Getting Tint tomorrow, does whole third brake light unit have to come off? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

tracerit · 09-04-2013, 04:09 AM

I'm watching this video:[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHwhM5UWpZU&feature=youtube_gdata_player"]How to remove third brake light Subaru BRZ 2012 - YouTube[/ame]

And the guy says the actual unit after removing the light piece is pretty hard to remove. Will thst piece need to come off when doing the Tint? Just concerned that the Tint place may force it and break the piece. With our cars being relatively new still, I just want to be sure.

How will they do the windows as well, since it has the auto down feature when you open the door?

86_ZN6 · 09-04-2013, 04:17 AM

no need. if the installer has good tools and experience, he can work along the third brake light assembly.

my installer did a perfect job without removing the unit.

as for the auto window, he can put a tape like blue tape to hold the senor down

kask2_6.0 · 09-04-2013, 08:36 AM

^ What he said. A good tint guy shouldn't have to take it out.

With the auto window they will also use a heat gun to heat the window to help evaporate the liquid from between the tint and glass so the tint fully adheres right away. If they don't getting in and out of your car the first couple days will cause issues with the tint.

BRZNutt · 09-04-2013, 12:39 PM

I just removed the cover for them. They had a little bit of difficulty getting the tint to adhere above the light assembly, but it eventually dried without any gaps or air bubbles.

DoomsdayJesus · 09-04-2013, 01:57 PM

The guys who installed my tint removed it. Honestly, if they bump it hard enough it will break. It's a good preventative measure, and it's not like you're doing the work.

tennisfreak · 09-04-2013, 04:22 PM

They did not remove mine and the tint came out just fine with no damage to the light.

Yamajee · 09-04-2013, 05:56 PM

They can do it both ways, with or without, but my tint guy always takes them off to make sure the tint is perfectly good and to save him the hassle of putting the tint around the brake light.

tracerit · 09-04-2013, 06:03 PM

i ended up taking it off myself, but now i'm having some trouble lining up the two pieces :/ will try a bit more later.

the tint shop said they worked on a few FR-S and BRZs for the dealership so that eased me a bit.

09-04-2013, 04:09 AM	#1
tracerit Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: '13 SSM BRZ Limited 6MT Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 1,067 Thanks: 593 Thanked 198 Times in 137 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Getting Tint tomorrow, does whole third brake light unit have to come off? I'm watching this video:[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHwhM5UWpZU&feature=youtube_gdata_player"]How to remove third brake light Subaru BRZ 2012 - YouTube[/ame] And the guy says the actual unit after removing the light piece is pretty hard to remove. Will thst piece need to come off when doing the Tint? Just concerned that the Tint place may force it and break the piece. With our cars being relatively new still, I just want to be sure. How will they do the windows as well, since it has the auto down feature when you open the door?

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09-04-2013, 04:17 AM	#2
86_ZN6 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 86 ZN6 Location: SF Bay Area, NorCal Posts: 4,682 Thanks: 1,317 Thanked 2,072 Times in 1,222 Posts Mentioned: 126 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	no need. if the installer has good tools and experience, he can work along the third brake light assembly. my installer did a perfect job without removing the unit. as for the auto window, he can put a tape like blue tape to hold the senor down

09-04-2013, 08:36 AM	#3
kask2_6.0 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: 13 BRZ Location: San Diego Posts: 724 Thanks: 229 Thanked 512 Times in 256 Posts Mentioned: 18 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	^ What he said. A good tint guy shouldn't have to take it out. With the auto window they will also use a heat gun to heat the window to help evaporate the liquid from between the tint and glass so the tint fully adheres right away. If they don't getting in and out of your car the first couple days will cause issues with the tint.

09-04-2013, 05:56 PM	#7
Yamajee Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: Rocket Bunny'd GT86 Location: Dubai Posts: 556 Thanks: 68 Thanked 144 Times in 100 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	They can do it both ways, with or without, but my tint guy always takes them off to make sure the tint is perfectly good and to save him the hassle of putting the tint around the brake light.

09-04-2013, 06:03 PM	#8
tracerit Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: '13 SSM BRZ Limited 6MT Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 1,067 Thanks: 593 Thanked 198 Times in 137 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	i ended up taking it off myself, but now i'm having some trouble lining up the two pieces :/ will try a bit more later. the tint shop said they worked on a few FR-S and BRZs for the dealership so that eased me a bit.

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