Gaps in your tint

eliptik · 08-15-2007, 12:57 AM

I just got my car tinted and on the front two windows there's like a 3mm gap on the top of the window. do any of you guys have these gaps too and are you guys content with it? i heard that the gaps help prevent the tips of the windows from peeling. should i leave the gaps or get it redone so that there aren't any?

***GETxERxDONE*** · 08-15-2007, 12:58 AM

i dont have any on mine. and wouldnt want it on mine.

***07mugencivic*** · 08-15-2007, 12:59 AM

take it back

Element63 · 08-15-2007, 01:01 AM

pics would help to see how bad it is...

eliptik · 08-15-2007, 01:03 AM

lol that was fast. yeah im gonna try to get pictures of it. so i guess the gaps ar a bad thing huh? haha

***GETxERxDONE*** · 08-15-2007, 01:09 AM

its not a bad thing, i just dont like the looks when ur windows are halfway down

eliptik · 08-15-2007, 03:42 AM

yeah i don't like the looks on it too, but is it of any help at all?

magicballer2001 · 08-15-2007, 03:46 AM

i have it on mine, and i dont mind it at all when the windows rolled up u cant even see it.....

billionaire · 08-15-2007, 03:49 AM

My sister has gaps on her car's tint. I don't like it.

1stk20z3 · 08-15-2007, 03:50 AM

i have no gap. somtimes some companys put the gap to prevent the weather stripping from peeling the tint from the top of the window.

***Mikey6p*** · 08-15-2007, 04:30 AM

Mine has about a 2 or 3 mm gap. The tint place says its intentional, so the edge does not peel. And it makes it easier to remove if you ever had to remove it.

magicballer2001 · 08-15-2007, 12:44 PM

yeah agreed....i dont understand how ppl hate it, i dont mind it at all...i actually prefer it because it wont start peeling at the top due to rolling the window up

**Yodums** · 08-15-2007, 01:22 PM

You mean there's about a 3mm boarder around the tint that has no tint, right? I hope that made sense. Most places tint their windows like this. Not many people go to the edge.

Rallyecivic · 08-16-2007, 04:31 PM

Tint pro's will not leave that nasty gap...If your paying for the job they should do the whole window..don't care what they say...

audiophile · 08-16-2007, 04:35 PM

mine goes to the very edge...

i thought as long as you don't roll them down during the first ~36 hours it cannot start to peel?

***HanCivicSI*** · 08-16-2007, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rallyecivic

Tint pro's will not leave that nasty gap...If your paying for the job they should do the whole window..don't care what they say...

You are correct sir. PROS

EDIT: actually I misread, tint pro's WILL leave a gap. The reasons are obvious.

Firestrife · 08-16-2007, 04:40 PM

A 3mm gap is so small i cant see how much of a problem this is.

eliptik · 08-16-2007, 05:41 PM

yeah i just called them up and they said they they leave the tiny gap there so that the rubber top where the window slides in between to wouldn't start to peel off the tip of the tint after excessive use. i'm not gonna try to get it retinted, and it doesn't really look that noticable since the gap is so tiny and i can't even see it at all when the windows are rolled up.

**truflip** · 08-16-2007, 05:47 PM

Mines like a 10mm gap. It looks fine to me. I've tried taking it back, I get the same BS explanation/excuse. As long as you don't notice it peeling and it doesnt look like a rats ass (uneven cut) DWAI.

Rallyecivic · 08-16-2007, 05:49 PM

so they say..it's because they dont know how to do full window because it will peel when they put it on...
it's easy for them to put tint with the gap....I used to tint windows like that because its easy. the advanced tint guys will do the full window there is just a technique where it won't peel...that's why I pay those guys for that.

08-15-2007, 12:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
eliptik Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Fresno, CA Age: 19 Posts: 248 Michael iTrader: 0 / 0%	Gaps in your tint I just got my car tinted and on the front two windows there's like a 3mm gap on the top of the window. do any of you guys have these gaps too and are you guys content with it? i heard that the gaps help prevent the tips of the windows from peeling. should i leave the gaps or get it redone so that there aren't any?

