Quick Question:

Got my windows tinted today, when I pick up the car and get it home, I notice a strip across the top of the back windshield was not tinted. The strip starts right where what I can only describe as the "black checkerboard stuff" starts. For some reason the place didn't want to tint over that. Is there any good reason for them to NOT tint there? It looks like hell without it tinted.......


any help is appreciated.............

 

thats teh dot matrix. its hard to tint over and look good. BUT any good shop would go over it and be able to make it look good. id suggest going back to the place and tell them that you didnt want it tinted like tthat and you want the whole window tinted. Dot Matrix and all

 

There are many ways that the shop can tint over these dot matrix. Not easy, but possible. You can also check out www.tintdude.com. They have some good info on dot matrix. Good luck.

p.s. unfortunately, when I got mine tinted, I couldn't find a good shop around my area to do those dot matrix. I ended up with a vinyl strip covering the dot matrix. Mine is a NBP and with a black vinyl, it looks pretty good.

 

Lots of shops don't want to deal with the dot matrix because the tints won't simply stick. Since the dot matrix surface is made of teflon (i dink) and the space between them is small, just applying tints on them won't stick. However, there is a compound in which some tint shops use that fills the gap between the dot matrix allowing more surface area to stick with the tints. I got mine done with the compound and it looks okae, not perfect, but good to the unknowing eyes.

I agree with fsttyms1, go back and complain, that they didn't do the whole job and that they should finish it.

 

my tint came out perfect on a NBP with 5% Llumar in back, and yours can too! (go back and complain til they get it right)

 

sorry if its a stupid question but what exactly is the Dot Matrix there for?

 

the sun, my dear watson, the sun!

 

well, the obvious answer is rear defrost although i believe our antennas are there also, so one or the other....

 

great advice guys, thanks for all the help
I'm taking it back tomorrow, I think I may just have the vinyl done, but i'll mention the glue and see if I can have him do that

 

koo, let us know how it goes. GL with it.

 

its been a week and you haven't brought it to them or you did and they are scheduleing you for tomorrow?

 

I thought that was the antenna for the gps or my radio, mine is not tinted and i dont mind it o well, i got it done in florida and im not going back there anytime soon so i guess mine is not getting tinted

 

What you are describing is called the matrix, it just happens that the matrix on the 99 - 03 is pretty large, and cant be tinted with film. There are things that can be used to cover that section up, but the person tinting your window should have talked you about that before doin the job.

 

opps didnt see people alreeady talked about this, damn computer! My bad.

 

they tinted mine with film almost 5 years ago and mine looks just fine, along with MANY other members here have had it tinted also