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Old Aug 20, 2009 | 11:09 PM
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We see this as a common problem in our customers vehicles. The window pushers have a felt on them and it wears then the metal hits the glass instead of the felt scratching. We have them used for $7.00 not sure about Gm new but I can check and post later. The window pushers are the little L shaped brass color bracket with the felt edge.
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Old Mar 21, 2010 | 12:46 PM
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I have a 2001 alero. Yesterday i went out to scrape the windows because of a snow storm and i scratched up the tint really bad.. i was just wondering if they could fix it or if they would have to totally re tint it?
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Old Mar 21, 2010 | 12:57 PM
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Wow bringing one back from the dead. If the tint is scratched it has to be replaced
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Old Sep 15, 2010 | 12:41 PM
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Just get the kit from these guys. Works like a charm and solves the problem.http://www.tintprotector.com/universal/index.htm
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Old Sep 15, 2010 | 04:26 PM
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Just get the kit from these guys. Works like a charm and solves the problem.http://www.tintprotector.com/universal/index.htm
umm ok guy
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Old Sep 30, 2010 | 10:10 AM
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Hmm, wish I had known about this before today, I guess I could have searched. My car is getting tinted as I type this. Any recommendations?
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Old Sep 30, 2010 | 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by BlueSuperGoat
Hmm, wish I had known about this before today, I guess I could have searched. My car is getting tinted as I type this. Any recommendations?
Put your window down pull rubber back, grab a flash light and look down in there to see if they are broken before you get tint.
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Old Sep 30, 2010 | 03:27 PM
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Thanks. I called the tint shop and asked them to look while they were working on it. The said the felt and the brackets looked good. And considering they charge $50 to refelt the brackets, I figure they must be shooting me straight. I'll probably order some of the brackets myself and check them periodically to see if they need to be changed. Kind of a crappy problem, never had anything like that to worry about on any other of my cars.
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Yeah, it stinks. You can order them pretty cheap from Partstaxi. He's a sponsor on here.
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Old Oct 31, 2010 | 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by LS14EVR
Yeah, it stinks. You can order them pretty cheap from Partstaxi. He's a sponsor on here.
The part number listed in the first post is the correct part # for the felt bracket right?

edit: part ordered from partstaxi.. glad I remembered to fix it since I'm gettin my windows done next weekend..

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Originally Posted by nichoLaS1
The part number listed in the first post is the correct part # for the felt bracket right?

edit: part ordered from partstaxi.. glad I remembered to fix it since I'm gettin my windows done next weekend..


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Old Nov 2, 2010 | 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by meghan09
I have a 2001 alero. Yesterday i went out to scrape the windows because of a snow storm and i scratched up the tint really bad.. i was just wondering if they could fix it or if they would have to totally re tint it?
I guess no one caught that! scraped his tint(inside the car) by scraping the snow off the outside of the car. LOL. Never heard of anyone tinting the outside of a window...although I guess it can be done
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Old Feb 3, 2011 | 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by LS-1Z28
Just get the kit from these guys. http://www.tintprotector.com/ Works like a charm and solves the problem.
Thanks!
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