NOT IN CALI!!

 

Mine is covered. Of course I told the tint shop beforehand to make sure they tint over the 3rd brake light and they obliged.

 

Mine is tinted over as well. They used a special tool to work the tint onto the glass without removing the light.

 

ya it was this big *** spatula looking thing~

 

heftylefty - Where did you get your tint done? Looks ok in the pics.

 

you have a g35, not a skyline. you do know that right?

 

to the op, yes that would bother me. I have a from-factory spoiler so luckily I did not have to deal with that.

can't see it too well here, but thats a full tint in the back.

what's really bad is when someone adds an original spoiler to a car that has the 3rd brake light cut out and operational......wow.....saw one sedan here like that...I think they just unplugged it but still 2 visible 3rd brake lights

 

i got my tint done (g37) at the same place that did my last few cars. the shop manager is the only one with acces to the computer that cuts the tint. i saw him walk out check out the back window. as he was walking in, he say to me "just checking to see if there needed to be a cut out for a third brake light". i have a spoiler, so i didn't need one, but he stated he could program the computer to cut it either way.

 

Mine is not cut around the light. The tint can go behind it.

 

got my G used and it was cut around the brake light and the car didn't have a spoiler. I don't like the appearance of it cut out it looks cleaner covered by the tint and not cut out but if there is no spoiler brake light it could be a legal issue. I added the spoiler and now have two operating third brake lights. One in the window and one in the spoiler. I guess I'll disconnect the one inthe window when I figure it out and try to see if a tint shop can put a small piece over the tint cut out.
Or I may just have the whole damn window redone it has a very slight purple color to it which is only visible from inside thankfully.

 

Update: Not surprisingly, when I picked up my car yesterday, there were a number of small bubbles, and the shop explained: "These bubbles merely contain moisture, and that I need to give it ~3 days before rolling down any windows."

This morning, most of the bubbles have either disappeared or substantially reduced in size. However, I found what appears to be a SINGLE grain of sand sandwiched under my tint on my driver's side window. (I know it's not just air or liquid underneath because I can actually see the grain, as well as feel it.) Is this common, and is this something that we just live with? Or, is this reasonable justification to have them redo this window?

...I'd also like them to redo the back window, but I'm leery of them screwing up my defrosters now that they know they're dealing with a disappointed customer.

 

When i did my tint on the car i ask for them to cut out the 3rd brake light i don't need tickets. lol

 

I think it's acceptable for it to have a few tiny defects. I know mine has a few tiny specs stuck in the tint here and there, but it's nothing that stands out.

 

the shop i use always covers the brake light, and the use one piece of tint and heat shrink it to match the curve of the glass. They've always taken the light off if possible. but this time he had a long squeege and it was pretty quick. I would imagine it would take more effort to cut the hole.

 

They should have covered the 3rd light. That doesn't look right IMO, like they got lazy.