made a start on tinting my back windows today :)

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made a start on tinting my back windows today :)

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here you go, just have to do the rear screen and the front two windows now, sadly i wont beable to do them until tuesday :|

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whoops, took that last photo before i managed to finish...nevermind, you get the idea :cheesy:
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what product are you using, and how easy is it to use, as this is one of the ideas on my project list
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plod wrote:what product are you using, and how easy is it to use, as this is one of the ideas on my project list
with the right tools its not as hard as you might think, it gets a little tricky but not impossable....watch some of these videos he has the whole proces on there


http://www.metacafe.com/watch/3490849/t ... ndow_film/
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I like tinted windows but you should be mindfull of the grade of tint and the fact that you can be stopped at the roadside and made to tear some of it off if it's too dark :(

Your's does look fairly dark but that may just be the picture.

Watch out for those pesky bubbles :x :)
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I think it's ok if it's just the back windows and screen, things get a bit iffy of you tint the front doors and downright dodgy if you tint the windscreen.
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Welly wrote:I like tinted windows but you should be mindfull of the grade of tint and the fact that you can be stopped at the roadside and made to tear some of it off if it's too dark :(

Your's does look fairly dark but that may just be the picture.

Watch out for those pesky bubbles :x :)
the rear is limo black, gets the sun out the kids eyes...and looks nice :)

ps bubbles are easy its those blooming 'fingers' that are a pain to sort out :(
steve_earwig wrote:I think it's ok if it's just the back windows and screen, things get a bit iffy of you tint the front doors and downright dodgy if you tint the windscreen.
im doing the front in light smoke, just tinting for tinting sake. as it looks a little odd with just the rear tinted to i want to put a little darkness on the fronts to even the look out slightly
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Careful with that fella, the windows are probably slightly tinted anyway and if so even the lightest extra tint will make the front ones illegal. I remember reading this stuff ages ago (might even have been on here) but I can't remember the numbers. I'd suggest a google :wink:
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DaiRees wrote:Careful with that fella, the windows are probably slightly tinted anyway and if so even the lightest extra tint will make the front ones illegal. I remember reading this stuff ages ago (might even have been on here) but I can't remember the numbers. I'd suggest a google :wink:
the tint i bought for the front lets in 85% the min is 75% so as long as the std isnt 10% i should be fine :)
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Got a funny feeling it's 15% standard :oops:

But the law says 70% let through for the front side windows (75% for the windscreen).... 8) :lol:

Yeah I googled too
http://www.ukwindowtints.co.uk/Law.htm
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DaiRees wrote:Got a funny feeling it's 15% standard :oops:

But the law says 70% let through for the front side windows (75% for the windscreen).... 8) :lol:

Yeah I googled too
http://www.ukwindowtints.co.uk/Law.htm
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so i could of gone a little darker then....
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I just want a light tint, as with the leather going in, I don't to scorch my arse in summer :D
Then again, this is britain :lol:
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plod wrote:I just want a light tint, as with the leather going in, I don't to scorch my arse in summer :D
Then again, this is britain :lol:

lol that doesnt work, my calibra has tinted windows with black leather seats and it is nearly unbearable in the summer...i think i should probably get some cream leather for it, when i get the bugger running again :lol:
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i think the fronts may be a little to dark.....is there anywhere i can get them tested?....also done the rear screen, man was that a job and a half and i messed up the bottom of the film :evil:

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ay up, the site has cut off half the photos?
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