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Ronn · 06-18-2011, 12:44 PM

Just got my windows tinted and the tinter did not want to remove the back top panel that covers the speakers in case anything broke on the car and he would be liable. So I ended up with him cutting the tint around the 3rd brake light. The cuts are very clean and doesn't look that bad, but it wasn't the look I was going for. I'd like to have it redone.

I see several clips when I take the back seat down and looking in through the trunk. Are there any hidden screws I should know about or is taking this panel off a major PITA?

The Stig · 06-18-2011, 12:51 PM

The panel is a PITA to remove. Don't get me wrong, it is doable, just takes some time and a bit of concentration. But yea, most tint places will go around the 3rd brake light because it is illegal to tint over the 3rd brake light (or so I have been told)

Ronn · 06-18-2011, 02:45 PM

Ok I wasn't sure what most people were doing when getting their car tinted. It doesn't look like a 5 minute job.

FEN · 06-18-2011, 07:10 PM

The people who have done my tint for years are very good at it. This is how mine looks....

Ronn · 06-18-2011, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by FEN

The people who have done my tint for years are very good at it. This is how mine looks....

Mine looks similar but it's cut to the second defrost line instead of the first like yours. I'm assuming because it's such a tight area there's no way for the installer to get the tool down there. I'm not about to rip half the backseat apart for a tint job and run the risk of breaking something or having rattles down the road. Wish it was simpler.

FEN · 06-18-2011, 08:24 PM

The installer did not remove anything from my car to do my rear window.

CDN SS · 06-18-2011, 08:31 PM

Guess I got lucky.

Veritasz · 06-18-2011, 10:46 PM

Mine was done the same way. Down to the first defrost line. The place used a computer plotter/cutter and every tint panel was cut to be an exact fit for my car.

jstein · 06-18-2011, 10:55 PM

They didn't cut around the light on mine they went all the way down with the tint.

STEALTH_MODE · 06-19-2011, 12:27 AM

they removed the back piece where the speakers are at. its a hassle to remove all that and it leaves lots of scratches if not done very very carefully. the first time, they left a whole for the 3rd brake light. i wanted it covered so i went back and got my rear window redone to cover the brake light but they removed everything in the back. big look difference with the break light covered!

Ronn · 06-19-2011, 12:42 AM

Ok so it seems like the installer shouldn't have to remove the back panel then if some have got it done like that. I might bring it back to have it redone because of the brake light and just today I noticed a bubble about 3/16 round and another bubble that looks like a very fine small scribble about 1/2 long. The only thing that sucks is the shop is over 300 kms away.

edit: Could having the tint removed do any damage to the rear defrost?

TripleB · 06-19-2011, 02:05 AM

my tinter didn't remove anything and he tinted the entire rear window. no cut out.

06-18-2011, 12:44 PM	#1
Ronn Drives: 2010 Camaro Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Northern Ontario Posts: 1,181	Rear window tint question Just got my windows tinted and the tinter did not want to remove the back top panel that covers the speakers in case anything broke on the car and he would be liable. So I ended up with him cutting the tint around the 3rd brake light. The cuts are very clean and doesn't look that bad, but it wasn't the look I was going for. I'd like to have it redone. I see several clips when I take the back seat down and looking in through the trunk. Are there any hidden screws I should know about or is taking this panel off a major PITA? __________________ 1SS / RS / M6 / IOM / Black rally stripes / Polished wheels It's a high school prom, it's a Springsteen song, it's a ride in a Chevrolet...

06-18-2011, 12:51 PM	#2
The Stig knows 2 facts about ducks Drives: ...and they're both wrong Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The HMS Invincible Posts: 25,072 View My Garage	The panel is a PITA to remove. Don't get me wrong, it is doable, just takes some time and a bit of concentration. But yea, most tint places will go around the 3rd brake light because it is illegal to tint over the 3rd brake light (or so I have been told) __________________

06-18-2011, 02:45 PM	#3
Ronn Drives: 2010 Camaro Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Northern Ontario Posts: 1,181	Ok I wasn't sure what most people were doing when getting their car tinted. It doesn't look like a 5 minute job. __________________ 1SS / RS / M6 / IOM / Black rally stripes / Polished wheels It's a high school prom, it's a Springsteen song, it's a ride in a Chevrolet...

06-18-2011, 07:10 PM	#4
FEN Drives: BLACK 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 1,092	The people who have done my tint for years are very good at it. This is how mine looks.... __________________ CCW polished 505a's Front 20x10 w/275/40/20's Rear 20x11.5 w/305/35/20's Eibach 1" Pro Spring Kit Factory GFX MPD1 spoiler painted bowties 15% tint Last edited by FEN; 06-18-2011 at 07:31 PM.

06-18-2011, 08:24 PM	#6
FEN Drives: BLACK 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 1,092	The installer did not remove anything from my car to do my rear window. __________________ CCW polished 505a's Front 20x10 w/275/40/20's Rear 20x11.5 w/305/35/20's Eibach 1" Pro Spring Kit Factory GFX MPD1 spoiler painted bowties 15% tint

06-18-2011, 08:31 PM	#7
CDN SS Steve from Canada. Drives: 2010 SW SS/RS with Inferno package. Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Niagara Ontario Canada Posts: 1,969 View My Garage	Guess I got lucky. __________________

06-18-2011, 10:46 PM	#8
Veritasz Drives: 2010 Camaro Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: West Virginia Posts: 28	Mine was done the same way. Down to the first defrost line. The place used a computer plotter/cutter and every tint panel was cut to be an exact fit for my car.

06-18-2011, 10:55 PM	#9
jstein Drives: CGM 2LT RS Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Deer Park, Texas Posts: 251	They didn't cut around the light on mine they went all the way down with the tint.

06-19-2011, 12:27 AM	#10
STEALTH_MODE I have a V6, so what? Drives: Top Secret Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Shhhhhh Posts: 185	they removed the back piece where the speakers are at. its a hassle to remove all that and it leaves lots of scratches if not done very very carefully. the first time, they left a whole for the 3rd brake light. i wanted it covered so i went back and got my rear window redone to cover the brake light but they removed everything in the back. big look difference with the break light covered!

06-19-2011, 12:42 AM	#11
Ronn Drives: 2010 Camaro Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Northern Ontario Posts: 1,181	Ok so it seems like the installer shouldn't have to remove the back panel then if some have got it done like that. I might bring it back to have it redone because of the brake light and just today I noticed a bubble about 3/16 round and another bubble that looks like a very fine small scribble about 1/2 long. The only thing that sucks is the shop is over 300 kms away. edit: Could having the tint removed do any damage to the rear defrost? __________________ 1SS / RS / M6 / IOM / Black rally stripes / Polished wheels It's a high school prom, it's a Springsteen song, it's a ride in a Chevrolet...

06-19-2011, 02:05 AM	#12
TripleB SoCal Mayhem Drives: 2017 2LT Hyper Blue Metallic Camaro Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lakewood, California Posts: 5,918 View My Garage	my tinter didn't remove anything and he tinted the entire rear window. no cut out. __________________

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