Audi A3

Everything is cake apart from the front doors which are very tight. Be careful not to overshrink the BG , I nearly did - that's me though!!

This is how I did the front doors - not saying this is the only way

how did you do the front doors? I had one in today and had to send the custy away and come back next week!

got film to slide right to edge of glass with my bone but after fininishing top edge and rolling up the film had creased at bottom of side seal.

please help i am stressed and now running low on pride!

You can either remove the glass - that is how how I would do one now or I tuck the rubber in on the long edge with a white hard card. Install and give it plenty of heat.

There is a screw that can be removed which slackens off the seal but I found that way to be not much better.

cheers i will let you know how i get on

looking good

hi just thought i`d give an update on this one, i took the door panels right off, (2 screws either side at top of panel, remove insert in grab handle held on with 1 screw then 2 more under this then just lift!)

When the panel is removed, slide film up to tight seal, and use a bone tool to lift that seal so the film slides under and will slide to edge of glass. Without removing panels you cant get the bone under the part of seal that is below the doorline!

hope this helps anyone out.

cant be no worse than a jetta.

They are - tight as a fly's arse

word..thanks for the heads up ..have'nt done one yet ..jetta's are cake to tint,i do at least 5 a week

This applies to the old shape one only.

I just take the rubbers out and them put them back on after 10 minutes or so!
My advice is start from the front ones and wen you finished the all car just put them back on!
easy as pie..

can you explain how you take the rubbers out of this car?

There is a screw that releases part of the felt trim, the long part at the side, it is still messy like this.

As naughty said, take the screw out and pull just the corners out, not all of the moulding rubber.
Resuming, top left and rigth corners came out and you get a leap that you can use to get film behind rubbers.
Wen i get one again i'll take pics to show you!

THANKS

for those who want to remove front glass from mk1 A3- remove door trim as normal, you'll see 4 big torx bolts holdind black frame into door remove these and disconnect wiring, entire frame now lifts out and glass is screwed in fom the front, simple remove, tint and re-fit much easier than is sounds dont be afraid!!! same applies for early A4s

rear side can be removed 2 but you dont really need to, it involves removing trim by seatbelt, drilling out 3 rivets down door seal line then another 2 once black metal trim is removed, then 2 10mm nuts in inside and a small torx screw at rear on the opener, not really required but i removed them on mine when it was getting painted

I worked at an audi dealer for 10 years and did all the glass replacement. I have removed load of those door frames on the audi 80's and 100's, it looks scary but is straight forward but I think it's a little OTT to tint a window. I dont see many of these old A3's now.
Does it still have a clip holding the glass to the regulator?

hi nick, no its a little torx screw, i know what you mean by ott but some people may do that window 2 or 2 times before getting ot right, by that time i've had the glass out, tinted and re-fitted with guaranteed no light gaps or contamination, and have only used 1 window worth of film and not 3!! its just the way i like to do things, an extra 5 mins to whip the glass out makes all the difference, plus the one i'm talking about is my own car!!! so its got to be right!

What's a Bone tool??

Good on yer!

bone tool - aka popsicle stick