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Offline jv

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Re: 0% Tint
« Reply #10 on: 14 November 2019, 07:23 »
Think it's been about 30 years since you could get a GTI with clear glass  :laugh:
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Re: 0% Tint
« Reply #11 on: 14 November 2019, 08:18 »
I wouldn't go anywhere near a car with 0% tints if I was looking on a forecourt. Would make you think something was wrong with the car.

Me too.

Standard spec is 65% but on the likes for DTD it looks like you can untick it that no cost option.

It does look that way, but by not ticking the 65% tint option on DTD’s website you wouldn’t get a car built with 0% tints. The inputs on the first screen are just the means for DTD’s website to calculate the discounted price. The only mandatory items that you need to select to be able to see DTD’s discounted price are paint colour and upholstery trim. Not selecting either the 65% or 90% tint options will give you a discounted price that reflects the standard spec ‘free’ item - in the case of windows, 65% tints.

In the case of infotainment systems, if you didn’t select either the free or extra cost infotainment systems, would VW build a car with no infotainment system, or maybe fit an old school radio cassette player? No, you’d get the standard ‘free’ item, which in the case of the Golf GTI is the Discover Nav with 8” screen.

I suspect that if you proceed through the DTD website beyond seeing the discounted price and place an order for the car, you will then be required to confirm the car’s spec in detail, including any extra cost options. However, if you don’t want any extra cost items, the car would be built to VW’s standard spec for the GTI with the ‘free’ 65% tints.
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Re: 0% Tint
« Reply #12 on: 14 November 2019, 09:35 »
I am interested in this thread as awaiting order confirmation at present. I am not a big fan of tints so certainly do not want 90%  - I either want 65% (probably as it is the default?) or 0% (possibly) if there is a 0% option?  Also how so I select "be notified of replies to this thread" (or similar) bit?

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Re: 0% Tint
« Reply #13 on: 14 November 2019, 14:28 »
You could remove the glass altogether, that way you could gain a little performance too. Which is nice
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Re: 0% Tint
« Reply #14 on: 14 November 2019, 14:29 »
The thing is, I think the screen has a 20% tint and the front side windows 25% anyway.
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Re: 0% Tint
« Reply #15 on: 14 November 2019, 14:38 »
You could remove the glass altogether, that way you could gain a little performance too. Which is nice

 :grin: Surely no windows would be more drag though?!

The thing is, I think the screen has a 20% tint and the front side windows 25% anyway.

Think the OP meant just standard glass as it comes rather than actual 0% tint.
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Re: 0% Tint
« Reply #16 on: 14 November 2019, 15:45 »

Think the OP meant just standard glass as it comes rather than actual 0% tint.
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