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by running free- 20 replies
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Just reading the am reception thread and made me remember, had the same problem on a 2006 Kia Amanti, Had to remove and replace the rear window, buuutt.. when I pulled the film off all the defrosters came off with it . This only happened once, so whern I have to do a re & re on a rear window I tell the custy I'm not responsible for damage do to the drefrosters coming off with the film Has anyone else run into this mess?
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Morning all. Had a heap of these come back with tint scratched off neqr mirror cover. Done 4 this week. Door striker just clears glass when new. If wind pulls the door it bends striker just enough to hit the glass when door is closed and window rolled down. Just a heads up incase you cop warranty to have a look at this befor retinting.
Last reply by highplains, -
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Anyone take this out? It's 2.5 feet wide with a rubber gasket pressed against the glass. I'll try to get a pic.
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Panel rolls off seal, front quarters are cake. Front door rear edge is tight and deep. Doable but need some more slip. The 3rd brake light is a pain literally to remove. Think Audi but add 3 10mm bolts that are in there real deep, pop push clips out headliner at back to start. There’s a keeper on each of the bolts that makes getting it started easier. Sunroofs are kinda stupid still. And there was no getting a rope in the dash for the shield. Super tight on driver side. Another easy car ruined by engineers
Last reply by no ma'am, -
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Super easy 1 screw in arm rest. Remove sail panal in front. Cut long in front and rear will go behind rubber
Last reply by no ma'am, -
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Windows - Super easy. Just like previous models. Take out the sweeps to make it easier on yourself. Pull back gently. I don't ever shrink these side windows. BG - Again. Super easy! Windshield - Pretty easy. Nothing concerning to me personally. Overall Difficulty: 1/5
Last reply by isaiahdrums, -
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Limited quantity I hear. Anyone do one yet? They're incredibly easy, and a hatchback. I had no pattern, so had to give it a hand job.
Last reply by Devil with bad attitude, -
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Next vehicle on my list to tint .Need some imput on how to tint the Back Glass on a 06 kia sportage. Mainly the circles for shrinking/install. Im a beginner 😊
Last reply by highplains, -
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Got 1 in morning coming anything to watch out for ? Should I pull gaskets ?
Last reply by Apex Tint, -
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tips too remove them? front doors
Last reply by jh812, -
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No heads up, this newly redesigned Rio is easy. No screws to remove, seals pop right out with a couple of plastic plugs popped with a plug puller. I just did a set of patterns for Tint Tek on this car since it's not in the data base. Will submit them on Monday and hopefully available shortly thereafter.
Last reply by TintWizard, -
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what do you guys recommend shrinking the rear window doing a wet shrink or dry shrink using suntek carbon any tips thanks have one coming on weekend
Last reply by Slick, -
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When you look at these trims specially around the door lock grab handle from inside, you wonder how on earth is that attached? Is there a typical screw in behind it? No! One screw hidden way underneath the arm rest on all doors with a plastic cover that hides the screw. Take that out and unclip all the male/female door trims plugs and its off and then the internal weather strip can be freed. Tape the verticals due to felt and its done. Simple rear screen but the wiper arm doesn't sit up out of the way which is a bit annoying. Devil
Last reply by TintWizard, -
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Heads up guys, brand new Kia forte sedan the other day, new blade right out of the box, and etched the glass. I went right back to the dealer, had them order a new piece of glass on my dime. $120 CAD for the side door glass. Anyway, be careful out there.
