wtf :/

**shayan_a4** · 03-05-2015 09:20 AM

so like a week ago, i made a thread about my door handle breaking asking if audi should cover it as a warranty claim, and i was under the impression that they will, so i dropped my car off at the stealership, and a few hours later, i get a call saying that the reason my door handle broke is my tints? wtf? so now they are saying it might not be a warranty claim :/

**Shimmy** · 03-05-2015 09:31 AM

did you ask them how they concluded that your tint is what caused the broken handle?

**boomtime** · 03-05-2015 09:33 AM

I guess the dealer didnt do the tint.
Sounds like a typical dealership answer to me.

**r6_11b8** · 03-05-2015 09:35 AM

i would laugh and ask for their scientific equation as to how fing window tint has anything to do with your door handle breaking lol

fyi i had window tint and all the mods listed in my sig and my door handle broke as well and they gave me 0 issues

**The Infiltrator** · 03-05-2015 09:46 AM

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...p-saying-TINTS!!!

**bakedziti** · 03-05-2015 09:48 AM

Originally Posted by The Infiltrator

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...p-saying-TINTS!!!

hahahaha...was thinking the same

**shayan_a4** · 03-05-2015 10:03 AM

they said, that the tints caused the door handle to break, and i asked how, and my service advisor striat up said that hell get back to me on that after he asks the shop forman, like wtf....

**shayan_a4** · 03-05-2015 10:04 AM

Originally Posted by The Infiltrator

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...p-saying-TINTS!!!

lol okay sorry, i got my windows tinted* happy? hahahahhaa

**The Infiltrator** · 03-05-2015 10:06 AM

LOL,

But seriously I would talk to their management. That's a bunch of

they are trying to feed you!

**bakedziti** · 03-05-2015 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by shayan_a4

they said, that the tints caused the door handle to break, and i asked how, and my service advisor striat up said that hell get back to me on that after he asks the shop forman, like wtf....

I would really push them on this. How does millimeters thick film that is adhered to the glass cause a handle to break? Is this the exterior or interior handle? If they give you the same run-around, consider calling AoA.

**shayan_a4** · 03-05-2015 10:16 AM

Originally Posted by bakedziti

I would really push them on this. How does millimeters thick film that is adhered to the glass cause a handle to break? Is this the exterior or interior handle? If they give you the same run-around, consider calling AoA.

i really am, and its the interior handle, apparently "audi door handles are flawless" lol

**shayan_a4** · 03-05-2015 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by The Infiltrator

LOL,

But seriously I would talk to their management. That's a bunch of

they are trying to feed you!

i am bro this is some bullshit

**oascom** · 03-05-2015 10:18 AM

tint added weight to the door and that caused vibrations to the frame and it transferred to your handle that was freezed because of cold and that how it break.

**shayan_a4** · 03-05-2015 10:39 AM

Originally Posted by oascom

tint added weight to the door and that caused vibrations to the frame and it transferred to your handle that was freezed because of cold and that how it break.

thats it bro, you got it, thanks man HAHAHHAHHAHHAHHAHAHHHAHHA

**b6onboost** · 03-05-2015 10:55 AM

Its not the tint, its the installation, that they're worried about.

Normally to install tint shops remove the interior door panels, unhook the door pull/cable, spray a ton of water on the glass, etc. So if your windows are tinted and a door handle, lock, speaker, window regulator, etc. breaks Audi likes to blame it on the tint shop. That is unless you had it tinted through the dealer.

If Audi thinks you've disassembled or messed with anything on the car, they will be hesitant to warranty it.

**Project Quattro** · 03-05-2015 11:17 AM

Originally Posted by b6onboost

Its not the tint, its the installation, that they're worried about.

Normally to install tint shops remove the interior door panels, unhook the door pull/cable, spray a ton of water on the glass, etc. So if your windows are tinted and a door handle, lock, speaker, window regulator, etc. breaks Audi likes to blame it on the tint shop. That is unless you had it tinted through the dealer.

