Frozen windows damaging window tint - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

i_4got · 02-15-2013, 10:38 AM

So many of you are aware that when it gets really cold outside, the seal on the door windows can get a bit frozen. And when you open the door, the automatic movement of the window can sometimes get stuck and forced against the ice.

Well, I just noticed that the tint on my driver's side window is peeling on the bottom, and there's some ice under there. This is most likely due to the window being forced to move up and down when the seal is frozen.

Has this happened to anyone else? Is there a way to fix this yourself?

muffinman · 02-16-2013, 10:41 PM

Was the tint put on recently? Idk the weather u had up there recently, but if it was generally good guess that it wawas going to be freezing for a whole month, the tint installer should've heated the glass a bit and pushed down the edges an extra time. Maybe even let the car run inside with the heat cranked and the exhaust tubed out.

Foobar · 02-17-2013, 09:37 PM

Peeling on the bottom? Sounds like your tint wasn't applied properly below the door line.

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02-15-2013, 10:38 AM	#1
i_4got Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: Whiteout FR-S Location: Vaughan, ON, Canada Posts: 441 Thanks: 19 Thanked 95 Times in 73 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Frozen windows damaging window tint So many of you are aware that when it gets really cold outside, the seal on the door windows can get a bit frozen. And when you open the door, the automatic movement of the window can sometimes get stuck and forced against the ice. Well, I just noticed that the tint on my driver's side window is peeling on the bottom, and there's some ice under there. This is most likely due to the window being forced to move up and down when the seal is frozen. Has this happened to anyone else? Is there a way to fix this yourself?

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02-16-2013, 10:41 PM	#2
muffinman Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: - Location: jerz Posts: 120 Thanks: 55 Thanked 25 Times in 15 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Was the tint put on recently? Idk the weather u had up there recently, but if it was generally good guess that it wawas going to be freezing for a whole month, the tint installer should've heated the glass a bit and pushed down the edges an extra time. Maybe even let the car run inside with the heat cranked and the exhaust tubed out.

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