Thinking of tints?

  1. Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2009 High Wycombe Posts: 173 Saxo 1.5D Desire 2001
    #1
    i want the same tint all way round 5DR ... maybe not the windscreen.
    i dont want limo or to dark on the back would like to see + dont want to look like a van.
    was thinking a 30% tint so 70% of light comes thru / light smoke....
    Any body got pics of light smoke, and what do you think of if all round.
    thanks in advance =)
  2. Established Member Joined: Sep 2010 Portsmouth Posts: 1936 Scirocco
    #2
    what colours your saxo? i was thinking about doing this on my black vtr... got quoted £250 for the rear 3 windows! think ill stick to the norm for that price
  3. Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2009 High Wycombe Posts: 173 Saxo 1.5D Desire 2001
    #3
    sounds like a lot...
    i have a black 5dr 1.5D
  4. Established Member Joined: Nov 2009 Maldon Posts: 2033 1. MK2 Chalked VT'd 1.1 2. MK1 VTS
    #4
    Can't smoke front two windows... You'll constantly get pulled for it.

    Rear 3 can be whatever you want, I've got dark smoke on mine.
  5. Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2009 High Wycombe Posts: 173 Saxo 1.5D Desire 2001
    #5
    im sure i saw sumwhere you can tint the front as long as 75% light gose thru
  6. Established Member Joined: Nov 2009 Maldon Posts: 2033 1. MK2 Chalked VT'd 1.1 2. MK1 VTS
    #6
    Good luck with that... You'll get pulled for any tint now, and they will attempt to make life hell for having it!

    By all means, try and quote the law etc... But its more hassle than its worth.
  7. Established Member Joined: Jan 2011 Bridgwater, Somerset Posts: 1092 2001 Saxo 1.1
    #7
    Got to agree, my mate had light smokes on his front quaters and he must have been pulled in 5x a week. He tryed quoting the law it wasnt worth it, I ended up removing them for him at the roadside when one copper threatened three points as he believed they were illegal.

    Go limo at the back, and dont bother with the hassle as eventually you will be forced to remove them anyway so save your coin!
  8. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2009 Pembrokeshire Posts: 3952 DubYaRex
    #8
    The windows are already smoked to a slight percent straight from the factory, not much, but enough to mess up any additional tints you add

    there for you will be pulled alot, not worth it.
  9. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Apr 2007 Bournemouth Posts: 15289 '04 VW Transporter.
    #9
    If your going to tint do the front pair too other wise youll just look like a van which is a fail

    I plan to get mine all tinted straight after FCS and cant see a problem with them.. if their legal their legal you can always question the police to prove it its not just their word vs yours..
  10. Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2010 Radstock/bath Posts: 396 Mango furio. now a black vts
    #10
    When you see a cop, open your front windows
  11. Established Member Joined: Sep 2010 Portsmouth Posts: 1936 Scirocco
    #11
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by MangoJake View Post
    When you see a cop, open your front windows
    LOL, itll be 2am, thunder and lightning as he drives past a cop with his windows wide open

    in all seriousness, real dark tints look ghey imo stick to like 40% tint, then you can do the front the same
  12. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2009 Pembrokeshire Posts: 3952 DubYaRex
    #12
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by UKtom View Post
    stick to like 40% tint, then you can do the front the same
    im sorry what?, they have to let 75% of light through

    40% makes it 60% of light through? and like i said, the windows are slightly tinted anyways from stock, only like 3% or something, but its enough to mess up any additional added tints..

    Tints dont suit saxo's anyway
  13. Established Member Joined: Sep 2010 Portsmouth Posts: 1936 Scirocco
    #13
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dano_vT View Post
    im sorry what?, they have to let 75% of light through

    40% makes it 60% of light through? and like i said, the windows are slightly tinted anyways from stock, only like 3% or something, but its enough to mess up any additional added tints..

    Tints dont suit saxo's anyway
    my bad tints arent really my specialist subject i just think they look good when theyre slightly tinted, so you can still see through them but you can still notice that theyre tinted
  14. Infrequent Poster Joined: Apr 2011 darley dale, derbyshire Posts: 194 99 vtr 97 vr6 highline
    #14
    whatever you do pay to get them done properly i bought a roll of tint thinking ill save myself 100 notes and do it myself "how hard can it be" it turns out it aint that easy and my attemp looked absolutely shocking
  15. Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2010 southampton Posts: 591 1.4 8v 52 plate icelandic grey furio
    #15
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by UKtom View Post
    what colours your saxo? i was thinking about doing this on my black vtr... got quoted £250 for the rear 3 windows! think ill stick to the norm for that price
    £156 down the road from me! Real decent guys too, £250 is mugging in broad daylight!
  16. Saxperience Addict Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 11714 A6 Le Mans tuned/A3 TFSI tuned
    #16
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by MangoJake View Post
    When you see a cop, open your front windows
    good luck doing that on a 1.5d under 2 seconds while driving-no electrics


    what's the point in doing that anyway. the 5 sheets of sticky plastic are gonna cost more than the car.
  17. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Apr 2007 Bournemouth Posts: 15289 '04 VW Transporter.
    #17
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Lewiswhitlock View Post
    £156 down the road from me! Real decent guys too, £250 is mugging in broad daylight!
    Who was that? im in the market to get mine done on the car..
  18. Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 153 Selt Leon TDi 150
    #18
    I'm sure you can get a better price than £200 + just dont do it yourself as there is nothing worse than badly done tints