08-15-2007, 04:30 AM	#11 (permalink)
*Mikey6p* :beer: Join Date: May 2006 Location: Santa Ana, CA Age: 22 Posts: 21,152 Mukey iTrader: 22 / 100%	Mine has about a 2 or 3 mm gap. The tint place says its intentional, so the edge does not peel. And it makes it easier to remove if you ever had to remove it. __________________ Have a 2009 ASM sedan? Want an 08 Front End? CLICK HERE

08-15-2007, 01:22 PM	#13 (permalink)
Yodums Scrodums Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 8,924 The Stig iTrader: 10 / 100%	You mean there's about a 3mm boarder around the tint that has no tint, right? I hope that made sense. Most places tint their windows like this. Not many people go to the edge. __________________ 2007 Taffeta White Civic Si Coupe

08-16-2007, 05:47 PM	#19 (permalink)
truflip VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ottawa, ON Posts: 11,187 karlitO iTrader: 15 / 100%	Mines like a 10mm gap. It looks fine to me. I've tried taking it back, I get the same BS explanation/excuse. As long as you don't notice it peeling and it doesnt look like a rats ass (uneven cut) DWAI. __________________

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08-15-2007, 12:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
*GETxERxDONE* Jew Crew Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Birmingham, Alabama Age: 23 Posts: 14,354 Nick iTrader: 7 / 100%	i dont have any on mine. and wouldnt want it on mine.

08-15-2007, 12:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
*07mugencivic* VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Southern CA Age: 24 Posts: 140,201 Toe Knee iTrader: 5 / 100%	take it back

08-15-2007, 01:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
Element63 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 1,513 iTrader: 0 / 0%	pics would help to see how bad it is...

08-15-2007, 01:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
eliptik Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Fresno, CA Age: 19 Posts: 248 Michael iTrader: 0 / 0%	lol that was fast. yeah im gonna try to get pictures of it. so i guess the gaps ar a bad thing huh? haha

08-15-2007, 01:09 AM	#6 (permalink)
*GETxERxDONE* Jew Crew Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Birmingham, Alabama Age: 23 Posts: 14,354 Nick iTrader: 7 / 100%	its not a bad thing, i just dont like the looks when ur windows are halfway down

08-15-2007, 03:42 AM	#7 (permalink)
eliptik Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Fresno, CA Age: 19 Posts: 248 Michael iTrader: 0 / 0%	yeah i don't like the looks on it too, but is it of any help at all?

08-15-2007, 03:46 AM	#8 (permalink)
magicballer2001 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Indianapolis, IN Age: 20 Posts: 1,195 Jimmy iTrader: 6 / 100%	i have it on mine, and i dont mind it at all when the windows rolled up u cant even see it.....

08-15-2007, 03:49 AM	#9 (permalink)
billionaire Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Hollywood,CA Age: 21 Posts: 66 JuJu iTrader: 0 / 0%	My sister has gaps on her car's tint. I don't like it.

08-15-2007, 03:50 AM	#10 (permalink)
1stk20z3 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hawaii Age: 21 Posts: 1,853 Casey iTrader: 0 / 0%	i have no gap. somtimes some companys put the gap to prevent the weather stripping from peeling the tint from the top of the window.

08-15-2007, 12:44 PM	#12 (permalink)
magicballer2001 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Indianapolis, IN Age: 20 Posts: 1,195 Jimmy iTrader: 6 / 100%	yeah agreed....i dont understand how ppl hate it, i dont mind it at all...i actually prefer it because it wont start peeling at the top due to rolling the window up

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Rallyecivic Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Washington Age: 21 Posts: 779 Curtis iTrader: 1 / 100%	Tint pro's will not leave that nasty gap...If your paying for the job they should do the whole window..don't care what they say...

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audiophile Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Minden, LA Age: 25 Posts: 1,855 Ben iTrader: 1 / 100%	mine goes to the very edge... i thought as long as you don't roll them down during the first ~36 hours it cannot start to peel?

08-16-2007, 04:40 PM	#17 (permalink)
Firestrife Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gainesville, FL Age: 21 Posts: 4,012 Keenan iTrader: 9 / 100%	A 3mm gap is so small i cant see how much of a problem this is.

08-16-2007, 05:41 PM	#18 (permalink)
eliptik Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Fresno, CA Age: 19 Posts: 248 Michael iTrader: 0 / 0%	yeah i just called them up and they said they they leave the tiny gap there so that the rubber top where the window slides in between to wouldn't start to peel off the tip of the tint after excessive use. i'm not gonna try to get it retinted, and it doesn't really look that noticable since the gap is so tiny and i can't even see it at all when the windows are rolled up.

08-16-2007, 05:49 PM	#20 (permalink)
Rallyecivic Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Washington Age: 21 Posts: 779 Curtis iTrader: 1 / 100%	so they say..it's because they dont know how to do full window because it will peel when they put it on... it's easy for them to put tint with the gap....I used to tint windows like that because its easy. the advanced tint guys will do the full window there is just a technique where it won't peel...that's why I pay those guys for that.