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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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Honda civic coupe 1 2 3 4
by Guest Tint Wiz- 38 replies
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Just done a civic coupe it was 1 year old ,customer wanted tint to go behind rear brake light on rear deck,what a :ahole of a job to get it all out put a hour on job, but car was ok to do
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08 civic sdn 1 2 3 4
by Guest nwcvc- 35 replies
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hey, I'm thinking about getting my civic done with SUNTEK 35% does any1 have anything good or bad to say about this brand/type of tint ???
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http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=121427
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Rollups are EASY and the backglass is flatter and smaller than the previous version, more like the new body style accord, not hard to shrink at all, it does have the gay little windows up front that are kinda a pain to get to. There is plenty of room to get behind the 3rd brakelight with a bulldozer or binder cover or clipbpard.
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03 accord 4 door 1 2 3 4
by Guest thetintshop- 32 replies
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here's how I do the little windows on the back doors of the 03 4 door accords. as everyone knows, they have the back corner that is impossible to get to. so here's step-by-step instructions on how I do it.
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anyone done one? any tips?
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2002 Accord quarter windows 1 2 3
by Guest Peja43916- 27 replies
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Can someone give me some tips on doing these windows? I used to trim the gasket but it I want to find a way without having to do that. Maybe I should remove the window? How easy is it to come out ? Will I have to remove the panels or will the windows come out without having to remove the door panels?
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04 civic 4 door 1 2 3
by Guest thetintshop- 26 replies
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here's how to remove the rear deck on the 04 civic 4 door. those of you who cut around the brake light, or use computer-cut, there's no need for you to respond with "I just cut around them". we'll just assume it's either illegal to tint behind the third brake light in your state, or you don't want to go to this much trouble. okay? first thing, find this 10mm bolt and take it out. it's located between the top and bottom cushions, just a little right of direct center. then lift the front of the seat up, it has clips holding it down. it will come right out.
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Need help with tint removal 1 2 3
by Guest Murph.- 25 replies
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I had a 2005 Accord come in today for a redo. We were given a spray tint remover. It's a overglorified window cleaner. I pull off the damaged tint. Then spend 1.5 hours and two scub pads removing the glue. What do you guys use to remove glue?
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08 honda accord 1 2 3
by Guest mrpain- 24 replies
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hi all just looking to see if any one here has done one of these and if any pro, or cons on this one thanxs in advance, got one this one comming in on wed, does this one need felt? or ?? thanx for the help
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honda civic type R 1 2 3
by Guest sunscreen- 23 replies
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why are people having trouble with car?
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1998 accord back window 1 2 3
by Guest mrflip09- 23 replies
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can anyone tell me the easiest way to tint the rear window....it has dot matrix!
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Any1 tint an 05 Accord Sedan Recently... 1 2 3
by Guest mrfooky- 21 replies
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Hey all! On the 05 Accord Sedan: How did you handle the matrix structure on the back window? How'd it turn out? Did you install felt on the windows to prevent scratching? Is this a must? Thanks!!
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New shape Civic 1 2 3
by Guest 21st Century Tints- 20 replies
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Have to tint a new shape Honda civic 56 plate on Monday for dealership. It not only has a rear screen( which looks easy) but it has a lower rear plastic vison panel, there seems no possible way of tinting this as there is no way in and its ridged on the inside Is there anything else that can be done?. Its gonna look silly with a clear panel at the bottom.
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Had to tint one today, it was an 05 I think, It really sucked!!!! I took every thing off of the window, you know, wiper motor, handle, defroster connectors, hinges, third brake lamp, shrunk it, cut around the ten holes and wiring grommets on the glass, then when I stuck the film inside, the pattern was off because of the glass is smaller on the inside than on the out, I CUSSED ALOT , WTF??? Why do they feel the need to put all that crap on there, jees, man...
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2006 Civic Coupe 1 2 3
by Guest Al-tint- 20 replies
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20% back 3 top matrix vinyl
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2006 Civic Coupe 1 2 3
by Fiveofeen- 20 replies
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This is a neat lil car, really tight back seat. Door panels come off fairly easy, two screws in the armrest, one behind the door handle and a center push trim fastener. Then pop the cover off the armrest and one more inside that. Pops right off then. Huge speakers in the rear deck, I covered em' with a trash bag.
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new 08 honda's 1 2 3
by Guest Crackz- 20 replies
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has any one had a issue with the new honda's. as far as the tint not sticking aswell as it use to around the edge's. I found on the new civic and accord 2 or 4 doors that the edge's like to roll a bit. I dont have this issue on the old one's or any other car. I think the one's im doing a preped in a different manner or have some type of coating on it . it's not no anti fog solution I have dealt with that before. looking forward to see the results here.
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Havent seen one in years, got one scheduled for friday, Thanks.
Last reply by Sisqouc, -
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Just finished the 2012 Civic Coupe......overall, easy car to tint. BG has dot matrix all around, including the one on top as the previous model. Bulldozer highly recommended for the BG. For panel pullers, just pull top gasket back...plenty of room to slip film behind. 30 min tops.
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Heatshrinking ?? on BG of '99 Civic 2dr 1 2
by Guest Alero- 18 replies
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Hey, I'm a little newbie on doing 1 piece back glass. I'm in the middle of tinting my friends 99 civic 2dr. Any tips on heatshrinking the back glass? I can shrink the middle fine but when I get to the curve edges on the both side of the car where the glass curves at the end .. I get 1 big finger on each corner. When I put on the film, I do the squeege in an H-pattern like side in the how-to P.S. I can do a 94 civic hatch round back glass just fine just can't do this one.. I guess the rear glass size differences makes a difference even though the hatch's back glass is more rounder. Thanks in advance.
