window tinting

corsapaul · Post by **corsapaul** » Fri May 27, 2005 11:51 pm

does any 1 no of any good window tintin places in the cambridgeshire area?i want the tints so there is silver at the bottom and then it fades to black at the top.wot u think to that?shud luk wiked on a silva car.paul

VKleita · Post by **VKleita** » Sat May 28, 2005 9:00 am

Sounds great!

Alas i don\'t know anywhere but just wanted to say go 4 it!

rick · Post by **rick** » Sat May 28, 2005 9:47 pm

i saw a car with tints like that yesterday. your better off asking how legal they are when you get them done.
also if a cop tells you to pull your tints off at the side of the road make sure they do one of those tests to check how much light they let thru as untill one of those tests have been done they cant leagally make to remove the tints, and they\'ve gotta show you the readout that says there too dark too.

corsapaul · Post by **corsapaul** » Sun May 29, 2005 11:35 am

i was only guna have them tints on the rear 3 windas coz u can do wt u lk on them cant ya.think these look the bolox tho.well atleast it would piss my m8 off in his poo jetta haha

rick · Post by **rick** » Sun May 29, 2005 4:40 pm

the car i saw had them on front and back side windows and the rear screen. personally i think having tints just on the back 3 or lighter tints on the front than the back makes it look cheap and nasty

voodoo_jellybaby2k2 · Post by **voodoo_jellybaby2k2** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 5:11 pm

If the copper does one of the tests on your car and it comes back illegal, ask them nicely to do it on there own car too....... a few friends of mine have done this and found the machine to be faulty as it comes back saying the coppers car is illegal too..... if you ask them nicely they shouldnt have a problem with it.

punkheadgray · Post by **punkheadgray** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 5:14 pm

[quote=\"voodoo_jellybaby2k2\"]ask them nicely to do it on there own car too[/quote]

i like the sound of that, you could say \'just out of interest can you do it on your car\' and if they say no, refuse to pull them off and go to court, id give it a go!

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 12:40 am

you cant have any tint on the front side windows anting is illegal except if its factory, i think the gradient tins are getting a bit old now, nice when they first came out tho

voodoo_jellybaby2k2 · Post by **voodoo_jellybaby2k2** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 1:31 pm

[quote=\"Dan\"]you cant have any tint on the front side windows anting is illegal except if its factory, i think the gradient tins are getting a bit old now, nice when they first came out tho[/quote]

Thats wrong, check out the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986.

Section 32 states

Light Transmission of Glazing - Summary of requirements
Motor vehicles first used between 1/6/1978 and 31/3/1985 must have windows which allow at least 70% of light to pass through. Motor vehicles first used on or after 1/4/1985 must have windscreens which allow at least 75% of light to pass through - all other windows must admit at least 70% of light.

These requirements do not apply to:

any part of the windscreen outside the vision reference zone (as defined in C&U# Regulation 32(13));

windows through which the driver is unable, at any time, to see the road;

windows in ambulances which are behind the drivers seat;

windows in buses, goods vehicles, locomotives or motor tractors which are behind the drivers seat (except those which face the rear - as defined by C&U# Regulation 32(12) - or which form all or part of an exterior door); and

windows in cars which are fitted behind the drivers seat and which bear an e mark indicating type approval to the European glazing Directive 92/22/EC.

Basically in English, this tells you to black however much you want to on the rear 3 windows, and then medium tint on the front 2 windows. If you go any darker than medium tint, your car will be illegal. The place near to where i took my car is called G-force (probably all heard of it) and they advice for you to put medium in the front, and promise it to be legal, and if it isnt they pay the fine for you.

punkheadgray · Post by **punkheadgray** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 4:34 pm

[quote=\"voodoo_jellybaby2k2\"][quote=\"Dan\"]you cant have any tint on the front side windows anting is illegal except if its factory, i think the gradient tins are getting a bit old now, nice when they first came out tho[/quote]

Thats wrong, check out the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986.

yeah i had a feeling that wasnt right, but didnt know what percentage was allowed, thats some good investigating, but i thought it was amended january 1st, and that its only like 15% your allowed now. i have no idea

i gave up trying to figure it out and figured id go to the tinting place and just say make it legal

amanda · Post by **amanda** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 4:42 pm

im not keen on those black to silver, or silver to black tints, few cars up here flying round with them and too be honest they look cheap n nasty, bit tacky imo

Katie_GSi · Post by **Katie_GSi** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 6:25 pm

Digs thru her many photos to find the example of silver to black on a silver corsa.....

punkheadgray · Post by **punkheadgray** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 8:39 am

im a fan of black and nothing else tbh, but i respect other peoples views and i actually quite like that silver corsa in katies photo. if the company promise its legal you cant loose really

go for it

mikeL02 · Post by **mikeL02** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 11:42 am

\"Window Tints

As of January 1st 2004, new legislation was brought in that prohibits window tinting.

The Law:

You are not allowed to tint your windscreen or front windows AT ALL. Anything forward of the B pillar (middle of the car) MUST NOT be tinted in anyway. You are however still allowed to perform any level of tinting on your back windows.

If you\'ve tinted you windows before January that does not mean that you are safe, if the police believe that your tint causes reduced visibility they can issue you with an order to have it removed.

Why was this law brought in?

The reason this law was introduced was that there was a serious accident between a motorbike and a heavily modified car with very dark tints. It was believed that the root cause of the accident was that the driver couldn\'t see well enough through his tinted windows.
\"

gutted

VKleita · Post by **VKleita** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 11:43 am

wtf

What about all them people that have justy purchased tints?

How are they letting the tinting companies know?

What about some of them BMW\'s that have smoked windows from the factory?

hmmmm

Me not happy bunny