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Old Nov 28, 2004 | 08:39 PM
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I know when I had my Camaro windows tinted the tint shop told me not to roll down my side windows for 2 or 3 days, now my question is since the new mustangs windows move up and down when you open and close the door is this going to propose a problem when I get my side windows tinted? Any information would be great. Thanks Kevin
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Old Nov 28, 2004 | 08:52 PM
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I didn't think about that. Maybe park it for a couple of days. :angry:
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Old Nov 28, 2004 | 08:56 PM
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Pull the fuse for a few days.
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Old Nov 28, 2004 | 09:01 PM
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Hey Kevin off topic but, do you have a build date yet? I ordered the same day.
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Old Nov 28, 2004 | 09:02 PM
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thats funny i have heard the thing about the windows going up and down when you open and close the door but when i went to the dealer i did not notice anything of the sort
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Old Nov 28, 2004 | 09:10 PM
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Originally posted by steal101@November 28, 2004, 10:04 PM
Hey Kevin off topic but, do you have a build date yet? I ordered the same day.
I haven't gottin my vin # or build date yet but the last time I talked to my delaer they told me to call back in 10 days, and 10th day will be on Monday the 29th so i'll call tomorrow and see what I get out of them and i'll get back to ya. Kevin
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Old Nov 28, 2004 | 09:13 PM
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The windows go up and down when you open the door? is this standard on all models? What exactly is the point of it? It sounds cool...just curious
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Old Nov 28, 2004 | 09:17 PM
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I got my windows tinted the tint guy said the moving up and down would not hurt it just don't roll them all the way down. My windows after a week look just fine.
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Old Nov 28, 2004 | 09:21 PM
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Thanks Kevin. My dealer called me last friday and said not yet. So I'm thinking (praying) this week as well.
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Old Nov 28, 2004 | 09:26 PM
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Originally posted by Mongoose@November 28, 2004, 11:59 PM
Pull the fuse for a few days.
Don't need to pull the fuse, just cover the sensor with some tape.
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Old Nov 28, 2004 | 09:27 PM
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Originally posted by Apokio@November 28, 2004, 10:20 PM
I got my windows tinted the tint guy said the moving up and down would not hurt it just don't roll them all the way down. My windows after a week look just fine.
When they tinted your back side windows did the tint make a white ring around your window because of the little dots on the glass? This happened on my back window of my Camaro and a friend of mine said that the tinting place could put a little piece of vinyl over the dots on the inside of the window so you would'nt see it. Anyone done this?
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Old Nov 28, 2004 | 10:29 PM
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The last body style had a whole row of the dots about 4-6 down from the top of the glass and made it hard to tint. None around the edges though.
Does the '05 have to same dot-matrix at the top?
I know the front windshield is the same around the pony, unfortunately.

Jason
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Old Nov 28, 2004 | 10:46 PM
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B) No dots or white rings or reveal lines in side or rear window. Had the dark limo tint done. Subtle mod but it's female dogin' on Redfire. I'll try to post some pics later this week.
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Old Nov 28, 2004 | 11:13 PM
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Originally posted by Grantsdale+November 28, 2004, 10:29 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Grantsdale @ November 28, 2004, 10:29 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin-Mongoose@November 28, 2004, 11:59 PM
Pull the fuse for a few days.
Don't need to pull the fuse, just cover the sensor with some tape.[/b][/quote]
Tape falls off. Fuses do not put themselves back in.
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Old Nov 28, 2004 | 11:22 PM
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Originally posted by dannygat@November 28, 2004, 10:05 PM
thats funny i have heard the thing about the windows going up and down when you open and close the door but when i went to the dealer i did not notice anything of the sort
That is because the battery is disconnected on the showroom floor. My windows do.
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Old Nov 28, 2004 | 11:34 PM
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I though that you had to have the active anti-theft for the windows to roll up and down with the door , maybe thats why?
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Old Nov 28, 2004 | 11:50 PM
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Originally posted by woody1@November 28, 2004, 11:49 PM
B) No dots or white rings or reveal lines in side or rear window. Had the dark limo tint done. Subtle mod but it's female dogin' on Redfire. I'll try to post some pics later this week.
Been there done that. Had the dark limo tint removed after a week because I could not see anything at night much less to back up. You might just do the same thing. Just do it before you back into someone and get sued. Don't even remove it yourself. Go back to the installer if you do.
I am from a small town dude so bring me up to speed. What is female dogin?
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 12:19 AM
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Originally posted by idobson@November 29, 2004, 12:37 AM
I though that you had to have the active anti-theft for the windows to roll up and down with the door , maybe thats why?
What they're talking about is every time you open the door, the window rolls down about 1/4".
Then when you shut it, it rolls back up.
It's suppose to give a better seal.
With the anti-theft you can roll the windows up or down with the key in the lock or just down from the remote.
In fact, that's the ONLY reason I got it.

Jason

Oh, and that's GREAT to hear about the lack of dots in the rear!! Thanks.
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 12:30 AM
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Originally posted by Grantsdale+November 28, 2004, 10:29 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Grantsdale @ November 28, 2004, 10:29 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Mongoose@November 28, 2004, 11:59 PM
Pull the fuse for a few days.
Don't need to pull the fuse, just cover the sensor with some tape. [/b][/quote]
Wheres the sensor located?
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 05:25 AM
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I had my car tinted with 35% charcoal (A lighter shade). The guys who tinted
simply 'Baked the edges' of the tint to prevent a problem with the automatic
windows. But, here is a funny story ..

I was showing the car to my sister the day after the windows were tinted. She
put the window on the passenger door down before I could tell her not to since the tint film was not yet dry. When I went to put the window back up it would come up apprx 3 inches and then go all the way back down on it's own. Apparently the drag created by the not yet dry window tint was making the sensor think there was an obstruction and as a safety measure rolled the window all the way down! Luckily,
my neighbor is a service manager at a Lincoln-Mercury dealer and we had to 'Help' the window up by pulling it up as I held the button. It took a few tries but we finally got the window all the way up. It started pouring rain 10 minutes later! He said Navigator's use the same type of sensor in the window system. Fortunately, everything was ok .. even the window tint. A week later (once the
tint was completely dry) the windows work fine.
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