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Author Who's tinted their windows themselves????
-Aliba-
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25th Feb 03 at 20:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Thinking of doing it, but is it really worth the bother???

And for the front side windows, do i need to remove the full window from its runners etc..???
T2NY X
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25th Feb 03 at 21:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
bad news, leave it to the pro's man
-Aliba-
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25th Feb 03 at 21:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Fair enough then mate. Cheers
troublesome
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25th Feb 03 at 21:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ive done it, its not that hard... just patience needed.. i get the tints half price so cost me a MEASLY £24 to tint my car...
Makarus
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25th Feb 03 at 22:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Can be done but takes time, and plenty of patience needed. Not easy at all but can be done, and can save you a lot of money.

Best option is to take more time to actually remove the windows and then put the tint on and cut the excess off later.
-Aliba-
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25th Feb 03 at 22:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cheers peeps.

Makarus: I presume you are talking about only the front two side windows.

Whats the legal side on tints???
troublesome
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25th Feb 03 at 22:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
only problem with cutting excess off later is u can get left with creases due to water seeping back in off the excess... anyone who's tinted will know what i mean... i found it easier to cut excess once i hace pushed all bubbles i can out....
-Aliba-
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25th Feb 03 at 22:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
troublesome: How many rolls of the stuff am i going to need then?? Size etc???
troublesome
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I got 1 roll of limo blk for rear side windows, 1 roll of dark smoke for front 2 windows, and one roll of dark smoke for rear (large tint roll made for rear).. there standard sizes...
-Aliba-
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25th Feb 03 at 22:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Where from??? You got any pics of yours????
troublesome
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25th Feb 03 at 22:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeah here...
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=49024&page=1

u can pick tints up from halfords £14.99 a roll so it will cost u £45 to tint all... there labelled to how many windows they'll do or just ask for help
Makarus
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What I eamnt was getting all the windows out, mate did it but a friend of his had all the kit to get em out and back in easy.

What he did was get the window out, then put the tint over the top, cut all the excess off, then but the rubber surround on the windows to seal it in, on the winding windows he heat sealed the edges onto the window so nothing could get in. This was all after it had all the water and air out.
troublesome
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25th Feb 03 at 22:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i get what u mean, i took front two windows out biut not otheres.. they looked too tricky!!!
-Aliba-
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25th Feb 03 at 22:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cheers for the help here peeps. Undecided whether to take em all out or not.
bcocky
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25th Feb 03 at 22:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
if u do decide to do it, ye can cum round an help me cos am thinkin of doin it as well
-Aliba-
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25th Feb 03 at 22:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
deal
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-Aliba-
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25th Feb 03 at 22:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
So whats the legality on tints??
bcocky
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none on windscreen, 35% on front side, nethin on rear side, and 35% on back windae?? think thats aboot right sir
-Aliba-
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25th Feb 03 at 23:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
35%!!! Aint that kinda low????
kerzo
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25th Feb 03 at 23:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I think anything is legal on the back windscreen. I failed MOT for the fronts being too dark but the rears were all ok. Laws may be different here though in Northern Ireland.

Is it tough to do the front tints again and is a special kit needed to get rid of bubbles and creases? I just took off the fronts and teh sunstrip on the windscreen.
-Aliba-
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25th Feb 03 at 23:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
So the fronts cant be all that dark then????
troublesome
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25th Feb 03 at 23:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
easier to do front two windows m8...
get dark smoke for front 2 Aliba.. thats legal
troublesome
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25th Feb 03 at 23:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
and no special kit needed, just distilled water, fairy liquid or any soapy solution, and a credit card...
tints come with instructions
-Aliba-
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25th Feb 03 at 23:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Looks like i'm going to go for it then mate.
So "dark smoke" from halfords is legal for the fronts?

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