Show us your tints!

[Cl2 RSA B]

Hi Guys, as title says, show us your tints!

Well got my self cheap corsa other week. just wondering what colour 'grade' you would put on a arden blue corsa? and ideas? what would you go for the front both sides, rear both sides and the rear window?



would astra gsi fan blades look good on a corsa b? any pic of a corsa b on astra gsi fan blades?

[mobiius]

what would you go for the front both sides, rear both sides and the rear window?

It's illegal to do the front door windows, but the rear doors, rear quarter lights and rear windscreen can be as dark as you want! (The darker it is, the harder it is to see out though)

I want limo black on both my cars.

[Sanandreas21]

Heres a pic of my tint, don't have the Corsa in the back window any more.

[beano4390]

You can have front side windows tinted and you also have your window screen done, i no lots of ppl who have got it done already..

"Current UK law (2006) states that rear side windows and the backwindow can be tinted as required. Tinting of the windscreen must allow at least 75% light transmission. This is 70% in the case of the front side windows"

So you could have all windows done but were as back windows can be as dark as you like fronts are regulated..

[mobiius]

You can have front side windows tinted and you also have your window screen done, i no lots of ppl who have got it done already..

No you can't as they're already tinted as standard and any further tint will make them illegal.
And you can't tint the windscreen at all.

[beano4390]

This is the website that i got that info on window tinting from;
http://www.tintedwindows.co.uk/legalities.htm

"Current UK law (2006) states that rear side windows and the backwindow can be tinted as required. Tinting of the windscreen must allow at least 75% light transmission. This is 70% in the case of the front side windows"

I want to know what you mean by they are tinted as standard aswell myn arn't tinted, they got a scratch coating as standard but no tint.... I no it's a optional extra, and if it was illegal to have front windows tinted why has my mate brought some optional extras on his new astra including full window tints all windows (again except window screen) at a 75% tint.. Surley vauxhall them selfs wouldn't break the law or allow you to break the law.

Maybe they wrong i'll have to check, but i have 5 mates, 2 family members and seen sh*t loads of cars with tinted windows (none have windowscreens done thou) and none of my freinds or family have ever been pulled by police or failed mot or anything... surley if it not allowed they would have been told to remove it by now...

I plan on having myn done soon and i plan on having front side and rear sides and back window done (hopefully all back windows just below limo black) and the front sides, prob a bit above the law so the police can't be funny with me... If i get told i can't do it or i get pulled after having it done i will update but like i said i no ppl who got it done and they havn't had any problems with it so far..

[matty101]

he's right mate most standard windows come with a small amount of tint to stop glare and reduce the sun on ur face and poo.

i've seen 1 or 2 of my mates been pulleed over and -MADE- to remove them before they where allowed to carry on. it just depends whatur local cops are like.

and if it was illegal to have front windows tinted why has my mate brought some optional extras on his new astra including full window tints all windows (again except window screen) at a 75% tint.. Surley vauxhall them selfs wouldn't break the law or allow you to break the law.

there not breaking the law until the car istaxed and driven on the road. i've seen brand new landrovers being pulled over cos there standard tints where illegal and they where made to remove them. bottom line is the manufacturer dont care once they've got ur money!

and if the place ur is gettin done at is any good they wont allow you to have illegal tints and if you choose to you will have to sign a disclamer.

[mobiius]

he's right mate most standard windows come with a small amount of tint to stop glare and reduce the sun on ur face and poo.

See.
My windows are a very very slight green colour. It's not a very dark tint, but it's enough to make even the lowest level of tint film illegal. And nothing is allowed on the windscreen at all for visibility. Even the sun strips you see on many cars are illegal and an MoT failure. If it encroaches within the swept area of the wiper blades (without changing the blades to smaller ones) then it's illegal.

If you get stopped for it then it 3 points, a fine and you have to remove them at the roadside. (Totally unfair to give you 3 punishments I know, but you can't argue with the boys in blue can you!)

[Saralo]

Mine are in my thing ther>>

I'll some better pics later mine are black you can't see a thing inside

[beano4390]

Ok maybe im wrong like i said i just going on what i have seen, read on that website that i linked and what ppl have said to me.. my mate with his astra is brand new he drove it from forrcourt a few days ago... (althou it goes back in next week) engine managment light keeps coming on Like i said i only going on what ppl said.. like again i said mates have it done and it aint a problem with them i no one went for M.O.T last month cause i had to drop it off for him and i no that passed with no problems what so ever, so i don't really no then ( and btw i never acutally said you could have window screen done i just copied and pasted what a tinting company had put on there website).... More ppl said it illegal than not so i guess like i said i wrong

soz Cl2 RSA B for miss leading you ...

Hmmm just thought will have to ring company that gave me a quote on myn then and see what they said cause im sure that was for all 4 side windows and the rear...

Now i really didn't no the sun strips were illegal, thought they were ok as long as the width ( or how far they sit down your windowscreen) wasn't to big...

[Saralo]

If there bought new with tints then police can't do jack

[beano4390]

Ok well he brought it throu scrappage sceme, scrapped his 1997 1.0 corsa got brand new astra then had window tint optional extra, the vauxhall body kit and H.I.D Kit and Bulbs all done with vauxhall befor it left there showroom... Rich B*****D lol.... wish i had the money to do that.....

[matty101]

If there bought new with tints then police can't do jack

yes they can if its against the law , its against the law simple!

got brand new astra then had window tint optional extra, the vauxhall body kit

key word "optional" i'm guessing if he checks the small print there will be a disclaimer or sumit like "vauxhaul do not except responsiblity blar blar blar"

any who its ur your car you do what you want wit it dont let me stop you

[Saralo]

So what about all the range rovers that go about.....they can't do nothing if there factory fitted

[matty101]

yes they can they can make you remove it at the side of the road, or make you damage it enough so you have totake it off at a later date.

i watch alot of roadwars, traffic cops and poo like that lol