Mercedes

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1. 

   S55 rear glass

   September 2, 2004 by Guest firestorm

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   OMG. a little history here... I had tinted pro from 1986-2001. since retired from tinting as I own graphics and sign shop. Good customer brought me his new mercedes to tint cause he trusted my work. (customer since 1989.). I was 2 years rusty, and was too busy, so I got this so called hot-shot asian tinter extrordinaire to do it for me. bah. he used sungard dyed film instead of metallized for straters. he didnt felt strip the weatherstrips and all roll ups are scratched, and rear turning purple... now I must say that the car is now 6 months old with 3000 miles on it. film should last far better than that. Called guy to retint car, 3 days later he shows up, remov…

   

   Last reply by Guest, October 4, 2004
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   Nu Blu Hue

   August 12, 2004 by Guest nautiboi73

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   I have seen it and had had a couple of customers request this Blue tint. I tell that that is just the way teh glass is made but I would liek to know Y is it different.

   

   Last reply by Guest, October 4, 2004
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   2003 C240 window tinting problem? 1 2

   March 31, 2004 by Guest Brabus

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   I just got my brand new 2003 c240's windows tinted yesterday. Before the window tinter did the job he did warn me of a few problems. 1. radio reception will adversly affected (maybe) 2. because the c240's side windows have this plastic strip (instead of cloth which is whats on the outside) running along the top of the door panel in between the window and the top of the door panel. I am most concerend with problem 2. I mean, as I was driving away he is telling me to remember "from now on try to roll your windows down as little as possible" when I called the dealer they told me that they always recommend that mercedes owners NOT tint their cars windown beca…

   

   Last reply by Guest, September 3, 2004
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   mercedes 308 lwb luton van

   August 14, 2004 by Guest blueice786

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   Hi All, Ive recently purchased a Mercedes 308 diesle luton van on a P reg. The problem? when I turn on the head lights they come on, but the dash lights remain off? Can someone pleae help me out on this one? is there a earth problem or could this be a fuse? ive checked the fuses they all ok. Thanks

   

   Last reply by RICHat22, August 15, 2004
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   2004 CL 500

   July 27, 2004 by Guest Eclipse

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   Tinted one of these today. Kind of a pain in the ass. After we got the back window done we stood back and looked at just how blue the window appears in the area where the defroster is laminated in the glass. Check it out. This car is something like $100,000. (or so the dealer said)

   

   Last reply by Guest, July 28, 2004
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   2000 E320 4-Matic Wagon

   July 26, 2004 by Guest Bora20

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   I have purchased a 2000 E320 4-Matic wagon and want to get the rear 7 windows tinted. The car is brilliant silver with ash (grey) leather interior. I have gone to the 2 tint shops in my city and they both did not give me a good vibe. The one place didn't mention anything about the door panels, the other place said that they had to come off. I saw examples of their work and the firsts was good, but the second...they were doing a new Cadillac CTS with 5% tint and they had cut the outer window rubber seal 4" along the window. I have found a place in another city. They said that they do the tinting for most dealerships in town and that they have much past Mercedes exper…

   

   Last reply by Guest, July 28, 2004
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   2004 E500

   July 1, 2004 by Guest expertint

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   I got one coming in today and expained that we don't do felt..what are my chances of scratching??? Any probs with this one??

   

   Last reply by Guest, July 21, 2004
8. 

   Need Help with Mercedes

   July 15, 2004 by Guest Rama

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   This one has the stiff rubbers, going to scratch the tint. Would take the door panels off and line the rubbers with felt BUT its got air bags in the doors. What do I do?

   

   Last reply by Guest, July 16, 2004
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   2004 Mercedes E-Class Wagon

   April 30, 2004 by Guest Litespeeds

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   I tinted a brand new 2004 Mercedes E-Class wagon about 4 months ago for Mercedes of San Francisco and actually had some problems with the back glass. I didn't think much of it before until I had to do one yesterday with Huper Optik ceramic film. The big problem is the ULTRA-THICK defrost lines. When you heatshrink the film, it will pucker up all over the place. Be prepared to spend alot of time heating each pucker to try and get it to lay down without smearing air into the adhesive. Now here is what happened yesterday. I had to install Huper Optik ceramic 30% on the back glass and didn't think much of it. Did my usual heatshrink of the film and from the outside it …

   

   Last reply by Guest, May 18, 2004
10. 

    mercedes 1 2 3

    May 14, 2004 by andytint

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    does a 2000 mercedes s430 need felt?

    

    Last reply by the art of tint, May 16, 2004
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    `01 CLK Merc. need help

    November 14, 2003 by Guest luckistryke

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    anything specially hard about this car? beside the mole skin on the two doors. thank you in advance guys

    

    Last reply by Guest, April 29, 2004
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    CLK 200

    November 16, 2003 by Guest Tint Wiz

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    Anyone had a problem with the front doors on a CLK200 01 reg , the door has a dot matrix going down the side to hide the seal on the car when door is shut,the film did not like to stick to it even after a hard scrape with a razor any hints when this car comes back next week for me to look at it

    

    Last reply by Guest, April 29, 2004
13. 

