best tints

1. soldier Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 223

   #1 23rd October 2006, 17:24

   hi can you peeps tell me what would be the best tint percantage on met blue saxo
   
   legal
2. Curran Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 5387

   #2 23rd October 2006, 17:45

   if you want it legal then nothing on the front and whatever you like on the rear. will look odd if you go dark on the rear though.
3. Salmon1 Established Member Joined: Jul 2006 Edinburgh Posts: 1018 vts

   #3 23rd October 2006, 17:58

   I disagree mate.
   
   I went Limo Black rear 3(98%), With Dark Smoke on front(80%).
   
   I thought it looked ok.
   
   Then i got done and had to remove front 2, i actually think it looks 10x better tint free on the front.
4. Josh_Phipps Established Member Joined: Jun 2006 Aylesbury, Bucks Posts: 1867 Mk 2 Vtr (sold), Fiat Seciento Sporting

   #4 23rd October 2006, 18:00

   I think 80% tint on the rear looks nice
5. saxo_VTR_115bhp L-plater Joined: Aug 2006 plymouth Posts: 59 saxo VTR mk2

   #5 23rd October 2006, 19:59

   yeah i am dark somking my back and leving the front for the time being!
6. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

   #6 24th October 2006, 01:11

   i dont like them at all mate a ripped mine out about a month ago, but if i had to have them again id go for a light smoke
7. jlf Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2006 Guernsey Posts: 918 01 Saxo VTS

   #7 24th October 2006, 09:44

   i reckon 75% looks neat ill get pictures if you wont of mine.
8. R4T Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4630

   #8 24th October 2006, 11:29

   go for 45 all over looks soooooooooooo nice
9. DevilDamo Saxperience Addict Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 13761

   #9 24th October 2006, 12:16

   Question for you...
   
   Do you want the tints to be legal?
   
   If so, have nothing on the front (as saxo17s) said.
   
   If not, have whatever you want but in my opinion, limo is too dark. Go one stage lighter.
10. Hazza17 Established Member Joined: Oct 2005 Southampton United Kingdom (England) Posts: 2333 Mazda Rx7, Honda Integra DC5 and GTR

    #10 24th October 2006, 12:33

    heres a pic of my posi blue saxo with the 3 rears tinted in a medium smoke
    
    
    
    
11. Hazza17 Established Member Joined: Oct 2005 Southampton United Kingdom (England) Posts: 2333 Mazda Rx7, Honda Integra DC5 and GTR

    #11 24th October 2006, 12:34

    
12. soldier Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 223

    #12 24th October 2006, 23:31

    Can anyone post some images of the tint% and the photos in blue
13. Mark51p Super Moderator Joined: Sep 2006 Wakefield Posts: 14427 Golf GT

    #13 25th October 2006, 09:57

    i had all my windows limo style and you couldn't see in then i got pulled a couple of weeks ago and had to take the front ones out and it doesn't look as good.
    i wouldn't get just the back done.
    id have either light smoked all the way round or none at all and spend the money on a show cage.imo
14. DevilDamo Saxperience Addict Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 13761

    #14 25th October 2006, 10:34

    I have light smoke all round and I think it looks fine. I think the percentage is around 75%. Can't really remember off the top of my head. You can't really get a good idea by looking at photo's because they will all be different because of the light, etc... If you take a trip to a tinting company, ask them to put the different films against your windows so you can see for yourself how dark they will be, etc...
15. Mark51p Super Moderator Joined: Sep 2006 Wakefield Posts: 14427 Golf GT

    #15 25th October 2006, 12:27

    the legal amount of light that has to be let throuh your glass has to be 75% on the side front windows.
    and you can have what ever you want on the back
16. DevilDamo Saxperience Addict Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 13761

    #16 25th October 2006, 12:33

    Refer to the Sticky thread at the top of this section mate...
    
    

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by DevilDamo Section 32 of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations have been amended to include "Window Tint Films" where such materials attached to the glass are capable of reducing the Visible Light Transmission of forward windows to below prescribed levels (70% VLT for windows forward of the 'B' pillar)

17. steveos_vts Established Member Joined: Apr 2004 Reading Posts: 1044 VTS, 16V, GT,VTS,GTI,SCOOBY,GTI

    #17 25th October 2006, 19:36

    
18. bul69 Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2006 doncaster Posts: 467 forte 1.1i (legend)

    #18 26th October 2006, 16:49

    80-90% on back.. 65% front.. looks good on pretty much anything... depends on wot u prefere... but defo get about a 15-20% difference