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ok what do we do about this problem. there is a metal film in the tinting that kills radio reception due to th fact the antenna is in the rear window. any suggestions besides not tinting lol which is the obvious one 
Mine is tinted (was tinted by the dealer, sorry I don't know what brand but it's dark), and the radio reception is better than in my '99 BMW 323i that the GTO replaced...BLUSHIRT35 said:ok what do we do about this problem. there is a metal film in the tinting that kills radio reception due to th fact the antenna is in the rear window. any suggestions besides not tinting lol which is the obvious one![]()
There is a nonmetallic film available. At least that's what the film installer who tinted mine said. The nonmetallic isn't as dark as the metallic (I guess), but that's fine with me, since I prefer the better night rear visibility.BLUSHIRT35 said:ok what do we do about this problem. there is a metal film in the tinting that kills radio reception due to th fact the antenna is in the rear window. any suggestions besides not tinting lol which is the obvious one![]()
--- I had the same situation in my C5. Park the car in bright sun ... let it sit for a few hours. With the window nice and warm, place a piece of notebook paper (something thin ... to prevent accidental damage to the window tint film) on the area in question ... then use a small (wooden, etc) wallpaper roller to flatten out the air gaps. TAKE YOUR TIME! Work in one small area at a time. You are NOT moving the air gaps ... but getting the window tint to attach itself around those pesky dots. With patience, it will look great!79TA&04GTO said:... My biggest gripe about the window tinting is that there is so much dot matrix on the windows that you see the line around the window tinting where it doesn't stick to the dot matrix. \