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Old May 14, 2008 | 03:58 PM
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i got my tints done looks good. i dont know why but when i look through my rearview at night if someone behind me thier headlights shine on ym back windshield and it reflects on all the rear defoggers going up and down about a inch in width. look at the pic below the little ornage lights on the back is a sample i tried from the garage light. when i can take a pic at night i will post but if anyone knows what i am talking about do they have this problem or anyone have problems with thier tints? the place redid my back windshield but the same things occurs they dont know why is it the car?
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Old May 14, 2008 | 04:00 PM
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it is due to tiny little air bubbles around the defroster lines. I've heard some people solving it by getting a tiny little pin and poking holes around the defroster lines. Otherwise I think most people just deal with it although yours does look like a particularly bad case.
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Old May 14, 2008 | 04:05 PM
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thanks for the reply. just my luck bad case lol im always on the worst end of things but i cant complain i do drive a lex everything isnt all bad
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Old May 14, 2008 | 04:15 PM
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first it's TINT, not tintS....if you just got it done give it a week for the air to work out if you till have a problem your gonna ave to pip the wholes and press the tint down. if it's happening to all of the defroster lines i would bring it back and have them redo it because it was not done right the first time.
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Old May 14, 2008 | 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by as3.0cl
first it's TINT, not tintS....if you just got it done give it a week for the air to work out if you till have a problem your gonna ave to pip the wholes and press the tint down. if it's happening to all of the defroster lines i would bring it back and have them redo it because it was not done right the first time.
u correct me i correct u read the last line of the post i took it back still does the same thing they dont know why should i bring it somewhere else?
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Old May 14, 2008 | 04:26 PM
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have you ever had tinted windows before?
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Old May 14, 2008 | 04:30 PM
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mine is like that too and i think it's normal. it cant be perfect,..there's always some room in between the defogger lines.. i had my tint for a few months already and i'm getting used to it as it doesnt bother me
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Old May 14, 2008 | 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by tfz_hebe89
mine is like that too and i think it's normal. it cant be perfect,..there's always some room in between the defogger lines.. i had my tint for a few months already and i'm getting used to it as it doesnt bother me


because the angle of the windows it causes a reflection from the light. That is why i asked if it was the first time you had tint on.
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i can never read this guy's posts. no punctuation and I can't decipher what he's saying.
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Old May 14, 2008 | 04:55 PM
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yes this is my first time having my windows tinted. i dont mind the reflection i wanted to make sure it wasn't something f-ed up. sorry bigboy about my typing. this isn't a college paper, so i thought it did not matter. i will start making my post with better typing skills for you lol.
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Old May 15, 2008 | 02:16 AM
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It's fairly common to have that issue. You can do what most people have suggested, but it will still look a bit out of place.

Look on the bright side; your car looks 100 times better now from the outside.
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