Removing windshield to install protection/tint film ? Is it usual process ?

[bleble]

hello,

 

Sorry to ask this in a separate post I am so surprises that the shop where I asked removes the cars windshields to install the protection film, is it usual ?

 

No risk of any bad job or leak ? What about all sensors for automatic wipers, etc.. ?

 

Thank you.

 

 

[transam]

Never heard of that...

[bleble]

2 minutes ago, transam said:

Never heard of that...

 

Really?  But film is always installed inside the car right ? so how do they do it ?

 

I am sure that the big shop that I visited removes the windshield as they were working on 3 cars when I went there, but am I wrong to find it scary ?

 

Thank you.

[transam]

Just now, bleble said:

 

Really?  But film is always installed inside the car right ? so how do they do it ?

 

I am sure that the big shop that I visited removes the windshield as they were working on 3 cars when I went there, but am I wrong to find it scary ?

 

Thank you.

Yes inside, but l would never put the stuff on the screen anyhooo, except above eye level...

[bleble]

16 minutes ago, transam said:

Yes inside, but l would never put the stuff on the screen anyhooo, except above eye level...

 

Yes but 3M 40% is good to reduce heat and does not change vision it seems ?

 

 

 

 

[kartman]

Did the OP see undamaged screens being removed 

[transam]

8 minutes ago, bleble said:

 

Yes but 3M 40% is good to reduce heat and does not change vision it seems ?

 

 

 

 

Up to you..........My A/C sorts heat stuff in seconds..

[hkt83100]

37 minutes ago, bleble said:

so how do they do it ?

With a cutter knife, water, a hotair gun, patience, and skill. First lay it on outsides, blow hot air on it so the film takes the contour of the glass, then wet the inside and put it on. Squeeze the water out between glass and film and cut it to form. Done.

[bleble]

39 minutes ago, hkt83100 said:

With a cutter knife, water, a hotair gun, patience, and skill. First lay it on outsides, blow hot air on it so the film takes the contour of the glass, then wet the inside and put it on. Squeeze the water out between glass and film and cut it to form. Done.

 

so you mean that they don't need to move the windshield ?

 

About 3M crystaline, the darkest CR40 already looks totally clear on the windshield, I don't think that it change vision even at night:

http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=835624

 

 

 

[transam]

1 minute ago, bleble said:

 

so you mean that they don't need to move the windshield ?

 

About 3M crystaline, the darkest CR40 already looks totally clear on the windshield, I don't think that it change vision even at night:

http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=835624

 

 

 

Who's vision....?

[bleble]

2 minutes ago, transam said:

Who's vision....?

 

Driver see with darkest cristaline exactly as if there was no film, but the film is here to protect from heat.

 

 

[bleble]

56 minutes ago, kartman said:

Did the OP see undamaged screens being removed 

 

yes, just to install the film.

 

 

[richard_smith237]

If I'm not mistaken no more than 30% filter (of visible light) is the max in Thailand. 

 

Of course, people exceed that all the time - I don't and don't feel there is any need to, air-con works well... and the car would get hot it parked in the sun all day even with 100% tint / block.

 

In answer to the Ops question: NO.. it most definitely is not necessary to remove the windscreen or any windows upon installing tint. 

 

Op: did they give you any reason for wishing to remove the windscreen? or are you simply assuming they might?

[transam]

27 minutes ago, bleble said:

 

Driver see with darkest cristaline exactly as if there was no film, but the film is here to protect from heat.

 

 

From vision....?

[giddyup]

41 minutes ago, bleble said:

 

yes, just to install the film.

 

 

I've had 3 cars and had film installed on all of them. Not one did they ever remove the windscreen, the idea is ludicrous.

[giddyup]

43 minutes ago, bleble said:

 

yes, just to install the film.

 

 

I don't believe it. Removing the windscreen is a major job, probably means replacing rubbers as well.

[regedit]

I think they're having a laugh... or there's  a misunderstanding about removing any existing film...?

