rear window defrost and tint (good mix?)

[240Knightrider]

is it ok to have tint on the rear window and still use the defrost. I heard it was bad but I dont know.

[getnrowdy23]

i have done it for years with no problem....

[Anand]

I've had my tint on rear with no problems going on 4 years

[AZhitman]

It's no problem.

90% of cars have rear defrosters now, and most of those are tinted.

REMOVING the tint on a rear defroster window is a PITA though.

[240Knightrider]

oh, PITA??? I need to replace the rear tint in the new 240 I am buying. I hope there is a type of liquid I can buy or a heat gun might do it.

[Zyphar]

Ya taking off the rear tint is really a pain. I tried taking it off carefully trying to keep the defrosters but its impossible.

So now i got a bunch of small sractches (not noticeable tho) and no defrosters in the back.

but now i can actually SEE through my rearview mirror.

As for the defrosters+tint in the back, ive been told that he has had the tint for 9 yrs and no prob with the tint and the defrosters.

[240Knightrider]

do you guys think a heat gun will work.

[Rex]

AZ's right on, the problem is removal. Almost anything you use to remove it will also be removng the defroster as it's a layer of clear adhesive with the defrost wires sandwiched to the window.

The only suggestion I can give is try to find the seam in the middle of the window and remove it towards the edges. The defroster "layer" has no seam and should only come up from the edge. Make sense?

[MainEvent212]

what about a steamer? like for clothes...wouldnt that work well?

[Strategos]

just use an iron :help

[navysnail]

when i had mine removed, i took it to a local shop that steamed it off and did not damnage the defroster lines

[AZhitman]

Ammonia works but makes your car smell like cat piss.

Just pay a shop to do it right.