tinting an e93

[dbrian]

hello all, i’ve decided to tint my e93 m3. as a daily in vegas, it’s almost mandatory in the summertime... i do know that the e90 and e92 have problems with tint scratching cause by the felt piece, but i haven’t really found anything on the e93 or if it’s affected. wondering if there are any e93 owners that have tinted their windows and experienced scratches on their tint? or if anyone knows someone. thanks!

[Dpc2u]

Originally Posted by dbrian

hello all, i've decided to tint my e93 m3. as a daily in vegas, it's almost mandatory in the summertime... i do know that the e90 and e92 have problems with tint scratching cause by the felt piece, but i haven't really found anything on the e93 or if it's affected. wondering if there are any e93 owners that have tinted their windows and experienced scratches on their tint? or if anyone knows someone. thanks!

I have had no issues at all with mine. They were tinted when I bought the car 2 years ago, and not a scratch yet.

[da jemster]

What felt piece? I've had mine tinted the first week I purchased it back in 2008 and have no scratches anywhere.

[Bpark1977]

Originally Posted by da jemster

What felt piece? I've had mine tinted the first week I purchased it back in 2008 and have no scratches anywhere.

Same here. No issues whatsoever and have no idea what felt piece you're referring to.

[wyatth]

I presume OP is taking shout the felt trim around the door on the chassis that prevents the weather stripping from squeaking (only on earlier years). That said I’ve never heard of it scratching tint.

I’d want tint in Vegas too, but I also like convertibles with the top down and windows up, and tint looks silly then. Consider ~70% tint that offers most of the heat rejection but looks mostly clear?

[SWOT1]

Zero issues with the tint.

[LakeSurfer]

Mandatory tint on a vert? I live in Florida and find no need to tint my E93. It's a convertible. Put a sun shade thing in the window when you park it and put the top down when you drive it. But I'm one of those weird people who bought a convertible to enjoy the top down. Tint use to look nice now it just reminds me of ricers.

[RC Post]

I have an E90 with tint and suffer from the vertical scratches on all four windows

Bugs the hell out of me and been meaning to search about it.

[NascaBmw16]

Originally Posted by RC Post

I have an E90 with tint and suffer from the vertical scratches on all four windows

Bugs the hell out of me and been meaning to search about it.

Same here,but only on driver and passenger window,I think this issue is only on E90's.

[Siajoon]

Planning on removing my tint completely. But may kick myself in the butt shortly after since I'm in Cali and spring/summer is right around the corner !

[wyatth]

Yikes, those scratches look rough.

Fishbowl look FTW. I just replaced my perfectly fine (no scratches) Huper Optik 35% with Xpel 70%. All of the benefits of a top shelf tint but without the look.

To each their own but I’d strongly recommend something lighter like this on an E93.

[s0ldats]

i've got the same scratches

wyatth how much did the xpel end up costing all in? i am hoping to re-do mine before summer

[wyatth]

Removal of the old tint was $200 and the new tint installed was another $500, all done at Weatherford (Berkeley) BMW.

[s0ldats]

much appreciated! i'll try to find a trustworthy dealership in socal to do the job

[dbrian]

i did find a fix on these forums on the tint scratch problem on the e90 and e92, just haven't found any info on the e93.
http://www.tintprotector.com/bmw/

Originally Posted by LakeSurfer

Mandatory tint on a vert? I live in Florida and find no need to tint my E93. It's a convertible. Put a sun shade thing in the window when you park it and put the top down when you drive it. But I'm one of those weird people who bought a convertible to enjoy the top down. Tint use to look nice now it just reminds me of ricers.

lol for me, when the top is up it's a coupe not a convertible. really the only good times i can put the top down here in vegas is like..2 months of the year, plus summer nights. at least you're not one of the weirdos that put their top down and windows up?? (or are you)

[LakeSurfer]

Originally Posted by dbrian

i did find a fix on these forums on the tint scratch problem on the e90 and e92, just haven't found any info on the e93.
http://www.tintprotector.com/bmw/

lol for me, when the top is up it's a coupe not a convertible. really the only good times i can put the top down here in vegas is like..2 months of the year, plus summer nights. at least you're not one of the weirdos that put their top down and windows up?? (or are you)

I'll put the windows up and the top down when it's a little to cool out. It's much less windy in the cabin and you can talk to your passengers better.