wow i just read the thread now... sucks to hear u guys having issues with the tint... i never had an issue with mine when it was on my z.... i stripped it though cuz i almost crashed with the tint cuz its so dark.... lol anyone ever hear of air blue? i think thats what its called... its clear tint... :D i think its pretty kool...

just to revive this issue.... i had my windows redone 3 times to fix this problem.. the first two were by a shady guy tinting out of his garage... but when i took it to a reputible auto glass shop... the problem went away. the guy in the last shop told me if it has an issue of pealing.. it means they didnt shove enough tint down the door

My (yeah so it was a college kid outsourced by an auto glass store) guy also re-did my left window for free. Its all good now.

I no longer tint, but when I did I always had the door panels removed, and custom—not pre-cut—tint applied so that the tint was at the glass edges, and way below the interior window sill scrubber. Never had one issue with peeling, ever.

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I remember getting my 97 240 tinted. door panels removed, interior quarter panels removed, rear deck removed, dash removed. even took the sunroof completely out and layed it on the counter for him to do it easier.
50% front windshield, 28% (30) everywhere else. the guy was so thankful i made it that much easier on him.

I would never let anyone remove my door panels. Every other car I had that had the door panels removed for whatever reason, it came back with a rattle resulting from the trim clips being broken off. Even with my 370 when I had the reversing sensors installed they broke off clips in the back. I could hear the broken bits flying from side to side when taking a corner.

You just need to find those who have the experience, and the aptitude to do so. I've even had fixed rear quarter windows popped-out of their weatherstripping, and then tinted so there were no edges showing at all—looked entirely factory.

Or remove the panels yourself as I did.

Low Price and Quality are usually mutually exclusive.

Where did you get your tint done?

I had that issue with my passenger window tint even that I don't even roll the window down. The shop took care of it a week ago. So far no problems.

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:tup: That's how my guy did it. I watched him meticulously custom cut the tint for each window. The guy's pretty cool, especially for letting me hang around to help and watch.

Luckily, I was able to take off the panels for the guy because he knew my windows had that window feature when opening and closing doors. Good thing I did, because I found a loose bolt that Nissan never properly placed when they did some work on that door.

Here's some thoughts on the tint install for our cars:

- My installer put a clamp on the button that turns the interior light on and off, and makes the window go up and down when you open or close the door. This kept the window up during the install.
If you were concerned about the dreaded peel, you could somehow rig the button to stay depressed. Duct tape?

- My installer removed the top trim from the door to make it easier for him to apply the tint well below the window seal. This was achieved by popping off the trim plate behind the door handle and undoing one bolt. It was quick and painless and made his job much easier and the final outcome cleaner.
Sorry I didn't take a pic of that part.

http://www.the370z.com/attachment.ph...1&d=1270696157

Got mine done today. Will wait to see if problems occur. When I explained about the problem, he said it was no big deal and (I didn't know this) that some Mustangs (I think that's what he said) have the same "auto-window" function as the Z. They put tape to fool the door (and keep the window up) and put the edge of the film below the top of the door trim. He acted like it was no big deal and nothing to worry about, so time will tell. They are the ones who did both our RSXs and people would sometimes ask me if the RSX came from the factory like that.

Anyway...crossing my fingers.

The guy that did mine just disabled the window mechanicism so the window stayed up. So far no issues when it was redone. About two months now.

My passenger peeled. Installer redid it . defeated the switch so the window stayed up. Parked the car for four days. So far no issues after a few weeks.

LOL, decided to bring this thread back from the dead.

So, as you know, I took back to my dealership to get the tint fixed. First time- passenger side peeling. Second time- passenger side had bubbles in the attempt to fix it. The excuse they gave me was that the cold weather didn't allow it to properly set. Ok fine, I'll believe that. So I wait until the summer hits. In TX, we're hitting 95+ degree weather right now, so its the perfect time to get it done. I take it back to get redone and they say they'll go ahead and redo all the windows (I pointed out bubbles in some other windows too).

Fantastic.

I dropped it off earlier this week to get the windows redone and the drivers seat TSB taken care of. Since they had to order the washers for the seat, it would take a few days. No problem, that allows the car to sit in the sun and the tint to set properly.

I pick up the car today and what do I notice? They only retinted one window- the driver side. Ironically, that's the one that was perfect to begin with. I tell the head dealer there and all he says is "bring it back in and we'll take care of it." F THAT. I will not be subjected to additional disappoint and inconvenience. This is two more times than I wanted to bring my car in for something that should have been done right the first time.

On the way home I also hear a slight rattle in the driver side door. It wasn't there when I dropped it off. Absurd. I'm pissed.

I wrote an email to the dealer and told him that I'm not bringing it back and I'm just going to take it to a reputable tint shop here in Dallas. The amount of time wasted on something so trivial is beyond the cost of the original tint now. I don't think I will ever get anything serviced by Courtesy Nissan of Richardson again. I wrote a letter to Nissan corporate also, who knows what will come out of it, I would guess nothing. But at least it gave me an opportunity to vent.

