First off, need to vent, just got back from lunch, when I walk out to my car, I discover that I have a FREAKING LARGE screw sticking about half an inch out of the front tire! AHHHHHHHHHHH! I'm pissed, I just got the car about a month ago, sooooo not cool....oh well, I've wanted to take it to the dealership anyway to have them check out the tint on the rear window, I didn't notice until about 2 weeks ago but in bright sunlight, you can see bubbles, or spots, in the tint job, it's brand new, I mean, drove it off the lto with 22 miles on it, so they should fix this for me right? But how? Anybody else have this problem?

Thanks!

~Britt

socal4ever2005@yahoo.com

 

is the bubbly tint just on the rear window?

yes, take the car back and have them redo the faulty window tint/s.

 

Woow this is scary... I had both those things happen to me in my first month of ownership too!! Except the huge *** nail was in my rear right tire... I went to Just Tires to fix it for around $21

 

Ishu! No way! You had the same things happen! Small world! Geez, yah, I'm gonna give the dealership a call tomorrow and find out what they can do for both situations...do you know if the screw in the tire is covered under the warantee?

 

Oh! And yes to SDRacer's question, just on the rear window

 

maybe u guys bought it at the same dealership? and that dealership has this problem???
::shrug:: just a theory since both of u live in the oc area

 

Well, I ran over my nail somewhere on the freeway, so it would be my fault, so I don't think warranty would cover my case. Tire repair is pretty cheap anyways at third-party shops like Just Tires, as long as the nail is in the tread... I'm not sure if the tire is repairable if it's in the sidewall.

 

Just a thought, but since you said the spots show in bright sunlight, do you by chance wear polarized sunglasses? Do the "bubbles" you see appear in a regular pattern? If so, this is just a side effect of the polarized lenses and you will see it on all cars which use the same process to treat the window. Next time you have a chance, compare what the window looks like with and without your glasses and you'll be sure it's caused by your lenses.

 

This polarized-sunglass effect caught me off guard the first time, and it was even a bit distracting, but I've gotten used to it.

 

yeah the polarization "bubbles" are just there

I dont think there IS factory tint on teh 8