tinting rear windows

[domjolly]

quick question does anyone no the rough price for removing tinted windows?? the 2 fronts and all the rears... my car has them and im not to keen. anyone no anywhere in essex that will do it as well?

 

[c__w]

quick question does anyone no the rough price for removing tinted windows?? the 2 fronts and all the rears... my car has them and im not to keen. anyone no anywhere in essex that will do it as well?

I'm in the same situation. The rears have been tinted far too dark and it looks almost like a van (car is black). I've had quotes of removing and fitting a lighter tint varying from £110-170, so just removal should be a fair bit cheaper than that.

If you look on the net there are various methods of removing the tint. A hairdryer is one to melt the glue, just requires something to clean the remainnig glue off the glass.

 

[big_dave_r]

£90 here but chances are its more expensive down south along with everything else.

 

[john182rs]

get them removed ya self ya big wuss

 

[Keano]

very easy to do yourself.

heat up the corner with a hair dryer and pull slowly...

you will more than likley leave alot of glue residue on the window. so just buy some turps and some stanley blades and it will come straight off.

easy squeezy i promise

 

[JD]

hi mate, as above by keano i was worried about doing them myself. . . turns out could not have been easier!! hairdryer, knife to get at the edges, bit o glass polish and voila! all done and de chavved!

jamie

 

[JD]

oh and i opted for turps then glass polish, turps took the glue off, glass polish got rid of any streaking and left them as clean as i need them being a clean freak!!

jamie

 

[Gally]

I wouldn't use turps myself. But very easy to do as said.
There is a product called sticky stuff remover which is much more safe than turps! Especially near paint!

 

[Keano]

I wouldn't use turps myself. But very easy to do as said.
There is a product called sticky stuff remover which is much more safe than turps! Especially near paint!

what paint could it come into contact with?

 

[Gally]

what paint could it come into contact with?

I'm really not sure I could answer that without sounding cheeky mate.

 

[Keano]

well considering you are working on the inside of the car.(where the tint is) one would have to be a tail to splash it over paint

 

[matt|H]

I can second sticky stuff remover.. think they sell it in halfords but we use it at work to get sticker glue off computers.

 

[Gally]

well considering you are working on the inside of the car.(where the tint is) one would have to be a tail to splash it over paint

I'm just talking from experience mate I work in a bodyshop and wouldn't have turps anywhere near any cars.

 

[Keano]

lol oki doke.
works though :quiet::rasp:

 

[Gally]

lol oki doke.
works though :quiet::rasp:

Yeah so will paint stripper!

 

[Ed]

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[richy22]

Is it easy to swap windows out? I.e could take mine out of my Phase2 and would they fit a phase1?

In other words are the rear windows different in a phase1 to a phase2?

 

[JD]

not 100% but no i dont think there is any difference at all.

why do you ask?

 

[richy22]

As I want tinted windows and thought about offering a swap if you follow me?