Tint shop in Adelaide experienced with e92 M3

[Melo-T]

I was wondering if any e92 M3 owners have had their rear windshield successfully tinted in Adelaide? I had to get my rear windshield re tinted after purchasing a M3 from interstate and getting it passed through Regency to get it registered.
The tint shop done a reasonable job I think but I am not a 100% happy with the dot matrix at the top of the rear windshield. I have done a bit of research and can see this is a very common problem, especially on the e92 M3. I remember the original tint was not great in the dot matrix area either.I have been to a couple of tint shops around Adelaide and they have all said the same thing about the e92 M3 rear windshield is notoriously tough to do and close to impossible to get perfect.
I have seen online that some people used a solid black vinyl strip to cover the dot matrix but both of the tint shops have never used this method and I didnt want to be the first guinea pig.

Is there any E92 M3 owners that had their back windshield successfully tinted (especially the dot matrix)???

[TWD]

One of our M3s has rear window tinted.
We cut the tint just before the dot matrix so you don't get that bubbled up look. Because the dot matrix is just dense black dots, it gives the dark look that matches with the tint.

I can post up some pics later tonight if you're interested in seeing.

[Melo-T]

Yeh that is what the tint shop suggested when I went back there to tell them I wasn't a 100% happy with the rear windshield. I wasn't sure how it was going to look.

[BMWPWR]

Originally Posted by Melo-T

Yeh that is what the tint shop suggested when I went back there to tell them I wasn't a 100% happy with the rear windshield. I wasn't sure how it was going to look.

I need a tint too and also thinking of doing the same thing. Look at the m3 attached on how it looks cut off at the dots. I think it's better than the bubble look

[Melo-T]

Doesnt look too bad I guess, be interesting what it looks like up close.

Has anybody had the strip of black vinyl installed? Ive seen photos of it on other forums (from USA i think) and it looked ok (the darker the tint the better it looked) but things often look better online.

[Melo-T]

Originally Posted by TWD

One of our M3s has rear window tinted.
We cut the tint just before the dot matrix so you don't get that bubbled up look. Because the dot matrix is just dense black dots, it gives the dark look that matches with the tint.

I can post up some pics later tonight if you're interested in seeing.

Yeh some more pics would be good to see, cheers mate

[BMWPWR]

Originally Posted by Melo-T

Yeh some more pics would be good to see, cheers mate

+1

[TWD]

Photos taken last night as requested...










Here are some other ones in the sunlight.

[BMWPWR]

Thanks for the pics, can't say I'm a fan of the cut away job in those photos, doesn't look right

[DAL344]

I was hoping it would settle down with time but the 'unattached' tint is still like the day it was installed.... It's not the tinkers fault I know.

When I get a chance to pop in & see Trent @ TKO & I'll see what he thinks about the black vinyl option.
I'll update the thread with my findings..

[MFKN3]

Mine's also cut off below them

[TWD]

Yeah, I would rather not apply to dot matrix or vinyl applied.
No way was I going to get it tinted on the dot matrix - seen it too many times and it does not look good

[Melo-T]

Thanks for the pics TWD.
Id be interested if anybody has photos of the vinyl over the dot matrix so we could compare the two.

[Melo-T]

Does anyone know who Adelaide Motors uses to tint their BMW's?