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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: Phil mcavity on 26 September 2007, 20:02
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Any one know a good aftermarket tint specialist cus after the arrival of my new baby girl end of last week, i need to tint the glass from A pillar back. im in hampshire down south, anyone know a good company to do this??
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Hey congratulations, ours is due New Years day.. Sorry can't help with the tints but look on PH bound to be someone advertising on there.
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Phil
I live in Southampton too - and South Coast Tints (Ocean Village) did the tints on my GTI three weeks ago. I watched while they did it - lots of car of attention, they treated my 5 day old car with respect - and I got the impression they'd have done the same if I hadn't been there.
B pillar back cost me just under £180. Check out www.sctints.co.uk (http://www.sctints.co.uk), they have some really good videos on the site showing what they do, and if you get an online quote there's a web discount.
The tints are guaranteed for as long as I have the car, and I could choose the level on tint on the day - I picked the light one which looks really good on my Diamond Black GTI. I'll take some pics tomorrow and get them posted.
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cheers mafri, will keep an eye out for you!!, and thanks for the tip off, i will pay em a visit :wink: looking foward to seeing pics, will be interesting to see yours with light tint, im still undecided as to what colour would look best in lazer blue?
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HEY congratulations on the arrival of your littlun :smiley:
I think that they would do most tint colours....so why not go for a mid blue :wink:
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never thought of that, just had black of some kind on the brain!. i am either going there 2morrow or friday to get it done
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I think black would look well nice on your Blue GTI! Especially the darker shade...congrats on your little baby btw! Is it a boy or a girl :smiley: Or still not said? Waiting for the suprsie...best of luck :wink:
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Sorry, it was a baby girl, (jodi) weighing in at 9lb 1.5oz!!!, mother and baby are doing great cheers for asking.
I do agree looking at the pic below, cus the ammount of black already on the car ie side skirts, door pillar, a shade of black would look good, i dont wanna totally go black, i think a medium shade will be good :smiley:
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Sorry, it was a baby girl, (jodi) weighing in at 9lb 1.5oz!!!, mother and baby are doing great cheers for asking.
I do agree looking at the pic below, cus the ammount of black already on the car ie side skirts, door pillar, a shade of black would look good, i dont wanna totally go black, i think a medium shade will be good :smiley:
That is one big little baby :smiley:
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i know, made my eyes water watching my wife go through the mill having her!!!,
she gets her size from me, im not a short guy,and already my 4 year old son is 3ft 5" !!.Must stop adding miracle grow to the Love spuds! :laugh: :laugh:
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i know, made my eyes water watching my wife go through the mill having her!!!,
she gets her size from me, im not a short guy,and already my 4 year old son is 3ft 5" !!.Must stop adding miracle grow to the Love spuds! :laugh: :laugh:
Got the "recaro baby seat" yet? The lilltun needs to be driven in style and safety you know :smiley: and did you get a safety cradle that goes with the isofix in the rear?
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ben already has a sports bucket seat with neck support!!, you may be able to see it in the photo below, isofix is very good, but boy oh boy its expensive, but yes the price to pay for your childs safety isnt an issue.
Ben thinks the S mode on the dsg means SMILE MODE :laugh:, cus daddy drives fast!, mummys to scared to put it in S MODE!
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Yup, spotted.
Although I personally try and avoid parking next to cars with kiddie seats for the obvious reasons :rolleyes:
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Ok, I've been out to take some pics:
This is before (and clean!)
(http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z85/martinfriar/GolfGTI/IMG_1210-1.jpg)
This is after (tinted but very dirty)!
(http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z85/martinfriar/GolfGTI/IMG_1335.jpg)
(http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z85/martinfriar/GolfGTI/IMG_1337.jpg)
(http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z85/martinfriar/GolfGTI/IMG_1338.jpg)
(http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z85/martinfriar/GolfGTI/IMG_1339.jpg)
(http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z85/martinfriar/GolfGTI/IMG_1340.jpg)
(http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z85/martinfriar/GolfGTI/IMG_1341.jpg)
As you can see, the light tint is very subtle from some angles, but looks quite dark from others - and particularly in dull whether. I like it because it's not 'in yer face' and doesn't make much difference from inside - looking back, it's obviously a more sophisticated look, but doesn't affect clarity of vision, even at night.
