Concerns with door trim removal for window tinting?

dawei213 · 10-11-2018, 09:33 PM

Do you guys have concerns with the installer removing the door trim for window tinting? I would hate having creaks/rattle due to them removing and re-installing the door trim.

///M4ster Yoda · 10-11-2018, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by dawei213

Do you guys have concerns with the installer removing the door trim for window tinting? I would hate having creaks/rattle due to them removing and re-installing the door trim.

I've never had a tint installer remove trim

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dawei213 · 10-11-2018, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ///M4ster Yoda

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Originally Posted by dawei213

Do you guys have concerns with the installer removing the door trim for window tinting? I would hate having creaks/rattle due to them removing and re-installing the door trim.

I've never had a tint installer remove trim

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Maybe trim is not the right term. interior door panels? so the tint can extend below the top of the door panels?

///M4ster Yoda · 10-11-2018, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by dawei213

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Originally Posted by ///M4ster Yoda

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Originally Posted by dawei213

Do you guys have concerns with the installer removing the door trim for window tinting? I would hate having creaks/rattle due to them removing and re-installing the door trim.

I've never had a tint installer remove trim

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Maybe trim is not the right term. interior door panels? so the tint can extend below the top of the door panels?

My tint installers never remove anything on my cars. Granted I go to an awesome place that's been in business for many years. They just know how make the perfect "cuts". Good luck

dawei213 · 10-12-2018, 06:46 PM

After a bit of research and calling around a few shops, the shops that remove door panels/upper trim is the best way to go while the shops that dont say the shop that removes door panels just dont know how to do it well, haha.

In any case, appreciate your feedback.

///M4ster Yoda · 10-12-2018, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by dawei213

After a bit of research and calling around a few shops, the shops that remove door panels/upper trim is the best way to go while the shops that dont say the shop that removes door panels just dont know how to do it well, haha.

In any case, appreciate your feedback.

Haha. Good luck

FC4 · 10-12-2018, 09:56 PM

On a car with framed windows, the door panels need to be removed to tint the windows properly. With frameless windows, it is not necessary.

///M4ster Yoda · 10-12-2018, 10:03 PM

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On a car with framed windows, the door panels need to be removed to tint the windows properly. With frameless windows, it is not necessary.

I'm not so sure about that

instarand · 10-13-2018, 07:47 AM

My F80 was tinted in my driveway without anything being removed. It was done fast and it looks very good.

clutchdj · 10-13-2018, 08:29 AM

Dont remove door trim that is completely old school before proper tools were developed. Find another tinter

allinon72 · 10-13-2018, 09:33 AM

It's personal preference - neither way is right or wrong. It is certainly possible to tint without removing anything, but takes a little more skill and increases the risk of dirt getting behind the tint. That's why some prefer to take the extra step to remove trim and door panels.

Rppngears · 10-14-2018, 02:01 AM

You absolutely should not go to a place that wants to disassemble your doors to install tint. I've never had a shop do that, including on my f80, and the tint is perfect! Find a shop that knows how to tint properly.

sandwi54 · 10-14-2018, 04:08 AM

It's completely unnecessary to remove door panels to install tints. Pick a professional place to do the tinting for you.

Groganrocket · 10-14-2018, 05:49 PM

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It's completely unnecessary to remove door panels to install tints. Pick a professional place to do the tinting for you.

+1

BM3M · 10-14-2018, 06:53 PM

My Guy Is A Professional And He Says He Removed My Door Pannel So The Tint Goes On Perfectly. Also He Puts The Tint All The Way To The Top So The Whole Window In Tinted Not Even 1mm Left Ontop Without Tint

allinon72 · 10-15-2018, 04:41 PM

I just don't understand why one way has to be right and the other way has to be wrong. There is a such thing as 2 different, and equally correct, ways of completing a task.

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allinon72 Brigadier General 4922 Rep 3,804 Posts Drives: 20' M2C, 23' X1 Join Date: May 2017 Location: Indianapolis, IN iTrader: (2)	It's personal preference - neither way is right or wrong. It is certainly possible to tint without removing anything, but takes a little more skill and increases the risk of dirt getting behind the tint. That's why some prefer to take the extra step to remove trim and door panels.
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Rppngears Private 42 Rep 56 Posts Drives: BMW M3 f80 Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Arlington, VA iTrader: (0)	You absolutely should not go to a place that wants to disassemble your doors to install tint. I've never had a shop do that, including on my f80, and the tint is perfect! Find a shop that knows how to tint properly.
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allinon72 Brigadier General 4922 Rep 3,804 Posts Drives: 20' M2C, 23' X1 Join Date: May 2017 Location: Indianapolis, IN iTrader: (2)	I just don't understand why one way has to be right and the other way has to be wrong. There is a such thing as 2 different, and equally correct, ways of completing a task.
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