tinting film

[kie1an]

gonna have a go at it myself i think , iv had quotes for it done pro but im looking online now and i might try it . buy some film and take my time with it . anyone on here pulled it off before ? anyone ?

 

[Gary-Lew]

The back window on MK II is a nightmare to do according to the pros

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Not on any car of mine, but use water with a bit of fairy liquid in to wet the film and windows. You can get the bubbles out easily then.

 

[kie1an]

yer well iv only ever really heard bad about doing it yaself but they wouldnt sell it if it cant be done lol so hmm : /

 

[Gary-Lew]

I had a crack at it with Folia-tec film on a land rover discovery i used to own, looked alright but nothing like a pro finish with a warranty

 

[Beef-Mc]

For the sake of £100 I would just get it done properly, saves a lot of time and hassle.

 

[kie1an]

i got quoted £180 for all my windows

 

[Beef-Mc]

I was quoted £100 for the back three, didn't want to get the front ones done, to be told to rip them off.,

 

[Gary-Lew]

i paid 160 for 3M film in Applied products

 

[kie1an]

could jus wait til december get the parents to pay for it xmas prezzy

 

[CJ_Clio89]

I got quoted for £250 on my mk2 phase 2 to get limo on the back three and light smoke on passenger and driver side windows, i was promised an absolute guarenttee it would b perfect, happy with that!

I agree, the bloke in the place said its a pain to do the back window due to the curvature......

( Price includes the tinting film as well, i'm not a total mug! )

 

[cat171]

I'd leave it to the pros tbh.

 

[kie1an]

yer im thinking that now

 

[Gary-Lew]

really sorry i had mine done i think it spoils the look of the car,heres mine

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Looks good, are the front windows the same as the rear 1/4s ??

 

[CJ_Clio89]

You might as well, i've been having this problem also,

i mean i wouldn't do it myself, but do i go the real pro, pay 250 pound get an quality guarentted job, or pay 100 to some guy down local garage who offers it as an out of hours service.

Hes really hit and miss i have seen from his work, some looks great but then others absolutley shocking. At the end of the day, you get what you pay for and for the extra 150 quid i just know i will be so much happier than having a half assed job, which is ok but with a few air bubbles and cracks etc...

Get it pro !

( PS, that doesn't ruin the 182 at all, looks really smart i think )

 

[kie1an]

i like it

 

[CJ_Clio89]

gtvlew, did you get fronts done as well?

 

[Gary-Lew]

nothing on the front i only wanted the rear sides and boot done so the daughter can watch DVDs, knowing my luck if i had the front done i'd have an accident and i would be 1% over the legal front tint limit and bye bye insurance cover

 

[CJ_Clio89]

Ahh very true actually, got to be really careful with that..

Quick question myself, sunstrip.. does that affect anything? Can you have an illegal sunstrip i mean obvoiusly if its blocking your view then yeah. But apart from that can they be illegal for being to dark perhaps?

 

[Gary-Lew]

Problem with front tints, you dont know the % of the factory tint, so putting on the lightest film might push you over the legal limit, different case if your motor does'nt have tinted glass to start with
Gary

 

[CJ_Clio89]

Yeah true, friend of mine is totally driving with illegal tints..... he has limo black on back three and his fronts, he gets away with it by always driving with the windows down. Suprised he hasn't been caught out by rain etc yet