Window Tint peeling issue
 

Just wanted to vent because I had to take my Z in today to get the passenger side window tint fixed (started peeling in the corner). Dealership gave me a Versa as a loaner. Boy is it depressing.

Bright side: I can floor it for about 10 minutes and still be within the speed limit. NO chance of a ticket ::knock on wood::
Down side: A cute girl saw me walk out of it in the parking garage. FML.
Bright side: The visibility in the car is AMAZING compared to the Z heh.
Down side: Its a Versa.

I will pray tonight that the tint will be fixed and ready for pick up by tomorrow afternoon.

That's all. Just needed to vent my sadness of not having my car. :thumbsdown:

You played the cute girl thing wrong. You should have told her that your sports car was at home but you were driving the Versa to "be green."

Issue- the parking garage was at my apartment complex. haha

Haha it could be worse - they gave me a old beater sentra that was beat to hell when I dropped it off for my tint. They made up for it the next time and gave me a g35, though.

I drove a versa once, 0-60 in a minute or so, haha.

Hope you get your car back tomorrow!

There was a thread about this problem and a fix. Can't seem to find it though.

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My tint is did the same thing on the passenger side at the front of the window. I took a sharp knife and cut the corner where it was peeling...you can't tell unless you know to look. Also, on the bright side, my tint came with a lifetime warranty. So, if it gets worst, which it doesnt look like it, I'll get it replaced.

You need to tell the tint shop (or dealer) to remove the door panel so they can get the tint down deep past the panel. otherwise when the widow seals after you have closed the door, it just chews up those corners.

same thing happened to my driver's side window this past weekend. I have to take it into the tint shop sometime to have them redo it.

a proper tint shop will slide a 1/2" or more of the tint into the door to prevent that problem. have had 0 issues with my tint, even accidentally rolled down the windows a few times when i first got it.

I have seen every Z window do that. I really don't think there will be a fix unless you cure it with a heat gun and don't touch the car for 5 days. I am don't even open the door. That corner is a tough one.

I got my windows tinted Dec. 23 and the car sat untouched for a week. Not sure if this will help or not but as of now I have no issues. We'll see.

I got my windows tinted by a reputable shop on Dec. 23 and didn't touch the car for about a week after. As of now I have no issues, but we'll see.

Yeah, we'll see if this fix today will do the trick. I won't be opening the windows of either side anytime soon, its bloody freezing in Dallas right now.

So far, I haven't seen any issues with the driver side tint, and I've rolled that one up and down much more than the passenger one, odd.

I just had mine done on Wednesday, we'll see if it starts peeling on me.

Bright side: I can floor it for about 10 minutes and still be within the speed limit. NO chance of a ticket ::knock on wood::

Ur funny. :ughdance:

if your shop does a good job it will NEVER peel lol.... i paid 350 for my tint (install + everything)

The problem is, the window opens every time you open the door

I too believe the problem is just the up and down action of the window when you open the door. Luckily my Z is a weekend car and I was able to let it sit untouched for a period of time. I would suggest this if at all possible.

I got it back. I don't know a lot about window tint, but there's some bubbling of sorts on the window that got redone. The guy said that's normal and not to touch it for a few days and that it'll dry and be bubble free. Can anyone confirm or deny that?

I did think about the how the window goes down a bit when you open it. Luckily its the passenger door and not the driver side door. I told my friend that we'd go cruise on saturday, but i may just have to cancel that lol. I don't want to take any chances on the tint coming off again.

It is normal to have a little water film there but there shouldn't be any air bubbles.

Yeah he said it was water and that it should dry up...we'll see if it happens...if not, im going to be pretty pissed that i have to get it redone. i'm not a huge fan of not having my own car. driving that versa was horrid.

I wasn't even aware Versas could reach 60mph. :icon14:

Anyways, make sure your tint person clamps the door button down while installing the tint. This way, the window rolling up when you close the door won't be an issue. In addition, a lot of tint places (the one that I chose included) slide the tint half an inch or so underneath the inner weather stripping so even if you were to roll your windows up and down, it wouldn't peel at all.

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Priceless!

hrm...so its been a few days now and i'm still seeing bubbles....i figured i'd give it til monday, which will be well over a week for it dry and cure. the weather is cold and my car sits in a garage, so i'm giving them the benefit of the doubt...

Hmmm . . . that's definitely pushing it. You may want to head back up there.

Well, I don't want to go there this week and just hear "oh, well you should give it a few more days".

I'm willing to wait it out this week that way there's no excuse. Tint shouldn't take more than 3-4 days even in the cold to cure. I'm going to request that I be able to take it to a place of my choice and they cover the retint and a loaner car. I know of a couple shops in Dallas that do a quality job with lifetime warranty. The dealership already screwed up twice and I have to waste my time, its the least they can do.

Well, I don't want to go there this week and just hear "oh, well you should give it a few more days".

I'm willing to wait it out this week that way there's no excuse. Tint shouldn't take more than 3-4 days even in the cold to cure. I'm going to request that I be able to take it to a place of my choice and they cover the retint and a loaner car. I know of a couple shops in Dallas that do a quality job with lifetime warranty. The dealership already screwed up twice and I have to waste my time, its the least they can do.

Why did you get the tints done through the dealer, and not directly at your own tint shop of choice?

PS: About the bubbles, confirmed, they go after a few days on their own - do not touch.

mine did that i took it back to em they fixed it for free :)

Mine did the same thing on the driver's side. I tried putting a small drop of super glue on there which lasted about a month. I took it back and they just took a razor blade to the corner, if it peels anymore I'll have it redone.

@dudafunk- The car that I was looking at just happened to come with tint installed. If it hadn't, then I would have gone to my own place to get it tinted after purchase.

Just noticed yesterday that my passenger tint is peeling on the same spot everyone is having issues. No problem so far on the driver side.

I went to the tint shop and they are going to replaced it.

BTW, the windows were kept up for over 8 days after the tint was applied.

Or they usually just unscrew the door ajar sensor in the door jam.

Damn the same thing happened to my window... I rolled it after 7 days today. Phaaaaaaaaaaak

Doing that would worry me that some one would close one of the doors with the window up.

FINALLY remembered to check mine. perfecto. sucks for everyone having issues :\

Sh*t mine has been back to the dealer twice already to be fixed, and its going back agian to be fix! The last time they removed BIG air bubbles in the back and small ones in the little windows. When they did this they use a heat gun and Fu*k up the rubber piece and the paint on the side of the glass. Now it has to go back and get that replaced.:shakes head:

What are those shops? I'm likely going to need the same service at some point.