As anyone removed their jk door windows for any reason? I'm trying to take my windows out so I can tint them. I had the door panel off and all the bolts out of the black inner panel but that's as far as I can get it. The window regulator is bolted fast from the inside and from what I can see impossible to take out the bottom screw. Any thoughts, links to a write up, or detailed instructions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

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Anyone? I'd really like to tint these windows and want to use the tint I never got around to putting on my mustang windows.. I've had at least 20+ car and truck windows out before and never had one kick my a$$ like this.

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Why not take it to a pro? No need to take the windows out.

 

I've tinted windows before with no problem but I've always taken them out so the tint covers the entire window. I don know of any local shops that do window tint and all the ones I've seen done had a strip around the window where the seal is that isn't tinted. Maybe it's OCD but little things like that drive me nuts, lol. I know of one guy that is awesome at tinting windows but I can't find anyone with good contact info for him.

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Get the warranty on the film when you get it done. Somewhere deep inside my door is some interference that is scratching the bottom of the window on both doors when the window goes all the way down. If you don't like the clear strip across the top of the window then it'll drive you nuts to have the tint scratched at the bottom of the window.

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Good point. I didn't see anything in there that it would hit but maybe I looked in the wrong places. I'm still doing some research to figure it out. When I do I'll try to do a write up with pictures. Once I get determined to do something I won't give up on it.

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I had to remove my rear window as part of doing a repair on the door latch mechanism, was fairly easy once you get the jist of what needs to be done - wish I had taken a few pictures along the way, so I won't be much direct help... but when I did mine I followed a write up I found from the "other" JK forum... not sure if I can link to them or not here, but if you search on the term Jeep JK rear door panel removal, you should see the thread to which I refer - it's talking about the rear panel removal (which also relates to removing the window), but it is similar for the front.

I remember the trick once you get in there was that there were two plastic oval shapes near the bottom of the inner panel that look like they were partially punched out, but not quite... you have to cut those two small ovals out, which then gives you access to the tabs to push in to release the window - then, assuming you've already removed the top trim piece and weather stripping, it just pulls right on out. It helped to have a second set of hands to do this; one to push the tabs in while the other holds on to the top of the window and then pulls it on out.

 

These are the scratches on the inside of the window. Happens on all JKs.

 

I don't have that on my JK after five years. Maybe there's a badger living inside your door.

 

That's my uncles jk, same on mine, same on my other one. I've seen it on a number of customers vehicles also.