[Chowster]

Originally Posted by rjd598

2010 e90 here with no tint protector. I went with 35% f1 pinnacle and didn't install the protector. I've had the tint on for about three months now and I only have one scratch on each of the front windows. Though they can't be seen normally only through direct light. I bought the moleskin to install but the tint guy said I already had the required felt on the car to get tint. They offer lifetime warranty and wouldn't give that warranty unless I had the proper felt which he claimed i had. I'll live with it for now because I roll down my windows everyday literally and it hasn't gotten worse. Definitely got luckier than other forum members

VERY lucky, congratulations! Interesting, especially since you have a 2010. I also wonder if different tints have different thicknesses - at the micron level.

Originally Posted by Definitive

So I checked, and my early 2011 (first 2011 e90 on the west coast) e90 does have the felt strip on the outside and inside of the window opening.

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I'll look tonight down there with a flashlight. Perhaps this is why your previous tint didn't have any issues. Lucky. Seems to be so sporadic... two parts bins side by side, and they just choose???