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Postby AndyG » Mon May 01, 2006 10:04 pm

grey van man wrote:thats the factory tinted glass thats allowed but i had applied light smoke film to mine and thats a big no no

A step too far :lol: :lol: Must have taken ages and ages to get that on right :shock: :!:

But I will say this :!:

Tints do cut that heat down a bit in the summer 8)
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Postby WINDSCREENGUY » Mon May 01, 2006 10:08 pm

na tinting is not that bad when you have had years of practice oh and my mate has a tint shop :)
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Postby FredTransit » Mon May 01, 2006 10:10 pm

Is professional tint the same type of film as the DIY stuff or is it sprayed/painted on?
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Postby WINDSCREENGUY » Mon May 01, 2006 10:16 pm

proffesional film is thicker and better quailty then diy film and comes in 100ft or 200ft rolls ,spray on stuff is just sh*t never seen it used but no proffesional uses it.
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Postby FredTransit » Mon May 01, 2006 10:18 pm

:shock: 200ft rolls! That's a lot of windows, or a few minibuses (sorry Niel) :lol:
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Postby Valsheda » Tue May 02, 2006 2:01 pm

Well after reading this , i will not be tinting my front windows :( its just not worth the agro with the law :x

Can you buy factory tinted glass for the Smiley van doors ????
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Postby Andrew-v4 » Tue May 02, 2006 2:51 pm

Now you lot have spoilt my fun :(
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Postby AndyG » Tue May 02, 2006 3:03 pm

Valsheda wrote:Well after reading this , i will not be tinting my front windows :( its just not worth the agro with the law :x

Can you buy factory tinted glass for the Smiley van doors ????

Yes you can :D But I thought yours was.



And why has nobody understood that you can tint your windows but don't go too dark :?

Go for light smoke :idea:
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Postby AndyG » Tue May 02, 2006 3:05 pm

Andrew-v8 wrote:Now you lot have spoilt my fun :(


Arn't yours tinted then :?: :?
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Postby Andrew-v4 » Tue May 02, 2006 5:38 pm

Yeh, but i dont know if i want to take it off now. Im a good boy, dont need any hassle :cry:
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Postby madmark » Tue May 02, 2006 6:43 pm

gvm if i want to go light smoke ontop of factory tints will i get away with that or will it still be to dark?????? :? :?
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Postby WINDSCREENGUY » Tue May 02, 2006 7:21 pm

the law now states nothing is allowed on any windows forward of the b pillar, but if you do have light smoke you can only get a fine.

btw i have re tinted mine in dark smoke 8)
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Postby AndyG » Tue May 02, 2006 10:48 pm

Andrew-v8 wrote:Yeh, but i dont know if i want to take it off now. Im a good boy, dont need any hassle :cry:


Well, be a good boy and leave it on as long as you can :lol:
You really didn't know and you 'll take corrective action as soon as you're told :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby AndyG » Tue May 02, 2006 10:54 pm

grey van man wrote:the law now states nothing is allowed on any windows forward of the b pillar, but if you do have light smoke you can only get a fine.

btw i have re tinted mine in dark smoke 8)


When did this change :?: As I was told differently when I did my '96 van :o
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Postby WINDSCREENGUY » Wed May 03, 2006 12:01 am

http://www.pentagonglasstech.com/news_legal_update.asp
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