scratched windows, tinting?? - 3000GT/Stealth International Message Center

carsoncars · 05-09-2008, 12:43 PM

ok so i have severly scratched windows its very noticable and makes it hard to see, i can tell its due to the plastic weather stripping being broken and pushing up against my glass, i know a guy by me who can do a tint for me at a great price,
do i need to swap my windows? or can i get them fixed some how?
also i need to change the weather stripping but dont know where to get it?

Aaron · 05-09-2008, 01:55 PM

if you have window coverage on your insurance i would break your window and get it replaced for free then get it tinted, thats what i did. i know it's wrong and i felt bad, but i have no scratched tinted windows

carsoncars · 05-09-2008, 02:59 PM

HAHA thats awsome! but no dont feel like pissing off my insurance company with that since its my first car and im only 16.... but yea is there a place i can get it fixed or something? or should i just buy new windows online? also need weather stripping or what ever that hard plastic stuff is on the outside.

95teetee · 05-09-2008, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by carsoncars

HAHA thats awsome! but no dont feel like pissing off my insurance company with that since its my first car and im only 16.... but yea is there a place i can get it fixed or something? or should i just buy new windows online? also need weather stripping or what ever that hard plastic stuff is on the outside.

generally if you can feel the scratch (like with the edge of your fingernail) it can't be fixed without going deep enough in the glass that it distorts the image. If the scratches are on the outside I wouldn't even worry about them unless you can find replacement windows cheap- I'd just tint them anyway (in fact that's exactly what I did

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carsoncars · 05-09-2008, 06:11 PM

haha another calgary/beyond user! how did the tint turn out with the scratches? mines pretty bad and i still need to replace my weather stripping.

95teetee · 05-09-2008, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by carsoncars

haha another calgary/beyond user! how did the tint turn out with the scratches? mines pretty bad and i still need to replace my weather stripping.

turned out not too bad (just realized you were the post on Canada3SI too

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since the scratches are on the outside they didn't affect the tinting at all, and the windows actually look better since you can't see through them as easily, it camouflages the srcratches a bit lol

Aaron · 05-09-2008, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by carsoncars

HAHA thats awsome! but no dont feel like pissing off my insurance company with that since its my first car and im only 16.... but yea is there a place i can get it fixed or something? or should i just buy new windows online? also need weather stripping or what ever that hard plastic stuff is on the outside.

i was 17 when i did it. and i just figured i'm paying them tons of money due to my age they can afford to replace my two windows lol. but i've seen my friends car with scratches with tint and it kind of highlighted the scratches. the scratches were on the outside idk if that made a difference or not.

carsoncars · 05-09-2008, 11:00 PM

yea when i talked to the tinters they said it would like show up alot if its bad enough and mines REALLY BAD!! anyone have windows for sale??

Street_Chally73 · 05-09-2008, 11:21 PM

Another alternative is to give a glass polishing kit a try. Eastwood Company: Auto Tools, Body Repair, Classic Car Restoration, House of Kolor Paint, Powder Coating has a kit that is supposed to get anything from light scratches to deep scratches out. I have a good sized scratch on my passenger side window, so I'm willing to test the kit out sometime this summer.

05-09-2008, 12:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
carsoncars Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	scratched windows, tinting?? ok so i have severly scratched windows its very noticable and makes it hard to see, i can tell its due to the plastic weather stripping being broken and pushing up against my glass, i know a guy by me who can do a tint for me at a great price, do i need to swap my windows? or can i get them fixed some how? also i need to change the weather stripping but dont know where to get it?

05-09-2008, 01:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
Aaron Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Sandwich, Mass Drives: 1995 3000gt Trader Rating: (0)	Re: scratched windows, tinting?? if you have window coverage on your insurance i would break your window and get it replaced for free then get it tinted, thats what i did. i know it's wrong and i felt bad, but i have no scratched tinted windows __________________ 1995 3000gt Base, Just completed my engine rebuild and MTX swap Mods: Long tube headers, 2.5" Magnaflow high flow cat, 2.5" single in dual out Flowmaster 40 series muffler, true cold air intake, throttle body spacer, upper plenum spacer, stage 3 heads, Underdrive pulley, Short throw shifter and more Ext. Mods: HID headlights, 20% black window tint, 18" black w/chrome lip rims, 245/40/zr18 low profile tires, 2 3.5" chrome exhaust tips Int. Mods. Jenson in-dash DVD player, Alpine 12 sub, Alpine amp, blue lights

05-09-2008, 02:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
carsoncars Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: scratched windows, tinting?? HAHA thats awsome! but no dont feel like pissing off my insurance company with that since its my first car and im only 16.... but yea is there a place i can get it fixed or something? or should i just buy new windows online? also need weather stripping or what ever that hard plastic stuff is on the outside.

05-09-2008, 06:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
carsoncars Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: scratched windows, tinting?? haha another calgary/beyond user! how did the tint turn out with the scratches? mines pretty bad and i still need to replace my weather stripping.

05-09-2008, 11:00 PM	#8 (permalink)
carsoncars Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: scratched windows, tinting?? yea when i talked to the tinters they said it would like show up alot if its bad enough and mines REALLY BAD!! anyone have windows for sale??

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05-09-2008, 11:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
Street_Chally73 RTBOOST Join Date: May 2007 Location: Florence, WI Drives: '91 Stealth R/T TT Trader Rating: (7)	Re: scratched windows, tinting?? Another alternative is to give a glass polishing kit a try. Eastwood Company: Auto Tools, Body Repair, Classic Car Restoration, House of Kolor Paint, Powder Coating has a kit that is supposed to get anything from light scratches to deep scratches out. I have a good sized scratch on my passenger side window, so I'm willing to test the kit out sometime this summer. __________________ '73 Dodge Challenger 340.............................(X) '91 Firestorm Red Stealth R/T TT...................(X)