window tint film...

20th March 2006, 21:19

was thinking about buying some window tint film and doing it myself! not really sure how to do this though. rear side windows shouldn't be that hard as you can take the window out, but how do you go about doing the rear window? won't the heater on the rear window burn it or anything when turned on?

if i was to do this on the front windows will i just apply like on the rest but with the window in the door?

cheers

20th March 2006, 21:35

When doing your fronts they say to leave the glass in and just feed the film down bout a cm, but youd get a better finish taking em out.

20th March 2006, 21:36

how do you take them out? my front window rattles alot! which i could sort at the same time

20th March 2006, 21:44

haynes manual tells you how, aint done it myself, dunno whether you know but front tints have been made illegal-atm

20th March 2006, 21:45

yeh ino, i was just wondering though

20th March 2006, 23:47

when i got mine done professionally they trimed the rubber back on the front windows as they told me it would scratch the film when i wound down the windows.so just sothing to think about mate

20th March 2006, 23:48

BTW in the haynes modding manuel it says, do the tints on the out side of the window first to get it to size ,then move it to the in side.

20th March 2006, 23:50

i got some light smoke pre cut stuff and its a peice of piss to fit and you dont have to take the windows out eigher.it only cost £55

21st March 2006, 00:29

how did yours come out zippster?

do you have pics?

21st March 2006, 01:25

really good,i havent got any pictures yet but i will try and get some tommorrow for you.

21st March 2006, 01:26

any ideas about rear window with the heater lines?

21st March 2006, 01:45

just bung it on and make sure you never use the heater lines. It all that faffing around that's putting me off tinting, only what a light smoke

21st March 2006, 01:48

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Originally Posted by adsayer

just bung it on and make sure you never use the heater lines. It all that faffing around that's putting me off tinting, only what a light smoke

don't get film then mate...get them dipped!

21st March 2006, 01:49

with the precut stuff you get the rear windscreen in three peices,then all you have to do is over lap them by about 1mm.

it is really easy

9th January 2007, 09:17

So, with film on the rear window I can't use my Rear windscreen Heating at all ? :O

9th January 2007, 09:27

pretty sure you can use the rear window heating.

would have been better to make a new thread for this

9th January 2007, 09:36

Thought i'd use the search function and save a new thread, ha, nevermind.

Cheers tho, cause someone else said I couldn't. But then it would be pretty stupid so I thought i'd best check.

Cheers to everyone else tho for their advice on fitting window tint film.

(Y)

9th January 2007, 10:43

yeah if you do a search and something isn't completely covered then it would be better to put up a new post that to bump up an old topic.

9th January 2007, 11:12

i have absolutely no idea where i heard this, but i always had it in my head to have the heated window on for ten minutes or so beforehand. apparantly this makes it easier to put the tint on or move it about?
but again, i can't really remember where thats from, so could be nonsense!

i'm not sure if this would work with tints, but it did when putting stickers on my r/c car lol.
try wetting the window slightly with a mixture of warm water and a drop of washing up liquid. it lets you move the sticker (or the window tint film) slightly and can help you push out bubbles, without the film clinging to the window.
the water will eventually dry and you wont tell.

9th January 2007, 14:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flimbo

i'm not sure if this would work with tints, but it did when putting stickers on my r/c car lol.
try wetting the window slightly with a mixture of warm water and a drop of washing up liquid. it lets you move the sticker (or the window tint film) slightly and can help you push out bubbles, without the film clinging to the window.
the water will eventually dry and you wont tell.

Yeah I used to do that with my rc car, putting decals on was messy

Anyway anyone got any links to this film stuff, don't fancy paying 150

i might but want to check this stuff out first

9th January 2007, 14:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flimbo

i'm not sure if this would work with tints, but it did when putting stickers on my r/c car lol.
try wetting the window slightly with a mixture of warm water and a drop of washing up liquid. it lets you move the sticker (or the window tint film) slightly and can help you push out bubbles, without the film clinging to the window.
the water will eventually dry and you wont tell.

that is the only way you can put tints on. its impossible to put them on dry like you can with a sticker. basically the more water you use the easier it is, then you just squeegee the water out.

you can certainly use the rear heater when you have tints

and you can buy the film from a lot of places including ebay and halfords.

9th January 2007, 16:55

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Today, 14:17
saxo17sp

that is the only way you can put tints on. its impossible to put them on dry like you can with a sticker. basically the more water you use the easier it is, then you just squeegee the water out.

you can certainly use the rear heater when you have tints

and you can buy the film from a lot of places including ebay and halfords.

ah ok! i didnt realise this was the standard way of doing it!

i'll get my coat...

9th January 2007, 17:18

I just rang my insurance and asked them if i can get tints and get my renewal quote... She went away and came back and said because i am under 25 i can't and then she said i'll just get your renewal quote at which point i said don't bother and hung up

no tints for me for 6 months

9th January 2007, 17:20

Only need them in summer anyway

9th January 2007, 17:27

Just some advice Rob...

The rear window demister is fine with the tints.

When you've had your windows tinted, they do recommend not to use the windows for 12 hours just so that the film has enough time to dry.

The front side windows come out as well as the rear side windows. Remember that you have the dot matrix around the perimeter of the rear side windows and the rear windscreen. You will "never" be able to get a perfect/smooth finish. The air pockets take a while to dry out.

The rear window is left in while being tinted. If you have a rear spoiler, remove that and then put it back after. You'd obviously cut around the holes where the spolier fixes through the rear windscreen (if it's not mounted on top) and when you come to put it back, do the screws up quite tightly and then do them up properly a few days down the line. This will prevent the film being twisted in with the screws.

Remember to replace the internal draught seal on the front side windows because if you don't, the film will become scratched and you'll have to do it all again.

I myself would never have the time or patience to tint my own windows. I paid £125 to have mine done

Hope that helps.

9th January 2007, 17:33

You can still use your rear heated screen i do no problems, just dont use it for like 2 weeks to make sure its definatly all dry