Looking at a used car today. It looks pretty clean and runs well. PROBLEM - It has tint on the rear side windows and on the rear window. The side windows are pretty clear, but the rear window is a mess. If you look in the rearview mirror, you can barely tell what kind of car is behind you - i…

Those who put it on would be the most knowledgeable about taking it off…This may be mission impossible as the defroster traces are very fragile…

If you can feel the defrost and antenna traces on the inside of the window, and you can on most cars, it will be very hard to take the tint off without damaging them. It might be a good idea to see if they work in the first place. If not, then you can’t break them any worse. Right? Even with a ste…

I’ve used the ammonia/garbage bag method to remove window tint from the rear glass without doing damage to the heater grid. Just take your time and it should come off with no problem or damage. Tester

Thanks for the input. If I buy the car I will wait for summer to try to get the tint off. If this post is still up, I will report success (or lack thereof).

Removing window tint from rear window

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hellokit March 28, 2010, 3:16am 2

It’s not too hopeful for removing the tint without damaging the heater / antennae. Removing the tint is a difficult job even for a tint shop. A tint shop is where you need to go.

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Removing window tint from rear window

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