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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 07:42 PM
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number in windhield tint

so i have a 2008 STi and i noticed today while laying in my passenger seat there's the number 79 in the right hand corner tinted area of the windshield but it's transparent. does anyone with a 08+ have this in their windshield???
Old Nov 1, 2009 | 07:52 PM
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the tint cant go beyond that or its illegal in some states
Old Nov 1, 2009 | 09:26 PM
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No it's not that number. It's TRANSPARENT. it's maybe about an inch and a half
Old Nov 1, 2009 | 09:38 PM
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Got a picture?
Old Nov 1, 2009 | 11:45 PM
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no i tried but it doesn't show in the picture. it's backwards when i'm inside the car. i'm going to have to try again and take a picture tomorrow during the day time.
Old Nov 2, 2009 | 09:29 AM
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so here are the pictures. i've tried seeing if i could take it off from the outside and inside and no luck

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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 10:00 AM
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i would have never even noticed something like that
Old Nov 2, 2009 | 10:38 AM
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Are you the first owner of the sti? Maybe the previous owner had a sticker "79" for a rally/track/drag event..
Old Nov 2, 2009 | 10:57 AM
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I'm the first owner. IDK but it's irritating. I've cleaned it over and over and can't get rid of it
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i would have never even noticed something like that
Hahaha, same here! That's quite the interesting catch.
Old Nov 2, 2009 | 08:32 PM
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Perhaps it is a number in a manufacturing batch. Example: windshield #79 of 250
Old Nov 2, 2009 | 09:47 PM
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maybe ... just wondering if anyone else with a 2008+ has it. it's kind of irritating because i know it's there
Old Nov 2, 2009 | 10:25 PM
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we had a customer complain about something like that where I work. It was one of the "09" stickers that sales put on the windshield and after sitting in the sun. Guess it "baked" into the tint.
Old Nov 3, 2009 | 05:06 PM
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hahha interesting. amazing you actually noticed it haha
Old Nov 3, 2009 | 05:51 PM
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doesn't look like a sticker. but yeah, i didn't notice it until i laid down in the passenger seat which i hardly ever sit in



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