tints

by **buss-it** » Tue Jul 08, 2003 10:31 am

i just got me tints 3 days ago and my back window looks like crap. the dots on the top of the window is letting air get through. they told me this is the way its going to look and the only thing i can do is cut the tints where the dots start and put a black vinyl on the window.

has any1 had this problem
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by **Jackass-Jeff** » Tue Jul 08, 2003 11:04 am

it's a common problem... but some tint shops KNOW what they are doing and can overlay the tint on the "matrix"

It is also common for some tint shops to just put the vinyl in... the vinyl bothers me because it's not transparent at all... but you don't lose that much visibility. Hopefully you got the tint w/ a lifetime warranty!

by **WTF??** » Tue Jul 08, 2003 11:05 am

Yeah go to another tinting place that is familiar with "black tape"... they can go ahead and cut out that part with the bubbles and apply that black tape over it.

You wont be able to see through that black tape at all, but it covers up the little circles. When you look through yiour rear view mirror, its not much that is blocked out so no worries.

It shouldnt cost more than $40 just for the black tape and its labor.

GOOD LUCK!!

by **Jai_Jai_Binks** » Tue Jul 08, 2003 12:00 pm

common problem with our cars....nothing to be worried about. If you went to a reputed shop...they will guarantee the work. I took my car to the person who does the tinting for a lexus dealership..he told me ES and GS have the same problems as solara's! so we're not alone!

by **TXSolaraSLE** » Tue Jul 08, 2003 12:37 pm

well, depending on how well you can sweet talk em, I'd try to get your money back and take it to a place where the installers know how to tint the dot matrix, unless they can somehow learn to do it and retint. you shouldnt have to settle, it can be done properly.

by **buss-it** » Tue Jul 08, 2003 10:58 pm

does the black vinyl go inside or on the outside of the car

by **solara2200** » Wed Jul 09, 2003 12:46 am

the vinyl goes inside the car but i dont like how it looks though.

i had to really work with the tint to squeegee out the air and water that gets trapped in the dot matrix on my solara. i does not look bad once the moisture bubbles dry. a good shop will guarantee there work. btw/ I used sunguard tint 15%

by **kubi** » Wed Jul 09, 2003 9:39 am

just find a good shop to do it. my tint sits fine on top of that stuff. he didn't do anything special to go over it, but he does use high quality tint.... and lots of soap

by **c2g** » Wed Jul 09, 2003 10:09 am

sometimes they sand the dots so they're not as raised

by **Missay** » Wed Jul 09, 2003 10:28 am

yea, the tint place I went to said that it was impossible to get it perfect but they but they'd try to get as much out as the could. I was suppose to call them a week later after the tint dried so that they could do another pass to get all the bubbles out...but yea, I never quite got there

opps.

You can't really tell in this pic..but it looks ok...you can notice it a little, but it blends.
back
http://www.pbase.com/image/18557442
side
http://www.pbase.com/image/18557441

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