Window tinting

[TAZMAN]

sometimes on dark nites.
but towbar compensates. or if not wet and cold rear window down.
only coz i blind git!!!

Coz you is a blind OLD git.

[carbonman]

Cheers for the ebay link but I have tried tinting myself before and didn't like it much... peeled off to much.... probably me but

Nice idea bout the rear window down.... my switch in the cab is broke for the rear window at the moment so it only does down not up, but i'm getting a new one off chris which hopefully will sort that out.... I use my spare wheel as a bump stop mostly

[pops]

Coz you is a blind OLD git.

DONT KNOCK IT M8

YOU WILL BE ONE DAY TOO

[Guest]

andy does front mean just windscreen or
include front doors?

Front doors. I think that the windscreen is not allowed to be tinted at all.

Cheers

[Wakesurfer]

Theres a place local to me where my brother had his windows done. They carged around £60 per window (depending on size of course) and for that they took the glass out and removed the old tint which the last owner had put in (whilst wearing mittens) then applied the new stuff and refitted the glass. Very good job and puts my Surf to shame as mine was done with the glass in place and from the inside you can see where the tint film has been cut to shape, although this was done proffesionaly. Removing the glass is definately the way to go.

[Bryan]

nice!!!
did it cost much to ship her home?
worth it tho!!! there beautiful motors hey

Nope, £600 notes for the boat, £50 for customs clearance, £250 for SVA and another coupe of hundred for mods and such, about a grand in total.

[Bryan]

U guys with the rears fully tinted... do you have any problems reversing etc... or you find it ok?

Not me. but then I use the wing mirrors anyways, can't judge the back looking from inside.

[pops]

Not me. but then I use the wing mirrors anyways, can't judge the back looking from inside.

allways know i back far enough when i hear that little THUD

[da SLUG man]

try auto tint for the windows... they take them all out and do a proper job... at the end they'll give you a certificate to show it's legal.

costs about £240

[europa88]

well im pretty sure your windows have to let in 70 percent light but apparently no one has the meters to test this police etc but i suppose if you had an accident one would soon appear lol i have the back passenger windows and the back in limo black and the fronts a nice tint it looks good and i informed direct line and they said its ok and they put it on my policy as for cost my m8 had a real nice job done on his volvo v70 estate all round black 250 quid where are you in essex mark

I'm pretty sure someone on this forum had trouble with Direct Line and window tints. in fact I think they said they refused to insure them with the tints even though they were only on rear passenger windows and back?
I'm Interested cos I'm insured with Direct Line and i told them nothing had been fitted apart from toyota accessories( how do you know where the tints have been done in Japan?) Mine are tinted fairly heavily from rear pass windows back but it looks a very pro job! i suppose it could be a dealer option!

[da SLUG man]

I'm pretty sure someone on this forum had trouble with Direct Line and window tints. in fact I think they said they refused to insure them with the tints even though they were only on rear passenger windows and back?
I'm Interested cos I'm insured with Direct Line and i told them nothing had been fitted apart from toyota accessories( how do you know where the tints have been done in Japan?) Mine are tinted fairly heavily from rear pass windows back but it looks a very pro job! i suppose it could be a dealer option!

if it was SVA'd with the tints then it must count as being approved by the ministry of transport.

tell them it's got security film on the windows... see what they say then!

[europa88]

yeah it was Sva'd with the tints! that's got to count for something!

[Healewis]

My Surf has black glass, tiinted by Toyota when I ordered it. Even in Japan they won't tint the driver, front passenger or main windscreen though. Therefore I am only tinted around the back half, see pic.

I might be a bit late with this comment It's all to do with saftey, Apparently, bikers can't wear tinted visors either. to do with view of the road and everything on it

[slydog]

direct line

europa im insured with direct line when i changed to the surf they said sorry cant insure you so i demanded to speak to a manager. said how about a van cant see outta back of that mmmm he said lol i drive artic all day cant see outta back of that mmmm he said i told him about our forum i said il go somewhere else oh no he said ok weel put it on your policy free of charge . so there ya go have a word with them if you get nowhere you can quote my name and il give ya my policy number m8 mark

[Guest]

europa im insured with direct line when i changed to the surf they said sorry cant insure you so i demanded to speak to a manager. said how about a van cant see outta back of that mmmm he said lol i drive artic all day cant see outta back of that mmmm he said i told him about our forum i said il go somewhere else oh no he said ok weel put it on your policy free of charge . so there ya go have a word with them if you get nowhere you can quote my name and il give ya my policy number m8 mark

Just goes to show that these Insurance Jerks just make up the rules as they go along. If you take what they say is gospel first time up then you are liable to get well stitched up.

Cheers