Tint ?...not previously covered
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Tint ?...not previously covered
I just got my car tinted today...looks great, however, they cut around the brake light instead of sliding it over it, which looks fine. But when I am driving, I can see that there is untinted glass right above the brake light from the angle that I look out of the back window. Its about the length of the light and about a 1/5 of an inch tall. My question is should I go back and have them retint it to cover the brake light or learn to live with it? Also, its not really a "mess up" on their part because cosmetically it looks fine except for when I'm in the driver's seat...so do you think they will charge me to redo it?
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That could be a legal thing tinters are supposed to do. I have had several cars tinted by the same installer, and he always has a cut out for the rear brake light, which is fine with me if it helps prevent people from from rear-ending me.
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Originally Posted by GOBUCS
That could be a legal thing tinters are supposed to do. I have had several cars tinted by the same installer, and he always has a cut out for the rear brake light, which is fine with me if it helps prevent people from from rear-ending me.
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I just got my car tinted today as well. I recently had a post asking how to remove the brake light to make sure the tinter tinted the whole back window and not cut around it. Go back and see what you can get them to do. It is really easy to remove that brake light.
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Originally Posted by sab504
Bring it back. You paid the money and should get what you want.
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I agree that they should do it right, but keep in mind that they'll be removing tint from the rear window. There are plenty of things they can screw up back there with a knife (e.g. NAV antenna), so make sure everything works before you drive it off the lot when they finish.
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Rear Tint.
Originally Posted by 15951
I agree that they should do it right, but keep in mind that they'll be removing tint from the rear window. There are plenty of things they can screw up back there with a knife (e.g. NAV antenna), so make sure everything works before you drive it off the lot when they finish.
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Some tint shops use pre-cut film. I had that on my Infiniti M, and since it had a light interior, it looked like crap from the back.
Tinters who cut their own usually cover the brake light, because they can't accurately make a cutout that will evenly frame it.
I personally prefer it covered. Unless you're using ultra-dark film, it won't keep other people from seeing the light. OTOH, if you have a black interior it probably isn't a big issue and you'll get used to the little gap.
Tinters who cut their own usually cover the brake light, because they can't accurately make a cutout that will evenly frame it.
I personally prefer it covered. Unless you're using ultra-dark film, it won't keep other people from seeing the light. OTOH, if you have a black interior it probably isn't a big issue and you'll get used to the little gap.
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Originally Posted by GOBUCS
That could be a legal thing tinters are supposed to do. I have had several cars tinted by the same installer, and he always has a cut out for the rear brake light, which is fine with me if it helps prevent people from from rear-ending me.
)but i agree, those tinters that don't do it were being lazy.
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