# Remove window tinting

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/remove-window-tinting/35648>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** odyssey, honda\
**Created:** [August 27, 2009, 1:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remove-window-tinting/35648 "2009-08-27T01:18:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![schmidts2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b487fb/32.png) [@schmidts2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/schmidts2)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2009, 1:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remove-window-tinting/35648/1 "2009-08-27T01:18:21Z")

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I recently bought a 2003 Honda Odyssey. I am not accustomed to the window tinting and would like to remove it. Is this possible?

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2009, 1:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remove-window-tinting/35648/2 "2009-08-27T01:22:16Z")

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Is this “factory” window tinting, or is it aftermarket window tinting?

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**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2009, 1:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remove-window-tinting/35648/3 "2009-08-27T01:56:15Z")

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VCDdriver’s question is a good one. A factory tinted window is actually in the glass and cannot be removed. An add-on window tint film can be, usually with a razor blade scraper. The best way to tell the difference is look at the window edges. An add-on window film will have a small gap at the seal where it was trimmed. Factory tinted glass has no trim edge.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2009, 5:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remove-window-tinting/35648/4 "2009-08-27T05:01:32Z")

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If it’s aftermarket tinting, here’s how to remove it. [http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-Window-Tint](http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-Window-Tint). If it’s factory tinting, it’s forever.

Tester