Question about window tinting 

"JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!" (jqj213) 01/04/2016 at 17:45 • Filed to: None

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So we had the windows on the S60 tinted the other day. The same guy who did the C30s windows. Look great, except the back. He ran into some issues with the defroster. It had no tint before but they still peeled. Those little lines are bits of the defroster. What do you recommend we do? Call him? New window? Just clean the wire out? Live with it? More pics in comments.

Edit: The majority of the defroster does work. It only doesn’t on the two lines where there are breaks.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/04/2016 at 17:45

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MonkeePuzzle > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/04/2016 at 17:50

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call him at the very least. I have to assume the defroster isn’t working now, and the fact that the parts are right there would suggest it occured whilst they were doing the tint. What’s the harm in a phone call. Maybe get a partial refund and be happy with it, if you are ok with no rear defroster. It’s likely a pre-existing weakness was there in the defroster wiring prior to the tinting.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > MonkeePuzzle 01/04/2016 at 17:56

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The majority of the defroster still works. Just the broken segments don’t heat up at all.

Apparently it’s a common issue on Fords, Jaguars, and Volvos (makes sense they probably still use the same supplier)

crowmolly > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/04/2016 at 18:00

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Your defroster is probably slightly broken and possibly nonfunctional.

Seat Safety Switch > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/04/2016 at 18:02

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There are defroster wiring repair kits that are basically conductive goo in a bottle you spread where the original lines were.

But it’s usually intended for small breaks; what you’ve got going on here might be outside of the bounds.

Sneaky Pete > Seat Safety Switch 01/04/2016 at 18:04

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You’d also have to peel the tint off to perform the repair.

Seat Safety Switch > Sneaky Pete 01/04/2016 at 18:19

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Yeah, you definitely would. Sorry, I misread the original post.

Rico > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/04/2016 at 18:24

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If you lived somewhere where ice and snow were a concern then I would be concerned but since you live in FL I would just leave it or have him redo the back window after you tried using one of the wire repair kits that the other posters suggested.

deekster_caddy > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/04/2016 at 18:54

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Do the broken lines matter to you? If so call him. Just say ‘hey, the tint job looks great but those broken defroster lines are going to cause a problem for me. What can you do about it?

Be polite and understanding, he’s a tinting guy, he will hopefully have some experience with this issue.

Buick Mackane > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/04/2016 at 21:05

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I did a search on the internet for a solution to your window tint problem and all I got was this:

First World Problems

Problems from living in a wealthy, industrialized nation that third worlders would probably roll their eyes at.

Aw, crap, I don’t know which 1 carat diamond encrusted platinum ring to buy!

My new TV was too big to fit inside my Mercedes so I had to rent a truck from Home Depot to get it home.

My 7 dollar starbucks latte came with ONE espresso shot instead of the TWO I asked for!

Lurch > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/04/2016 at 21:36

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If I’m honest I would leave it. Maybe make the shop aware that defrost lines are fragile things but there in nothing doing in fixing that with out a whole lot of work.