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Can the rear deck brake light be removed independently to allow for tinting??

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Old 08-30-2001, 06:33 AM
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Default Can the rear deck brake light be removed independently to allow for tinting??

as opposed to removing the entire rear deck?

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Can you supply some details please?
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Default in my 98.... the guy just tinted right through it... there is a gap between the 3rd light and the

rear window
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Default The rear deck is easily removed...it just snaps off.

<ul><li><a href="https://www.audiworld.com/tech/int23.shtml">FAQ</a></li></ul>
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Default you can slide the tint between the rear cover and the window OR

if you pull backward on the cover (there is a FAQ for removing the rear deck and it is like the first step or two to get just the brake light cover off...you don't have to remove the whole deck), it comes off easily.

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Default You can just snap off the 3rd brake light shroud....

you press in on either side of it and pull back. That should give the tinter enough room to tint the entire rear window. On my A4s, it's really hard to pull that shroud off, but it will come off (that's how the dealer changes those bulbs back there).
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Default yes but if you're tint's dark - one more excuse to pull you over

in md it's illegal to cover the light so they cut the tint around it. looks fine. not noticible at all..
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