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do they remove the door panels to tint the window. if so i'll have to ake my speakers off.( something i dont want to do)

I don't think they did on mine. When I got in my car after, the door panels were coated with some sort of film, like they let some solution just drip all the way down. Least they could do is wipe that crap off for the money they charge...

quote:do they remove the door panels to tint the windowNo, at least not for me.

all they do is glue the film to your window. they do it from the inside so if you have an stickers on the inside those will have to come off.

quote:I don't think they did on mine. When I got in my car after, the door panels were coated with some sort of film, like they let some solution just drip all the way down. Least they could do is wipe that crap off for the money they charge...I know what you mean. They left the drips to dry on all my panels as well. I was not too happy with the job LA Tint in Sterling, VA did, especially for the cost.

Justin, your signature says you have windows tinted at "28% rear/50% front" Does that mean that you front windows are almost twice as dark as the rear ones? Does that include the windshield?

quote:Justin, your signature says you have windows tinted at "28% rear/50% front" Does that mean that you front windows are almost twice as dark as the rear ones? Does that include the windshield?Haha, no, that would look kinda strange don't you think . No, see that percentage is the amount of light coming through the tint. So, in the rear only 28% of the light makes it through the window and in front 50% comes through. Got it?

OK, I never had windows tinted after the fact, so never knew how they put a number on it. I guess I was thinking it was 0 = no tint, 100 = opaque. It would look weird to have lighter windows in the back, which is why I asked. Thanks for the quick answer

actually the do not " glue" the tint to the window. They use a mixture of dish soap and water to adhere the film to the window. They do not remove anything to install tint.

thanks for the replies. the tint guy is also going to detail the car so atleast i wont have any drips.

quote:thanks for the replies. the tint guy is also going to detail the car so atleast i wont have any drips.yeah when i got mine back, i had water/soapy streaks and stains on the door paneling. didnt realize it untill a couple days later. took forever to try and get them off. you can still kinda see them. i donty know what they used, but it was some strong stuff

One of my friends owns a tint shop and Delaware and he actually uses dawn dish soap. I got all the soap stains of my doors with armorall cleaner not the protectant.

Those drips suck... had them all over my dash and door panels and rear hatch. Worth it for the tint though!

The guys that did mine removed the rear window to get the tint under the plastic circles covering the bolts that hold teh windo on. Also the rear wiper assy. and third brake light.Still had crappy little bubbles along a couple defroster lines.