Hey guys, getting my mk1 tinted this week for £110. Was wondering what tint looks good on a black punto? I was thinking about 80-80% tint. what is viability out of the windows like with tint?
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Ok, go as dark as you like. Just remember that the front side windows, in front of the B pillar, must have 70% transmissivity of light to be legal. The windscreen must have 75%. I always reckon having the rear windows and rear windscreen darker than the front windows looks silly, but I know some don't agree!
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I am only having the rear done so just curious on how dark should I get it to look good and not be too difficult to look out of
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What colour is your car?
Scrub that, just spotted your avatar, so I'm guessing black.
I always reckon that heavy tints on black cars just makes them look like a van, so somewhere around the 50% should give you a good look without compromising visibility too much!
Scrub that, just spotted your avatar, so I'm guessing black.
I always reckon that heavy tints on black cars just makes them look like a van, so somewhere around the 50% should give you a good look without compromising visibility too much!
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i have blacked out on the rear, and its a pain in the dark unless you eat a lot of carrots 
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Cheers guys thinking about 60%-80% the most going to ask them to show me samples first.
I'm with you on that one. It's not so bad if they're faded in, but having them too dark doesn't do the looks any favours.
I agree that 50% would be good.
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My HGT is black with black tinted rear windows. I normally agree with the van comment but this one looks good. However, it doesn't only stop visible light - a GPS (hand held or phone) wont work from the back seat and mobile phone signals are weak.
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Got pics mate? Booking the car in today in the afternoon
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White, are your tints mirrored at all? Just that a normal tint should have no effect on radio waves at all, unless they're metallic.
The GPS probably doesn't work because it hasn't got line of sight to enough satellites. In the case of GPS the roof will definitely block the signal!
The GPS probably doesn't work because it hasn't got line of sight to enough satellites. In the case of GPS the roof will definitely block the signal!
Maybe its a bit late for suggestions but how about black fading to silver? Looks realy good in my opinion....
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Nah I personally think this looks cheap seen cars with it and it looks tacky if you ask me.
hope you got limo black on the back ! and 45% in the front ...
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I got one what blocks 80% of the light
here are some pics car a bit filthy atm
here are some pics car a bit filthy atm
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45% on the front would be very illegal!
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Only 30% is allowed on front right? 70% light must pass through
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30% on the front side windows, 25% on the windscreen.
So yeah, in legal terms 70% transmissivity on the sides and 75% on the windscreen.
So yeah, in legal terms 70% transmissivity on the sides and 75% on the windscreen.
my last car was 45% light on the front and the cops didnt hassle me @ all .....
legal limit is 75% light must go through on the front
legal limit is 75% light must go through on the front
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For about the 6th time today!
The limits are:-
Windscreen, 75% minimum transmissivity
Front side windows, 70% minimum transmissivity
Rear windows, as dark as you like.
And they may not hassle you, but then again they might. If you're likely to come to the attention of the police, for example you're into cruising, or you have an "enthusiastic" driving style, then they will almost certainly pick up on it, and then you'll have to remove the tints and have wasted all that money!
The limits are:-
Windscreen, 75% minimum transmissivity
Front side windows, 70% minimum transmissivity
Rear windows, as dark as you like.
And they may not hassle you, but then again they might. If you're likely to come to the attention of the police, for example you're into cruising, or you have an "enthusiastic" driving style, then they will almost certainly pick up on it, and then you'll have to remove the tints and have wasted all that money!
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I find the area you are driving in you probably tend to be pulled over or the condition of the car. My mate got pulled over loads of times in his corsa driving, I never had trouble with jobs once in my punto lol.
Just hoping now I got my rears done they don't pull me over for anything.
Btw must tints be declared?
