Window Tinting

[russiankid]

If the windows are scratched on the outside and not on the inside, will it affect the way the tint looks? Or if i want to tint i have to replace the window?

[88Accord-DX]

It shouldn't, tint lays on the inside of the window.

[russiankid]

It shouldn't, tint lays on the inside of the window.

That's what i thought also, i just thought maybe the scratchs would show alot, so i guess im tinting the LX

[HondaBoy]

any scratches on the outside will not affect the tint one bit. now if you have scratches on the inside where the tint is placed then you would have a problem. you gonna tint the '89? just got my 3gee done and i love it.

[russiankid]

any scratches on the outside will not affect the tint one bit. now if you have scratches on the inside where the tint is placed then you would have a problem. you gonna tint the '89? just got my 3gee done and i love it.

Yes the 89, im hoping to do it, i will look closer for scratchs as soon as it's off the jack stands(axle replacement). I only noticed scratchs on the outside.

[3rdgenhatchDX]

Just make sure after you get it nobody puts their nails/hands on the inside, it's likely to scratch, and if you get your windshield done, change your own oil, i work at midas, these guys i work w/ man they scratch the shit all the time. and they just go, hmmm weird....


Also check w/your local laws, some tint is toooo dark for them

[russiankid]

Just make sure after you get it nobody puts their nails/hands on the inside, it's likely to scratch, and if you get your windshield done, change your own oil, i work at midas, these guys i work w/ man they scratch the shit all the time. and they just go, hmmm weird....
Also check w/your local laws, some tint is toooo dark for them

I dont trust anyone to change my oil here in New Orleans. There's a shop here that seems like a nice shop, im guessing they know they regulation but i'll check.

[ghettogeddy]

It shouldn't, tint lays on the inside of the window.

wrong it sure will make it look dif i dident know i had scratchs till i got my windows tinted ill find i pic of them if i u caant tell from them then ill take another in the morning

[ghettogeddy]

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i cant see them on here but u guys might but there on the driverside window ill snap i shot in the morning

[MessyHonda]

im also thinking of tinting my car...i got quoted 150 bucks....i might get 20% in the back and 50% in the front.....my DX has no tint and i got pulled over last night.....talk about an adrenaline rush.

[frantik]

if they're big ass scratches you might want to get new glass before you tint but otherwise i wouldn't worry bout it. even if they are more visible the benefits of tint would outweigh them imo

[russiankid]

i'll get a pic for you guys of the scratchs.

[russiankid]

these scratchs are on the outside

[ghettogeddy]

ya mine look just like that just not as many it shows but it dosent bother me

and i thinkl i t might depend on how dark your going im at 5%

[russiankid]

ya mine look just like that just not as many it shows but it dosent bother me

and i thinkl i t might depend on how dark your going im at 5%

i dont want it as dark as yours.

[ghettogeddy]

u may be fine then but if u can afford a new window i would get one

if i would have known about the scrathes before i got mine tinted i would have changed mine

[russiankid]

u may be fine then but if u can afford a new window i would get one

if i would have known about the scrathes before i got mine tinted i would have changed mine

yea i'll probably just tint it 20% in the back maybe 15% and 40% in the front.

[frantik]

these scratchs are on the outside

ooo yeah i think i'd replace the glass if you've got scratches like that. just go to the junkyard and pull a window or something

for reference i've got 50 front, 35 rear sides, 15 rear window.. i ilke it not too dark but still affords some nice privacy

[russiankid]

ooo yeah i think i'd replace the glass if you've got scratches like that. just go to the junkyard and pull a window or something

for reference i've got 50 front, 35 rear sides, 15 rear window.. i ilke it not too dark but still affords some nice privacy

yea thats what i was thinking go to the junkyard and find a 3g, if i can.

[russiankid]

is there any product out there that can buff out scratchs on glass? like something similiar to rubbing compound.

[HondaBoy]

my car has ones just like those. the tint somewhat hides them unless the windows get dirty or something. but looks pretty normal. you're gonnna get the tint done by a shop or something right?

[russiankid]

my car has ones just like those. the tint somewhat hides them unless the windows get dirty or something. but looks pretty normal. you're gonnna get the tint done by a shop or something right?

yes of course by a shop, im still undecided to do tint and not replace windows, or to replace them it wont bother me if i see them.

[HondaBoy]

heres how mines looking with new tint. 5% rear ,35% up front. fairly easy to see out of at night and keeps the car a lot cooler inside during the day.

[MessyHonda]

nice honda boy....like the fogs also.

[jschatte]

sorry to threadjack, but wouldnt the tint get scratched up tho, because the windows are scratched? mine has quite a bit of scratches, and i wanna tint too, but i dont want my tint to get wrecked