Anyone know of a good tint shop in the Dallas area?

hahahah, so i spoke to the service manager after he was contacted by nissan corporate and he was really eager to fix this. i decide to be nice and take it in. they redid it. it might actually be worse this time! there's bubbles, but i'll let the z sit in the sun to let it cure. i notice a few spots where it looks like its scratched however, as if the installer was applying it and whatever flat edge he was using got caught and stretched/scratched it. Courtesy Nissan is now comically horrible. I'll give it a few days though and let everything cure. Somehow I don't think the curing process can get rid of the scratches lol.

I guess the next step post-fail is to write another letter to Nissan and a letter to the BBB. Also gotta find a good tint installer in Dallas.

I worked in a tint shop for many years, you might see what appears to be bubbles but is only trapped water/lubricant. If it doesn't clear up in a day or so in this heat then there's a problem. The scratches you see may just be from using the squeegee and not cleaning the window film after. When it drys up try cleaning the inside of the window with an ammonia free cleaner. If the lines don't come off then bring it back.

Thanks for the info, I know that there will be some bubbling after installation, the tint needs to set and cure, so I'm leaving the car out in the TX sun to give it a chance to heat up. There are a couple scuff marks that look like its from the squeegee, which can be easily cleaned. The scratch marks I see are pretty prominent, it looks like there might have been a bubble and the installer tried to push it out with the squeegee and it pulled the tint, causing a small tear/scratch. Looks like there are two or three small ones on the driver side and one on the driver side rear quarter panel.

What's hilarious is that the head dealer/manager at Courtesy said he "personally inspected it"...What a load of crap. It can't be THAT difficult to install tint can it?

Honestly doing a really good job isn't very easy. For sure if they don't have an actual tint bay set up there. It's pretty easy to get small specks of trash in a job. If there's a tear that's crazy, it should've been ripped right off and replaced. It benefits the tinter to replace stuff immediately since the glue hasn't set yet. I'd force them to let you go elsewhere.

whoo hoo, got a call from Nissan consumers affairs and they told me they can't do anything about this and that i would have to deal with the dealership myself! they are SO much help ::sarcasm:: the reason they give is that window tint is aftermarket that the dealership does, so its out of nissan's hands.

The dealership told consumer affairs that they won't do any additional repairs (even though they failed to properly fix it the first 3 times....), so I don't even know what's the point in me trying to persue this...

note to self: never getting any service or future vehicles from Courtesy Nissan of Richardson again.

sounds like **** Tent job to me!

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I had the same problem with corner peeling. the windows crack up and down when the door opens so I unhooked the window buttons and got them retinted. Waited 4 days hooked the buttons back up. Problem fixed

How do you unhook the window buttons?

just got mine done last week no problems yet

tell whoever is tinting your windows to put some extra heat around the edges as the window moves, i have had no problems... I also didn't have the dealership do it.

I've had this problem for the past 4 weeks, this is such an inconvinience. I'm going back tomorrow to get my windows done again for the 3rd time... it keeps on pealing off. Can i just somehow unhook the window going up and down when i open my door and leave it like that for a week... will it hurt anything if i keep driving the car during this condition. dont want to break anything

Don't know. The guys who put mine on put it below the rubber line. They said they have to do it for Mustangs, too. It was no big deal to them that the window went down.

You can push in a little button on the door frame (frame of the car) and it will stay up. Don't know if you can rig something up to hold it down, though.

As soon as you start to unscrew the door button it breaks the ground and causes the windows to go fully up. This is what we did to tint my windows. Make sure they use a quality tint and heat it up properly. I did get mine done at the dealer where I work, and it's been nearly 2 months with no problems. Rolled the windows down two days later and everything.

You can also just put a piece of tape over the button. My installer did that and said he has never had a problem with auto sealing doors. He also did say that he heats up the bottom a bit more to make sure it sticks.

I thought this was only me! wow. i need to go get this check.

I have life time warranty on my tint, and the tint guy had to redo the driver side. I believe he said it is a common problem with the z because there is something inside of the door that wears on the corner of the tint (heat gun was used both times). The guy didn't have to remove the door panels. He only removed the inside weather strip(not sure what its called). Mine slowly began to peel after a couple of months, but i think he trimmed a bit more the second time so the tint wouldn't touch that area. I am not 100% sure if what he said was true lol, but it isn't peeling anymore. I hope this helps.

FYI...the peeling issue can be avoided the first time you get your windows tinted. Below the weather strip on both doors, there is a little plastic piece in the front corner. The tint must be installed inside (underneath, depending on how you look at it) this plastic piece or else the tint will peel every time. If you pull back the weather stripping, you can see what I am talking about.

Driver's side window was peeling. I just cut the loose part with a razor. So it's missing a triangle in the front corner, but nobody notices. It at least keeps it from getting worse and from having to re-tint (previous owner, some faraway shop did it)

The guy who did mine steamed the bottom edges and i was go to go.

Just got mine done and it did the same thing. So i took it back and he tricked the window by turning the screw thats on the ajar switch.Turing the screw makes it where the window does not go up and down when opening the doors. so for the next 24 hours i cant shut my doors 100%. Hope this helps.

I just had my windows tinted about a week ago. I had the same problem with peeling in the corners on both the drivers side and passenger side windows. I just used a razor blade and cut the corner part that was peeling. So far its good to go and not noticeable unless you are on the inside and really looking at it. I have a lifetime warranty on the tint so if it gets worse I'll just take it back.

Versa hahahaha :owned: :p I'm sawwy :tiphat:

how do you disabled the window mechanicism so the window stayed up?