Curious about window tinting

[saxotistic]

Just wondering why alot of people tint just the back and rear windows and not the front ones?

[John]

Just wondering why alot of people tint just the back and rear windows and not the front ones?

fronts legaly cant be as dark as you like the back 3 windows can be limo black it doesnt matter.

[Ross-1987]

i think the front 2 passenger windows have to let 70% of the light through and it is 75% for the windscreen, hope this helps :y:

Back windows as said already dark as you want them

http://www.carkeys.co.uk/features/everything_else/2276.asp

[Paul]

Your not aloud to touch the front windows at all unless your car had tints before (cant remember the year).

Backones you can tint as much as u want.

[S3xoSam]

Got my windows tinted Saturday, and asked for them to tint the front two windows too, but they said they won't touch them untill the new law comes through?
Though the back 3 windows are fine :y:

[Dom_sufc]

Spoke with a VOSA guy the other day, and he gave my mate a leaflet about window tints, regarding the law.

I do remember front tints are a big no. Cant remember about the sides, and rear side and rear are fine.

I'll get the leaflet tommorow.

Also though, with tinted windows you can be more prone to people smashing them to see whats inside. Not too applicable on a saxo though. Theyre not long enough for rears to block anything out from front view.

[jaysheepsloveme]

ye front windows can have an extra 5% tint but thats pointless as my mate prved when he had it done it didnt look much different. back three ive got done. big difference.

[Paul]

ye front windows can have an extra 5% tint but thats pointless as my mate prved when he had it done it didnt look much different. back three ive got done. big difference.

Wrong.

You are not allowed to tint your front windows.

[kat_cam85]

I've had limo black on my rear windows then light smoke on my front sides... You can't really tell that anyone has a light smoke tint on though so maybe the car's you see have the same as mine!! I know a few people that have a dark smoke on the front windows though but I think they have constant police attention!!

[kat_cam85]

By the way, I created a post about my tints earlier on!! The DOTS on my back windows, they make my tint look like there's a line around the outside that's been missed out... I've had people tell me to use a hairdryer and credit card to sort it, can anyone tell me if they've managed to get rid of this nasty looking line around their windows? Merry Christmas by the way!!

[MIKE-FORD]

ive got limo black on the rears and protective film on the front windows and a nice limo black sumstrip as looks miles better then the crap you get from ripspeed

[kat_cam85]

I want a sunstrip, wish I'd got the tinting guy to do it!! They've got some at Halfords but I bet they're rubbish!! How easy are they to fit?

[CAL99vts]

try going back and asking if they ll put one on for ya mate mite only cost ya a tenner or so,thats all i got charged to cut and fit mine

[John]

I thought it was a max of 30% on the front 2 windows and none on windscreen.

[MrHouston]

I just prefer having the back done and the front left alone

[Paul]

I thought it was a max of 30% on the front 2 windows and none on windscreen.

I read a load of websites and stuff before i got mine done, Found out that its the back 3 can have any but front cant have any.

This is because most manufactorers already tint the windows upto the 30% mark.

Well thats what i gathered from my research^

[TU-Tuning]

Agree with paul, arround here the po po say the fronts have to be std

[John]

Ahh i must be wrong then popo around here cant be arsed though so i'll be fine with 30%

[smiith]

Agree with paul, arround here the po po say the fronts have to be std

i used to get stop in my renault with my front tints, and they were 20% tint, and they put a machine on em, and they passed every time :) and that was just before summer

[DevilDamo]

Have a read here. (http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=45336)

And to quote...

Motor Vehicles first used before 1 April 1985:
The windscreen and front side windows must allow at least 70% of
light to be transmitted through them.

Motor Vehicles first used on or after 1 April 1985:
The light transmitted through the windscreen must be at least 75%.
The front side windows must allow at least 70% of light to be
transmitted through them.

Source:- http://www.vosa.gov.uk/vosacorp/repository/Tinted%20Windows%20Nov%202005.pdf