oakey dokey

hello lad getting my windows tinted tomorrow/today 1/11/06 and was wondering what you lot think i should have i dont want it limo black just a nice darkish shade but then theres alsorts of colours aswell!!!

the car is black!! was thinking about orange as im painting the wheels i have orange but then i liked the idea of yellow

what do you lot think????

antony215

Id do them smoke black not to sure orange will look right

Ad4m RST

Not sure on tints on RST's tbh, but it's your car

I reckon a light black smoke, orange really won't look right IMO

SafeChav

Personally, if your going to tint i think you should only ever go light smoke all round.

It doesnt look that dark, but once all the windows are done it looks very cool, polus the fact most cars factory tints norrowly pass the light levels, light smoke all round is actually illegal, let alone anything darker but you will usually get away with it

antony215

You can have the rear window's as dark as you want it's the driver and passengers window's that has to let 70% light through

SafeChav

I thought it was the car as a whole

Miss Fiesta Turbo

I'd go for light smoke!

Beenie

I had tints on my s2 when i first got it but I ripped them out.

just get a light black tint

Oranoco

Spend the money on something usefull.

Tints can look nice but you wouldn't drive about with shades on after dark, driving with tints after dark is no different. It also gives plod another excuse to give you hassle.

Best thing I did was ditch my tints.

Ad4m RST

Very true that, as if we don;t get it in the neck enough. Just asking for trouble really

Keep it as ford intended

antony215

No just the front one's and the windscreen you could paint the back one's black if you wanted a mate of mine got done about 18 month's ago for having limo black on the front two and he got 3 point's and a 60 pound fine

oakey dokey

well ive got it done!!!! and its dark smoke all round! i always said it would look too boyracerish on a black car but i love what it looks like now so much so that i powder coated a set of 17" i got matt black tonite at work!! and i also did my 16" orange now stuck for which ones to put on!!!

Miss Fiesta Turbo

Dark smoke ALL round???

Good Luck with the old bill!

SafeChav

And good luck driving at night, its hard enough with light smoke!

Police have been known to make you rip the tints off at the road side............

Miss Fiesta Turbo

Yep this has happened to 3 of my mates!

antony215

If he's had it done by a pro then they "should" of done it so it was legal if your not 100% sure it is legal then id get it checked because as ive said it's 3 point's and a fine

SafeChav

Fuck off

they dish out points for tints now?

Miss Fiesta Turbo

is it possible for dark smoke to be legal?! i doubt it is..... dont think tint companies care if it is or not... its the customers choice!

antony215

Yep a mate of mine got done for having limo black on the front two and he got 3 point's and a 60 pound fine they class it as dangerous driving as you can't see properly what is coming from the side's

SafeChav

Thats a piss take though, if you own a brand new merc/bmw/anything expensive ass and/or drive a limo - you wouldnt get that

antony215

Any firm who is fitting tints should be fully aware of the restrictions imposed and tell people before fitting weather it's legal or not alot of company's wont fit it if it's illegal but there are still firm's who will fit illegal tint's s like you say they dont care it aint them who get the point's

antony215

Dont think the old bill care what you drive mate if they can give you a fine my mate's car was a honda legend not your typical boy racer car old bill just see it as easy money imo

oakey dokey

the bloke that did mine is a pro and said i would get trouble from the po po but did say that unless the old bill has a vosn certificate they cant pull them out or fine you because no police officer has them!

antony215

They do you for driving a dangerous vehicle mate i know people who have had it done the old bill went on a misson down here and done LOAD'S of people on it it's the bike cop's and the traffic car's that have the stuff to do the testing. I would'nt want to take the chance mate it's not the fine that fuck's you it's the point's but then it's down to you you might be lucky and never get pulled. Imo if they class it as dangerous then it should be brought into an M.O.T test as there are ALOT of people that dont know that there driving round with illegal tint's my mate had his car imported from japan and the first he new of it was when he got his 3 point's and fine

Miss Fiesta Turbo

it should definately be in an MOT test, oh well good luck is all i can say!