To Tint Ot Not To Tint That is the question?

[craig mac]

What do you think ?

Can get the car done for £160 locally

Craig

[dougster]

It would certainly be of benefit to the general public!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The darker the better!!!!

Seriously I would still do it if I hadn't done it already. I have been pulled once in 4 years of Subaru ownership and even then they came to my door after searching for me for an hour to moan about the small number plate.

[weeb]

go for it! tints look quite good, as long as its a good job!! make the car look a wee bit more classy (i think), dont go too dark tho. the cops will be on ya!!

[craig mac]

Dougster Its my mrs who will be driving LOL

What is the legal limit on the front? 35%?

Craig

ps doug I touch goats

[scoobymadburd]

Dont get your front side windows tinted as we have just had to rip our front tints off for being too dark. The legal limit is 35% but Vosa test at 45%. subarus come with slight tint on all the windows and when we got our tints done it was 35% on the front and limo black at the rear. Moral of the story is we put tint on top of factory tint and therefore it takes it over the legal limit.

the choice is yours but beware as i dont think your wife would like 3 points and a £60 fine from the traffic department!!!

claire

[TypeRA28]

I say "tint it".

Finishes the car off nicely.

[craig mac]

Claire

Thank You for that

Do u get like 25% i wonder ?

Craig

ps wife will not be driving it that was a teaser for Dougster LOL

[scoobymadburd]

If u can get 25% let me know please!!!

claire

[terminator]

Where r u ? "area" The best tinters ive used is MAGMA in livingston,pentagon are the best other than them but costly.

There r other tinters that are reasonable like tint haus in hamilton. If you r looking for fader films (silver to black) call demon tints in glasgow,they advertise in the free motor mag in the garages.Remember lagally only the pillar behind the driver/passenger back.

[craig mac]

Aberdeen is Locally

Only pillar back? No fronts at all?

Craig

[stephen_cheyne]

Hello Craig,

I fancied getting 35% tint on my fronts like my wifes Focus, that's not too dark however with the changes in the law earlier this year and having spoke to my insurance I decided to just get just the rears done to stay legal.

I think it looks OK on a scooby as the Jap ones come like this anyway. I got a 20% tint done on all the rears just a few weeks ago by Tinthaus.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y208/rock...2/Dsc00958b.jpg

Stephen.

[craig mac]

So is it now illegal to tint fronts?

Or is it still 35%

What did your insurance say?

Craig

[oobster]

I, like Claire n Wullie, got 30% all round on mine, and got pulled the same night as them. Fortunately the new-age cars must have slightly less of a factory tint as I wasn't told to remove them - just "advised" that they were illegal.

This was at a the Falkirk cruise meet where there was always going to be plenty of police presence, i am not going to remove mine - i'll just be careful about where i take the car now!!

Magma in Bathgate done mine - think they charged £50 per window. Excellent job.

Edited to say: This is the 3rd time i've put tints on a car but only ever been pulled that one time. Liked the look on previous cars that much that the scooby went in to get done two days after picking it up from the dealers!! It was my 1st mod

[dougster]

Andy.......Falkirk Cruise......what can I say mate!!!

Hence the reason I steer well away from these meets and Crail's 'magazine days' as it is easy cheese for the rozzers!!

[craig mac]

The Law states

Window Tinting - Amendments to Legislation

During the early part of 2004, Section 32 of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations will be amended to include ?Window Tint Films?, where such materials attached to the glass are capable of reducing the Visible Light Transmission of forward windows to below prescribed levels. These changes will be back-dated to become applicable from 1st January 2004.

This will effectively ban virtually all tinted films fitted to windows forward of the B-Post on any vehicle that is to be driven on UK roads.

The reason for these changes is the recent proliferation of vehicles that are excessively tinted. Some vehicles may be so heavily tinted that they present a real danger when used on public roads. The action being taken by the Government follows a fatality that occurred recently where a heavily tinted car was involved in a collision with a motorcycle and the window tints were held to blame due to the vision of the driver being impaired.

