Tinted Windows (now with pics)

[Welly]

I fitted Venetian Blinds to my front windows, this way I can vary the amount of transmitted light into my car (not out from) from 100% to 0% My interior is illuminated with 6x500w Halogen floods so when I close the blinds my light transmittance (out from, not into) my interior elements is controlled so I tell the others to "F" off too

[DaiRees]

[steve_earwig]

I think I could do with those blinds on the passenger side, no more "watch out for that (insert animate or inanimate object of choice here)!!"

[Doggy]

I assume Welly's got the new twin alternator upgrade

Did he go Venetian at the back too

[puggy]

I saved all my roses choccie wrappers to do mine with,wonder
where i would stand legally
Oh and i just partially closed the front window blinds and the room darkened,
does anyone have an explanation for this as light is only transmitted out
not in

[Welly]

When you shut teh blinds the light from outside went next door to illuminate their uptairs bedroom, if you open them again it should come back but I haven't tried this myself.

Hope this helps.

[puggy]

Well bugger me with something extremely large,just tried that welly
and it works,many thanks for the advice

[Welly]

That's ok, glad to be of help.

I've just turned the lights off in my little office and stubbed my toe on the desk when I turned the lights off (4x double flourescents 5' long) where did the light go? I thought it went behind the photocopier but when I looked it wasn't there

[puggy]

LMFAO !!!!

[omega]

whats the law about this?

[Doggy]

So long as nobody spots them staring through bedroom windows they get away with it, just leaves us the moral dilema.

[mjb]

whats the law about this?

Pretty much that if you can notice it on the front windows, it's illegal. Anything behind the window doesn't matter

[DaiRees]

The legal position is that the front side windows on all cars must allow 70% of light to pass through them. That figure also applies to the windscreens of cars first used before April 1985; any car first used from then onwards has to let 75% of light through the windscreen.

To bring that into perspective, most cars these days are supplied with tinted glass fitted as standard, generally between 15 and 25% tinted, so virtually any aftermarket tint fitted to the windscreen or front side windows will render that car illegal which might result in a prosecution and a fine of up to £2000.

Interesting article

[steve_earwig]

What's wrong with sunglasses? Much cheaper than tinting and you can take them off when it gets dark too!

[MagicHands]