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What are people doing with the spoiler on the bottom??
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Happened to me at work twice now, thought I should give the warning. First time I thought it was a fluke, second time I noticed a pattern. When you squeeze out the back window, the water will run PERFECTLY down the drivers side, down the inner quarter and funnel over a wiring harness that's part of the blindspot monitoring system, triggering a fault on the dash and saying see the dealer. Thankfully I work for a Honda dealership, so no biggie. If in the event this happens to you- pop the trunk, pull back the trunk liner on the left hand side by removing the cargo hook tucked in the corner (pressure clipped in) and peel it back. The harness is righ…
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Is the 23 Honda Civic Hatchback the same headaches with the spoiler as the earlier ones? I looked at pics on line and it doesn't look like it is the same as the ones that was giving everyone fits
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I read online these are glass guides to help the window stay on track. Anyone have experience with these? Can I snap them off? I can't trim with them.
Last reply by doctor4766, -
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Hate to be that guy but curious if there are any issues. Have one to do, looks like a smaller Accord. Not worried about tinting it, looks easy enough, just if there is the same blind spot warning water problem Thanks
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Has anyone done one yet, Im wondering about the rear window shrinking.
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Hi all, I recently got my Clarity tinted, limo on the rear windows. I'm noticing this effect on the glass: The shop claims that it's a strain pattern on the glass, from the manufacturer. Another car-specific forum claims it's a bad tint job, having to do with the application. Hoping to get some educated opinions from the pros. Hope I'm not posting in the wrong place. Thanks!
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I’ve done a handful of these and they’re definitely a bit challenging. I found that making a pattern with the release liner is the best way to get an accurate template. Haven’t used a plotter for these so I can’t comment on that. I don’t shift much side to side or up and down, just an exact cut and they fit well with no light gaps. You may be able to see the edge of the film (barely) in a spot or two but it beats having trash and creases in the corners. I know some people remove them I just haven’t felt comfortable doing that.
Last reply by 1 Touch Tint, -
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This is the easiest CRV to date!!! Easy gasket removal....just pull back top door panels and remove gasket. Rear BG shrinks with ease....NO MORE bottom curve like previous CRVs!!!!!!
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Here's a video of how to remove the honda pilot quarter windows. This isn't a debate on which way is better or worse just a simple tutorial on how to take them out.
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be careful not to use too much water on quarter glass.Light on Dash will appear.it happened to me once.but couple days later Light disappear.from that time on .I only spray water on my scrap pad ,clean and squeeze off.works fine for me.
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2017 Honda Civics 1 2
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WARNING!! I don't know how many of you are shrinking the door glass on the car?? But, be very very careful if you do. The outer bottom rubber on the new 2017 Civics is VERY VERY FRAGILE!! It will melt and deform really easy. This also means no heating out fingers from the outside. You will roast the outer rubber if you try this.
Last reply by Tintbits, -
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I know they went over this already about this particular vehicle, Read about the rear glass being a little trouble to shrink. Gave it a shoot and didn’t get it right until the 3rd time. I dry shrinked, left the corners long to pull, and removed the spoiler. For the ones that had tinted this how you guys tackle it?
Last reply by Chris318, -
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Have one of these rolling in tomorrow. Anything to watch out for? What about bottom sweeps? Any and all help is appreciated!
Last reply by ErieTint, -
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Tinted one today even though it turned out great I really hated shrinking that back window lol..that bottom curve on the back glass was a pain..but I'm down to tint another one!!.what do you guys think about that back glass?.
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Any one have any good tips on how to tint the Quarts without removing the glass from the back doors? The gasket towards the back is really long and annoying!
Last reply by smookee408@yahoo.com, -
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More tinter friendly than previous model. Gaskets pull out like the current civics. BG is more flat, but deeper. overall, it's more enjoyable to tint than the outgoing model.
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We tinted a 2016 Accord Coupe around a month ago, and he says hes now having issues with his factory navigation not being able to locate a signal. We tinted the windshield with Llumar Air 80, Honda of course told him that it was the film on the windshield. He said it just started having problems within the last week though. Anybody else had any issues with these after doing a windshield?
Last reply by DynamicATL, -
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Super easy. 1 screw behind door handles Pop top back and pull sweeps out. No side shrink needed. http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06/17/e39ea04706f1bbbfbc106f7fbcd2d952.jpg
Last reply by Aesop_Rock, -
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Anyone done one...it's huge and I believe it has blinds inside the doors. Devil
Last reply by bee-man, -
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Just had this happen on 2 civic hatch backs. same day. One of them the rear hatch would try to open it self. 2 hours later this is gone, except the "Keyless Start System Problem" is on the dash. also tried disconnecting battery.
