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Window Tints Yae Or Nae?
« on: February 20, 2009, 08:29:12 pm »
Whats everyones opinion on window tints?
im thinking of getting the rear windows done but have heard that the lines on the back window show up is this true?
and does anone have any pictures of depth of tint to show me please
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Re: Window Tints Yae Or Nae?
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2009, 08:35:33 pm »
GET em tinted mate, they do show white lines but still look the dogs IMO, rears on mine are 100%,  fronts WERE 50% but got pulled by the fuzz and ordered to take em out- pain in the cornhole getting the adhesive off   :sad:  fronts must let 75% of light in supposedly   :sick:





sorry they aint close up pics   :P
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Re: Window Tints Yae Or Nae?
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2009, 08:36:05 pm »
I think someone managed to get it done without any lines showing but apparently it was horrendously difficult.
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Re: Window Tints Yae Or Nae?
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2009, 08:59:27 pm »
Rear tints look daft imo, your better of with the fronts done too but thats illegal.
I did this in my Leon Fr as it came with rear tints and it bugged me so got the fronts done slightly lighter looked better but i found it a bit dodgy espec with vision for motorbikes espec ones who forget their front lights so when i got the golf I have left it alone.
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Re: Window Tints Yae Or Nae?
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2009, 09:03:33 pm »
if it were legal then all round would look tres cool, but it's not legal and i'm not a fan of rear tint only

how about a coloured film instead? give the glass a different colour, greens, blues and purples etc
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Re: Window Tints Yae Or Nae?
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2009, 09:14:56 pm »
do the 32's have a blue-ish hue to the windows as standard?
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Re: Window Tints Yae Or Nae?
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2009, 09:16:30 pm »
Mine are OEM tints and they look good imo, im not a fan of aftermarket as you get those white lines all around them, and all over the back,   we mainly got them for the Baby though, i wouldn't do them too dark either



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Re: Window Tints Yae Or Nae?
« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2009, 09:18:51 pm »
I've had OEM tints on my last two GTI's and now wouldn't do without them. I think the car looks naked without them  :surprised:

So: Yae  :jumpmove:
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Re: Window Tints Yae Or Nae?
« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2009, 09:27:02 pm »
Quote from: cal tdi on February 20, 2009, 09:14:56 pm
do the 32's have a blue-ish hue to the windows as standard?

Yeah they do, catches in the light nicely
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Re: Window Tints Yae Or Nae?
« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2009, 09:42:50 pm »
it looks guuurd

there must be some places out there that can do OEM quality tints, surely
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Re: Window Tints Yae Or Nae?
« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2009, 09:44:14 pm »
All the stick on stuff get the White lines
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Re: Window Tints Yae Or Nae?
« Reply #11 on: February 20, 2009, 09:47:31 pm »
find a stoved in .:R32 and buy the glass?

since the snow there's a few of them around  :sad:
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Re: Window Tints Yae Or Nae?
« Reply #12 on: February 20, 2009, 10:06:36 pm »
not a bad idea

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Re: Window Tints Yae Or Nae?
« Reply #13 on: February 20, 2009, 10:17:59 pm »
Had my 1st GTi tinted... and the fronts were Carbon tinted as you can see....and legal. (stops UV sunlight)

But the rear i agree tbh, if you cant get away from the white rim and heater element lines, it doesnt look too good imo. Im looking to have mine done as long as the same thing doesnt happen again. Someone else that i know may be able to do it.Perhaps Factory tint rear screen is a better option.
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Re: Window Tints Yae Or Nae?
« Reply #14 on: February 20, 2009, 10:56:06 pm »
I had my car tinted... and didn't get the rear white lines.  If the "tinter" is skilled they can pretty much do a near perfect job.

You start off with very small white lines, i.e. the trapped fluid - but leaving the car in the sun soon sorts that out in a couple of days.

I had my car done 35% all round.  It's tinted subtly and not "in your face".  After all we don't want to be attracting the attention of the "babylon" or come across as drug dealers?   :embarrassed:

 


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