Shostopper

Hello all I just bought my first Vette and I am taking it in next week to have an XPEL clear bra put on and the windows tinted, but I was wondering how do you stop the Drivers and Passengers windows from rolling down when the door opens? They both open about a quarter of an inch and then roll up when the door is closed, and I don't want them to do this when the tint is applied so it can properly dry.

joehenry

You are kidding right?

TerryL

Wouldn't disconnecting the battery do the trick? They have to be reset to (index) after a battery disconnection don't they? Have the glass tinted before they're re indexed. Just guessing here.

GL10DR

That's what I thought you just beat me to it

4SUMERZ

Congrats on buying a great looking GS

FortMorganAl

Disconnecting the battery will be the only way to keep the windows from trying to clear the trim when opening and closing the doors. And if the battery is disconnected the door pads won't work to open the doors so you better know about the key to open the hatch and where the mechanical pulls are.

But the installer you pick better know all this already or you are going to have a lot more issues when the installer doesn't know how to install tint over the dots on the hatch glass.

FortMorganAl

Disconnecting the battery will be the only way to keep the windows from trying to clear the trim when opening and closing the doors. And if the battery is disconnected the door pads won't work to open the doors so you better know about the key to open the hatch and where the mechanical pulls are.

But the installer you pick better know all this already or you are going to have a lot more issues when the installer doesn't know how to install tint over the dots on the hatch glass.

Shostopper

Thanks for the replies but I think you guys are misunderstanding what I am asking. I do not want the window to roll down when I open the door.

HBsurfer

They understand. Disconnect the battery and your windows will not roll down when you open the door.

owc6

Are you asking because you want to temporarily disable this while waiting for it to "cure"? You can either disconnect the battery, or you can move the window position slightly from the "up" pollution. It should not index then.

If you want to do this permanently for whatever reason, you will be sorry. It will be loud and will whistle while driving, as well as not be sealed, so you can expect some water coming in and all the attendant musty, moldy, yuckiness (that's a technical term) that goes with it.

Johnathon59

owc6

I just reread this, and a third option is that the OP doesn't want the window to index "down", in which case the answer is that he will not be able to open or close the door at all. Even with the battery disconnected, the only way to open the door is to use the door pull on the floor or the pull in the hatch/trunk which will index the window down even with no power.

RocketDawg

They won't roll down all the way, but they'll be down to the indexing position. Disconnecting the battery will make them index down, but they won't go back up when the door's closed. He wants the window to stay all the way up, but I'm not even sure the door would close that way. It might hit the trim piece that indexing down serves to miss.

I suppose he could just leave the doors open until the tint dries, but they don't put it all the way to the top of the window anyway. There's a small margin at the top edge where there's not trim, as I understand it.

11Black-GS

You might want to see if there is a fuse that you can pull to prevent this. In my BMW you just needed to pull a fuse and the windows wouldn't go down. I just had my windows tinted and made sure I told the installer about it just so that he can tint it accordingly. If you can, just don't drive your car for a few days after the tint is installed. I don't think you will hurt anything opening the door a few times afterwards.

Chuck Little

You are worrying needlessly.
Just look at all the Corvettes that have tinted windows.
Just don't drive it, if you are really concerned. My installer told me just to keep it at a minimum and don't roll the windows down.
The only sure way, remove the windows from the car, tint them, let them heal, and re-install, and pray the installer doesn't scratch the tint.

BWF07

What you are referring to is Window Indexing. It is built in and it cannot be discontinued except as already stated in the battery disconnect. Seeing you are taking the car in to have this done, you will have to get in the car to drive it home. So you have one option and that is open the hatch and clime if through the rear hatch area and exit the same way.

With that said I am sure your window tinting company has done C6 Corvette's and they are aware of teh issue and will compensate for that. If they have never done a Corvette find another place.

raspyc6

^what the gentleman above said. The last statement is the most important. The level of obsession to cease any indexing outweighs the true need for said worry over tint adhering right.

Shostopper

Ok I see what you guys are saying, thank for the input. My installer has done many C6's and a few C7's

BWF07

Then he is well aware of the indexing issue and you will be fine.