Aftermarket Tints

[Bernhard30]

Got a white, 3 door, Eddy and have always avoided any thought of privacy tints on the car.
Was worried it would make the car a bit too chavtastic imo.

However since our daughter arrived in Nov and Mrs 'Bernhard' changed her Mk5 Gt TDi in for it's bigger cousin an A4, that car has got me wondering about tints. Purely from a Cool (temps) point of view.

This A4 avant has tinted privacy at the rear and so we are told it's sunglasses type glass rather than a film applied, either way the temps on a hot day are noticeably cooler than in the front, so they seem to work from a UV & heat aspect.

So would getting rear tints put on my Golf have the same effect, would it lower rear cabin temps on hot days.

Anyone got thoughts or experience of this? Thanks guys. 

[big al]

Could always get some of the privacy blinds. Lots of reviews in the reviews thread. Hey cost about £80 for 2 rear ones and 2 that cover the rear view wondow. Makes it a lot cooler inside.
Think they are called autoblinds or something like. Sell them on eBay too.

[MJR]

I was looking at getting tints on my car a while back but I decided to go for the shades & I couldn't can't rate them enough.

Very Cherry also wrote a review on them in the product reviews section.

Now they are expensive but personally I think worth every penny.

* cheaper than tints
* able to remove whenever you like
* preserves my OEM blue tints
* does pretty much the exact same as tints

so overall 

I got them here:

http://www.vanstyle.co.uk/shop/product_info.php/products_id/4127

[chowgar]

Blinds for me too... Same reason didn't like the stick on roller blinds in the back for shade for the little one...

[StuF]

Thought your blinds were excellent Mark - looked excellent and had I known about them I probably wouldnt have got my tints done.

[MJR]

Thought your blinds were excellent Mark - looked excellent and had I known about them I probably wouldnt have got my tints done.

Cheers Stu 

Always too late huh lol

[andy7ven]

I had tints on my car but had them removed as the rears looked rubbish with the gray lines around the edges where the tint won't stick properly. I'm thinking of buying some of these privacy shades but the only thing putting me off is the rear is two pieces. Surely it can't be hard to make it one piece. Can someone please post an image of what the rear looks like from the outside? Thanks in advance.

[MJR]

Look at "My Project" link and at the latest pics of my car and you'll see them 

[andy7ven]

Look at "My Project" link and at the latest pics of my car and you'll see them 

Thanks i've just looked at them - really nice car  - But I can't tell from the pictures if you can see where the two rear shades meet from the outside.

[MJR]

It is quite hard to notice tbh which I like 

Look at VC's review thread on them, theres more pics of them in there.

[andy7ven]

Thanks again, will do.

[WILLZIE]

Looks a good bit of kit, so do the wind deflectors too!, would also stop the rain falling in off the rooftop on first setting off after a rainy morning. 

[nads1_uk]

I've got the blinds on my 5 door. I got them for my newborn daughter. Fantastic product look like tints from the outside if you need any photos let me know and I'll post some pics.

HTH

Andy

[Weston]

I've got the blinds on my 5 door. I got them for my newborn daughter. Fantastic product look like tints from the outside if you need any photos let me know and I'll post some pics.

HTH

Andy

Andy,

I'd like to see photos on a 5 door please, really considering getting some.

Chris

[nads1_uk]

I'll try and get some sorted 2 mora.  Good thing with the 5 door version is they get rid of the 'helicopter effect' when you open a window

Andy