is tint bad for the windows?

[rams456]

im not gonna do it if it damages the windows

[3.2some]

why would it damage the windows? if you remove your tint you can't even tell it was ever there.

[4RingRook]

im not gonna do it if it damages the windows

It won't damage the windows. The glue is a pain to take off if you ever remove the film though.

[Steiner]

The only chance for damage is (1) using dull razor blades (2) hastily removing tint from rear window and cutting your defogger strips. You need to soak the tint carefully and remove the excess adhesive very carefully on the rear windows.

[Phrost]

Tint won't harm the window at all. I've peeled tint off that was 6 months old before (my first car) and it came off in one piece with no glue residue.

If the tint is old it might come off in chunks which would suck, and the glue either needs to be scraped with a blade or else you can scrub it with a soapy rag.

[3.2some]

hey phrost, just got a fix it tcket for my front side tints, gottem done in November, should I do them myself?do I just need a razorblade???

[ItsThat2.0T]

im not gonna do it if it damages the windows

No worries, tint is harmless.

What damage did you think it would cause?...you obviously thought of some issues and that's why you asked....

[Phrost]

hey phrost, just got a fix it tcket for my front side tints, gottem done in November, should I do them myself?do I just need a razorblade???

Roll down the window a tad, pick at a corner with your fingernail, then just grab it and slowly pull down diagonally. Make sure to do it all in one fluid motion, because every time you stop it will make a line of glue you'll have to scrub off.

There shouldn't be any nasty stuff for you, and it should all come off in one piece. Just have a soapy wet rag handy to scrub any residue you might have afterwards.

Takes maybe 1 minute per window, it's really easy unless the tint is cheap or it's really old. Definitely do it yourself, and worst comes to worst you can just drive it somewhere with glue everywhere and have them clean your windows... anyone can DIY I think... it's easy as delicious caek.

[3.2some]

Good lookin out

[dreamcar=rs4]

i just got 20% tint today. Ill post some pics once i wash it next week

[cmoe]

i got limo tint all around on my suv right now and its fine. ive had the windows tinted for like 9 months. and with the audi, im gonna get 2 layers of 3% tint.

[Tiesto]

and with the audi, im gonna get 2 layers of 3% tint.

Might as well paint them black.

[muffinman]

i got limo tint all around on my suv right now and its fine. ive had the windows tinted for like 9 months. and with the audi, im gonna get 2 layers of 3% tint.

do you plan on driving your audi

[supamannn99]

cops in cali are generally bitches about everything.

[bcramer]

do you plan on driving your audi

That's what I was thinking...

cmoe, do you realize that if you put two layers of 3 percent tint on that it is letting in less than 1/10 of a percent of the light from the outside the car?

[gods_kitchen]

cops in cali are generally bitches about everything.

you're damn right about that

[Phrost]

I had a friend do 15% and 5% over it, and it was nuts. No seeing inside the car at all, and sitting in it during the day felt like a van with no windows. It was REALLY hard to see out of at night, and he had to roll his windows down at every intersection. It's not worth it lol

Make sure you guys are getting good quality tint. There are people that do "side jobs" but use cheaper tint, and that stuff doesn't hold up over time. Shitty stuff from Walmart turns completely purple in under a year, and other crappy tint starts getting really hazy/blurry after a year or two.

[cmoe]

haha yes i realize that and yes im gonna drive it. i kno how dark it is, the back windows on my suv r extremely dark because they already had factory tint and ive been in my friends cars who have 2 layers of 3%. im use to it, and the only cops that care in san jose, cali r the sheriffs.

[3.2some]

what about at night, you wont be able to see shit out of the sides or back...that shit's dangerous man

[Sanjman]

If anything tints will prevent the window from shattering all over your seats and floor and in all the nooks and crannies if someone was to break in to your car. It would definitely make it more work for the thief to break through with tints. Get tints.

[A4addict]

Also it'll protect your European leather interior from rads.

[3.2some]

If anything tints will prevent the window from shattering all over your seats and floor and in all the nooks and crannies if someone was to break in to your car. It would definitely make it more work for the thief to break through with tints. Get tints.

if anything tints will prevent you from seeing a kid running after a ball in the street at night...at least if you're gonna get tints don't go crazy and get 3%, get something lighter.that's all I'm sayin

[bcramer]

It is called tint NOT tints.

[3.2some]

tints

[cmoe]

ya i kno, i cant see shit at night out my back windows. i can barely see out the front windows. the only time i can see out at night is when there are lights. but ive gotten use to it.

[Tiesto]

ya i kno, i cant see shit at night out my back windows. i can barely see out the front windows. the only time i can see out at night is when there are lights. but ive gotten use to it.

"I'm used to it" doesn't cut it when you're sharing the road with others, people who get a ridiculously dark tint deserve to get caught.

[cmoe]

your a dumbass...

[cmoe]

and why the fuck do you care? you live in new york. you have more of a chance of being killed by a car without tint there then people do here with dark tint

[gods_kitchen]

someone lock this thread already...

[cstarky15]

alright well this is going to get out of hand,

but cmoe you are stupid. double 3% so you cant see anything is just stupid. I dont care where you live. but i'm sure that all the other cali audi drivers will agree that is just toooo dark. go for 15%.

[A4addict]

Forums always tend to itch people into e-penis length matches such as:

your a dumbass...

I never understood it.

[Phrost]

and why the fuck do you care? you live in new york. you have more of a chance of being killed by a car without tint there then people do here with dark tint

cmoe, I think you're being kind of ignorant on this subject, but that doesn't matter. The fact is, I am looking out for your safety and we are all trying to steer you away from another bad decision. I know you get used to tint a little, but it still greatly restricts your vision. I don't want you to get fined for very illegal windows, I don't want you to waste your money, and I don't want you to unintentionally cause an accident that could have been avoided. Chill out man

Nobody was calling you names until you started freaking out and defending yourself, we were just giving you advice. Quit being a poop head.

[A4addict]

cmoe, I think you're being kind of ignorant on this subject, but that doesn't matter. The fact is, I am looking out for your safety and we are all trying to steer you away from another bad decision. I know you get used to tint a little, but it still greatly restricts your vision. I don't want you to get fined for very illegal windows, I don't want you to waste your money, and I don't want you to unintentionally cause an accident that could have been avoided. Chill out man

Nobody was calling you names until you started freaking out and defending yourself, we were just giving you advice. Quit being a poop head.

"Every kiss begins with Kaye..."

[Elohite]

weird. i know sj cops crackdown on tinted cars... especially on capital expressway... damn cops

[Phrost]

bow chicka wow wow

[cmoe]

aight thanks phrost and all the other nice people. im a person who gets pissed extremely easily and im hella defensive. so thanks. and ya, i understand, i dont want stuff to get jacked so i want dark tint and i think it looks sick.