Rear window tints for the E92

dubdemand · 07-18-2013, 10:19 AM

Guys, been planning to get my windows tinted but noticed when cleaning the other day the rear window has lots of little black dots at the top of the glass.

I know the edges of the windows have them too and it's often these areas where you get air between the tint and the glass.

I therefore assume it will be unlikely to get a good job for the tint at the top of the rear screen. I also noticed a poorly tinted E92 the other day with this exact problem!

So, what are people's experience of this? Is there a way to avoid it? Is there anywhere around Surrey that's really good at getting an OEM appearance with aftermarket film?

All help appreciated

Taz335DSA · 07-18-2013, 12:06 PM

dubdemand,

Basically, I think it near on impossible to get the OEM look with after market film, especially with the 'dot matrix' effect on BMW glass.
I had my E92 done, (very slight tint on front windows, but a darker tint on rears and rear screen).
The chap who did them made me aware that they would not be able to get them flush but he would try his best. He did tell me that, if I was prepared to allow them to flat the areas with sanding paper (or something similar), then that would get a better finish, but I wasn't about to let him loose with anything that could have damaged the rear heating elements in the screen.
I had it done and after a few weeks, once the paper had settled, it did look a bit better but no where near as good as OEM.
The other option is to get the glass replaced, but I certainly would not recommend this, after seeing / hearing horror stories about ill fitting / leaking replacement glass ... T

N8N · 07-18-2013, 12:12 PM

I've heard rumors that some have actually got tint to look good over the dot matrix... but what works well and easily is to just have the tint shop use a strip of black vinyl to cover the matrix and then tint from there down. For some reason the vinyl will stick better than the tint film so no air in between vinyl and glass to look bad.

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dubdemand Captain 416 Rep 941 Posts Drives: F80 Individual Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hampshire, UK iTrader: (2)	Rear window tints for the E92 Guys, been planning to get my windows tinted but noticed when cleaning the other day the rear window has lots of little black dots at the top of the glass. I know the edges of the windows have them too and it's often these areas where you get air between the tint and the glass. I therefore assume it will be unlikely to get a good job for the tint at the top of the rear screen. I also noticed a poorly tinted E92 the other day with this exact problem! So, what are people's experience of this? Is there a way to avoid it? Is there anywhere around Surrey that's really good at getting an OEM appearance with aftermarket film? All help appreciated __________________ Individual SY F80 / insta:@dubdemand
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Taz335DSA Enlisted Member 2 Rep 31 Posts Drives: E92 335d M Sport Auto Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Solihull, West Midlands iTrader: (0)	dubdemand, Basically, I think it near on impossible to get the OEM look with after market film, especially with the 'dot matrix' effect on BMW glass. I had my E92 done, (very slight tint on front windows, but a darker tint on rears and rear screen). The chap who did them made me aware that they would not be able to get them flush but he would try his best. He did tell me that, if I was prepared to allow them to flat the areas with sanding paper (or something similar), then that would get a better finish, but I wasn't about to let him loose with anything that could have damaged the rear heating elements in the screen. I had it done and after a few weeks, once the paper had settled, it did look a bit better but no where near as good as OEM. The other option is to get the glass replaced, but I certainly would not recommend this, after seeing / hearing horror stories about ill fitting / leaking replacement glass ... T __________________ E92 335d M Sport Auto, BMW Individual Paint (Onyx Blue), Black Dakota Leather & Elec/heated/memory seats, Auto a/c, Dynamic cruise, Bluetooth, Pro sat-nav, Voice control, 19" M 225 alloys
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N8N Lieutenant Colonel 170 Rep 1,843 Posts Drives: 2009 E92 335i 6MT Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Berwyn Heights, MD iTrader: (2)	I've heard rumors that some have actually got tint to look good over the dot matrix... but what works well and easily is to just have the tint shop use a strip of black vinyl to cover the matrix and then tint from there down. For some reason the vinyl will stick better than the tint film so no air in between vinyl and glass to look bad.
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