window tint removal

scrapnav6

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so i got pulled over for the second time for my window tint today(20%). the ticket was $109 but he said that if i come on the court date w/o tint then he will drop the fine. i looked around and its gonna cost me about $120 +/- a few and i was wondering if anyone has any suggestions on how to take it off.

the funny part was that 3 cop cars showed up to a window tint violation haha. then the other cop started giving me spit for my exhaust, taillight tint, h.i.d.'s and that it "seemed a littler low in the front" but i blamed that on the wheels that i have in my back seat, but i dont think he bought it haha. luckily he already wrote a ticket for only window tint :boink:

but any advice would b great, i have 10 days to make a decision on what im gona do. thanks
 

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having had to do this, i would much rather pay next time hahahaha. its not that its hard, its just time consuming and a pain in the *** haha.

yea i wana just pay sumone to do it but i would rather not spend the money, so im gona try to take all the side windows and pay someone to take off the back which is like $60.
 

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yea, def have someone else do the back. i wouldnt even think of touching that myself, hahaha. i did just the front 2 windows on my gti, and **** that, haha.
 

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Make sure you realize it takes a few days if you want it to go smoothly.

For the side windows front and back you can just use 409 regular 409 and a razor blade trust me it doesn't scratch the glass. To peel it off. if you use enough 409 it should come off pretty smoothly. just pull with even pressure and take your time don't go too fast but not so slow that the 409 dries up (if it dries up spray more.)

NOW for the hard part.

The back window.

Take a black trash bag.
Get a LOT of 409 at least a bottle or maybe two.


Get a towel. Lay it on the seat and the fabric under the rear window. Spray the 409 on the tint (generously) then push the black trash bag against the window and it will stick or suction rather to the glass because of the liquid. Trust me just keep pushing the air bubbles out and the bag will stick itself to the window.

Now. Also make sure the window is facing the sun for about 4-6 hours a day? for I'd say 2-3 days.

With that being said the 409 will dry so about every hour and a half to 2 hours pull the bag back and spray more 409.

In about 2-3 days of that the tint will be able to be removed. If you try otherwise you will have a miserable failure on your hands. TRUST ME!

Because tint is porous and when you spray the 409 and have it heated between the black bag and the sun it soaks through the pores in the tint and gets to the adhesive that is holding it to the window.
Thus breaking it down and making it much much much easier to remove.

Once you think the 409 has been on there long enough (once again I recommend at least 2 days of 4-6 hours.)
get the razor blade out again, a new one preferably.
you're going to need a lot of them because they dull quickly (15 of them should be plenty).
anyways,
Start at a corner in the top and with even pressure start pulling it off of the car.
Make sure that you keep spraying 409 as you go if it starts to dry.

a good hint is to open the trunk and find the tabs to the 3rd break light housing and pull that out so you can see the entire window.

also,
Be aware that there are two layers of tint on your window one will come off very easily and it is the darker part, the other will stay on the window at times if not removed properly. YOU DO NOT WANT THIS TO HAPPEN!

if you do what I've said correctly it should prevent this from happening.

However in spots you may find it will still happen. This is ok its a pain in the *** but its ok.

Just when your done put the trash bag back up one more time and slop some 409 on there and for a day and it should make it workable.

If you have any questions feel free to ask.

And one last thing DO NOT CUT YOUR HEATER LINES ON THE BACK WINDOW WITH A RAZOR BLADE IT WILL PREVENT IT FROM FUNCTIONING.
 

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Windex, and a razor blade.

Use Goo Gone if necessary.
 
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