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2015 OPTIMA 1 2
by davebheam- 10 replies
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just did one of these.....the seals by the front of the side windows cloest to sideview mirrors are very tight. rear window is easy. side fixed corners are oddly shaped. other than that its easy
Last reply by Exact-Oh, -
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Any tips on how to remove it off the rear shelf? There appears to be nothing under the boot like bolts retaining it in and very hard to move in any direction from the inside. Cheers, Devil
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Anyone done this brand new model? I have one this week coming in. Devil
Last reply by coast2coasttinting, -
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An 06 Magentis How the heck do you remove the rear light on this thing..I removed the 2- 10mm nuts underneath but there is not enough clearance to pull it out on the inside without hitting the glass. I thought that you could just screw out the 2 bolts like that on some Honda's with a flat head screwdriver, but these appear like they are not meant to come out this way. Any help would be appreciated
Last reply by yz101, -
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The rear door quarter windows. Can someone that does these on a regular basis give me a line on what type of tool there using to press the tint down? The gaskets are so tight, I have been trying to do it with a platinum easy reach triangle but its still touch and go, sometimes the tint just pulls back out with the tool.
Last reply by Flygti32, -
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Ok so it's the easiest car on the planet to tint, and this will seem trivial but I'm just wondering if anyone else has run into this, or maybe its something to watch for. I had one that the right rear (manual crank) window when rolled completely up showed the top cut of the film along the downward slope because the glass only went up flush to the rubber instead of 1/4-3/8" into it like the other side (which still ain't much). I could easily put my Popsicle stick between the glass and the rubber. I told the custy to ask the dealer to look at it, only for the sake of air or water leakage, and they got smart with her and said the tinter should have tinted closer to the ed…
Last reply by TintDude, -
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Nothing special about these cars, easy easy easy. Each door panel has 3 screws, pop it off, remove gasket. Rear window is cake, plenty of room, and no obstructions. Can easily get behind 3rd brake light.
Last reply by NvrLate, -
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Easy straight forward car to tint. No issues, bottom seals pullout for easy install. Ive just done theTint Tek patterns for it and hopefully they will be downloaded shortly
Last reply by shwusyrtnts, -
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I had two Kia's this past week that got windshield strips and the mirror wire went into the mirror shaft. Didn't see any way to unplug it on mirror or in the head liner edge. I hated leaving the mirror hanging but that was the only choice I could see.... Anyone have a trick or know where the plug is? Or do you just hang them too?
Last reply by Ryker, -
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Much nicer to tint than the prior ones folks. I think you'll like ! The 4 bottom seals pull out without removing a single screw if you don't want and 2 less windows to tint Tint Tek users , I just got tinting the templates and patterns should be up and running same time tomorrow
Last reply by TintWizard, -
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Another cake car. KIA decided to add vent windows this time. Other than that, they are making life easy for tinters. Brake light is built into the deck.
Last reply by TintWizard, -
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Cake car. The brake light is top mounted with a border. Which is good because it is bolted in and looks like you'd have to drop the headliner to remove it.
Last reply by nctinter, -
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Got one coming in tomorrow. Any secret PITA I should look out for?
Last reply by jayson3st, -
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I've tinted two of these damn things in the past week, the rear side trim pieces have these hella-pops that are pain in the ass to get out, what in the hell is Kia trying to prove here?? " We can make a back deck that's a pain in the ass, too......der" I mean really, is all that necessary, it's still just a Kia.....
Last reply by 808 TINT, -
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Did one of these a couple weeks ago... very very easy. If your into the xb or the cube, check one of these out. Nice interior, two tone and glowing speakers. Much better look than the scion.
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07 Kia Rondo 1 2
by Slick- 10 replies
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Dealer here just got them in so I had 3 to do yesterday. Nice easy car to tint. Dot matrix on the sides of the back glass were a bit of a PITA, really coarse....but layed nice with a bit of heat. Door panels only have 3 screws, all phillips. Clips hold the panel really tight, after givin a few good tugs, I thought maybe there was some hidden screws, but nope, one last tug and all the clips popped. I love easy cars!
