tints - 50% all around

[eggy790]

ok im getting tints done for free by a friend

i was wondering if anyone had pics of 50% tint all around as thats what i plan on getting.

is it noticable?

or should i go for 35%?/40%?

cheers

 

[Beef-Mc]

Any tint on the front windows are illegal bud.

 

[Hazza]

Got legal my friend.

 

[eggy790]

lol that sucks
?

do u really get troubel for 50% all round?

 

[Hazza]

Yes mate, they'll tell you to rip them off.

 

[B7JLS]

^^ on the front windows there is a factory standard 12% ish tint, so even if you had 'light smoke' tints on front - they will be illegal, 21st century tints in poole was being watched by VOSA because he doe all the brand new range rovers from christchurch.

 

[B7JLS]

... because light smoke is 30% which is the max allowance, so would make total of 42 ish...

 

[eggy790]

maybe it depends on area? coz u dnt seem to get trouble around here, i know loadsa mates with 35% all around n have had them for years

may just go for 35 on bak and 50 on front? or is the difference between back and front rly noticable like that?

 

[Has]

I asked VOSA to test my standard front window on my old clio.

Came out at 28.8% standard. (30% is the limit)


I had a very light tint on the front, measuring in total 38% but still had to get it removed (had it on 4years!!)

It was very light so never had any problem. Didnt get a fine or anything, just a 14 day pro notice (i was lucky)


He did say tho, if it was any darker i would have to have taken them off instantly and also be fined.

 

[B7JLS]

yes there is, wouldnt risk it, if you travel out of your are, so somewhere a little more strict, you get a fine, and will have to take them off. nay bohter with them

 

[Beef-Mc]

Boy from Dundee got stopped and made to remove his tints by the roadside.

 

[eggy790]

ok fair enough, lol but there free lol u dont get points for them do you?

 

[cat171]

I think that silly dark tints look utterly w@nk.

 

[eggy790]

me 2 , i just want them light

 

[Gary-Lew]

If you crash and and hit a 3rd party, your insurance will laugh in your face if you have 50% on the fronts.

 

[eggy790]

serious ^ ?

 

[Beef-Mc]

Yep.

Any excuse to avoid paying out.

 

[clvs2222]

dont get the fronts done, i had 50's in the back 3 and 30's on the front and i got pulled. me an the missis were scraping them off with our nails on the side of the motorway. imo, just get a light tint on the rear 3 and leave our fronts ones be, as they are tinted by the maker to the maximum allowed by VOSA.

 

[Gary-Lew]

dont get the fronts done, i had 50's in the back 3 and 30's on the front and i got pulled. me an the missis were scraping them off with our nails on the side of the motorway. imo, just get a light tint on the rear 3 and leave our fronts ones be, as they are tinted by the maker to the maximum allowed by VOSA.

been telling folks this for ages :approve: PS Dylan and i will give you a head start on the meet mate

 

[Paul RN]

If you crash and and hit a 3rd party, your insurance will laugh in your face if you have 50% on the fronts.

Nevermind it will be your fault for driving of the road into that tree at night because you couldn't see clearly out the front of the car

 

[Gary-Lew]

If you crash and and hit a 3rd party, your insurance will laugh in your face if you have 50% on the fronts.

Nevermind it will be your fault for driving of the road into that tree at night because you couldn't see clearly out the front of the car

:S

 

[Paul RN]

Nevermind it will be your fault for driving of the road into that tree at night because you couldn't see clearly out the front of the car

:S

Tinting the front screen just reduces the drivers visibility and to me it sounds plain stupid. No idea how you'd see out with 50% less light, so no wonder the police and insurance companies get funny about it.

 

[Gary-Lew]

:S

Tinting the front screen just reduces the drivers visibility and to me it sounds plain stupid. No idea how you'd see out with 50% less light, so no wonder the police and insurance companies get funny about it.

ON THE FRONTS, meaning side windows

 

[wozzaa]

One thing people always forget when looking at tints and going "Oh that's only a 30% tint it should be legal"...glass is not 100% clear usually around 90% without any film on it.

And the law was changed that you can now receive a fine and points for seriously tinted cars due to the car being classified as non road worthy or dangerous.

Also the person or company doing the tints can also be done now too.

 

[moggy]

dont get it, why do people want to do the front,
as when the sides & back are done car looks dark inside anyway....

 

[ForceIndia]

There was a guy near where I used to work, running an S3 with the windscreen tinted. Got pulled outside the shop, the police were actually laughing at the dozy pillock. Couldn't get the tint off, so had to be towed.