[electric]

Tinting car windscreens is dangerous. May seem fine in the daylight, but night vision is very definately darkened, and in Thailand, the last thing you need is diminished vision ...... night or day.

 

I'm guessing that many expats would be of senior age, and let's be honest, our eyesight is no longer as good as it used to be, particularly at night.

 

Windscreen tinting is banned in many countries, for good reason.

 

 

[NUUM]

Perfectly fine... they fit the film to your windscreen for you and then remove the windscreen and put it in your trunk so that you can see going forward and get safely home... 

[rijb]

Maybe they think you want bifocals.

[bleble]

6 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

If I'm not mistaken no more than 30% filter (of visible light) is the max in Thailand. 

 

Of course, people exceed that all the time - I don't and don't feel there is any need to, air-con works well... and the car would get hot it parked in the sun all day even with 100% tint / block.

 

In answer to the Ops question: NO.. it most definitely is not necessary to remove the windscreen or any windows upon installing tint. 

 

Op: did they give you any reason for wishing to remove the windscreen? or are you simply assuming they might?

 

It's a shop that works for insurance companies and also change windshields, so I guess that they are trained to remove any windshield. So, because they know how to do and because it is easier to install film on a removed windshield, maybe the reason why they do it this way ? I had never seen this before also.

 

 

[bleble]

5 hours ago, electric said:

Tinting car windscreens is dangerous. May seem fine in the daylight, but night vision is very definately darkened, and in Thailand, the last thing you need is diminished vision ...... night or day.

 

I'm guessing that many expats would be of senior age, and let's be honest, our eyesight is no longer as good as it used to be, particularly at night.

 

Windscreen tinting is banned in many countries, for good reason.

 

 

 

Having 3M cristaline is like having nothing, perfectly clear, even the darkest. But it protects from heat and UV.

 

Many people have a tint on their windscreen and do not even know because it's light.

 

 

[giddyup]

34 minutes ago, bleble said:

 

It's a shop that works for insurance companies and also change windshields, so I guess that they are trained to remove any windshield. So, because they know how to do and because it is easier to install film on a removed windshield, maybe the reason why they do it this way ? I had never seen this before also.

 

 

Why would you remove the windscreen unless it was broken? Makes no sense whatsoever. Anyway, it isn't normal practice to remove a windscreen for tint, and as many will tell you, it's not necessary to have tint on a windscreen, side and rear windows are sufficient.

[bleble]

2 hours ago, giddyup said:

Why would you remove the windscreen unless it was broken? Makes no sense whatsoever. Anyway, it isn't normal practice to remove a windscreen for tint, and as many will tell you, it's not necessary to have tint on a windscreen, side and rear windows are sufficient.

 

Many can tell anything they think it's true, but I always had a tint because of course it is useful to protect an expensive German car interior leather from sun. And many still do not seem to understand that with 7500 thb (for windshield) tint, one can see exactly as clearly as without film.

Thank you for your reply.

 

 

 

[kkerry]

35 minutes ago, bleble said:

Many can tell anything they think it's true, but I always had a tint because of course it is useful to protect an expensive German car interior leather from sun. And many still do not seem to understand that with 7500 thb (for windshield) tint, one can see exactly as clearly as without film.

 

You're clearly more knowledgeable on the subject than anyone else posting here. Any chance you could post a video of the shop removing your windscreen to install the new film? I'm sure many would find it of interest.

[bleble]

2 hours ago, kkerry said:

 

You're clearly more knowledgeable on the subject than anyone else posting here. Any chance you could post a video of the shop removing your windscreen to install the new film? I'm sure many would find it of interest.

 

No because I won't do it at this shop. Thank you for the kind words :-)

 

 

[Ace of Pop]

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[transam]

Taken very seriously in some places....

 

 

[giddyup]

6 minutes ago, transam said:

Taken very seriously in some places....

 

 

What a doofus. He doesn't get why he got a ticket and still has to remove the film, and admits that he has it "because it looks good".