I believe my car had tinted windows before I got it. I found out when the tint guy I took it into told me there was lots of glue residue (wonder what else was done and taken back to stock that I don't know about) so hopefully the tinted windows have saved my stitching.

You have those door panels a bit further back toward the seat than they come in the GTO. It looks like if you slide them toward the front of the car they won't fit so tight against the seat and still be functional...just a thought.