Hope this helps!
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just about to walk out the door to see them mafri, cheers for the pic's , looks superb. will post aswell mine when done
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Aaaahhhh,
Just worked it out Phil!
You are getting the tints so that people cannot see the kiddies seat and will still park next to you so that you still feel loved :evil:
Just Kidding :wink:.....Remember to post piccies :smiley:
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Aaaahhhh,
Just worked it out Phil!
You are getting the tints so that people cannot see the kiddies seat and will still park next to you so that you still feel loved :evil:
Just Kidding :wink:.....Remember to post piccies :smiley:
lol too true, yes im all booked in , 11am tommorow to have some tints fitted, and oh yes, ill post some pics when shes looking clean :wink:
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lol too true, yes im all booked in , 11am tommorow to have some tints fitted, and oh yes, ill post some pics when shes looking clean :wink:
Great, nice they could do it so soon - have you decided what tint to have?
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not yet, may go one shade darker then yours, but not the black out look if you know what i mean.
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mafri - your tints look a very similar shade to the factory options, nice choice! :cool:
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mafri - your tints look a very similar shade to the factory options, nice choice! :cool:
Thanks - that's what I wanted, although mine seem a little less 'green'. I saw my car beside an Ed30 with factory tints before I picked it up on 1 Sep - and kicked myself for not choosing the factory option. I'm really happy with the results, sets the car off nicely. :smiley:
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Congrats on your new arrival Phil :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:
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cheers tagnut :wink:, heres to another sleepness night! :cry: looking at mafri's pics, cus its such a light tint, would it be illegal still to do the fronts??
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Nice pics Mafri, really sets your GTi off. Out of interest, is that a light smoke tint you went for?
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Nice pics Mafri, really sets your GTi off. Out of interest, is that a light smoke tint you went for?
Thanks for the comments. Yes, I think it was light smoke. The guy at the tinting place called it the 'light' tint, it came out of a Sun-Gard box.
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Nice pics Mafri, really sets your GTi off. Out of interest, is that a light smoke tint you went for?
Thanks for the comments. Yes, I think it was light smoke. The guy at the tinting place called it the 'light' tint, it came out of a Sun-Gard box.
Looks spot on. How much did it cost if you don't mind me asking and who did it pls? :smiley:
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cheers tagnut :wink:, heres to another sleepness night! :cry: looking at mafri's pics, cus its such a light tint, would it be illegal still to do the fronts??
Phil
I've wondered that since it was done. It certainly wouldn't make it any more dangerous in terms of visibility, but there's a video on the South Coast Tints site that explains the law - basically no more than a 30% tint (70% of light getting through) is allowed. I think it's an extra £90ish for sctints to measure the amount of light passing through the front windows and match with an appropriate film to get as near to 35% as poss. The guy i dealt with (bloke from the video, I presume he's the owner) showed me his (mk4) golf that had light tints on the back and a 'clear' film on the front - which still tints by about 7%, in addition to the standard tint.
Basically, I'd ask them what they can do. They gave me a discount card for the fronts to be done, so all is not lost if you don't get it done tomorrow.
Hope it goes well tomorrow - and congrats on your new baby!
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Looks spot on. How much did it cost if you don't mind me asking and who did it pls? :smiley:
Cheers. It cost me £178.60 (including online quote discount) from www.sctints.co.uk (http://www.sctints.co.uk), who are based in Southampton. Their site is a really good source of info, and has lots of videos to explain legalities, how they do it etc.
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Sorry, it was a baby girl, (jodi) weighing in at 9lb 1.5oz!!!, mother and baby are doing great cheers for asking.
