65 or 90% window tints

[Wrex22]

Looking at getting a pure white 5 door gtd on lease. I can’t decide between 65% or 90% tint. I’ve seen pictures and some 65% looks dark and some look light. Also some 90% look almost completely black!

The dealer has one which is in emden port with 65% tint and Brescia alloys . So I don’t know whether to take this or wait 5 months just for the 90% tint option  there also the option of getting sun blinds but I don’t know if this would effect rear visibility when parking especially at night

I’m also 50/50 on the white colour too, indium grey looks nice 

[Restlessnative]

I have the standard 65% tint on my car.It is pretty dark under all conditions.I would not waste my cash on a further tint.Sunblinds?-nah.Save even more cash.
Best option i went for was my heated front screen.

[JB GTI]

I have had 65% and 90% and when you are inside there is little difference between the two but a lot when looking at the car from the outside. Also, judging by my experience and others on here. You won’t be waiting anything like 5 months for a factory order !! I was quoted 16-18 weeks When I ordered and it was built in 6 weeks !! 
Indium grey is a great colour  here’s a couple of photos of my latest with 90% and previous with 65% to add to your dilemma 

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[dubber36]

I'd go 90 on a 5 door, 65 on a 3 door. The 3 door has less area of rear side glass, so in my opinion looks odd with too much of a contrast against the front doors.

[davyk31]

I debated this when getting my Indium GTI. Decided just to stick with standard tint and happy I did as looks just fine.

Indium or white are both great. I had a white GTD before my current Indium GTI. Would have gone white again but wanted a change after 4 years in a white Golf. If I buy another it will likely be white as I feel it just looks fresher and sportier.

Go for the built car especially as it has the wheel upgrade which look great. The wait to build a fresh order can be very long.

[andy28]

Hi Wrex22. Here is my pure white GTI with standard tint. It can look a bit light under some conditions (like here) but I'm still happy to be honest. Someone flagged to me that white cars can look like a van if the rear tint is too dark and whilst I've never really seen that myself it did make me question spending the extra cash.

By the way, I also have the Brescias and love them (the ones on the pic are my winter wheels) so I would stick with the one that's built personally.

[dubber36]

Someone flagged to me that white cars can look like a van if the rear tint is too dark

Black cars maybe, but not white. When was the last time you saw a white van with black rear side panels?

[TurboTrev]

If I was ordering from the factory I would definitely go 90%, I much prefer them, but if the perfect spec was available with 65% I would probably take it.  Below is my 7R with 65% and my current CS with 90%.

[mcmaddy]

Waste of money going for 90% tints imo. Unless you're some sort of gangster or drug dealer 

[JoeGTI]

It’s less than 100 quid to spec? If factory order, definitely go for it. Looks a lot better imo. But if there’s a car already built and you’re otherwise happy with it I wouldn’t wait 12 weeks for the tint tbh.