Tinting!

1. Robsaxnufc18 Newbie Joined: Jun 2008 Wiltshire Posts: 27 Citroen Saxo 1.0i

   #1 8th August 2008, 18:44

   Can someone give me a rough estimate on how much it will cost to tint the rear window and both rear side windows on my 3 door Mk1?
   
   And would it be worth trying to do it myself
2. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #2 8th August 2008, 18:52

   It can be done DIY style with pre-cut tints you buy of ebay but its a pain to do,to have it done properly your looking at anything from £150-£250 thats what I was quoted.
   
   
   Steve.
3. CoolC Established Member Joined: Oct 2007 Swindon Posts: 1569 Jap Import Supra 3.0TT 430bhp 6sp

   #3 8th August 2008, 18:52

   Your looking at 100-180 depending on where you go.
   
   My friend had a go at it himself and its quite bad, my advice would be to go to a professional.
4. Robsaxnufc18 Newbie Joined: Jun 2008 Wiltshire Posts: 27 Citroen Saxo 1.0i

   #4 8th August 2008, 18:58

   Cheers guys! £200 is what Im looking at spending. Anyone ever heard of Whitehorse Auto Styling in Salisbury?
5. J-Reid Established Member Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 2036

   #5 8th August 2008, 19:01

   motorworld do it for £120 for a 3 door hatch rear and rear side windows.
6. gazwhittle Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2008 Wigan Posts: 2820 Citroen C2 Rthym Soon to be VT* upgrade.

   #6 8th August 2008, 19:03

   if you do mess the tints up how do you get them off anyway ?
7. Robsaxnufc18 Newbie Joined: Jun 2008 Wiltshire Posts: 27 Citroen Saxo 1.0i

   #7 8th August 2008, 19:06

   Im guessing you could peel them off if you did them yourself!
   
   And can someone quickly tell me the laws regarding the darkness of the tints?
8. gazwhittle Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2008 Wigan Posts: 2820 Citroen C2 Rthym Soon to be VT* upgrade.

   #8 8th August 2008, 19:09

   well when i got a quote he refused to tint the front of the car and he did a light transparency test and he was right the factory tints are at the max but the rears can all go to limo black.
9. Robsaxnufc18 Newbie Joined: Jun 2008 Wiltshire Posts: 27 Citroen Saxo 1.0i

   #9 8th August 2008, 19:14

   Like I thought, I have heard so many different people telling me what I can and cannot have! So I have decided just to do the rears!
10. gazwhittle Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2008 Wigan Posts: 2820 Citroen C2 Rthym Soon to be VT* upgrade.

    #10 8th August 2008, 19:14

    but i watched a police program on tele the other week and they were police checking cars with the dsa and a honda civic type r got pulled and asked to remove tints even tho they are factory standard ! so it all depends on the police really
11. Robsaxnufc18 Newbie Joined: Jun 2008 Wiltshire Posts: 27 Citroen Saxo 1.0i

    #11 8th August 2008, 19:21

    I will look in to the law a bit deeper before I make a final decision I think!
12. gazwhittle Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2008 Wigan Posts: 2820 Citroen C2 Rthym Soon to be VT* upgrade.

    #12 8th August 2008, 19:36

    onist opinion unless ya cars a show car i wouldnt bother
13. Matt67 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2008 Kent Posts: 2653 1.6 16v C2 GT

    #13 8th August 2008, 21:32

    hey, i had a go at fitting the tints myself.. i wouldn't recommend it, because even if you get all the tints on without ripping or fucking them up.. they don't look very good, my advice go pro, cost me about £140
14. AaronSimmons Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2008 Chelmsford, ESSEX Posts: 556

    #14 8th August 2008, 21:36

    i personally dont recommend it.
15. griff2610 Newbie Joined: Jun 2008 Chester Posts: 27 2001 Saxo Furio

    #15 8th August 2008, 21:59

    total tinting
    
    5 year warranty on film
    lifetime warranty on fitting
    
    www.totaltinting.co.uk
    
    i got quoted 170 for all the windows on mine even the front! might even do windscreen too lol!!
16. Matt67 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2008 Kent Posts: 2653 1.6 16v C2 GT

    #16 8th August 2008, 22:12

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by griff2610 total tinting 5 year warranty on film lifetime warranty on fitting www.totaltinting.co.uk i got quoted 170 for all the windows on mine even the front! might even do windscreen too lol!!

    illegal? Well the windscreen tinting is definitely illegal.
17. griff2610 Newbie Joined: Jun 2008 Chester Posts: 27 2001 Saxo Furio

    #17 8th August 2008, 22:46

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Matt67 illegal? Well the windscreen tinting is definitely illegal.

    yeah it is on the front windows but if you only get it lightly you wownt get pulled! i know the windscreen is! bit impractical to i.e drivng at night!
18. Andy_Mack Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2008 Glasgow(ish) Posts: 157 Mk1 VTR

    #18 9th August 2008, 23:39

    fink ur allowed 20ish% tint on the front sides and nothing other than a sunstrip on the screen dont take that as gospel tho
    
    ive got a light smoke all round and a sunstrip and have no issues with the polizi
19. user_19702 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2007 Kendal, Cumbria Posts: 2728 White mk1 VTS

    #19 10th August 2008, 02:13

    They are a twat to get on and a twat to get off lol...u fuk it up...well your fuked....took my mate 3hours of scrapping to get the glue stuff off when he messed them up, get them done proffesionaly...dipped windows ftw