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Tinted Windows W203 Thread - All You want to know about window tinting a C Class
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Originally Posted by revstriker
For those who wish that their key fob worked at a longer distance, try placing the fob against your head and then pushing the button. I know it sounds weird, but it does work. It won't give you unlimited distance, but it will increase the distance that you can use your key fob. This may or may not help with the tint issue.
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holy ****! i just tried it on the inside of my right ankle and all i can say is wowzers! i just unlocked my car from inside my office and get this, my car is 3 blocks away in a parking garage. thanks for the "heads" up rev. :p
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Originally Posted by revstriker
100% Tint? Isn't that just clear glass (no tint)?
The percentage on tint is the amount of light thats allowed through, so a 30% tint is lighter than a 20% tint.
The percentage on tint is the amount of light thats allowed through, so a 30% tint is lighter than a 20% tint.
yes yes I see where the misunderstanding is.... here in Thailand there is a different standard to measuring things... I was just talking locally...
In Thailand 100% tint is the darkest tint you can source here, which I believe is (in US terms) 20% tint... or as I understand it 20% light through.
Please dont' comment about it being too dark to drive as this is my daytime car, plus 45 degrees celcius in equatorial sunlight makes this tint as practical as can be over here
It's a model of Hi-Kool which is 20 from the outside but 50 from the inside... I believe it's made in the U.S.A....is this bi-tint possible or have I been fooled by the salesman?
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Originally Posted by BklynBenz
ummmmm, k. my question is, how does one find out about this trick? lol. does the head get the best reception?
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Can we get back to the subject? Has anyone had issues w/ having a 6" wide strip of tint applied to the top of the windshield? And does anyone know how to remove the vertical cloth covered trim over the A-pillars in the sedan?
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Originally Posted by mctwin2kman
That actually is an old alarm trick! When I used to install Car Stereos/alarms/remote starters and keyless entry systems we used to tell people to do that if they wer farther from there car than the remote would really transmit! Funny how it works!
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Originally Posted by BklynBenz
sounds pretty cool and im def going to try it out, i was just bustin on rev. but you gotta admit it does sound strange
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Originally Posted by revstriker
I admit, it does sound strange, but it works. I first tried this with MB-BOB once when we were playing golf. We were both (we both have C320s) standing outside the pro shop, and we could see our cars on the other side of the parking lot. If we would just press the lock/unlock button as normal, nothing would happen; no light flash. But when we would touch the fob to our head and push the button, the lights would flash! My guess is that your body works to somehow increase the output, sort of like a giant antenna. Not sure if this is correct, but it does work.
Did you then try holding it high above your head to see what would happen?
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Originally Posted by revstriker
On the outside? How long does that last? I would imagine the film being exposed to the elements would quickly ruin it! Heck, just rubbing up against the rubber bumper can cause it to scratch. I can't imagine what salt, acid rain, dirt, grime, and bird poo would do to it.
Ha ha
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Originally Posted by Jim Banville
Did you then try holding it high above your head to see what would happen?
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Originally Posted by revstriker
Actually, we did. We both tried to get it to work by doing all sorts of things. But when we pressed it to our heads it worked!
BklynBenz, if you put your ear on your monitor right over your avatar and then hum (more bone induction), the girl will spin around and flash us. You won't be able to see this, because the second you pull your head back to look yourself, your ear will no longer be on the monitor, now will it? But the rest of us will appreciate the show...
Now, back on a serious note, rrf has the answer to jaytee's problem...
Originally Posted by rrf
The remote key uses RF... The RF section uses an amplifier that is connected directly on the rear window. The problem probably is that the RF amplifier connection is broken.
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Can anyone tell me where the RF amplifier connection and the antenna is on the coupe? I have 35% tint all around except for the drivers and passengers windows. The keyfob RF mode never worked on my car even before I had tinted it. I also get no AM reception or WB. FM reception is poor too. I had planned on bringing my car for service because it is still under warranty, but I think the dealer might try to haggle me because of the tint.
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with all the discussion about safety and DRL's i would think tinting the front windshield would be right up there with painting your windshield and turning off your DRL's. 
to be serious, it wont bother the rain sensor as long as they cut the tint around the black shaded area. no tint over the sensor it will be ok, and the sensor is basically on the glass, so unless they are tinting the outside, youll be ok.
to be serious, it wont bother the rain sensor as long as they cut the tint around the black shaded area. no tint over the sensor it will be ok, and the sensor is basically on the glass, so unless they are tinting the outside, youll be ok.
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I took my car to what people in my town consider the "best" tint shop. The guy looked at the car from like 10 feet away and said they wouldn't touch it because of the sensor. I told him that I had removed the sensor, which I had, and he said it was still too much of a liability. I didn't feel like arguing w/ him. I went to another shop who said he could do it, but the tint wouldn't stick to the black dot matrix around the sensor area, plus I'd have to supply the material myself because his stuff wouldn't match (apparently my car has SolarGard True Gray tint). Now I'm trying to get in touch w/ the guy who tinted my windows while my car was at the dealer (which is an hour away from me), but that in itself is proving difficult 
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Originally Posted by PsssTkiD
yea...u basically scared them off...from the DRL discussions
Am I that intimidating or is it some people get offended by a lively debate?
Anyway, let's TRY to stay ON TOPIC, shall we?
Last edited by Jim Banville; Feb 24, 2005 at 01:10 PM.
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Originally Posted by Jim Banville
PLEASE! Hasn't anyone had the top of the windshield tinted?
Dude, I could swear you have asked this question B4 and I have answered it....YES, I have the top part of my windshield WITHOUT problems..looks great, the tint shape in Tampa had no problems going around the center dotted area, and they even, I think, charged me a whole $10-15 extra to do it...what more do you need ?
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Originally Posted by respdoc
...what more do you need ?
How about some high resolution pics of the black dot matrix area from the inside and outside of the car?
I want to see how far down your tint was applied below the dotted area as well as what it looks like when the tint doesn't adhere to the dots. Do you now if your tint shop did something special to make the tint stick to the dots? Also, was the bottom edge of the tint strip cut to follow the contour of the windshield or was it left straight?
thanks
Jim
Last edited by Jim Banville; Feb 24, 2005 at 01:41 PM.