There is however, a recognised difference between ?light window tints? which may be considered safe for road use (such as those supplied to you by Pentagon) and ?excessively dark window tints? which are not.

There has also been a great deal of debate in recent years about the legitimacy of window tints that do not obscure the vision of the driver. A clear case has been argued that road-safe window tints do not actually conflict with existing regulations. The Department for Transport have argued however that Section 32 was always intended to cover materials attached to the glass, despite the fact that no mention of this is made in the Regulation itself.

The only solution remaining would be to amend the Legislation.

Consequently and in order to clarify the situation, the Government have finally decided to up-date the Regulations to specifically include Tinted Films since, in the view of the Police and the Department for Transport, this is the only way in which the problems of excessive tints can be remedied.

Unfortunately however, even tint films that may be considered to be safe for road use will now be viewed as in conflict with the Regulations, enabling the Police and Vehicle Inspectorate to take action against vehicle owners.

This has significant implications for the owners of vehicles that have window tints already fitted and also those that are responsible for installing or selling window tints.

Implications for the vehicle owner

After much discussion, a sympathetic Enforcement Policy has been agreed between the Department for Transport and The Glass and Glazing Federation to ensure that all vehicle owners that have had tints applied in the past may be dealt with fairly. This applies in particular where the infringement is with respect to tints that do not pose a significant threat to Road Safety, despite being in contravention with the amended Regulations.

In any event, after the date of the amendment to Section 32, the owner of a vehicle that has window tints applied forward of the B-Post could be challenged by either a Police Officer or by an Inspector from the Department for Transport?s Vehicle Inspectorate, where their vehicle is noticed being driven on Public Roads.

Where such a vehicle is stopped and the window tints applied are such that the Visible Light Transmission level, when measured using an approved device falls to below prescribed levels, the following enforcement guidelines have been agreed with, and recommended, by the Government.

Above 30% Visible Light Transmission (Less Severe Window Tints)

The owner or driver of such a vehicle would be required to have the tinted film removed from the windows under the direction of either a Rectification Notice or a Delayed Prohibition Notice. A period of grace will apply for a limited number of days (normally ten) during which time the vehicle may be driven whilst the rectification work is to be completed.

In either case, the vehicle will need to be inspected by either a Police Officer or Vehicle Inspectorate Officer to confirm that the glass has been restored to a compliant condition. Prosecution is unlikely in such circumstances provided the vehicle owner complies fully.

Action that needs to be taken

All Businesses that have supplied window tints forward of the B-Post are being encouraged by the Government and the Glass and Glazing Federation to contact all of their previous customers to inform them of the changes to Legislation and to offer them a chance to have their vehicle rectified by having the front tints removed.

Craig

[wrxmania]

Removed my pentagon front tints after the law was changed.

An "advise" is recorded by police so next time it is "get them off". Really not worth the hassle, especially now every joe in the world has them as first mod on their car. I still have the rears.

Brian

[RA Dunk]

wot do they class as the B post??

[stephen_cheyne]

I would say to stay 100% legal no tints should be applied to the fronts as they are already factory tinted which I think would just take them within the regulations.

To save any hassle I decided not to tint the fronts as I came to the conclusion the car is worth too much if anything was to happen and the insurance were not to pay out due to the front windows being tinted.

Stephen.

[oobster]

Hey Doug.... i'm still new to the scooby "scene" Still "wet behind the ears".

[craig mac]

Stephen

Can you send me some pics of your car so i can decide mate

Craig

[stephen_cheyne]

B-post I think would be the post between your front door and rear door.

[craig mac]

Aye Doug

Go easy man LOL

Worth the watching that one Andy

Craig

[stephen_cheyne]

Craig, I've just posted 10 pics yesterday on scoobynet.co.uk under the members gallery titled 'STi8 Tint & Strip'.

It might be quicker looking there as I'm not on broadband. I'll easy send you pics if you need.

Stephen.

[craig mac]

Stephen

Got it m8 thanks

Jury is still out though

Craig

[fai17]

Personally i don't think it worth the hassle or grief you get from the rozzers.

I prefer to send my dosh on performance stuff