espionagelfe

got my windows tinted last summer 35%. notice how the lights are blurred along the defrost lines on the rear window. it's blurrier in person. not like I can't see through the window, but does anyone else have this problem? had it professionally installed. was it a bad install? I've had this problem since the summer but don't drive my car all that much so I haven't been all that annoyed by it, but kind of got annoyed by it tonight as I was driving down state street in chicago which has a lot of neon lights and cars on the road but is otherwise notoriously dark.

Americandream

mine came tinted so i cant say when it was done, that being said the top of the back tint is peeling but i dont have the blur problem you have. maybe it was the type of tint paper?

help this man!

espionagelfe

how can you tell the tint is peeling? maybe just be the crappy photo? anyway, this guy came well recommended on another forum. he said there's a lifetime warranty so hopefully he holds true to it (thankfully kept the receipt) but before I drive all the way back there and potentially have to argue for a retinting, I just want to know if this is typical or not.

julius071

Well tinting is always clear so I am assuming that its failing so I would get a retint or have them remove it and go somewhere else. Don't want to risk of them redoing it again and having the same situation.

Americandream

sorry , i meant the top of mine not urs is peeling....

espionagelfe

lol, was like, damn, this guy must be good if he can tell my tint is peeling from that photo.

ceb

Yes, getting halos and distortion along defroster lines is common and can't really be avoided.

Like the fritt (the dots around the outside), the defroster lines are slightly raised so the lines act like a spec of dust under the tint.

espionagelfe

kinda figured that much, but I was just surprised this wasn't a bigger discussion in the forums. so everyone else with tints on the rear window has this then?

KrylonBlue

Yes, this is normal and happened on every cars back window that I've had tinted and same for friends.

ceb

Mostly, yes. In part it tepends on the tint - with thicker tint having more reflections.

MC MiYoung3269

I have Huper Optic X-Treme 20% and don't notice anything

i_MOB

If your going to replace the tint on the rear window make sure they steam it off. If they peel or scrape if off, it might damage your rear defroster.