Cutting window seals, standard practice? 🤔

[Paul_TDI]

Firstly thanks for letting me in, I'm after opinions before I see a tinter tomorrow. 

 

He tinted my car in 2019 and only just found out that he cut my window seals to hide the edge of the film easier. 

 

He's claiming its standard practice for some cars even on brand new range rovers! 

 

I've only discovered it now as went to try and sort out my rear electric windows as they kept jamming and wouldn't even close fully. 

 

Car in question is a 2006 Audi A6 avant. 

 

I simply can't accept that damaging the car is standard practice. What are your thoughts /methods? 

Edited February 2, 2022 by Paul_TDI

[civicrice]

yes its standard practice. 

[Paul_TDI]

Wow I'm shocked! Certainly doesn't help get my windows working though. 

[TintDude]

The tinter didn't cut the ends of that flap.

 

The rubber trim talked about is in set windows, like quarter windows, a very small strip of rubber is cut to hide the edge of the film.

[Paul_TDI]

Thanks for the pic, I think thats what he's saying the other local firm do which according tk him isn't right. 

 

But yes he did make the cuts in the pics, he has admitted doing so. The  bottom window seals come completely away from the rest of the seal. 

[TintDude]

There might be some misunderstanding. That flap is supposed to come out like that. The ends aren't attached. We pull those out all the time to get a clean job, they fit right back in.

 

Maybe I am misunderstanding.  

[Paul_TDI]

Sorry my terminology probably isn't quite right. 

 

On my car the bottom seal to the window attaches to the rest of the window frame seal. 

 

In the pics you can see the metal centre of the seal where it would of been attached to the rest of the seal. He has cut the seal so it cam lift away, but now it doesn't sit correctly where it needs to be so isnt as flush as factory finish with unmolested seals. 

 

Due to this cut he also had to redo the tint originally as I now think the sharp bit of metal in the seal was rubbing on the film

[TintDude]

Oh I see now. Sorry I misunderstood.

 

As far as the scratches, if they were from something doing that when the window is being rolled up and down, the line(s) would be perfectly straight and vertical in my experience.  

[Paul_TDI]

Ah yes I see your point with the scratches, he begrudging redid those windows though at the time. 

 

Are we saying what he cut isn't common practice then? 

 

 

[TintDude]

I'd have to hear both sides to make a call on that.