Window tinting - how much trouble...

... would i be in if i had my whole car minus the windscreen blacked out? or could i get away with a lighter tint on the front windows?

Companies now shoudl be able to fade it so theres not as much of a visible difference between front and rear windows m8

sweet dude, cheers, got a dude coming to my office when i get the car back to add to the coke dealer look.

Awesome, get them healights tinted and a black grille too

im on it mate, as soon as that car hits my drive it's back to business.

Ill letme sister knwo your not a drug dealer, so she wont keep pulling you over around ely

haha, cheers mate, hopefully it sholdn't draw as much attention as the s class does when i get out of it.

if i was u i wudnt bother tiniting the fornt 2 windows, i got a telling off for it

they look wierd if you dont tint the fronts tho, should be ok as long as you go for light smoked or similar

or james just go for a light smoke all round? would look oem+ and not mis matched

www.markswindowtinting.co.uk

links don't work, but he knows his stuff

polo steph wrote:

if i was u i wudnt bother tiniting the fornt 2 windows, i got a telling off for it

nothing my handsome face and a roll of £50 notes can't fix haha

whatalotafun wrote:

www.markswindowtinting.co.uk

links don't work, but he knows his stuff

thats the guy im using actually!

would front tints effect an MOT? do they check for that shiz?

any window tinting is illegal on the front windows now because if you role it it will keep your windows together instead of allowing them to break.

stinger... i'll have a chat with the tint man when i get my car back, go on from there then.

cheers.

from the factory most front windows are right on the tint limit anyway, police carry the shiz to check the opacity and land you a fine

massive downer... cheers dude.

max wrote:

any window tinting is illegal on the front windows now because if you role it it will keep your windows together instead of allowing them to break.

not so sure thats true tbh, u cant smash the tint inwards thats y its used for theft reasons but it shud smash out so u can escape ur car.

its illegal coz it limits ur vision and a biker was killed due to sum idiot having such a heavy tint.

they will make u rip it off at the road side or have a fine and possibly points for dangerous driving. the legal limit is to have 80% of light going through the windows, mine was 18% wen tested by mr policeman, ooopsey

polo steph wrote:

max wrote:

any window tinting is illegal on the front windows now because if you role it it will keep your windows together instead of allowing them to break.

not so sure thats true tbh, u cant smash the tint inwards thats y its used for theft reasons but it shud smash out so u can escape ur car.

its illegal coz it limits ur vision and a biker was killed due to sum idiot having such a heavy tint.

they will make u rip it off at the road side or have a fine and possibly points for dangerous driving. the legal limit is to have 80% of light going through the windows, mine was 18% wen tested by mr policeman, ooopsey

thanks steph! i thought it was something like that!

im sure i'll sort something out and can keep my drug lord image alive at work!

max wrote:

any window tinting is illegal on the front windows now because if you role it it will keep your windows together instead of allowing them to break.

Sorry mate I think thats rubbish, that would make clear window safety film illegal too which would render every traffic car in the country illegal including all the armed response vehicles as they are all fitted with clear window saftey film on the glass.

This link gives you the legal limits which is 30% or 70% depending on which way round you read it.

http://www.ukwindowtints.co.uk/Law.htm

I hth.

guy wrote:

max wrote:

any window tinting is illegal on the front windows now because if you role it it will keep your windows together instead of allowing them to break.

Sorry mate I think thats rubbish, that would make clear window safety film illegal too which would render every traffic car in the country illegal including all the armed response vehicles as they are all fitted with clear window saftey film on the glass.

This link gives you the legal limits which is 30% or 70% depending on which way round you read it.

http://www.ukwindowtints.co.uk/Law.htm

I hth.

its what a copper told me when we were chatting about cars. id rather avoid the hassle to be honest