Model 3 Window tints acceptable?

[Martyn15]

Hello can anyone with window tints on there Tesla show me photos of the finish look. Just had mine done and not happy with how big the gaps are, the tint business said it was normal to leave a gap which I get but surely not as big as mines

Thanks in advance

 

[jjrandorin]

My model 2018 model 3 that I had tinted 1 week after pickup, which was december of 2018, by a local tint shop to me that I have been using for close to 20 years. Note that this tint is 5.5 years old at this point:

My wifes model 2022 model Y done by the same shop:

These were hand cut, not machine cut.

 

[fholbert]

Hello can anyone with window tints on there Tesla show me photos of the finish look. Just had mine done and not happy with how big the gaps are, the tint business said it was normal to leave a gap which I get but surely not as big as mines

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Oh heck no, I didn't have any bubbles of specks under the tint. My tinting was machine cut and extended to the edge of the class. That is just ugly!

 

[ODWms]

I seem to remember tint jobs in the past where those tiny bubbles were present initially, but went away after a few days.

 

[Martyn15]

Yeah it’s more the massive gaps at the sides and top I’m bothered about

 

[ODWms]

I think you’re right. I probably wouldn’t have noticed, but, being pointed out it would probably bother me too.

 

[Dangerous Fish]

No, you don't have to have the border left around the edges. Sorry, but a better tinting company would have done the job right.

 

[UncleCreepy]

I got my windows tinted early in 2023. There's about a 3/64" gap at the edges. It's barely noticeable with the doors open, and not noticeable at all while driving

 

[MikeRTX]

There is usually a small gap left around the edges so the repeated opening and closing of the window doesn't wear on the edge of the tint and eventually cause it to peel. It should be hidden by the weatherstripping when the window (door) is closed.

It's a little hard to gauge just looking at pictures, but I'd say the gap on yours is unacceptably large and I'd be unhappy with it.

The question is, does the gap show when the doors are closed?

 

[nate704]

They left the gap too much. It is amateur quality job at best. They probably used cheap precut film.

 

[Martyn15]

UPDATE:
Took the car back they said will change them.
As they removed the rear window tint it removed about half of the window defroster lines. They have said they will pay for a new window fitted by Tesla. Does anyone have any idea how much that will cost? I’ve put a service request on the app.

 

[MOE J]

Go back-they cut it too short probably while door was shut.

 

[Oxid8ter]

Go back-they cut it too short probably while door was shut.

(sorry to revive an old thread) This is most likely the case. Tint shops will cut on the outside as a template and then install on the inside, because of the drop when the door is open the template would have been off. I watched a video recently where the guy just used a screwdriver to trick the door into thinking it had been shut.

Now, I have my own question... Can anyone advise me if 80% tint (20% light transmission) would be sufficient to match the panoramic roof and provide a decent level of privacy? I was thinking about 95%tint/5% transmissible but I want the privacy without making the back of the car overly dark.

 

[AZAV8R]

(sorry to revive an old thread) This is most likely the case. Tint shops will cut on the outside as a template and then install on the inside, because of the drop when the door is open the template would have been off. I watched a video recently where the guy just used a screwdriver to trick the door into thinking it had been shut.

Now, I have my own question... Can anyone advise me if 80% tint (20% light transmission) would be sufficient to match the panoramic roof and provide a decent level of privacy? I was thinking about 95%tint/5% transmissible but I want the privacy without making the back of the car overly dark.

I live in Arizona. I did 35% all the way around plus the roof. (I needed to attenuate the sun in my head.) As far as a match, it’s minor and really unnoticeable because it’s difficult to see a side by side comparison of the horizontal roof and vertical windows.

 

[MOE J]

20% matches the roof-illegal in most places. But it looks cool, one long continuous glass and keeps interior cooler temperature.

 

[Oxid8ter]

I live in Arizona. I did 35% all the way around plus the roof. (I needed to attenuate the sun in my head.) As far as a match, it’s minor and really unnoticeable because it’s difficult to see a side by side comparison of the horizontal roof and vertical windows.

Thanks for the info, I'll be looking to get the tint on the rear windows and the rear windscreen. My issue isn't so much with the roof matching the sides (although that would be nice) it's more that a lot of people in the UK will only tint the rear screen and not carry on up to the upper edge of the pane of roof glass.

20% matches the roof-illegal in most places. But it looks cool, one long continuous glass and keeps interior cooler temperature.

I'd only be looking to do rearwards of the B pillars so in the UK (where I am) that would be legal (no limits being B pillars, stringent rules in front of them). My issue now seems to he finding someone who will tint from the bottom of the rear windscreen all the way up to the central beam with the rear dome lights.