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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Rob GTI on November 19, 2010, 05:38:47 pm

Title: Will I regret this?
Post by: Rob GTI on November 19, 2010, 05:38:47 pm: A year ago I had the rear windows and windscreen filmed with a 30% tint. I never really liked the tints on the sides especially as they give it a van look, and on a black car you kind of loose the shape that the windows lend to the classic Golf/GTI look. The back windscreen on the hand is better but again maybe to dark on black. The other thing I never really liked is the way you can tell its film by the micro-dot effect around the edges.

Anyway I'm due to have it removed tommorrow and was wondering on what opinions were on the best look?? :popcornsoda:

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Title: Re: Will I regret this?
Post by: Saint Steve on November 19, 2010, 05:41:24 pm: http://www.vanstyle.co.uk/shop/index.php/cPath/2729_3863_3871

Window Blinds ftw :happy2:

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Removalable and re-sellable laters
Title: Re: Will I regret this?
Post by: v2brett on November 19, 2010, 05:53:00 pm: ^^^ what he said, ive got the blinds in mine too
Title: Re: Will I regret this?
Post by: Rob GTI on November 19, 2010, 05:57:26 pm: Thanks Guys I might look into that if I'm finding a need for shade. What I'm looking for are opinions on which look is prefered.
Title: Re: Will I regret this?
Post by: v2brett on November 19, 2010, 06:07:16 pm: the only slight thing that puts me off the tint films is how they show up the heated window lines and the black dots round the window edges too.
imo its factory tints or none at all
Title: Re: Will I regret this?
Post by: apollo13 on November 19, 2010, 06:15:23 pm: Quote from: v2brett on November 19, 2010, 06:07:16 pm
the only slight thing that puts me off the tint films is how they show up the heated window lines and the black dots round the window edges too.
imo its factory tints or none at all

I agree. I wanted to get the rear of our car done but the dot matrix 'white' ring around the quarters and on the rear screen bug me.

Iv 'heard' some companies scrap off the dot matrix or paint over it to get a solid edge so you dont get that effect but Im yet to find a company that actually does it. So until then its factory or nothing.
Title: Re: Will I regret this?
Post by: Gene Hunt on November 19, 2010, 06:19:57 pm: Quote from: v2brett on November 19, 2010, 06:07:16 pm
the only slight thing that puts me off the tint films is how they show up the heated window lines and the black dots round the window edges too.
imo its factory tints or none at all
.......same here. :happy2:
Title: Re: Will I regret this?
Post by: Rob GTI on November 19, 2010, 06:51:02 pm: I think I was naive at the time and thought that I could get a film to look the same as coloured glass, however I do agree with you guys OEM is the way to go if any.

I still think that even with oem tinted rears suits a 5 dr better.
Title: Re: Will I regret this?
Post by: B3n on November 19, 2010, 07:04:19 pm: I like them tinted!!! :happy2:
Title: Re: Will I regret this?
Post by: Rob GTI on November 19, 2010, 07:22:06 pm: You can have the film when it gets peeled off tommorow :P
Title: Re: Will I regret this?
Post by: stealthwolf on November 19, 2010, 10:01:57 pm: If I had the dough, I'd rather just replace the glass with oem privacy stuff. Tinting imo looks too obvious
Title: Re: Will I regret this?
Post by: Hendo on November 19, 2010, 10:33:38 pm: Have you tried some local glass suppliers? I remember I had a rear window broken and there was a big differenece in price from autoglass to a local suppliers.

Local suppliers will give you a better deal if you buy a few windows too.
Title: Re: Will I regret this?
Post by: Becca88 on November 19, 2010, 10:44:13 pm: Id really like my rear windows tinted, after these comments i may look in to tinted glass insted. what sort of price could i be looking at for this?
Title: Re: Will I regret this?
Post by: v2brett on November 19, 2010, 11:55:13 pm: i can highly recommend the pop in blinds for you guys who are thinking about tints, have a look in the reviews section on here http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,6158.0.html :happy2:

heres a pic of them anyways

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Title: Re: Will I regret this?
Post by: Nickyboy on November 20, 2010, 11:56:08 am: Obviously the best look is tinted glass, but bloody expensive. For the difference in price, the tint film is better than none at all.