I just tinted my '01 integra. Before I did it, the guy told me that the dot matrix in the back window would cause the tint to not tint and maybe be irregular lookin/shapes or something. So i got my car back and the back looks like its all tinted except for the dot matrix top part. How are your guys' back windshield?

 

it looks like crap you should'nt have done it. im going to remove mine this week along with a much needed car wash

 

There is no way to get the tint to properly stick to the dots. Some tinters will tint right over them, and this often produces the irregular look you spoke of. Others will simply tint up to the dots, and leave them un-tinted. Still others will suggest painting over them from the inside, putting black or colored vinyl over them, or sanding them down to allow the tint to adhere better. It shouldn't be difficult to tell whether your tinter tinted over the dots or left them exposed.

 

I had a strip of flat black vinyl put on the outside to cover up the dots and it looked better than the dots did.

 

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Mines on the inside and looks like it came from the factory that way.

 

its kinda weird but most integras that have tink in the back looked all scrunched up , is it a design flaw in the angle of the window or its just the person that did it didnt know anyhting

 

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Any chance we could get some pics? I'm about to get mine tinted, and I want to see what the different options look like, because I don't want to just tint up to the dots and not touch them...

 

vinyl is the way to go

 

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Yea i did some research on the web after my post and found that black vinyl would be best. Now the question is where to get the black vinyl. For those of you that have done this, did u get black transparent vinyl? and did u get it where it has a tape-ing on one side or did u use something else to tape the vinyl on? Thanks

 

the tint shop will do the vinyling, usually for no extra charge, or maybe 10 dollars a window..

 

Don't mind the Kris sucks it was something a friend decided to do to be funny with the window cleaner. He obviously thinks I suck. Thats the only picture I have of my cars back window.

 

yea you really shouldnt tint the dot stuff, the 2nd time i had my back window tinted someone did it to mine and it looked horrible so i had to trim it off myself...

 

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exactly...i just trimmed mine of myself too

 

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Nice, looks like the black vinyl is the way to go. Thanks for the pic.

 

tint looks like ****

 

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it all depends on the color of the car

 

lets not get off topic here

 

these are pics of my tint, and i'm actually rather pleased with how well my tint came out on the dot matrix.... its actually alot better than the pictures makes out. I had my tint guy sand down the matrix a little bit before applying the tint.. .and we actually spent some time doing test samples with different company tint materials to find which one adhered the best. here are the pics...







If ur in so cal... and u want the tint guys info let me kno.

 

man with the vinyl it looks really nice, my tint looks all messed up cause of the dots, i better go and get the vinyl done on the inside, thanks

 

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i'm going with vinyl too...now the question is where to get it? anyone?

 

I was told that the tint would not stick to the dots, so they just cut if where the dots begin.

 

ya when i got mine tinted he didnt do the dot matrix either, it looks like crap but in the long run its better

 

many places will do the tint differently, some will cut it before the dots, some will apply over and have it look ugly, some will recommend and apply vinyl sticker overr it on the outside... but nothing looks as good as if the tint stuck to the dots. Which is why i had my guy do watever it took to make it stick better. Plus, if you use the vinyl, after a while, the vinyl will dull a little and after a nice wash, when you car should sparkle... your glass will look shiny but in contrast the sticker won't. SO that makes it more noticable.

 

I used black vinyl across the top of the rear windshield on my old gsr. It looked pretty good.

Shitty angle, but you get the idea:

 

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yes that's why i would put the vinyl inside