    W202 1994 C280

    April 9, 2004 by Guest ike

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    Hi, I want to get my windows tinted. I have been told by two different Mercedes shops that this particular car has "weather tabs" in the door that press against the glass to help it form a better seal. I was told these either had to be sanded down or removed so they would not scratch the tint. I asked a tint shop about this and they said they had not heard about this. I am a little nervous about letting them tint the windows if they know nothing about this feature. They said they had never tinted this particular model. I was hoping someone on here could tell me if these things have to be removed and if so where they are. Also if anyone has done this did it cause any …

    

    Last reply by Guest, April 9, 2004
14. 

    s 430 2002

    April 2, 2004 by Guest tintman97

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    Any know probs with these? Scott

    

    Last reply by Guest, April 2, 2004
15. 

    elegance 320 soft top -1999

    March 16, 2004 by Guest DaleB

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    aint done one before doing anything that I should be worried about.

    

    Last reply by Guest, March 31, 2004
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    Help with Mercedes Benz 1 2

    May 19, 2003 by Guest naughtydog

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    I am new to tinting but already supply services to a couple of MB dealers. I have now landed the gig of tinting the windows once I feel I am profecient enough. They want me to do a demo car ( M Class) with a view to doing plenty more. This is good news for me :P , but what I would like to know is do any of you experts have any tips for me. I am just starting out but seem to have taken to it well so far. I need some practise doing saloon back windows and I feel this is where I may come unstuck. Q. - Do you always remove the door panels and if so, do they come off OK. Thanks Naughtydog

    

    Last reply by Guest, March 16, 2004
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    Poor radio reception with tinting?

    March 5, 2004 by Guest PB17

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    210 series MB's have antennas in the rear glass on the wagons. Dealers recommend non-metallic tinting to avoid degraded reception which some owners report. Anyone have experience with tinting this chassis's windows? What do you suggest?

    

    Last reply by Guest, March 16, 2004
18. 

    Best tint brand

    March 10, 2004 by Guest PB17

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    Solarguard, Lumaster, 3M, or... Rate for metallic and non-metallic.

    

    Last reply by Protint, March 11, 2004
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    Mercedes S 600 C ?

    March 2, 2004 by Guest SwedishTinter

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    Hi All PimpTinters......... Im doing a Mercedes S600 C - 94 year. Never done it before so I wonder if theres something that I should think about? I learned anyway NOT to mess with Mercedes doorpanels I WILL NOT MESS WITH MERCEDES DOORPANELS!!!!! Well mayby the ones after 2000.......... Looking 4word to your tips! / The Swedishtinter

    

    Last reply by Guest, March 10, 2004
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    Auto-dimming rear view mirrors and tinting

    March 5, 2004 by Guest PB17

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    Any problems with tinting the tailgate (or rear) window relating to auto-dimming rear view mirrors? Does metallic or color enhance the problem? Any ideas?

    

    Last reply by Guest, March 6, 2004
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    video mercedes slr on kyalami

    March 3, 2004 by Guest crystalq3

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    http://www.fastdrive.org/download.php?view.64 need free registration for download video

    

    Last reply by Guest, March 3, 2004
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    Mercedes Dual panes

    February 7, 2004 by Guest expertint

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    Can you do limo on there no problem.???.got a one here with dual panes..seal failure or glass breakage?? 97S500

    

    Last reply by oldtinter, February 8, 2004
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    79 mercedes 300sd

    December 12, 2003 by Guest vital

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    this car doesn't have any matrix to cover up the edges of the back glass, how do u usually cut these? also is the back glass hard to shrinK?

    

    Last reply by TintDude, December 12, 2003
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    03 e320 estate

    November 3, 2003 by Guest tintin

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    anyone come across the non sticking rear window??? tried 3 makes of tint and it just falls off help!!! seems like its coated or something?? rest of the car was easy

    

    Last reply by Guest, November 4, 2003
25. 

    1987 Mercedes 560 SL

    September 26, 2003 by Guest CloudWalker

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    Anyone ever done one of these? The backglass don't look very fun.. My dad just got one and I was thinking of tinting it for him.

    

    Last reply by Guest, October 9, 2003
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    93 300 E

    September 12, 2003 by Guest ChopShopCustomz

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    I have one to do soon...is the back glass alright, or a pain in the arse?? Also is there anything in the rear deck that shouldnt get wet??

    

    Last reply by Guest, September 13, 2003
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    02 sl 600

    July 20, 2003 by Guest Tint Wiz

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    got to do one on friday anything I should know about seen a few tinted over here in uk but only driven past them any help would be most greatfull

    

    Last reply by Guest, September 3, 2003
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    Any tips on this one? 1 2

    August 22, 2003 by Guest S and S

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    78 280 CE Mercedes. I have one tomorrow for just the back glass.

    

    Last reply by TintDude, August 24, 2003
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    96 MERCEDED 220

    July 22, 2003 by FRANK

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    HAVE ONE THESE COMING IN TODAY, I DON'T BELIEVE I HAVE DONE THIS MODEL YET. WONDERING IF THEY ARE LIKE OTHER MODELS , SHOULD I WATCH OUT FOR ANY SENSORS ON THE DOORS OR WHAT? PLEASE ADVISE...THANKS

    

    Last reply by FRANK, July 22, 2003
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    98 Mercedes S600

    June 24, 2003 by Guest expertint

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    I've got a Merc S600 with airbags in each door and the rubbers are super tight on the doors and the glass is dual paned..I'm not going to take the door panels off or apply felt.Will there scratch going up and down and any problems with seal failure..Help

    

    Last reply by Guest, June 25, 2003