For those of you who tinted your coupes, did they disable your windows to not go up/down that 1/4" while tinting? When can it be enabled again and would it cause any problems while opening and closing the doors?

 

No....nothing special was done....except they took out a screw so that they can tint a little bit extra on the bottom BECAUSE of the 1/4 rise and drop of the window.

 

all they had to do was push and find something to hold the button on the car so that the windows won't drop the 1/4".

 

My installer disabled it by clamping the switch in the door frame. Once he was done, that was it.

No other precautions other than no rolling down the windows for a week or two.

 

A week or two, are you serious....the windows only need 3 days in sunny weather. I'd say a max of 7 days if it rains all day everyday.

 

If you can't roll down your windows for a few days, do you put the screw back and allow the window to go up/down that 1/4" each time you open the door? Or do you keep that screw out and lose that function for a few days?

 

the door trigger screw should be put back..........the installers should dry the tint enough at least for the windows to dip up and down.

 

Yep, the screw is put back in the minute the jobs done. Most tint shops allow for 3 hours to dry...after that the roll up/down shouldn't be a concern. Just remember now to roll down the windows for 5 days of sunny weather, or 7 days of overcast weather.

 

They told me not to roll down the windows for 48 hours. I left it in my garage with the doors open for 24 hours.

 

The installer will loosen the screw (or break an electrical contact) and the window will stay up during the tinting process. After he/she is done tinting they will take a hot air gun and "dry" the lower inch or so of the window so that you can have your window roll up/down the 1/4" to allow the window to seal properly when closed. They will then tighten the screw back up so that your window functions properly. As long as you don't roll the window down more than that 1/4" you'll be fine. Oh yeah, they told me 3 days too.

 

Just got mine done a couple of days ago...the door windows were already tested and *could* be rolled down, but it was suggested to avoid it for 24hrs.

The rest of the windows need about a week for everything to evaporate. If after that time you still see any ugly bubbling or whatever, take it back and have'em take a look at it.

Also, the "doors open in the garage" idea is a good one, if you have the space...another one is to park it in the sun during the day, to speed up the drying process (if it's hiding in the garage every day, I doubt the windows will be dry in a week's time).
-m

 

Ahem Ahem

Judging from your location I can see why it's 3 days over there...
Here in the northeast where it's "a bit cooler", a week or two is not unusual...

 

this is true...

 

Amount of time for tint to cure is not only dependent on what the climate is like, but also the type of film used. Expect films like Huper, Vkool, Madico NG, and other ceramic based films to take longer as these films are much thicker than conventional tint.