MK5 Golf GTI

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Title: Long shot ! But thinking about getting LEGAL window tints
Post by: Britishlion on March 23, 2011, 10:50:11 pm: Does anyone have any photos of legal tints on a gti ?

Quite fancy getting it done but no idea how 30% light allowance would look ?
:happy2: :popcornsoda:
Title: Re: Long shot ! But thinking about getting LEGAL window tints
Post by: edd666999 on March 23, 2011, 10:50:58 pm: you cant tint the front any more but the rears you can limo black them if you wanted.
Title: Re: Long shot ! But thinking about getting LEGAL window tints
Post by: Britishlion on March 23, 2011, 10:54:40 pm: I thought you could 30 % or is it 0 now ?..
Title: Re: Long shot ! But thinking about getting LEGAL window tints
Post by: edd666999 on March 23, 2011, 10:58:34 pm: the front windows have a faint tint from factory...well mine do, the blue type tint. i bet thats only letting 70% light through
Title: Re: Long shot ! But thinking about getting LEGAL window tints
Post by: Britishlion on March 23, 2011, 11:01:31 pm: Hmmm, yeah mine aren't blue ! I think that was on early models

I don't want front and rear windows different shades
Title: Re: Long shot ! But thinking about getting LEGAL window tints
Post by: edd666999 on March 23, 2011, 11:05:06 pm: Quote from: Britishlion on March 23, 2011, 11:01:31 pm
Hmmm, yeah mine aren't blue ! I think that was on early models

I don't want front and rear windows different shades

from my experience you wont be able to go darker on the fronts. 90% of decent tinting places wont touch them due to the funny laws. I bet they have some kind of tint on maybe not the blue.
Title: Re: Long shot ! But thinking about getting LEGAL window tints
Post by: stealthwolf on March 23, 2011, 11:14:36 pm: Almost all cars these days have slight tints to the windows.

The VW one was originally blue for the MK5 but they changed to green for costcutting.
Title: Re: Long shot ! But thinking about getting LEGAL window tints
Post by: Teo10 on March 23, 2011, 11:47:27 pm: The best way for tints IMO is 50% on the front, it's noticeable but not enough that police will pull you over, I had 50% front and 70% back on my polo which looked very smart and will be doing so on the geetai!
Title: Re: Long shot ! But thinking about getting LEGAL window tints
Post by: mattypgolf on March 23, 2011, 11:49:54 pm: Just had mine done today, went for a medium tint on the rears, was gonna do the fronts but thought i try save a little money...looks really nice as front are 30% anyway,
Title: Re: Long shot ! But thinking about getting LEGAL window tints
Post by: gti265 on March 23, 2011, 11:54:14 pm: look at my for sale thread of the 2007 white gti, its got legal tints on frontthey do look very dark looking in as you are looking into a dark car or through both front windows, but from the inside its realy quite bright, i have never had a problem with them :)

tom
Title: Re: Long shot ! But thinking about getting LEGAL window tints
Post by: Britishlion on March 23, 2011, 11:57:09 pm: Thanks everyone I'm off to that for sale thread :party:
Title: Re: Long shot ! But thinking about getting LEGAL window tints
Post by: Britishlion on March 24, 2011, 12:01:18 am: That looks good Tom

Anyone got any photos of a black gti with legal tints like that ?

Your car has just reminded me again how much I like White golfs !
Title: Re: Long shot ! But thinking about getting LEGAL window tints
Post by: Gene Hunt on March 24, 2011, 07:20:16 am: My ED 30 has the factory rear privacy glass & i think that makes the front window tint look darker.