what's going on with my "factory" tint???
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all taken care of
Well, after all these posts I realized it was an aftermarket tint job on the rear windows. I had the car shipped to me from an out-of-state dealership to my dealership, which is why I was concerned about having it covered. MY dealership didn't do the work....but they immediately took care of the problem for me, so my window stress is gone. Customer care points for Kearny Mesa Lexus.
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Originally Posted by Eternity3G
sorry to get off topic again, but is there some sort of tecnical term for that?
after market tint IS a plastic film applied to the glass. Big difference.
A good tint shop though can do a job that will last the life of the car.
I had FormulaOne tint on my 2GS for about 5 years and it was as good the day I sold the car as when it was put on.
But as has been said - you get what you pay for. It's a Lexus - don't skimp.
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I just purchased the GS 450H, and it came from the factory with tinted glass. Tinting isn't listed on the sticker as an option, but the side and rear glass are definitely tinted, and even the front glass seems to be tinted slightly. The tinting is in the glass, so there's no arguing that the dealer did it, and I just traded the 2006 GS, so I'm not imagining the tinting is there.
Before picking up my Silver-black 450H, I had seen the White, black, and NM colored 450H, and those didn't have tinting. Either my car is an anommaly, or my color combo comes factory tinted.
Here are the Pics of my 450H with factory tinting, and another 450H without factory tinting:
Before picking up my Silver-black 450H, I had seen the White, black, and NM colored 450H, and those didn't have tinting. Either my car is an anommaly, or my color combo comes factory tinted.
Here are the Pics of my 450H with factory tinting, and another 450H without factory tinting:
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tinting is not a factory option, so it is never listed on the spec sheet--unless you are referring to the UV tint that the majority of cars come with these days. One way to tell film tint from factory tint embedded in the glass is to look at the periphery of the rear window where the film is usually cut just a millimeter short of the "dots." Or you can lower a window to see that the film stops just short of the top edge of the glass. All film tints are done as an aftermarket job, whether it's listed or not.
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Originally Posted by jlin101
tinting is not a factory option, so it is never listed on the spec sheet--unless you are referring to the UV tint that the majority of cars come with these days. One way to tell film tint from factory tint embedded in the glass is to look at the periphery of the rear window where the film is usually cut just a millimeter short of the "dots." Or you can lower a window to see that the film stops just short of the top edge of the glass. All film tints are done as an aftermarket job, whether it's listed or not.
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Originally Posted by NewGS4me
Well, after all these posts I realized it was an aftermarket tint job on the rear windows. I had the car shipped to me from an out-of-state dealership to my dealership, which is why I was concerned about having it covered. MY dealership didn't do the work....but they immediately took care of the problem for me, so my window stress is gone. Customer care points for Kearny Mesa Lexus.
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Originally Posted by jwa
I just purchased the GS 450H, and it came from the factory with tinted glass. Tinting isn't listed on the sticker as an option, but the side and rear glass are definitely tinted, and even the front glass seems to be tinted slightly. The tinting is in the glass, so there's no arguing that the dealer did it, and I just traded the 2006 GS, so I'm not imagining the tinting is there.
Before picking up my Silver-black 450H, I had seen the White, black, and NM colored 450H, and those didn't have tinting. Either my car is an anommaly, or my color combo comes factory tinted.
Here are the Pics of my 450H with factory tinting, and another 450H without factory tinting:
Full Size: http://imagehost.vendio.com/preview/jw/jwa682/450i2.jpg
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Full Size: http://imagehost.vendio.com/preview/...682/450h15.jpg
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Before picking up my Silver-black 450H, I had seen the White, black, and NM colored 450H, and those didn't have tinting. Either my car is an anommaly, or my color combo comes factory tinted.
Here are the Pics of my 450H with factory tinting, and another 450H without factory tinting:
Full Size: http://imagehost.vendio.com/preview/jw/jwa682/450i2.jpg
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Full Size: http://imagehost.vendio.com/preview/...682/450h15.jpg
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The Lexus and Toyota laminated windshields are made by Nippon Safety and the rest of the windows are manufactured by Asahi. Whether it's listed or not on the window sticker doesn't have a bearing since those window stickers are printed at the local Port of Entry either Long Beach, Portland, Newark or Jacksonville. Toyota/Lexus made in Japan use local Japanese vendors for glass...and is always "tinted" UV glass.
If you notice, the last picture you posted is NOT a US Spec GS and is only a representative photo. Because of the camera angle (and possible usage of a photo polarized lens), that is not an accurate representation. All glass that comes on US Spec cars from Japan must meet the minimum SAE/DOT standards. No passenger car that is sold in the United States has any kind of tint other than the factory embedded color during manufacturing. It would be pretty expensive for any car manufacturer to make two different kinds of glass for a passenger vehicle. On trucks and SUV's on the other hand, that's a different story.
Common aftermarket film tint i.e. 50%, 35%, 20%, 5% are those that actually darken the glass. What you see on your factory GS450h is standard glass tint.
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Originally Posted by jwa
I wasn't suggesting that Lexus installs film tinting as an option; I was showing that my 450H came from the factory with glass that had an embedded tinting. Not all 450H's come with this embedded tinting, so while it may not technically be an option, it's not a standard feature of either. I posted a picture of my GS with factory tinting and another GS without to show the difference, however, I acknowledge that this may not be conclusive enough for all forum members.
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