09-12-2006, 02:39 PM
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GLS member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Grand Forks, ND for school; Langdon, ND home
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Tint in heated rear windows?
Has anybody ever put tint in heated rear windows? I want to put about 5% in the rear and i'm wondering if it will burn out the window heater (that would SUCK, especially up here in ND.)
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09-12-2006, 02:47 PM
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They call me 8 point!!
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Concord, NC
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it wont do anything...might have a negative effect on your radio reception, but that would be about it....otherwise, we all have heated rear windows and alot of us have tint and have never had an issue....
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09-12-2006, 03:16 PM
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Did nothing to my old alero. Just if you want to peel it off becareful you don't take the defroster strips with it. Seen it done, and rear windows are expensive
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09-12-2006, 03:43 PM
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^ x2 ... Freakin' Minimum character post 
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09-12-2006, 05:05 PM
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i have 5% on my rear window and dont have any problems with anything!
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09-12-2006, 05:08 PM
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Location: Wisconsin
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don't worry about it. i have 15% on it and have never had a problem
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09-12-2006, 11:54 PM
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same here.. 5% on the rear and no problems..radio receptions still good too
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09-13-2006, 07:00 AM
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Canadian... Eh?
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
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18% and also no problems, radio reception is perfect, even though its mostly satellite radio for me now 
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09-13-2006, 12:45 PM
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Soon to be banned again
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i lost all of my radio reception when i got my back window tinted  now i have to pay like 125 to get a custom antenna installed and wired up, oh well |
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09-13-2006, 12:57 PM
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GLS member
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gr1m
i lost all of my radio reception when i got my back window tinted now i have to pay like 125 to get a custom antenna installed and wired up, oh well |
Maybe they messed up the antenna when they did the tint. You shouldn't have lost radio reception because of tint.
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2003 Mazda 6s- redfire metallic- loaded and ready for fun!
"This bitch is drunk!" -me about myself at Killbear Prov. Park '07
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09-14-2006, 06:54 AM
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Canadian... Eh?
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
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yep, all it takes is a slip of the knife to screw up them things(cant think what there called, too earily) on the window.
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09-14-2006, 10:13 AM
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GX Member
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Location: Dartmouth,Cole Harbour, N.S Canada
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Got 5% on my Rear windows and it works FINE!
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09-14-2006, 10:36 AM
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3500 DONE!
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I got 15% on my back window and everything is ok, the tint doesnt even touch the antennas.....so i dont understand why some peoples dont work. I went to a good place to get it done though, where they know what they are doing.
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09-14-2006, 05:43 PM
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Aleromod part owner
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15% all around here, and it's fine.
Sometimes it helps it work better
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09-14-2006, 06:20 PM
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Soon to be banned again
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Quote:
Originally Posted by alero440
Maybe they messed up the antenna when they did the tint. You shouldn't have lost radio reception because of tint.
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They said that because of the aluminum foil in the tint it ruins the reception of the antenna built into the windshield, probably bs but whatever i listen to CDs anyway. |
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09-15-2006, 03:56 AM
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you did check that all 4 connectors on the rear window are properly installed, right?
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09-17-2006, 10:49 PM
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now that i think of it, my radio reception is even worse ever since i got em tinted...i dont care tho cuz i never, i mean never listen to the radio...i didnt even invest in an antenna adaptor, i just stuck it in, taped it up, and called it a day...havent looked back, and havent listened to the radio yet...
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09-18-2006, 07:15 AM
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Canadian... Eh?
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
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lol, nice^^^ i got satellite radio so i never listen to FM anymore either.
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09-19-2006, 02:49 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by steve-o
lol, nice^^^ i got satellite radio so i never listen to FM anymore either.
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Agreed, It's definitely the option i use the most on the car..
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2004 Alero GX w/sport pkg - Sold, living somewhere in WI now.
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09-19-2006, 05:46 PM
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GL Member
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Hamilton, Ontario
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rear
The rear etching for heaters and radio reception is TERRIBLY easy to fix in a few ways..
If nicked.. or cut somehow.. go to an electronics shop and buy high resist etching, comes in a pen, or sometimes a tiny tiny can of paint.. I recommend the paint type..
Once you are ready to fix the nick.. scratch each side of the line etching with a razor/x-acto blade.. then paint in the missing part
If your up here in Canader..
Goto canadian tire.. they sell a rear window defrost fix kits.. which is basically the same as above..
OR!
But a good antenna pre-amp, and hook it up, they work well, and good ones are amazing, like night and day...
Failing all that.. get some sat radio...
Failing that.. take up the guitar..
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