Tinted windows

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Thinking about having my windows tinted on my wagon ( back 5) in a dark smoke -

Any thoughts ?

[Jay762]

reversing without parking sensors becomes a bit more cautious but it will certainly go with how the car looks already

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My daily has parking sensors and when I get in this or wife's car u realise how much you use them !!

[Jay762]

mine doesnt and not having had tinted windows before I was surprised how much more space I was leaving behind the car

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I had a omega years ago with limo black tints all round that was hard to park

[Jay762]

not a small car that, plenty of room to get up to all sorts behind limo tints

[mfnick]

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[Gambit]

I have mine done I have had them done on all my car's apart from my very 1st car. So would say yes get it done also :D

Only time I have had real problems with reversing is when it's really dark it does block the reverse light out that it gives very little light. 

[scottishtaffy]

my ra is dark tint all round and as its a light weight with the thin windows and the fact my front side windows are not factory tinted then it looks real good tho like is being said . reveseing becomes a truckers job ( using mirrors only )

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not a small car that, plenty of room to get up to all sorts behind limo tints

No comment lol

80 quid and will do it Sunday , just waiting for him to confirm

[Gambit]

Spot on price that if it's a good job anyway :) 

[Jay762]

that is good for 5 windows

[cusco scooby wagon]

No comment lol

80 quid and will do it Sunday , just waiting for him to confirm

that's cheep mate, do it. 

 i got my classic done when i 1st got her looks 100 times better,

 

  ive also got a saloon with limo tint in the back ( but its a tad dark i think especially in this weather 

[cusco scooby wagon]

No comment lol

80 quid and will do it Sunday , just waiting for him to confirm

i'm gonna get my wagon done soon best price i found was £110

[Gambit]

Mines limo on back and naughty tints on the front :D but never been pulled over so I guess the copper's around my area are not bad for stuff like that.

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i'm gonna get my wagon done soon best price i found was £110

this is a local guy, doing a group discount as its a sunday and its a friend of a friend if that makes sense?

[Gambit]

It's ok cash in hand is safe to use here ;)  Just don't name them :D 

[Adam]

I have low tints on my GT-B on all side windows and the tailgate.  Still looks good from the outside but its not silly dark so doesn't attract the attention of the law.

 

[Iain-WRX]

I have low tints on my GT-B on all side windows and the tailgate.  Still looks good from the outside but its not silly dark so doesn't attract the attention of the law.

 

Tints are on my list of mods that want doing to my car, Adam the tints you have are exactly how would have mine thumbs up looks great ( also gives me an idea as to what they would look like on mine as colour of you car is similar to mine ) :)

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That's the shade I want Adam looks great on that !

[Bip]

Mine is the legal limit on the fronts and I think it's 70% round the back. This was particularly difficult to reverse at night until I replaced my reverse bulbs with Cree bulbs. This makes life so much easier. :)

[Bip]

Oh yeah, I also have a reversing camera. That helps with precision manoeuvres. :)

[Miggs]

i was just going to suggest upgrading the reverse lights as that will illuminate more behind the car, mines a classic wagon tited on the back windows, it's dark not sure what grade though, was the same all round when i got it, removed the fronts on the advise of a policeman friend, well he just laughed when i asked him to check them with a meter

 

most aftermarket tints on the fronts are illegal despite what grade film you use, if you use a 30% tint that's most likely illegal, i was told that the majority of factory glass is tinted as standard and usually 20% +, this combined with a 20% film puts you over the edge straight away and most customers see a 5/10% tint before fitted and opt out of doing the fronts so not many tinting firms use it anymore they just tint to the customers requirements with advice on legality

[Jay762]

I put in a cree LED reversing light to help on mine - it improves things a bit but bottom line in the dark without sensors I adopt van sty-lee or hang out the door

[Gambit]

I put in a cree led reversing light to help on mine - it improves things a bit but bottom line in the dark without sensors I adopt van sty-lee or hang out the door

Same for me it's the only way in the dark I can reverse. Will get a better bulb see if it helps any. Cheers for the tip :D