Rep Power: 710

I just paid a good deal for some nice 3M tint. 20% all around. And to my dismay started seeing little holes in the side window tint appear. At first I thought they where bubbles, but they arn't.. The guy that did it, did a great job. On the tops of the windows, its more than holes in the tint, the glass has been gouged pretty good.



For a while I noticed that when the windows are rolled down, they rattle against something, especially when I close the door. So finally I peeled back the weather stripping a bit and saw this braket:



I'm the 5th owner of this car.. But I can't quite understand whats missing in the door here.. Obviously a regular camaro door isn't gonna have this metal braket with two prongs normally knocking into the window and destroying someone's tint and gouging the glass.

Does anyone know what the bracket is for? What I could be missing and how this happened? I'm rather fuming at the moment that it destroyed my tint.

The nice thing is its not that noticable from the outside, looks like a little bit of dirt or something if you look closely.

 
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That bracket is a guide for the window u can adjust it. theres supposed to be a little soft pad thing on the end of it. (which means like many fbodys, yours is broken) I have afew extra when we replaced the ones in auto class. I got my windows tinted and didnt kno that 1 of mine were broken till the window decded to grind on the tint and scratch it real bad.

 
Rep Power: 896

you guys had the tint on the outside? The guy that did mine put it all on the outside so it wouldn't get abused from the weather AND those metal brackets.

 
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no from the pics it looks like its tinted on the inside

 
Rep Power: 895

i need to get mine done. Driving in texas without tint is insane.

 
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You're telling me. I had 20% on my '94 and that's what I'll get for my '99, it's dark enough people really can't see it but light enough you can see out at night.

 
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Unfortunitly Tony's right. I was lucky with my '94 but I'll have to double check my '99 so I won't do the same.

 
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chad i think i got 2 good 1s that u could have if u have brokend 1s thats the same mistake i made

 
Rep Power: 719

Thats a camaro for you. Window probems are old news. It will happen.

 
Rep Power: 1069

most manufacturers used that system, that's what slamming the doors does for you (you abuse it it will break)

 
Rep Power: 710

Thanks guys. Now I just wish I checked here first. Sounds like this is a common problem. You think the Chevy dealership would have replacement pads?

 
Rep Power: 744

Hold on didnt you just...did you mean inside...which is where mine is...

 
Rep Power: 1069

they should, they are fairly cheap