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Offline monkeyhanger

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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #1010 on: 19 May 2014, 11:48 »

The law states Vehicles first used on 1 April 1985 or later state the front windscreen must let at least 75% of light through and the front side windows must let at least 70% of light through. So surely I can tint passenger and drivers windows according to the law

Depends whether the fronts are already tinted (which they are, not sure how much light they already let through).
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Offline Ross Detours

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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #1011 on: 19 May 2014, 12:37 »
I think the fronts are always tinted to legal limit but if you are willing to accept responsibility for illegally tinting the fronts further, it does help if the rears are noticeably darker and then when looking at the car, it seems there is still a considerable difference and the police are less likely to pull you for it.

Dark headlining and dark rear tints do dull the cabin which then means there is less light coming through the fronts when you look at it.

Offline monsta

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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #1012 on: 19 May 2014, 14:40 »
I took my car to a tinting place and they put one of the light meters on and said the fronts are already as dark as legally allowed.


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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #1013 on: 19 May 2014, 18:25 »
blacked my badges at the weekend.




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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #1014 on: 19 May 2014, 18:30 »
blacked my badges at the weekend.





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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #1015 on: 20 May 2014, 10:07 »
Got a stone chip right in the drivers eyeline, new screen needed after 3 months! :sick:

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Offline GrahamFR

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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #1016 on: 20 May 2014, 11:52 »
ive got two on mine so far but luckily both are behind the rear view mirror so i cant see them while im driving
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #1017 on: 20 May 2014, 22:20 »
Got a stone chip right in the drivers eyeline, new screen needed after 3 months! :sick:

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Nothing mate. When we had that massive storm 5-6 tiles and a felt roof fell on mine. Insurance said it was a act of god!!! Wtf

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Offline Darlo

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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #1018 on: 21 May 2014, 00:04 »
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