I do agree looking at the pic below, cus the ammount of black already on the car ie side skirts, door pillar, a shade of black would look good, i dont wanna totally go black, i think a medium shade will be good :smiley:
That is one big little baby :smiley:
My two:- First 9lb 5oz Second 11lb 9.5oz and the second was 10- days early...... :laugh: :laugh: :shocked: :shocked:
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Sorry, it was a baby girl, (jodi) weighing in at 9lb 1.5oz!!!, mother and baby are doing great cheers for asking.
I do agree looking at the pic below, cus the ammount of black already on the car ie side skirts, door pillar, a shade of black would look good, i dont wanna totally go black, i think a medium shade will be good :smiley:
That is one big little baby :smiley:
My two:- First 9lb 5oz Second 11lb 9.5oz and the second was 10- days early...... :laugh: :laugh: :shocked: :shocked:
Bloomin 'eck :shocked:
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ok just come back with the car after having tints done.
Had the same level tint as mafri's but also had fronts done with a New "carbon" tint. which has a lifetime garantee that doesnt get damaged by Uv sunlight even after years of abuse.It gives the front a more mirror'd look and totally blocks out heat from the sun, and help preserve the leather upholstery that much more. i cant lower windows for 3 days in the drying period but 1st impressions are excellent. heres some quick pics
at the workshop ready for the makeover
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s264/philmcavity/JodiandGTi018.jpg)
And the finish article... before
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s264/philmcavity/Gtipics002.jpg)
after.....
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s264/philmcavity/JodiandGTi019.jpg)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s264/philmcavity/JodiandGTi022.jpg)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s264/philmcavity/JodiandGTi023.jpg)
It has so many different looks depending on the ammount of light that hits them.The rear screen shows moisture on the edges still but will be gone a couple of days. :smiley:
Total bill including free sit and watch it being done was £263, which i thought was excellent vfm :smiley:
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Looks alot better phil!! Bet your happy :smiley:
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I like it! looks good. Not too dark. :cool:
I have seen some cars where the line around the rear screen is really pronounced (very light) but yours looks good.
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Looks really good, glad you are pleased. The moisture marks definitely go, I was worried about mine for a while!
Any chance of some more pics of those fronts? It's difficult to judge the mirrored effect from the pics, does the window look any darker?
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tints loo superb :cool: mmmm might get mine done.....never been a fan of tints on a 5 door before as i always thought it looked unfinished.
Yours look spot on :afro:
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mafri,
yes i will get some close up pics for you as soon as the rain clears, and get them done over the weekend. I think they are a very good way of a gradual look in colour change from front to back if you know what i mean, rather then a black to clear.I would say what it does is make the fronts look from the outside everyso slightly cloudy and mirrored looking, but still clear visability,so its harder for peeps to see who's driving from the outside.My GTi had blue tinted windows , and they still show the slight blue tinge.Also what i did notice its only 1 outside layer thats fitted to the front, rather then the rears which are a tinted layer each side of the glass! which i never realised they do that.I think its worth if mafri, as you will get yours at a discounted rate as youve had the rears done by them.Bear in mind that its a september 20% discount whether they will honour it nxt month??.
If you have leather interia in yours mafri, i think its worth the extra few quid because it has Uv light defence too, protecting your lovelly soft leather from the suns harmful rays, keeps SHMBO happy and littlens cooler in the hotter months(if we have any that is!) :smiley:
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Looks stunning Phil... even better than before. Quick question though... I am a bit confused as I swear you had your car colour-coded didn't you?
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I was going to, but decided not to illyan, was abit worried as to what the paint would do after a couple of years or so, ie paint flake/fade.
And also because i have mudflaps fitted, i doubt it would look very good, black flaps to blue side skirts :sick:, i prefer to keep the mudflaps so idea was dropped.
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Nice tints Phil...really looks good. You have tempted me to get it done. Anyone used www.autotints.com ?
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Good mod - good decision - and well executed by the fitters :cool:
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Very cool, tints suit the Blue well.