Hi all,
I'm new to the forum, this is my first post..... bought my 08 Scion TC a few weeks ago and got it tinted with %20 3M film. I waited a whole week like the guy told me in the shop before I put them down and even cleaned them with windex. My problem is that the windows make a horrible squeaking/vibrating noise when I bring them up, it's really annoying and embarissing in my brand new car.

The guy at the shop tells me there is a rubber seal in the door panel that is making that noise(he said the Acura RSX) has the same issue, anyway he wants to pull the door panels off and remove the lower seal thing. I don't want to do this, any suggestions?

The windows don't make any noise on the way up. I was thinking about putting some lubrication on the window and then putting it up and down to try and lube the rubber peice inside, what do you guys think?

 

He should have pulled the door panels off to install the tint. He also should have actually removed the glass for a TRUE professional install.


Make him fix it. Clearly it is his fault.

 

Fix the weatherstrip

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...ght=tint+sound

 

If others have a fix then disregard me but I am getting mine tinted on Sat and I will talk with the tint guy and see what he has to say.

 

remove the glass....WTH? My glass was never removed it is is one of the best tint jobs I have ever had. Anyway, yeah its the seal....easy fix.

 

for a TRUE professional install.

 

Um, I suppose if that's how you feel then so be it but I would certainly disagree. A true professional would not not need to take the glass out to tint....that's why they are "professional". This is similar to saying to do a professional oil change you need to remove the engine. It makes no sense.

 

wtf?

the reason WHY u want to remove the glass, is so you can tint the whole glass. A shotty install is to leave the glass on the door and to tint 1/2 or so below the where the glass stops when the window is fully up.

This helps prevent the tint from peeling.

 

Go to be a better window tint shop????


My tint goes all the way up to the window line, not 1/2" from the top 3/4" from the top whatever....

I guess they are professional in putting on tint with the windows on.

 

The rubber seal is folded the wrong way at the top of the window. You don't even have to take the door panel off. Just stick a credit card down in there and pry it back up the right way. And a good tint installer doesn't have to remove door panel or window to apply the tint.

 

uhhh, yea like the guy that already replied to this same message... they dont take the glass off to tint them.... there is no reason to take the window out..

 

All I have here is

I have had 25 of my cars tinted....never had a peeling issue.....take out the glass.....

 

tinted at dealership no problem.

 

here you go 1-2mm from the lip of the glass before the curvature

 

^^^^^ thats how its supposed to look....

but it looks like their cutting blade sort of went dull because in on section its not a smooth curved line.... it might just be the pic...

but other than that it looks right.....again no need to remove the wondow lol

 

its actually supposed to be at the seal with it being so close to the edge the window seal might be pushing it back

 

Thanks to all for you answers...... I am going to try and remove the door panel myself becuase he wants to charge me $30 a panel, I had to fix the upper weatherstrip when I got the car back because it was all folded down so hopefully the bottom one is just screwed up. I think i saw a quick walkthrough somewhere to remove the door panel, I'll have to dig it up.


Thanks again everyone!!

 

um what the hell is this guy talking about ..

 

Oh ya, dont clean them with Windex. my tint guy said it screws up the film. Not sure why, all I remember is no windex! Anyone else heard of this?

 

Original Windex contains ammonia. Any ammonia based cleaner eats away at your tint. High acid content ya know. Windex with vinegar is fine on it though.