGenCL

Have them tint up to the dot matrix and than let the tint dry for a few days and than go back and have them put a strip of vinyl over the dots on the inside. The reason you have to wait a few days is because the tint will move around some at first (thats why you cant put your windows down for a few days) and the vinyl is basically a giant sticker so once its on its on. In order to make it look good the vinyl will have to touch or slightly overlap the tint and since the tint will move some the sticker might pull the tint out of place. Thats the explaination the tint place gave me.

I am trying to get some pics but it is overcast and the pics didnt come out very well so i will try again later.

Point&Click

That's cool...mine's already been tinted over the top part, so I could either slice out the top portion...pain and probably not worth risking the rest of it, or vinyl strip the outside, which i'm not gonna worry about...

You can't tell unless you're a foot off of it anyway

97AcuraCL

please do

1StGenCL

Sorry it took so long but these should give you an idea of how it looks.




There are two more pics of the back window located in my album

Hope this helps