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Title: Window Tinting - Cool or CHAVY?
Post by: H Bomb on 20 July 2010, 21:41
A mate of mine had some spare light smoke tint kicking about, i tinted one of the back windows with it. cant decide wether i wanna do the rest now or not. Idealy i was gonna post up a pic. but my camera is shagged.  :angry:
So, really i just wanna know wether or not, in theory seeing as i cant get pics, im gonna be making my car look better or worse.
Title: Re: Window Tinting - Cool or CHAVY?
Post by: Wayne on 20 July 2010, 21:53
I hate tinted windows but it is your car at the end of the day.
Title: Re: Window Tinting - Cool or CHAVY?
Post by: vwscottie on 20 July 2010, 21:58
The one on the left has rear window tints the other without  compare them and decide which one looks right for you


(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/vwscottie/489.jpg)
Title: Re: Window Tinting - Cool or CHAVY?
Post by: jonnypolish on 20 July 2010, 21:59
All depends on the car!
I REALLY don't want to do mine, but i think it would suit i nicely but i hate tints :D
But again, it is one of those "each to their own" thingys !
And if your young then do it :) we all do :D
Title: Re: Window Tinting - Cool or CHAVY?
Post by: H Bomb on 20 July 2010, 22:06
The one on the left has rear window tints the other without  compare them and decide which one looks right for you


(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/vwscottie/489.jpg)

Ha, the perfect opertunity to show off the fact you have two very nice cars.  :wink: Awww, its a toughy i like both of them. Might aswell give it a go. nothing to loose really except a couple of quid.
Title: Re: Window Tinting - Cool or CHAVY?
Post by: archie837 on 20 July 2010, 23:38
Is yours a 3 dr or a 5 dr? I think it looks good on the 3drs as it's one big window and if dark colours matches it all in nicelys. 5drs not so much tinted up
Title: Re: Window Tinting - Cool or CHAVY?
Post by: paul7278 on 20 July 2010, 23:50
+1 for chav its ok on certain cars but not mk2s sorry. :smiley:
Title: Re: Window Tinting - Cool or CHAVY?
Post by: Diamond Hell on 20 July 2010, 23:54
Chav.

Why would you want to make your car look like a van?
Title: Re: Window Tinting - Cool or CHAVY?
Post by: A7 UFO on 21 July 2010, 08:38
on people carriers and limos it makes sense.  On anything else it looks rubbish.  But, you said light smoke...which I do like all round rather than back 100% and front nothing.
Title: Re: Window Tinting - Cool or CHAVY?
Post by: Len on 21 July 2010, 09:41
CHAVVY!
Title: Re: Window Tinting - Cool or CHAVY?
Post by: A7 UFO on 21 July 2010, 09:43
say's the man with blue rear lenses and gold wheels  :smiley:
Title: Re: Window Tinting - Cool or CHAVY?
Post by: harlemex on 21 July 2010, 12:29
I agree with the 3 door versus 5 door thing. Looks smart on 3 and wrong on 5. I think if you have a 5 door and want tints, you have to do the lot and not just the back.  :tongue:
Title: Re: Window Tinting - Cool or CHAVY?
Post by: Ben Lessani on 21 July 2010, 13:14
A light smoke on the rears gives you a bit of piece of mind when leaving things on the back seat - at night items are virtually invisible.

However, at night, they also mean manoeuvring becomes that tiny bit more difficult.
Title: Re: Window Tinting - Cool or CHAVY?
Post by: harlemex on 21 July 2010, 13:35
especially on unlit country roads.
Title: Re: Window Tinting - Cool or CHAVY?
Post by: pauld_88 on 21 July 2010, 14:03
CHAVVY!

CHAVVY! bit odd coming from a man that has gold wheels and blue tints on rear lenses  :laugh:
Title: Re: Window Tinting - Cool or CHAVY?
Post by: VR6_Wherry on 21 July 2010, 14:20
CHAVVY!

CHAVVY! bit odd coming from a man that has gold wheels and blue tints on rear lenses  :laugh:

say's the man with blue rear lenses and gold wheels  :smiley:

I thought the same but then i remembered, Len is a 57 year old who can pull of a cheerleader outfit  :wink: :smug:
Title: Re: Window Tinting - Cool or CHAVY?
Post by: H Bomb on 21 July 2010, 18:25
Ha, Its nice to see iv stirred up a mix of opinions.
My cars a 3dr in Mystic Blue, and yeah it is light tint im considering. I think it'd suit the car, and i'm afew asbos sort of being a chav anyway, although i have been looking at gold wheels too.....

 
Title: Re: Window Tinting - Cool or CHAVY?
Post by: Len on 22 July 2010, 16:01
CHAVVY!

CHAVVY! bit odd coming from a man that has gold wheels and blue tints on rear lenses  :laugh:

say's the man with blue rear lenses and gold wheels  :smiley:

I thought the same but then i remembered, Len is a 57 year old who can pull of a cheerleader outfit  :wink: :smug:

Too right Wherry!  :wink:
Title: Re: Window Tinting - Cool or CHAVY?
Post by: Len on 22 July 2010, 16:02
say's the man with blue rear lenses and gold wheels  :smiley:


Says the man with a puke green car!  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Window Tinting - Cool or CHAVY?
Post by: A7 UFO on 22 July 2010, 16:17
dude, that was so 90s
Title: Re: Window Tinting - Cool or CHAVY?
Post by: kells on 22 July 2010, 18:32
Well according to certain members on here im a chav

so heres my word on tints, dont like the van look, looks sh!t, i do like a very very light (legal) tint on ALL windows so they are all the same, other than that its a NO.

i also love the 90's cars so the puke green is good for me haha (did my car porsche peppermint green in the 90's)
Title: Re: Window Tinting - Cool or CHAVY?
Post by: Toopay_MkIII_GT on 22 July 2010, 18:49
i been thinking about tints a wee bit. in a way i want to keep it stande4red green tinted. but all the new vw have darkened rear windows and it works great, but weather that will carry across to a old mk3 i dunno, hmmm
Title: Re: Window Tinting - Cool or CHAVY?
Post by: Len on 23 July 2010, 09:01
dude, that was so 90s


Watch out dissin gold wheels! Have to set Chuff on ya!  :evil: :grin:
Title: Re: Window Tinting - Cool or CHAVY?
Post by: rcsammy on 24 July 2010, 00:27
i shouldnt worry about what anyone else thinks, its your car so have a look at some mk3s with tinted windows and decide if its the look your after

and imo just one thing doesnt make your car chavvy, most things look good on the right car, its when its all mixed together it looks  :sick:
Title: Re: Window Tinting - Cool or CHAVY?
Post by: noms on 24 July 2010, 01:44
I originally had mine tinted to stop the sun blinding at the kids in the back, but dont forget most tints offer 100% UV protection, so they're good for all. Definately keeps the car cooler in the summer, with the added bonus of noone knowing who (or what) you've got in the back!
Title: Re: Window Tinting - Cool or CHAVY?
Post by: JC on 24 July 2010, 06:09
dude, that was so 90s


Watch out dissin gold wheels! Have to set Chuff on ya!  :evil: :grin:

why ? mine arent gold anymore  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Window Tinting - Cool or CHAVY?
Post by: Upperoilcan on 24 July 2010, 08:09
I originally had mine tinted to stop the sun blinding at the kids in the back, but dont forget most tints offer 100% UV protection,quote]

The whole point of tints at the rear imo on any vehicle,but if one is having them done "for the look" then a light tint will work on most cars,but to blacken them right out Gangsta stylee just looks chavvy to say the least even more so on an older cars......