C-Class-Sportcoupe

B-C-D-Mike · August 3, 2005

Hey there,

we just received a complaint... a Mercedes C-Class Sportcoupe was tinted with non-reflective / non-metallized Charcoal from SolarGard. After the installation the radio and the keys (remote control) don?t work any more...

I?ve heared from another tinter here, who had the same problem by a Sportcoupe.

Is it possible, that the rearwindow /antenna is soooooo thin, that the normal cleaning with (stainless-steel) wool damages the antenna????

We never had a similar problem with any other car - but twice THAT problem by a sportcoupe sounds strange.... :bingo

January 23, 2006

Hey there,
we just received a complaint... a Mercedes C-Class Sportcoupe was tinted with non-reflective / non-metallized Charcoal from SolarGard. After the installation the radio and the keys (remote control) don?t work any more...

I?ve heared from another tinter here, who had the same problem by a Sportcoupe.

Is it possible, that the rearwindow /antenna is soooooo thin, that the normal cleaning with (stainless-steel) wool damages the antenna????

We never had a similar problem with any other car - but twice THAT problem by a sportcoupe sounds strange....

[*]303469

we just had the same problem, what did you have to replace.

ours came to $2,200

back window

amplifier

phone antenna

phone connection

and 4 springs

the art of tint · January 23, 2006

The problem is not with the tint, its with the water, I've had it happen once, when you tint the glass with the hatch in the open position, the water goes into the electronic area, and burns one of the electronic parts, which controls the keyless entry and the radio antena. The car I did was at the dealership, and they fixed it under warrantee.

From now on, when I tint these cars, I dont open the hatch, I get in the back seat, like a regular car, then tint the back glass, this allows the water to flow down, instead of going into the sensitive electronic section.

the art of tint · January 23, 2006

Hey TD, this I think this should be pinned somewhere, there have been a bunch of burned Mercedes Benz, and If everybody knows to tint the glass with the hatch closed, there wont be a problem. This only applys to the sport coupe C-class

January 23, 2006

good to know but dont see many of those in bfe

January 23, 2006

another reason not to use a ton of water. thanks for the heads up.... :lol2

September 26, 2006

Hello

I have a c class coupe and recently had the windows tinted, my radio now has a poor signal and key remote dosen't work unless right beside car. It has been in to Mercedes garage and they said ot was mainly caused by the back window tint. I have since had the back tint removed it has helped slightly but still far from correct.

Not sure what to do now, take rest of tints off? Take it back in to Mercedes?

Any advice? Could it be this whole hatch open/closed problem?

Thanks. :lol6

Hey there,
we just received a complaint... a Mercedes C-Class Sportcoupe was tinted with non-reflective / non-metallized Charcoal from SolarGard. After the installation the radio and the keys (remote control) don?t work any more...

I?ve heared from another tinter here, who had the same problem by a Sportcoupe.

Is it possible, that the rearwindow /antenna is soooooo thin, that the normal cleaning with (stainless-steel) wool damages the antenna????

We never had a similar problem with any other car - but twice THAT problem by a sportcoupe sounds strange....?

[*]303469

we just had the same problem, what did you have to replace.

ours came to $2,200

back window

amplifier

phone antenna

phone connection

and 4 springs

September 26, 2006

Hello
I have a c class coupe and recently had the windows tinted, my radio now has a poor signal and key remote dosen't work unless right beside car. It has been in to Mercedes garage and they said ot was mainly caused by the back window tint. I have since had the back tint removed it has helped slightly but still far from correct.

Not sure what to do now, take rest of tints off? Take it back in to Mercedes?

Any advice? Could it be this whole hatch open/closed problem?

Thanks.

Hey there,
we just received a complaint... a Mercedes C-Class Sportcoupe was tinted with non-reflective / non-metallized Charcoal from SolarGard. After the installation the radio and the keys (remote control) don?t work any more...

I?ve heared from another tinter here, who had the same problem by a Sportcoupe.

Is it possible, that the rearwindow /antenna is soooooo thin, that the normal cleaning with (stainless-steel) wool damages the antenna????

We never had a similar problem with any other car - but twice THAT problem by a sportcoupe sounds strange....?

[*]303469

we just had the same problem, what did you have to replace.

ours came to $2,200

back window

amplifier

phone antenna

phone connection

and 4 springs

You seem to have read everything posted on this thread.

It seems to me that that would be your only 2 options, to work it out between you, the tint shop and your mercedes dealer. I dont beleive anybody on here could tell you the exact problem.

Good luck and I hope everything works out :beer

lorenzotint · September 27, 2006

The ART is 100% correct on this , This is common knowledge these days, tint with the hatch down or make sure the bumper to bumper warranty is still in effect. I will pass on this model, most of these owners are looking for hack shops any way. :lol2