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ramdaz316
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Post Thu Mar 10, 2005 5:52 pm

I'm thinking of tinting my windows to a dark grey. Any tips on the best way to do this?
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Post Thu Mar 10, 2005 6:22 pm

Yep, pay someone to do it....

DIY tinting looks cr@p, spent ages removing some naff mirror tint from my van rear window, and paid a 'pro' Ԛ£70 to apply black film. Looks superb, no bubbles, wrinkles etc.
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Post Thu Mar 10, 2005 7:13 pm

Personally, with the shitty democracy we live in tints are hardly noticable these days.
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Post Thu Mar 10, 2005 7:34 pm

a rear blind is a cheap way! make my windows look tinted when it's up!
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Post Fri Mar 11, 2005 12:52 pm

Indellible black marker worked for me, and it doesn't come off on your face when you try to peer out at junctions, bonus! :cool:

You don't have to go with grey or black either, the lime green looked good when I did it on my Austin Maxi.
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Post Sat Mar 12, 2005 11:33 pm

i uised to do window tinting for a living & would highly recomend getting it done properly.
ive seen some real bad jobs done when it comes to tinting & can look real sh!t if not done right.
dont go too dark either cus it looks crap & remember its illegal to tint any of the front 3
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Post Sun Mar 13, 2005 3:12 pm

ramdaz

if you decide to do it - do it properly. you need to see examples of the firms work - coz a bad job will look crap and cost more to put right than to pay someone who's decent to do it in the first place. choose carefully - quality before cost.

the law has changed and it's now illegal to tint the front windows - but companies will still tint them for you and you'll have to say that they've been done for some time if pulled and asked.

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