What do you guys know about changing the tint on your windows, I want to darken them a little, are there anythings i need to be aware of before sending it in ?

The factory tints are physically darker glass than standard.
Saying that there is no problem having tints fitted to the standard tinted glass, make sure the experts don't over do it though with a darker tint than needed.

To be fair I will be having mine done over the next few weeks when I find the time.

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its second hand and the first owner had afermarket tint applied, i am mainly converned about the rear window with the heating elements

From what i know about i think that if you have aftermarket and want to go darker then they would strip off the existing and start again. I looked into it with Pentagon - 4 grades over here, light smoke, smoke, midnight, limo. A-B pillar only light smoke is legal, rear of B pillar anything is allowed.

My last RRS had smoke (35%) from A to A and looked well - i think too much of a contrast A-B and B back looks

Still have to get around to mine (as well as finding some 20" wheels

question is though will the heater elements survive having the existing tint pealed off

I would have thought so but that is one for your 'tinter' IIRC a conversation i think there are some chemical options for removing the tints also - maybe to soften them?? Let us know what he says??

I would suggest you get someone who knows what they are doing to remove the film....other than that I can't see a big problem.

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i think they would strip off the old tints

On my FL2, the windows already have a slight tint in them anyway like all cars nowadays, i can't remember the percentages but even adding a light smoke would put them beyond the legal limit, so it was aftermarkets tints from the b pillars back

rigth time to find a good tinter, i assume none of you one in ireland

can you educate me on tinting, i know nathing

There has been a thread over on Disco3 by 90BHP for a group buy on security glass with a tint which would stop smash and grap theft etc as the glass would shatter but hold its shape

It was a midlands based company, but they might have a irish side of the company who might offer similar deal

npinks wrote:

There has been a thread over on Disco3 by 90BHP for a group buy on security glass with a tint which would stop smash and grap theft etc as the glass would shatter but hold its shape

It was a midlands based company, but they might have a irish side of the company who might offer similar deal

nice one npinks !

here you go, was a while ago, but not sure if it will be of help

http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic20192.html?highlight=tints

crowej wrote:

question is though will the heater elements survive having the existing tint pealed off

Sure, why should they not (if you don't do it yourself with a ceramic stove top cleaner ). Best thing is - like the others said - let somebody do it who can do it and I mean a company.
It won't cost too much and looks just better than if you do it yourself. Mine costed 350 € including curtesy car for the day and with foliatec foils which are the best on the German market, the foils alone would have cost me as customer 180 €. The little surplus is worth the saturday afternoon you save by letting anybody else do it!  RRS TDV6 HSE, 2006, bonatti grey, ebony interior, rear diff, s/c grille and vents, stormers, privacy, tasmods, iphone integration

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Ok educate me about tints

How are the levels measured ?

what have you gone with ? pics ?