2003 accord tinting??
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Re: 2003 accord tinting??
Originally posted by toymachine
Hey guys, I was just going to get my windows tinited when i saw these little black dots all around the edges of the window. They are on pretty much all new cars now i think, but i cant figure out what they're for. I know the tint doesnt go to well over it cause my friends beamer has the exact same thing. Does anyone else know what im talking about or have this problem?? The tint shop said they could sand them down, but i dont want them f**king up the defroster lines on the back windshield. Any thoughts, suggestion, or opinions would be very much appreciated!
thanks,
Chris
Hey guys, I was just going to get my windows tinited when i saw these little black dots all around the edges of the window. They are on pretty much all new cars now i think, but i cant figure out what they're for. I know the tint doesnt go to well over it cause my friends beamer has the exact same thing. Does anyone else know what im talking about or have this problem?? The tint shop said they could sand them down, but i dont want them f**king up the defroster lines on the back windshield. Any thoughts, suggestion, or opinions would be very much appreciated!
thanks,
Chris
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From: El Monte, CA
Originally posted by fast_balls
Well, I'm not trying to get in with the big boys, but I was a member before the big crash last year. I'm sure there's only a handfull of people (outside the mods) who can say this.
Well, I'm not trying to get in with the big boys, but I was a member before the big crash last year. I'm sure there's only a handfull of people (outside the mods) who can say this.
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From: Cleveland, Ohio - Rock 'n Roll capitol of the World
Originally posted by 98CoupeV6
Don't tell me you're going to apply to me a moderator now
JFWY Joe, you're about as senor as they get :fawk:
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JFWY Joe, you're about as senor as they get :fawk:
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From: santa ana, orange county
yea, i thoguht the dots werent the atenna either, cuz if at night, u use ur defroster, the top 3 orange lines are still.. uh.. frosted, where the rest of the window is defrosted and cleared.. and i figured that those 3 orange lines make up the antenna part.
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From: Ann Arbor, MI
I've been off and on HAN since we got the car in 98....that was back in the old days, when Off-Topic was 95% porn, Alicia was still here (though not for long after that). I believe there were also some 'disputes' that lead to the creation of honda-tech? Anyone remember those days?
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From: GA
what my friend did on his 02' ACcord Coupe was to just have the tinting people cut it right under the dots. it still looks great cuz you can't really tell the difference between the dots and the tinted area. i haven't gotten my tint yet, but i'm going to do the same thing and not mess with whatever the dots do.
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From: NY
Originally posted by fastball
Chris, sorry to burst your bubble, but the dots are not the antenna. If you look at your rear window closely, you will see the horizontal lines for the defroster, and some rather uneven verticle lines. Those verticle lines are the antenna. Trust me on this.
Chris, sorry to burst your bubble, but the dots are not the antenna. If you look at your rear window closely, you will see the horizontal lines for the defroster, and some rather uneven verticle lines. Those verticle lines are the antenna. Trust me on this.
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From: Cleveland, Ohio - Rock 'n Roll capitol of the World
Originally posted by NightShift
I also thought the vertical lines were the antenna on my '03, but the top two lines of my defroster don't seem to work cuz the rest of my window defrosts fast except for the top two sections, so I asked on another forum and I was told that the top 2 lines were for the antenna and the vertical lines were just to speed up defrosting which was a problem on the earlier accords. Could this be true?
I also thought the vertical lines were the antenna on my '03, but the top two lines of my defroster don't seem to work cuz the rest of my window defrosts fast except for the top two sections, so I asked on another forum and I was told that the top 2 lines were for the antenna and the vertical lines were just to speed up defrosting which was a problem on the earlier accords. Could this be true?
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From: Cleveland, Ohio - Rock 'n Roll capitol of the World
The defroster should have no affect on good tint..... that is if it is of excellent quality and installed by people who know what they are doing. You must live in Arizona if you have no need for a defroster!