A woman recently tinted the windows on her Tesla and believes this means she can’t open the door for the next four days. Is she being a responsible car owner or overdoing it?
TikTok creator Rachel Hughes (@heyrachelhughes) posted a video with her Tesla conundrum over the weekend. The video shows Hughes in her Tesla looking resigned to the next four days of limited freedom. “POV: You tinted your windows, but you drive a Tesla so you can’t open the driver’s side door for four days…” reads the video’s text overlay.
Viewers React to the Woman’s Tesla Tinted Window Claim
In the comments section, viewers let Hughes know that she isn’t actually forbidden from opening her Tesla doors for that long.
“I also drive a Tesla with tinted windows and it’s totally OK to open the door while it’s curing,” wrote one viewer. “They only roll down a tiny bit.”
A second person said, “I’ve forgotten and rolled a window down too early every single time (probably 20+ cars) and it’s never been an issue. Find a different tint shop.”
Others said they simply can’t relate to a lifestyle with these kinds of problems. “I’m too poor to understand this,” wrote one viewer. Another person agreed, “First world problems.”
Should Tesla Owners Wait 4 Days To Open Doors After A Window Tint?
In general, it takes up to five days for a newly tinted window to fully cure. Until that time, your tinted windows are vulnerable to bubbling or peeling. That’s why Hughes was likely told by the technician who did her window tint to refrain from opening the doors on her Tesla for a four-day period.
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But the drivers in the comments section who said they skirted the rules without consequence aren’t exactly alone. In this Reddit thread posted to r/TeslaLounge a few years ago, drivers discussed whether the fact that the windows roll down every time the Tesla doors open means owners should wait the entire four-day period to be safe.
“My window tint shop said they worry more about the window going the whole way down,” said one commenter. “That is where they had issues with window tint peeling back. I drove my car normally for a few days without opening the windows. All was fine. The other recommendation my tint shop gave me was to keep my car outside in the sun so the tint baked in the sun vs less exposure in my garage.”
A second commenter agreed. “I haven’t had any issues, but did only open the driver’s door maybe a couple of times as I work from home and could simply avoid driving,” they wrote.
A third person confirmed, “They told me they hated it more so that the roll down wouldn’t affect it but to take it easy otherwise.”
InsideEVs contacted Hughes and Tesla via email for comment.
