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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 09:16 AM
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My side windows are spotted.......there are like dark tinted spot in them.......this is not hard water spots........my car is garaged.....the windshield and rear window are not affected.
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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 02:50 PM
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I see this on mine, but only through certain kinds of sunglasses. In fact, I see this on lots of cars when I'm wearing sunglasses.

Can't see the spots without sunglasses. Can you?
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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 02:51 PM
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it is very noticable on mine in certain lighting conditions... no idea if anything can be done to fix it though.
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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Millenium 04
My side windows are spotted.......there are like dark tinted spot in them.......this is not hard water spots........my car is garaged.....the windshield and rear window are not affected.

I see that on my car and others with my polarized sunglasses on otherwise I don't notice it...
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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 02:54 PM
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I think they came that way. I've noticed it, but never really thought about it until now. I wouldn't worry too much about it. Mine is a 98.
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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 03:54 PM
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I think that polarized sunglasses do that to all tempered windows.
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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 03:56 PM
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It's normal. You'll see it on many different cars, not just the C5s.
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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 04:00 PM
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I used to see it all the time, but i got them tinted so i dont see them anymore.
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I see the same thing on my Vette and on my Honda Accord when wearing my polarized sunglasses.
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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 04:11 PM
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It's normal. You'll see it on many different cars, not just the C5s.
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I see the same thing on my Vette when wearing my polarized sunglasses.
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It's on mine too.
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I see the spots when I'm wearing my polarized sunglasses, or when drinking too much Captain Morgan.
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