Tints tomorrow....but what %

[ice maiden]

Finally managed to get the car booked in for its tints tomorrow....

but now the question is...what % do I go for????

Suggestions or pics please....

My car is a black LCR

 

[FR-RUSH]

Loads of threads on here already, type in tint in the search box

 

[andycupra]

which windows you getting done?

 

[FR-RUSH]

Im going to get mine done too, been calling around and im looking to do 35% rear any maybe 60% or security film on front.

Got a great quote of £25 per window.

 

[ice maiden]

Getting them all done, apart from windscreen of course lol...

They have just dropped off a couple of samples, cant decide atm whether to have 20 or 40% all round....

 

[andycupra]

you are aware that will most likely be illegal?

 

[ice maiden]

yep, I am but only just.....

my last car had blue onto blue chrome which was totally illegal, even when i got a stop and search they didnt pull me up on them.

Car is being picked up from my office and dropped back after which is a result!

 

[andycupra]

will probably look great though!

 

[FR-RUSH]

20 or 40 % is way over the legal limit.

any additional tint on your front windows of any % is illegal.

up to you of course if you take that risk. does look great of course

 

[ice maiden]

lol......hey sometimes u just have to take the risk.......

 

[D3DNA]

On a legal side of things the Police would prefer people have tints on the fronts that allow a minimum of 70% of light through them (i.e. a 29% tint). The back windows are not governed so they can be 100% but doing so will usually lead to the police pulling you over and testing the fronts to see if they are legal. Obviously don't get the windscreen done or else you will.
In my opinion 20-25% tints all round look really good and subtle. You don't want people looking at your car thinking it has solid tints at the back, maybe their is something in there etc.

 

[ice maiden]

Which is why black is a no go for me....

however the 20% doesnt look any darker than is on there now.....

which is why i am leaning towards 40%

 

[D3DNA]

The company that you are getting the tints 'should' tell you what should be legal or not. So its best to ask the people you are getting the tints from for the best tradeoff if their is any.

 

[MK8]

darker the better i would say, i regret not going darker on my fronts !

 

[ice maiden]

The company that you are getting the tints 'should' tell you what should be legal or not. So its best to ask the people you are getting the tints from for the best tradeoff if their is any.

Yes they did tell me all the legalities, however mine will be slightly dubious lol

 

[D3DNA]

Ignorance is bliss lol

 

[tris]

mine are 65 all round and they look wicked

well pleased

 

[ice maiden]

is that 65% of light coming in or 65% blocked out?

I have tried all the samples on my car tonight...big mistake took over 2 hours to get the residue off the windows lol my future is not in window tints lol

But I am having 40%, i.e it allows 40% light in

 

[tris]

its tinted to 65% darkness

hear is some pics


http://www.barbz.co.uk/TRIS.htm

 

[ice maiden]

lookin good!!!!

Well the car was picked up at 9am....will post pics when it comes back!