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Will doing this mess with electronics?
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Hey guys while researching the 2017 Ridgeline as a potential custy I came across this vid. I don't know if the person who did the tint on the Ridgeline in this vid is on here but ALL of us should note the sloppiness seen and excuses heard by this end customer. Work was done for Howdy Honda in Texas
Last reply by tintcracker, -
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Heads up. Same front doors as '16 Pilot. Quarters remove pretty easy but do whatever you want. Just be aware of it when you quote it. Rear quarters are bordered, everything is easy other than some extra time on the front quarters.
Last reply by jh812, -
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2016 Honda pilot has front quarter windows. I tried a couple times to do them in place. Wound up pulling them. It's just like pulling rear quarters. They do have an additional bolt at the bottom of the bracket, which totals 3 bolts and one screw in the top. Panel is two screws behind door opener and one below the arm rest as they were before.
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Hi all I'm still a newbie in the tint world I've been tinting for 5 months and I've been thrown a curve ball. I have this Honda Accord I need to tint but the quarters look like a pain in the neck. Has any one ever tinted one of have any tips for a newbie? Hopefully one of you veterans can bail me out. Thanks in advance.
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Just a warning to those who carry rolls at 36" ,, you might want to make sure you have some 40" for this one. Depends how well you shrink. This one shrinks pretty easy, but if you roast an edge with a 36" piece,, it might not fit.
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Tinted a 2016 Honda Civic 4 door sedan today. They dropped the front quarter window and made the rear 10X easier to tint. I noticed on the front driver side window it would make a terrible noise right before the window got rolled all the way up. I'm posting a video of this so make sure you have the volume turned up and you will see what I'm talking about. I've never had this happen on any other car and I'm wondering since its only a month old then it is probably a factory defect. Has anybody had this before or have any suggestions what to tell the customer to do? It says the file is too big to upload... Any ideas how I can get it uploaded? It's only 11 seconds long.
Last reply by tintcracker, -
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Just want to say Yea to Honda for dropping the front door quarters on these cars.
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2014 accord sport feedback 1 2
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Have to tint one on Saturday next week any thing I should look out for?
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So I have a White Honda Accord Euro (live in Sydney btw) which I would like to get tinted! I am tossing up between TintaCar which uses their customised Llumar tint, and I am thinking of getting their darkest legal Octane 35. However, I have also been quoted for Suntek Carbon XP (CXP) 35 from a less well-known dealer called Premier Tint for about $100 less. I mainly want to get mine tinted with the darkest legal look (main priority) , some privacy and to keep my car cooler in summer, without worrying about getting a ticket or future insurance claim voided (hence the legal tint). Does anyone have any pics of their cars with Llumar 35 or Carbon XP 35, or any experiences …
Last reply by Singha21, -
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Fairly easy car to do. Just like any other pilot but on the 2016 they added a front quarter panel window. Kind of a pita. Sorry forgot to take pictures.
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Hi Guys. I saw a post on Facebook last night( can't find it now) about back windows and film peeling from the bottom corner. A few people mentioned that there are 2 different glass manufactures for this back window, and that one window tends to have the peeling issue more than the other. Anyone have any insight on this? Thanks!
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Hi, i'm new and i'm from Quebec Canada. (sorry if my english is far from perfect) I'm going to tint my 2009 Black Honda Element and i'm wondering which tint % should i go. (it has privacy windows in the rear) I also want a 6" windshield stripe maybe at 20%. Also want opinion about tint film should i put: I called all the local tinter and they all use about the same stuffs so my options are: ASWF EXCELL (220$) ASWF PERFORMER (270$) SUNTEK CARBON (220$) With those 2 options which one would you take? Thanks
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I have 2x 2015 Honda Accord Sports coming in. Do you have to remove the 3rd brake light. If I remember correctly 13 years ago (and I believe its Honda or may toyota) you could slide the brake light to the left and lift and unplug the connector, is it the same today?
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Anyone else running into problems with the new civics back window side panels, they overlap the window? don't know if its a problem only here in arizona because of the heat or a nationwide problem. I've tried using wedges and on some they help but a lot of the panels are so tight you cant get under them, also to pull them you have to remove the back seat and lower panels before removing upper panels, 2 things about removing them is they have a air bag in them and also a 1 time clip that you have to replace. any suggestions? btw I do about 12-15 of these a month and hate them.
