Butler
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What are the laws regarding window tints? Which windows can you tint legally, and to what percentage? How have you tinted your windows? Do many people break these laws? Cheers.
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Dan Lewis
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any darkness behind b pillar, none infront
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Pablo
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Location: Milton Keynes
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My rears are limo black buti wanan tint my driver and passenger windows
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Butler
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so its illegal to tints front side windows? but people do it anyway? anyone bother tinting the front window?
[Edited on 10-08-2005 by Butler]
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Dan Lewis
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quote:
Originally posted by Butler
so its illegal to tints front side windows? but people do it anyway? anyone bother tinting the front window?
[Edited on 10-08-2005 by Butler]
tinting the front window would be very silly thing to do!
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Mather.16v
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behind a pillar = dark as you like
infront = illegal, but most of the time you only get a warning to remove them
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RKS
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its best these days not to tint, as just rears tinted looks shit...
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gooner_47
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Can anyone provide a link where this is laid down in writing? I've been trying to get it into my mates head that fronts are illegal but he won't believe me
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DarrenGSi
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thot u could tint front side windows by about 30% reduction in light passing through them.
when i had my nova, i tinted all my windows apart from the windscreen a very dark colour and never had any hassle about it atall!
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corsa_godfather
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front windows have to let in at least 70% light.normal dark smoked tint lets in 35% light smoke lets in around 50% light.
they have now upped the law to 3 points £60 fine if u have been warned and didnt take them off and they caught u again
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Butler
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would 30% tints all round be legal then? any pics?
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Voyto
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no, new laws on this matter state ANY "tinting film" in front of the B pillar is illigal. Other than that, do what u like
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Butler
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but people tint the front windows anyway?
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Voyto
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yes they do, and its illigal
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Hip Hop
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My dads car has had all the windows apart from the windscreen tinted for about 5 years and never had any hassle about it.
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Voyto
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If they are factory tints (tinted glass) then its ok. Tinting film is not allowed firward of the b pillar. Whether you get pestered or not, its illegal
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jeff8png
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doe anyone know of any or recommend any window tinting services around the notts area (notts, sheff, lincoln, donny, mansfield etc.)? i'm looking at getting the corsa done and my dad wants his V50 done. cheers.
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Dazze_b
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anything infront of the b piller is illegal u can paint the back windows if u want dunt matter about them. apparently u can have mirror tints all around apart from the windscreen obviously. and did u no that the police volvo t5's front windows are illegal and wont pass the tinting machine just remember that when u get pulled by a t5 ask him to show you how it works on there front windows car
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Cupra Steve
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it's not illegal to tint the front screen, would be silly, but thats why you can have a sunstrip that covers 30% of the screen!!
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Robbo_Corsa
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well my dads focus has tints all round, never had any trouble! will try n host a pic...
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AndyCorsaSport
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Basically, the U.K law currently states the the front driver and passenger side windows cannot be tinted with the exception of a clear security film.
The rear side windows and rear screen can be tinted with any level of shade.
The front windscreen must be free of any tint, apart from a sunstrip across the top (maximun of 6" width)
Taken from www.m-tints.co.uk
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Butler
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