When it comes to tinting windows on a Panamera – you need to know a few things before doing that. Two main things you need to remember when tinting a Panamera windows:
- You must install a felt or moll skin on the inner edge of the bottom weatherstrip (Anti scratch kit)
- If you have Thermal/Insulated windows – your tint dry time will extend to 4-6 weeks
Well, lets first start with a fact that once you install your tint and you roll down your window first time around – YOU WILL GET SCRATCHES. You ask why? Well, Porsche wasnt too smart with a design and they decided to install a hard plastic window guide on the bottom of the window. Dirt gets trapped between a plastic and a window and it will scratch your new tint right away. Many peope on Porsche forums complaint about that. Many!
By having a felt liner applied to the plastic, it will drastically reduce the number of scratches on the tint. It may not eliminate it completely, but it will be a very noticeable difference compared to a Panamera without some type of felt liner. It will not interfer with the window operations. People are reporting 2+ years without scratches.
To install the felt, some say you must remove door panels. I did it on my Panamera from the top. I stretched it out and pushed it down with a screwdriver then once it was in place – I pulled the backing from the tape and peeled it off. Thats it.
Q: Should I tint a Thermal/insulated glass?
A: Install was no different then any other car and should be very straight forward. Just dont spend the money on some crazy new nano technology tint because your thermal windows do VERY GOOD job in keeping your car cool.
Q: What is a tint protector?
A: Well, tint protector is a piece of felt or moll skin that you stick on like a tape on the inside edge of the bottom window track. Best product is moll skin which you can get it Here
Q: What type of tint should I get?
A: Make sure you get a ceramic tint so that when you get your Radar Detector – it will not interfere with it. Metalic tint causes problems with certain radio frequencies or nav systems. “Formula one -pinnacle series” is ceramic and very good. So is the “Huper Optik”. Next good one would be “Prestige Spectra Photosync” or “Suntek”
Here are photos with the Felt Kit installed:
