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I will be picking up my CT Friday. Before I pick it up, I need help.
I am having the windows tinted. The Lexus ES I had the rear window was tinted. Whenever a car came up behind me at night their headlights were displayed between each rear window heat wire. This nearly drove me crazy seeing all of those headlights behind me coming from one car. Are those of you who have tinted your windows on your CT having the same problem? My problem may have been installation problem or the slant of the rear window.
I will be picking up my CT Friday. Before I pick it up, I need help.
I am having the windows tinted. The Lexus ES I had the rear window was tinted. Whenever a car came up behind me at night their headlights were displayed between each rear window heat wire. This nearly drove me crazy seeing all of those headlights behind me coming from one car. Are those of you who have tinted your windows on your CT having the same problem? My problem may have been installation problem or the slant of the rear window.
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"Whenever a car came up behind me at night their headlights were displayed between each rear window heat wire"..i dont understand what u mean..So u are seeing the heat wires "pop up". where did u got ur ES tinted
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The rear window defroster wires cause multiple images when looking out the rear window thru the mirror.
It was kind of like looking into a broken mirror. Each piece of the mirror has the same image. The space between each heat wire had the same image.
It is beginning to sound like I am the only one that has had the problem and maybe I should go ahead and tint the rear glass on the CT.
My question is did tinting the rear window change what you see thru the rear view mirror at night?
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Hi All,
The silence tells me that you do not understand my question. That is good because it means you have not had the problem. I have decided to go ahead and tint the side windows and the rear window.
If the car came in today as scheduled I will pick it up Friday. I will try to post pictures this weekend.
The silence tells me that you do not understand my question. That is good because it means you have not had the problem. I have decided to go ahead and tint the side windows and the rear window.
If the car came in today as scheduled I will pick it up Friday. I will try to post pictures this weekend.
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Hi All,
The silence tells me that you do not understand my question. That is good because it means you have not had the problem. I have decided to go ahead and tint the side windows and the rear window.
If the car came in today as scheduled I will pick it up Friday. I will try to post pictures this weekend.
The silence tells me that you do not understand my question. That is good because it means you have not had the problem. I have decided to go ahead and tint the side windows and the rear window.
If the car came in today as scheduled I will pick it up Friday. I will try to post pictures this weekend.
Would it be rude to ask how much you are paying for the tint? I'm thinking of doing mine as well.
Thanks
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I will be picking up my CT Friday. Before I pick it up, I need help.
I am having the windows tinted. The Lexus ES I had the rear window was tinted. Whenever a car came up behind me at night their headlights were displayed between each rear window heat wire. This nearly drove me crazy seeing all of those headlights behind me coming from one car. Are those of you who have tinted your windows on your CT having the same problem? My problem may have been installation problem or the slant of the rear window.
I will be picking up my CT Friday. Before I pick it up, I need help.
I am having the windows tinted. The Lexus ES I had the rear window was tinted. Whenever a car came up behind me at night their headlights were displayed between each rear window heat wire. This nearly drove me crazy seeing all of those headlights behind me coming from one car. Are those of you who have tinted your windows on your CT having the same problem? My problem may have been installation problem or the slant of the rear window.
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It is a dealer install and includes Pin Stripe, Window Tint and Nitrogen in the tires. It was $425. It may be a little high, but I went with it because I have Nitrogen in the tires of my RX and love it. The RX is a 2009 and I have only had to add Nitrogen to the tires one time in 3 years.
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Not using the rear defrosters sounds like a good idea. Thanks.
definitely don't use the window defrosters especially if the tint is cheaper quality. if you do use the window defrosters, make sure you turn them off when they've done their job. that should prevent any issues with the tint and ghosting.
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It is a dealer install and includes Pin Stripe, Window Tint and Nitrogen in the tires. It was $425. It may be a little high, but I went with it because I have Nitrogen in the tires of my RX and love it. The RX is a 2009 and I have only had to add Nitrogen to the tires one time in 3 years.
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