Rear window tint
10-15-2002, 05:16 PM
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Rear window tint
I just got the windows tinted on my '03 TL-S. It looks great except for the rear glass. As I have read in earlier threads, the tint doesn't adhere well to the dot matrix portion of glass which is the upper portion. The guy who tinted my glass says he can remove that portion which is on the dot matrix. He already tried sanding down the dots and this is the best he could do. Any suggestions? Do you think it will look good with just this part not tinted and the rest of the rear glass tinted?
10-15-2002, 05:22 PM
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I think it will look worse. One of the guys here did it and you could see the clear glass and the dot matrix and below it was the tint. I didn't like it, don't do it if you have 35% or less. My neighbor who has an I35 also has a dot matrix, had his tints done in a shop that services Benzes. The tint over the dot matrix isn't better than mine. Some of the dots have air in them and some don't.
Take a picture if you can and I'll let you know if you should change it or not.
Take a picture if you can and I'll let you know if you should change it or not.
10-15-2002, 06:18 PM
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i had my tint stop at the dot-matrix and then i had a silver strip placed on my car to cover the rest it looks good and ppl like it. the dots are a pain in the ass with tint and most ppl dont like to put tint on them , well most of the shops that i went to , here are some pix of what my strip looks like cost me 20buck adn i have a blue neon light behind it to glow out the words.....
http://www.cardomain.com/member_page...page_id=246106
http://www.cardomain.com/member_page...page_id=246106
10-16-2002, 01:25 PM
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My guy did NOT tint over the rear matrix. What he did was put a black strip of vinyl over the matrix, then tinted up to the vinyl. It looks awesome... actually looks factory..... and I don't have to worry about any bubbles or adhesion problems, etc.....
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10-16-2002, 03:14 PM
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Originally posted by juniorbean
My guy did NOT tint over the rear matrix. What he did was put a black strip of vinyl over the matrix, then tinted up to the vinyl. It looks awesome... actually looks factory..... and I don't have to worry about any bubbles or adhesion problems, etc.....
My guy did NOT tint over the rear matrix. What he did was put a black strip of vinyl over the matrix, then tinted up to the vinyl. It looks awesome... actually looks factory..... and I don't have to worry about any bubbles or adhesion problems, etc.....
The manager or owner of the tint place I had my car taken said that they couldn't smooth it down perfectly.
10-16-2002, 05:16 PM
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my strip was is on the out side, and cost me 20 bucks, its regular vynil and took the guy about 10 min to create it cut it and put it on.... i like it, and makes the car look good, if i had a black car then juniorbeans way would work but if i had the silver strip put on the inside it would of not worked, but i like how mine looks, if u have a shop that will do what i have for u let me know ill email u the desing layout....
10-16-2002, 08:21 PM
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Wow the black vinyl on the car looks really good ... Especially for NBP (which is what I've got) ... Definitely gonna have to consider that when I get my car tinted ...
10-16-2002, 08:48 PM
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Hey Sashka I like what you did, especially the RUS in a circle 
I also have the SSM, I was thinking of stripping my rear tint and doing it over again....but this is a first time I see someone doing this.
Otchen' klasno!
Alex
I also have the SSM, I was thinking of stripping my rear tint and doing it over again....but this is a first time I see someone doing this.
Otchen' klasno!
Alex
10-17-2002, 12:20 AM
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peiqinglong, thanks very much for the pic...at least now I know it can be done, the tint looks like shiet on the dot matrix on my car :o I'm too fed up to fight with that jerkass at the tint place again....luckily I have a good friend who does vinyl 
10-17-2002, 06:54 AM
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Originally posted by rysky007
my strip was is on the out side, and cost me 20 bucks, its regular vynil and took the guy about 10 min to create it cut it and put it on.... i like it, and makes the car look good, if i had a black car then juniorbeans way would work but if i had the silver strip put on the inside it would of not worked, but i like how mine looks, if u have a shop that will do what i have for u let me know ill email u the desing layout....
my strip was is on the out side, and cost me 20 bucks, its regular vynil and took the guy about 10 min to create it cut it and put it on.... i like it, and makes the car look good, if i had a black car then juniorbeans way would work but if i had the silver strip put on the inside it would of not worked, but i like how mine looks, if u have a shop that will do what i have for u let me know ill email u the desing layout....
thanx
10-17-2002, 09:47 AM
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Originally posted by fahoumh
peiqinglong, thanks very much for the pic...at least now I know it can be done, the tint looks like shiet on the dot matrix on my car :o I'm too fed up to fight with that jerkass at the tint place again....luckily I have a good friend who does vinyl
peiqinglong, thanks very much for the pic...at least now I know it can be done, the tint looks like shiet on the dot matrix on my car :o I'm too fed up to fight with that jerkass at the tint place again....luckily I have a good friend who does vinyl
10-19-2002, 12:56 PM
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I got mine done at California Auto Tint and Polishing in Campbell (Bay area). They did the vinyl cover up for the rear, etc--Very very well done. These guys take the windows off and bake on the tint so that it will never bubble.
They've been around for almost 30 years, and used by the local dealers--so the lifetime warrenty will prob last a good while.
They've been around for almost 30 years, and used by the local dealers--so the lifetime warrenty will prob last a good while.
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