Tinting

  1. Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 510 MK2 VTS
    #1
    Anyone know anything about tinting? Or anywhere to get it done cheap? I see a lot of ebay jobs selling tints but doing it myself would likely result in a shit job. Also found the light limits confusing eg 5% limit lighting but the legal limit requirement is letting 70% light in front/75% through back. So 5% lets in how much? And so on… Couldn’t find online
  2. L-plater Joined: Sep 2014 Peterborough Posts: 79 99' Audi Static A3 02' VTR Turbo Saxo
    #2
    put it this way 0% is like limo black so 5% aint gunna be much better. id say any where between 40-60% for rear and sides and 70 for front sides dont bother with windscreen.
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  3. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 3593
    #3
    Dont do it yourself - trust me!

    Just type in window tinting into google and it'll bring up the ones closest to you. Fronts are illegal to do (spoke to a few tinting places who told me they are already tinted to the limit) so its at your own risk whether you get them done or not.

    The rear 3 you can tint however much you want - even if you can't see through them.

    You should be looking at £100-130 for the rear windows and an extra £50-70 for the front 2.
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  4. Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 510 MK2 VTS
    #4
    Cheers guys. Wish I had my car in Thailand where they have 0% limo on the windscreen hahah
  5. West Midlands Joined: Nov 2005 Nuneaton (West Mids) Posts: 13835 '64 Volvo V40 R’Design, '89 Ph1 309 GTi, ‘97 Mk1 S
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    On ALL Saxo's, the windscreen and front windows already have a tint to the glass which is at the legal limit. Any aftermarket tint takes it beyond the legal limit for those windows.
    The rear quarter windows and rear screen have no legal limit so you can add whatever you like to those three windows
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