If Audi thinks you've disassembled or messed with anything on the car, they will be hesitant to warranty it.

A skilled tint installer doesn't need to pull any trim to get full coverage; mine certainly didn't. 45 minute job total with all panels and glass still in place. The dealership's comments here are absurd.

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**phillyquattro** · 03-05-2015 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by ProjectBlackout

A skilled tint installer doesn't need to pull any trim to get full coverage; mine certainly didn't. 45 minute job total with all panels and glass still in place. The dealership's comments here are absurd.

Yup. I've never had a tint shop pull my door panel before. I know that is a common technique...I've just never actually seen it done on a car I have owned. It's doubtful OPs tint shop pulled the panels, even so it's still a pretty ridiculous claim by the dealership.

**bknewtype** · 03-05-2015 11:38 AM

Originally Posted by b6onboost

Its not the tint, its the installation, that they're worried about.

Normally to install tint shops remove the interior door panels, unhook the door pull/cable, spray a ton of water on the glass, etc. So if your windows are tinted and a door handle, lock, speaker, window regulator, etc. breaks Audi likes to blame it on the tint shop. That is unless you had it tinted through the dealer.

If Audi thinks you've disassembled or messed with anything on the car, they will be hesitant to warranty it.

this

Originally Posted by ProjectBlackout

A skilled tint installer doesn't need to pull any trim to get full coverage; mine certainly didn't. 45 minute job total with all panels and glass still in place. The dealership's comments here are absurd.

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Originally Posted by phillyquattro

Yup. I've never had a tint shop pull my door panel before. I know that is a common technique...I've just never actually seen it done on a car I have owned. It's doubtful OPs tint shop pulled the panels, even so it's still a pretty ridiculous claim by the dealership.

problem is, the dealer does not know if it was installed by a skilled tint shop or your 15 year old cousin. its def a common practice to take the panel off and can most def b a cause though rare. i agree it is a ridiculous claim by the dealer, but because it has a percentage of it happening, albeit small, they can deny.

if you want to hear ridiculous, a dealer once denied my friends cousin for warranty claim and blamed it on plastidip !

GL op, i hope it works out for you.

**b6onboost** · 03-05-2015 11:53 AM

Both professional tint shops I've used did it.

Originally Posted by phillyquattro

Yup. I've never had a tint shop pull my door panel before. I know that is a common technique...I've just never actually seen it done on a car I have owned.

Originally Posted by ProjectBlackout

A skilled tint installer doesn't need to pull any trim to get full coverage; mine certainly didn't. 45 minute job total with all panels and glass still in place.

**phillyquattro** · 03-05-2015 11:54 AM

Originally Posted by bknewtype

problem is, the dealer does not know if it was installed by a skilled tint shop or your 15 year old cousin. its def a common practice to take the panel off and can most def b a cause though rare. i agree it is a ridiculous claim by the dealer, but because it has a percentage of it happening, albeit small, they can deny.

if you want to hear ridiculous, a dealer once denied my friends cousin for warranty claim and blamed it on plastidip !

GL op, i hope it works out for you.

Very true and good point. If you happen to still have the receipt from your tint shop (you keep your receipts right?) you should be able to use that and a statement from the shop itself stating that they (hopefully) didn't pull the door panels to negate this claim by the dealership.

As for dealerships they're generally scum. They're your best friend when you're looking to buy a car but as soon as something goes wrong with said car they try to slither their way out of responsibility like the snakes they are.

**Chelsea** · 03-05-2015 12:16 PM

My windows are not tinted, and my door handles work perfectly, so I guess this must be true.

**r6_11b8** · 03-05-2015 12:31 PM

if youre in woodland hills ca, i suggest you find a new dealer

**shayan_a4** · 03-05-2015 02:03 PM

Originally Posted by r6_11b8

if youre in woodland hills ca, i suggest you find a new dealer

which dealer do you suggest??

**iVan14** · 03-05-2015 02:56 PM

Originally Posted by shayan_a4

which dealer do you suggest??