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I don't tint allot of Hondas so I have a quick question. Upper dot matrix, its about 3 inches or so wide. The defrost lines are built into as well( that blows) anyway I steel wooled the matrix , did the install, and the area turned out dark in some spots and light in others, I am assuming dark spots are just where the film sucked to the matrix better than the light spots. Now client picks up his car and hour after I am done and is freaking out about how it looks. I told him " look, buddy give me 10 days to let it dry out and lets see what it looks like" my gut is telling me it should all dry out white'ish with the black dots still visible am I right?
Last reply by Flygti32, -
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just did a 2006 honda odyssey van. the worst thing about this vehicle was that the gaskets are very tight against the glass, especially on the front 2 rollups. the rear glass was easy i got it on the first try even though it is a curved glass. theres also 2 super small skinny windows on the side sliding doors but they have a small amount of black border to overlap
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hi guys i did a crv yesterday it was a 2013. i would say they are easy to do. that little backglass is the hardest window to do. the wiper will stay back on it own. but it has a decent amount of curve to it....i anchored mid-low glass and got it first try. door panels are easy. 3 screws and no need to pull window switches
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Done plenty of Accords but 1st one of these today. Typical Honda, easy, also did the windshield with Air80, no issues. If quoting the whole thing, don't forget to allow the extra $xx for the small window under the rear spoiler, similar to a Prius. Easy but no sense doing it for free. I didn't notice it in the google search
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Removable rigid window tint sheets - WTF?
I created an account just to respond here. I'm not a "tinter" or whatever yall may call yourselves but I came across this product and thought that it looked pretty cool and something I could do myself. I ordered from Lazeway and spent like $150 for two packages. The product is from China although they claim all this America stuff on the website. All i received was two simple rolls of tint, nothing special. I was totally scammed and now I'm looking all over the internet for anyone talking about this product to let them know. Dont buy from them. -
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Air80 vs Stratos70 Windshield
Since there is no limit of darkness on the top strip, I have wanted to tint it. But I would go very dark, to help with sun glare in the evening. -
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Air80 vs Stratos70 Windshield
Yeah that’s a very fair point to a degree I’m probably overthinking it. I don’t see really significant glare reduction until you get into much darker tint. Like you I think visibility for me is more important living in the country. I’ll probably see what the specs list the differences between 70% and 80% and then double check with the tinter as to what they recommend. Likely will end up with 70% with a strip along the top. Air80 seems to be much more popular, not sure if it’s due to performance or the difference in cost being so much more for the stratos. thank you -
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Process
Hey guys - so I work for a vinyl graphics company that is adding window tinting to their repertoire and I had a question about your guys' ideal process. I have my plotter set up and my window tinting software ready to go, but I am completely ignorant about the way that tint installers prefer that things be cut. Currently, I will plot/weed the tint and cut the backing away as much as I dare before handing it over to the installer. I was thinking that the installer would prefer the tint to be cut to shape which I believe I can achieve with the perf cut on my plotter. Is that the typical process or should I not be worried so much about it being cut to exact shape? -
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Air80 vs Stratos70 Windshield
Im in TX, plenty of of what you mentioned. While I do sit higher in an SUV, glare reduction is not improved much at all with what I have. My 80% is almost clear, not dark at all. With all tint, it adds a bit of reflectivity from the outside, which I notice makes it slightly harder to see from the outside looking in, in the form of a glare not darkness. At the end of the day, it's not permanent, it's only money! -
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PPF installer for hire in SoCAL
Hello. My name is Adrian i have good experience with paint protection film and i just moved to California, Irvine, i'm open to travel one hour away for the right job. You can contact me at 5717330693 -
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Boat window tinting tips
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Boat window tinting tips
The answer is to not heat that area too much so that you leave some slack in the film for when you get it to the inside. Also cut your pattern a little large so that you can trim a thread off the edges after shrinking to not have a furled edge. After you do a few of those you'll figure out how much to leave/trim to not have any light gaps. Also I'll leave a hardcard wrapped in a microfiber in the bottom overnight to collect water and keep pressure on the film while it dries. Sometimes you can take the top rail off the glass if the jackwagon boat builder didn't put too much pressure on the glass package when it was installed. If you pull the rail off of a tight package it's a pita to get back on, looking like it could crack the whole time. Congrats on getting it done. I've seen plenty that couldn't, which is why I price them like I do.- 1
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Boat window tinting tips
Thx everyone for the tips the install went fine, however i did run into a new problem on the main curve of the glass from thr outside the tint would lay flat on the big curve but when applying it seemed like there was too much tension and it would not stay down i ended up heating it up and flattening down but some of that area got overheated and warped a little, if you know how to tackle this problem please help me thank you!- 2
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