Window Tint peeling issue

antman22

hahahah, so i spoke to the service manager after he was contacted by nissan corporate and he was really eager to fix this. i decide to be nice and take it in. they redid it. it might actually be worse this time! there's bubbles, but i'll let the z sit in the sun to let it cure. i notice a few spots where it looks like its scratched however, as if the installer was applying it and whatever flat edge he was using got caught and stretched/scratched it. Courtesy Nissan is now comically horrible. I'll give it a few days though and let everything cure. Somehow I don't think the curing process can get rid of the scratches lol.

I guess the next step post-fail is to write another letter to Nissan and a letter to the BBB. Also gotta find a good tint installer in Dallas.

metz

I worked in a tint shop for many years, you might see what appears to be bubbles but is only trapped water/lubricant. If it doesn't clear up in a day or so in this heat then there's a problem. The scratches you see may just be from using the squeegee and not cleaning the window film after. When it drys up try cleaning the inside of the window with an ammonia free cleaner. If the lines don't come off then bring it back.

antman22

Thanks for the info, I know that there will be some bubbling after installation, the tint needs to set and cure, so I'm leaving the car out in the TX sun to give it a chance to heat up. There are a couple scuff marks that look like its from the squeegee, which can be easily cleaned. The scratch marks I see are pretty prominent, it looks like there might have been a bubble and the installer tried to push it out with the squeegee and it pulled the tint, causing a small tear/scratch. Looks like there are two or three small ones on the driver side and one on the driver side rear quarter panel.

What's hilarious is that the head dealer/manager at Courtesy said he "personally inspected it"...What a load of crap. It can't be THAT difficult to install tint can it?

metz

Honestly doing a really good job isn't very easy. For sure if they don't have an actual tint bay set up there. It's pretty easy to get small specks of trash in a job. If there's a tear that's crazy, it should've been ripped right off and replaced. It benefits the tinter to replace stuff immediately since the glue hasn't set yet. I'd force them to let you go elsewhere.

antman22

whoo hoo, got a call from Nissan consumers affairs and they told me they can't do anything about this and that i would have to deal with the dealership myself! they are SO much help ::sarcasm:: the reason they give is that window tint is aftermarket that the dealership does, so its out of nissan's hands.

The dealership told consumer affairs that they won't do any additional repairs (even though they failed to properly fix it the first 3 times....), so I don't even know what's the point in me trying to persue this...

note to self: never getting any service or future vehicles from Courtesy Nissan of Richardson again.

GTLAW

sounds like **** Tent job to me!

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SophiaZ

How do you unhook the window buttons?

USMCASA

just got mine done last week no problems yet

memorylasts

tell whoever is tinting your windows to put some extra heat around the edges as the window moves, i have had no problems... I also didn't have the dealership do it.

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alejo

I've had this problem for the past 4 weeks, this is such an inconvinience. I'm going back tomorrow to get my windows done again for the 3rd time... it keeps on pealing off. Can i just somehow unhook the window going up and down when i open my door and leave it like that for a week... will it hurt anything if i keep driving the car during this condition. dont want to break anything

Slynky

Don't know. The guys who put mine on put it below the rubber line. They said they have to do it for Mustangs, too. It was no big deal to them that the window went down.

You can push in a little button on the door frame (frame of the car) and it will stay up. Don't know if you can rig something up to hold it down, though.

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odie99

As soon as you start to unscrew the door button it breaks the ground and causes the windows to go fully up. This is what we did to tint my windows. Make sure they use a quality tint and heat it up properly. I did get mine done at the dealer where I work, and it's been nearly 2 months with no problems. Rolled the windows down two days later and everything.

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Jme370

You can also just put a piece of tape over the button. My installer did that and said he has never had a problem with auto sealing doors. He also did say that he heats up the bottom a bit more to make sure it sticks.

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MVPTonyD

I thought this was only me! wow. i need to go get this check.

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omgZ

I have life time warranty on my tint, and the tint guy had to redo the driver side. I believe he said it is a common problem with the z because there is something inside of the door that wears on the corner of the tint (heat gun was used both times). The guy didn't have to remove the door panels. He only removed the inside weather strip(not sure what its called). Mine slowly began to peel after a couple of months, but i think he trimmed a bit more the second time so the tint wouldn't touch that area. I am not 100% sure if what he said was true lol, but it isn't peeling anymore. I hope this helps.