Mercedes Wagon Blown GPS

A tinter in Orlando Tinted a rear window on a 2007 Mercedes Wagon and Mercedes is saying that he used to much water and saturated the GPS module (5,000.00) and wants him to pay for it. It is mounted in the rear hatch area. What does everyone think about this?

I've heard of it happening, never seen it though

This should go in horror stories forum

I know the BMW 7 series are the same. Very expensive

This is when it pays to be friends with the dealerships.

If he can't convince the dealership to cover the damaged module under warranty, then he needs to call his insurance company.

That's an expensive mistake...where exactly is this module and did he tape off everything?

Was it the rear window, or one of the rear quarters??

It'd have to be the 1/4, on the pass side, I believe, but not positive on that

That sux.

I did that with a BMW once, and I have one to tint tomorrow. I'm gonna disconnect the battery before I tint the back window and I'm gonna be real carefull.

i bet mercedes doesnt even know if they said it was the BG i'd tell them to go F themselves, no way can the amount of fluid used to clean and tint a window "fry" a product. IMO

its on the top of the rear window. when you tint a hatch on a mercedes you must close it and roll it from the inside. happens on the wagons and the c230 coupe.

a must remember for any tinter

at least thats what ive always been told, never learned the hard way though

The GPS is located on drivers side rear quarter panel, the powered auto open/close module is on the bottom of the rear hatch. This guy works for the dealership and they are telling him it's coming out of his pay. I say Mercedes should seal the modules better themselves or place them where water can't run to it. I think thats of Mercedes to blame the installer.

always blame the tinter.

Isn't that our motto, ...................................... oh no ours is always blame the MFG.

I didn't remember driver or pass side, yes it is a car mfg. problem, just like with adding felts on the door rubbers, but "we" still have to fix that.
It is very possible to drown the modules in cars, had a buddies shop that had a new merc. (back in 200 2001 area) and the module for the mirrors/seat controls wass in the door, they soaked the door, and all of a sudden, both seats shot all the way forward, the mirrors folded in and the car wouldn't start its funny now, but it wasn't when the tow truck was there picking up the car

how is the module $5,000, when complete gps systems are less than $2,000. and thats dealer price.

Thats what the dealer said it "costs" installed. not really sure on cost just what I was told.

let it dry out and see what happens

call another mercedes dealer and get the price

I'll call some dealers tomorrow just to see if they are trying to the tinter or not. Thanks for all the replies, I'll post tomorrow with the update on price.

I've also had the door modules on a 2000 mbz S class and CL screw up with water. One was able to be blown dry, the other was toast. MBZ hate water!

move the shop and change the name!

Would it be possible for us tinters to have a waiver made up that would protect us from something like this? Also just be totally up front with the customer and tell them that there is a possibility that something might happen? If they sign the waiver we're not liable, right? Just an idea!

i had that happen to old mercedes with the window switches but custy said they didn't work right to start and that they worked better now and wanted to know what i did cause he wanted to try doing it s'more lol

but i did fry an amp for a guy once not too long ago. big ole kicker amp too lol. well he took it back to stereo shop and they took it apart and told him it was water damage and wasn't covered.

well i'm not buying a guy a new amp because of where the installer mounted the amp. lets face it car windows doooooo get wet. sometimes once or twice a week. this is the mfg fault but to get them to waranty that well good luck but i'm thinking that i had to go to the owner of the stereo shop for my custy and maybe you should deal with the higher ups at dealership for your custy. just a thought...

anyone think this could work. i was only dealing with a 500 dollar amp was not as big a deal but like i said when i was a backglass water drips, it just happens. think they call that gravity so if custy uses too much water to clean there window or doesn't clean the back window with the hatch closed then this custys there going to void the warenty. i think not gravity was here way before they idiot that put the gps mod there. duh... they just won't fix it because it's now tinted. they suck a$$