Aftermarket tint
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I just got my windows tinted about a week ago. This is the first vehicle I've owned that has had aftermarket tint installed.
For any light shining through the rear window at night including car headlights, I get this strange effect where I see horizontal stripes of light from the bottom of the window to the top where the heating elements are.
Is this really normal?
I asked someone at work and she didn't think so, but after she checked her car she sees it too. She just really didn't notice since she has always had her cars tinted and apparently she has just gotten used to it.
For any light shining through the rear window at night including car headlights, I get this strange effect where I see horizontal stripes of light from the bottom of the window to the top where the heating elements are.
Is this really normal?
I asked someone at work and she didn't think so, but after she checked her car she sees it too. She just really didn't notice since she has always had her cars tinted and apparently she has just gotten used to it.
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I have tint on my car and i dont get any sunlight really, tint is suppose to block it, they must of used wrong film possibly.
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Originally Posted by sIcK60' post='1015793' date='Sep 24 2009, 09:14 AM
I have tint on my car and i dont get any sunlight really, tint is suppose to block it, they must of used wrong film possibly.
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My tint (which was a factory option) does the same thing..... in fact it is worse than my last E60 that had aftermarket tint installed!
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Originally Posted by wolfgang0524' post='1015773' date='Sep 24 2009, 10:51 AM
I just got my windows tinted about a week ago. This is the first vehicle I've owned that has had aftermarket tint installed.
For any light shining through the rear window at night including car headlights, I get this strange effect where I see horizontal stripes of light from the bottom of the window to the top where the heating elements are.
Is this really normal?
I asked someone at work and she didn't think so, but after she checked her car she sees it too. She just really didn't notice since she has always had her cars tinted and apparently she has just gotten used to it.
For any light shining through the rear window at night including car headlights, I get this strange effect where I see horizontal stripes of light from the bottom of the window to the top where the heating elements are.
Is this really normal?
I asked someone at work and she didn't think so, but after she checked her car she sees it too. She just really didn't notice since she has always had her cars tinted and apparently she has just gotten used to it.
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Originally Posted by 545felix' post='1015859' date='Sep 24 2009, 12:23 PM
it'll go away once the liquid they used to apply it dries.
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