08' Altima Coupe Rear Window Tint Problems?

[KGNickl]

Got my 08 Altima Coupe tinted to 20% front and back. The front and corner windows look perfect. However, the installer had trouble with the back window. About the middle of the glass (vertical) on the outer corners bubbles came up on both sides and he could not work them out. Let it dry a day or so and took it back and he tried to work them out, but with no luck. So I left the car for the day and he removed the tint and started over. Anyways he had the same problem, so he put vinyl strip along the outer edges (outside glass) around the car to hide this. I know I've seen shops do this with some cars because they are so troublesome, but I wanted to see if anyone else on this board knows of problems tinting the back glass because of curves and angles on the altima coupe?

The annoying part is I take my car to this shop because they are know for using quality materials and having top notch work. I've never had an issue with the tint shop until this car, so I want to ask everyone on her what the experience you have an how you car is tinted? Its just a brand new car and I want everything to be perfect. If the rear window really is a huge problem then I won't bother them, but if 8 out of 10 people on her have the rear glass tinted perfect w/ no vinyl on the outside and no problems with corner bubbles I'm going to complain and ask them to do it right or to remove the rear window tint and refund some money so I can go to a shop that will do it right.

Also they put a vinyl strip on the top, which my last car had as well. But I remember the last cars strip looking perfect the day it was put on (but that was 3-4 years ago so I could easily be forgetting). However, on this car I can see the water and some white areas where the dots are. Is this normal and will it go away on vinyl? I thought the point of the vinyl strip was to not have white air dot areas that tint would have. I know tint you gotta give it time, but not sure if vinyl is the same?

[Strik3r69]

I got mine tinted 20% all around and no problem at all. ...I also got my front windshield tinted 40%. On the day that it installed. it has a little bubbles in it..after 2 days in the sun...it cleared up really good.

[Sith LL_Coupe]

35% tint all around, no problems here. I really think tinting is an artform. If you don't go to an experienced place, you always wind up disappointed...

[ac58]

my dealer added his own tints, but the weird thing is they chose not to tint the dot matrix part of the back windshield

[KGNickl]

I was at the dealer and there were a couple cars like mine w/ tint and no problems or vinyl tape around the edges. Also ran by another tint shop and they said they will do it right for about $100. So I'm going to call the original tint place back and see if they can make it right. Hoping they will either do it right or refund the money for the back window. Worst case they could give me trouble saying it looks good and thats how they tint, then I leave and pay the other shop $$$$. Either way I just want it done right. At least I don't have to worry about the fronts and rear corners because they where done perfect. It just sucks that I have already spent a saturday morning with them tinting it the 1st time then dropped the car off all day wednesday. Just want it done right.

[adidas2go]

5% tint all the way around, tinted over the dot matrix. No problems

[Tommy:]]

30% all round here, no problems at all. Got it for 100$ too.

[Voodoo Coupe]

my tinter said my back window was the weirdest window he'd ever seen because of the way it concaves. when he heated the tint it got tight in all the wrong places and was a challange but he still got it tinted and looking great. the dot matrix well youll never get tint to stick there unless you sand it down. honestly it dosnt look half bad even though the tint dosnt stick to the dot matrix. the only way Ive seen or know about fixing that problem is using black vinyl or like i said sanding down the dot matrix.

we decided not to vinyl my dot marix because once everything dried up it dosnt look bad. theres no water between my dots. maybe i just got lucky. but Im pretty happy with the results.

[BlackNWhite]

Like the rest of the people have said... my tint is good in the back. The dot matrix came out nicely.

[CoutureCoupe]

I had a dot matrix issue on my install, I ended up going back and having them cut off the top portion near the dot matrix. It is hardly noticeable, hope this helps

[Infantry1327]

I got 5% on my back windows and 20% on my fronts and they went on without a hitch. Sounds to me like you should of gone to a different shop.

[{WBK}Viper]

I got 20% rear tint. No problems. Different films create differentissues though. I'd try a different film. I've got the 3M rolling on mine.

[adidas2go]

I got 5% on my back windows and 20% on my fronts and they went on without a hitch. Sounds to me like you should of gone to a different shop.

Dude, I never even noticed you were in moorpark!

[Kanard]

i didnt go thru all the posts, so forgive if this was asked... um, People with tint, how does that go? i mean i want to get tints, but that blind spot is a big deal for me. and i wanna be able to see as much as i can out the windows, leaving me to prob. leave my windows bare. It looks great either way, but i wanted to know.

[adidas2go]

Sounds like you've already decided against it

[Kanard]

lol so you ARE saying i wont be able to see.. silly ? but i wanna know if i will be able to see just as well or will it be worse. my other cars doid well..

[adidas2go]

Think on your own here buddy If your last car did well, why would this one be different? Did the composition of glass change between then and now? Did your vision get worse? Go with the tint dude, if you dont like it, tear it off, simple

[Kanard]

lol cause it costs to tint it, and free to rip it. lol! i wanted an opinon, thats all. The lil rear window does get in the way, and i have to nearly press my head against the window to see behind me. Thats all. lol i mean no biggie, right? just crash.. lol

[adidas2go]

Well, it would look stupid to leave certain windows of your car untinted. So then don't go with it if you're afraid of a crash. Its just tint!

[Kanard]

lol i know that, i wasnt gonna do it half done. it would be either all or none.