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2006 Accord Coupe Defroster Reflection after Tint 1 2
by Guest kman08- 17 replies
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I have a 2006 Accord Coupe. I got 8% tint on the back window with non metallic Solar Gard film. The sides are 22% metallic Solar Gard film. The tint has been there for almost a month now and every time I drive at night, headlights would reflect off my back window like crazy. It is almost impossible to drive at night time with all the reflection. The reflection is off the defrosters. I took it back to the shop and they can't see what is wrong with it in the day time and of course, they close early so I cannot show them at night time. They said the tint looks fine. I have heard of this issue but there must be a fix for it. Can someone please help? What should I ad…
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Civic hatchback BG 1 2
by Guest Glennsek- 17 replies
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I have tried 3 times now to tint this BG, on a 96 Honda civic hatchback. I'm no way near a pro only have done maybe 10 cars. This one is kicking my ass I'm having problems with corners to shrink them down. I look up the other 2 topic on this model BG, and tried that was said in them. I left the top and bottom long so I could tried to pull and shrink it but I can't seem to get it, I even tried during it on low heat.
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2009 Honda Accord 4dr 1 2
by Guest Alcala- 16 replies
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Never tinted any honda before! Gonna try one tomorrow for my buddy as practice. You guys got any tips to make it easier on me? Fronts, Rear, Qtrs, back glass? thanks
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Have a look at the 2006 Civic 1 2
by Guest Al-tint- 15 replies
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It still does not look like an actual car yet. The hood won't be a different colour and it needs door handles. http://civicnation.ca/en/civic_si_concept/splash.html
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Per Honda: 2003-2006 Honda Accord- Remove Panels 1 2
by Guest clevelandohiowindowtint- 15 replies
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Honda Service News states the door panels must be removed when tinting the 03-05 accords. A local dealership also states this carries into the 2006 model year. The Honda ServiceNews article states not taking the panel off has resulted in the deformation of the weatherstrip and the binding of the window when it is raised an lowered. The bulletin states the tinter must remove the door trim panel and never fold the door glass weatherstrip wipers under. Check with your local Honda dealer for a copy of the article. In the past doing it the improper way may have worked, but the repair runs $440 per front window on a 2006 model. Please check with your Honda dealer …
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Honda CR-V 1 2
by pulsar2000- 15 replies
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My no 1 feared custy BMW owners. now after today Honda owners lol Real ball ache of a customer a Service Manager for HONDA (motorbikes) Rear screen matrix on a CR-V for f&&ks sake I did say will take a while to level out, only done car Friday But what a winger this guy is, can anyone clear up a minor matter ? The rear tailgate latch the metal U shaped thingy that locks in, Does from memory it have a cover or not ??? As the custy swears blind it did & im 99% sure it didnt as if it did it would still be on there as I wouldnt have removed it, I remove the two top torks & pop off the strutts, Brake light etc Then tint & replace the actual tailgate …
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2010 honda accord 1 2
by Guest autotint- 15 replies
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have to do a honda accord.need help to remove the back shelf.
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96 3 dr civic 1 2
by Guest Hades12- 15 replies
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We did this car a month ago and it came out bad, so we got it back yesterday to try again. wasted two peices before running out of time, so we are going to try again today. Pics of the bad spots. http://s237.photobucket.com/albums/ff107/R.../Tint_Problems/ Each of the corners came out like this. We just learned to Dry shrink so that is what was done. Any tips? Please.
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Quick Stupid Question! 1 2
by Guest SSC- 15 replies
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The body style changed in '03, does this means the '03 Accords used feltless gaskets, too? or did they start doing this in '04? All references I've seen to the feltless gasket phenomena referred to '04 Accords.
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got a couple to do. did one tonight at the dealership the quarters are tinter freindly now no having to pull quarters. the rollups need to be shrunk, I normally strectch film but these get some gnarly fingers so save yourself the trouble the lower seals can be tucked and flipped up prettys easy. the back glass seems to be easier to shrink than the last and the back deck is different comes up a little on each lower corner like the newer subaru legacy sedan I think.
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92 Honda Accord 4 door 1 2
by Guest CarLuvr- 15 replies
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Gonna do an Accord this weekend. Those back glass on 92 Accords looked like a b***h to work on. Any tips?
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Just want to say Yea to Honda for dropping the front door quarters on these cars.
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civic 2005/6 5door 1 2
by Guest peter-SI- 14 replies
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Any tips? Small back glass + spoiler is one part - somekind of plastic. - tint or not to tint that part + how to remove panels (front & rear) if anyone did one? here is a pic tnx
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2017 Honda Civics 1 2
by Bham- 14 replies
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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.
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I just remembered that when I did one of these a couple months ago the rear deck was a million times harder to take out than expected. The side panels do pop out, but with all your strength. The third brake light is really deep and I felt more comfortable taking the shelf out rather than get a weak pass with something. Nowhere near the fun of the sedan, couldve done two sedans in the time I spent on this coupe.
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Honda Civic CRV R Reg BG !! Nightmare 1 2
by Guest Twilight Tint- 13 replies
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Hi guys, Need advice What is the best technic for the rear window on this Honda Civic back glass? - Is it the soap method, the bounce dryer, baby powder or pull and push? Or a combination of all? When you install the film where do you start 1st. Top or bottom corner first or any other way? : hmmm
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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
Best tip would be, “Sorry, no boats”.- 1
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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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