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Anyone tint a 2011 Kia Optima yet? 1 2
by Guest KuttingEdgeTint- 19 replies
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Just bought wife a new 2011 Kia Optima and getting ready to tint it, I have tinted plenty of cars and trucks in the past and I am new to this business for the past year and what a better way than to tint my own to get back in and get my feet wet again, any help would be appreciated
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Yesterday tinted a 2010 Kia Optima and used a DYED film - Specifically QDP. Customer called dealership today claiming that when she turns on her defrost wires she loses radio reception. Since I have NEVER had that problem before, have any of you? My guess is the film is not yet dry and the small amount of solution left in the film is somehow shorting out the radio antenna?? Would be a first though. What do you guys think??
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2011 Kia Sportage 1 2
by blade- 11 replies
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cake walk....2 screws at the top of the panel and it pops back to remove the gaskets. Greystone 30 and yes we're expecting 8 inches of snow today. very nice ride.
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KIA SORENTO
by Guest Apex- 4 replies
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gotta do one for my first job any tips?
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96 kia sophia 1 2
by Guest streetsounds- 12 replies
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I have never had such a hard time tintn a car in all my years I cannot get the back window I know this should b in makes and models but I need help n e suggestions
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ANYONE KNOW HOW TO MAKE THE AUTOMATIC REAR SLIDING DOORS STOP FROM OPENING ALL THE WAY OR DO I HAVE TO CRAWL TRROUGH THE DAMN THING
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I had to scrap a piece of film today for the first time in months why did this little back glass kick my ass must have been the heat or maybe im gettin old
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Kia hatchback Picanto
by Guest Tintbds- 0 replies
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2005 Amanti 1 2
by blade- 12 replies
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Top seal is hard enough that it can't be tucked without screwin' it up. Gasket wizards didn't work worth a shiat because there's another hard seal an inch below the top one. So we pulled the panels. No big deal. Easy panels. Remove push screws from front and rear of door frame trim piece and pop it off. All the screws that need removing I pointed out. If you can't get it from there...you're not a panel puller.
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02 kia spectrum
by Guest dumplin- 3 replies
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I just did one of these lil' gems , ezy r&r on panels and a back glass / hatch with ezy to remove brakelight . One piece rear and a nasty matrix at top , a little sanding did the trick though .
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Is it mandatory to shift film when cutting?
I stopped side shifting a long time ago. Today the only cut I'll make is the bottom and top edges. Sometimes I'll shift the bottom down before cutting the top if the inside door sweep is low. For the sides I'll use a marker or grease pencil to mark the edges and cut them out on my peel board. One small wiggle can cost a bunch of embarrassment if you gaff a rubber or scar the glass.- 1
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PPF Cutting Software
The only software not tied to a specific film manufacturer that I'm aware of is TintTek. They offered both tint and PPF patterns, it's been a number of years since I used them so I can't say what the current pattern quality is but at the time I switched their PPF patterns were hit or miss depending on the application. -
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What is the best value plotter to cut PPF and window tints?
Yep I run a Graphtec FC8600 and it's been rock solid- 1
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Tablet software
I'm not 100% sure so take what I'm about to say with a large grain of salt but what I think you would need to do is have your computer hooked directly to your plotter with whatever software you're going to use and then enable remote access to that computer via your tablet and run it that way.- 1
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What did you tint today?
Actually got to work on my personal vehicle for once. 5% over the back, 20% on the fronts, 70% on the windshield and 35% on the pano roof. Also tinted my rear taillights, third brake light as well as the front side headlight markers.- 3
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Is it mandatory to shift film when cutting?
It is probably easier to go on youtube and watch some videos but I'll try to explain as best as I can. In a nutshell you want to cut one side of the rolldown, shift the film over by 6-8mm on the same side you just cut, cut the other edge and then shift it back to "center" it (same amount of overlap on both vertical edges), roll the window down and then do your final cut along the top edge. As long as there is no light gaps you are good to go.- 1
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Is it mandatory to shift film when cutting?
I’m in the learning process and many people shift there films quarter of a inch to the left or right. What does that do? I seen the tints on my car done by the dealer and the film doesn’t looked like it was shifted but there’s no light gaps either. -
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