Did you go to autogallery in woodland hills? i'm not a fan of them.... Let's just say i got to rusnak in westlake now.

Btw, if it's the door latch cable, mine broke on a friday night. Passed by the dealer the next day but they couldn't do it that day. They tried to set me an appointment for tuesday but declined when i asked about how much the part was. It was a $20 something cable, bought that right then and there. Replaced it myself and called it a day.

**BlackedoutB8** · 03-05-2015 03:20 PM

Originally Posted by Chelsea

My windows are not tinted, and my door handles work perfectly, so I guess this must be true.

gotta love fallacies

**boomtime** · 03-05-2015 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by iVan14

... i asked about how much the part was. It was a $20 something cable, bought that right then and there. Replaced it myself and called it a day.

It is a simple DIY.
But how much is the dealer estimate?

**Viru5** · 03-05-2015 06:15 PM

Wow thats one shady dealer, go to a different one if you have one in close driving distance

**Amorphic** · 03-05-2015 10:58 PM

The best installers do not remove panels. My guy has won 17 national tint competitions and never takes off anything.

**b6onboost** · 03-06-2015 06:02 AM

Well, I'm sure there are some tint pros who can do it blind, but a lot of shops still remove panels. Dealers know it, its why they are blaming the tint. All it takes is a slight disproportion of tinted cars having an issue vs. non-tinted cars and they begin to blame the tint process. Audi dealers have also seen a higher amount of tinted B8s having rear sub/amp problems. They'll deny coverage for that too. Plenty of threads about it.

**r6_11b8** · 03-06-2015 07:48 AM

Originally Posted by shayan_a4

which dealer do you suggest??

i always suggest penske west covina..they never gave me any problems with my mods and always went out of their way to make my visit there good

**VZWalex** · 03-06-2015 12:23 PM

Originally Posted by Amorphic

The best installers do not remove panels. My guy has won 17 national tint competitions and never takes off anything.

This comment here is so misleading .... winning championships does not mean anything ... competitions are normally done on a front door that does not require panel removal and are speed vs quality based. Not all cars are created equal and Japanese and American cars are usually used for competitions because they are easier to work on in general. Our German cars are a different beast. I have worked with some amazing tinters and they ALL will have a car that in order to have the best and proper tint job .. something must be removed or altered. Having the experience and knowledge of a window tinter I can tell you that Never is NOT possible. You have a great tinter ... thats awesome ... don't make him sounds like GOD cause he is not.

**SleeperCar** · 03-06-2015 12:45 PM

if a dealer said this, i would immediately ask for my car back and go to another dealer, that is horseshit!

check your local audizine sub forum and see whats up with the good dealers that are mod friendly, although I really dont even consider tint a mod hahaha

**Amorphic** · 03-06-2015 02:30 PM

Originally Posted by VZWalex

This comment here is so misleading .... winning championships does not mean anything ... competitions are normally done on a front door that does not require panel removal and are speed vs quality based. Not all cars are created equal and Japanese and American cars are usually used for competitions because they are easier to work on in general. Our German cars are a different beast. I have worked with some amazing tinters and they ALL will have a car that in order to have the best and proper tint job .. something must be removed or altered. Having the experience and knowledge of a window tinter I can tell you that Never is NOT possible. You have a great tinter ... thats awesome ... don't make him sounds like GOD cause he is not.

17 national titles is good enough for me. He tinted my A4 with no issue, despite you claiming it is a "different beast."I didnt say never for all circumstances, just making a point about my experience. I'm not claiming hes the best over or putting him on a godlike pedistal, that one is on you.

**shayan_a4** · 03-06-2015 07:07 PM

Originally Posted by SleeperCar

if a dealer said this, i would immediately ask for my car back and go to another dealer, that is horseshit!

check your local audizine sub forum and see whats up with the good dealers that are mod friendly, although I really dont even consider tint a mod hahaha

yea bro i did and they covered it as a warranty claim now :)