Official GTi Edition 30 'Ordered' Club

[DAZ$TAR]

Hi Hurdy,

Yeah same here.....time going very slow at the moment

Very interested in the rear window tints.....dealer fitting those ?

Just waiting for the company to sort the finance out and insurance cert to be sent over....then its all systems go

Only options I have are the MF steering wheel, 6 CD changer thing, centre armrest.

Wonder how long I will be able to last until 20mm drop in height and 300Bhp re-map !!!!!

Daz

[Hurdy]

Hi Daz,

Rear window tints are a factory option £165 and one I couldn't overlook. I thought about aftermarket flim tints for my current car but saw other cars with scratch marks on the film and it put me off somewhat. Factory fit tinted glass looks the nuts on most cars and gives the car just that little bit of a cool visual twist for not a lot of cash.

I too will be looking for a re-map and most likely a brake upgrade (RS4 or Porsche comes to mind)

Unfortunately my drive is a bit like the north face of the Eiger and there are concrete speed ramps in either direction on my road so a drop is out for now although a full set of adjustable H&R s wouldn't go amiss for track days

[DAZ$TAR]

Cheers Hurdy,

Mite get it done at 5,000 when I whip it in for a oil change (don't want the delivery to be delayed any longer !)

So, Dark smoke on the rears it is !

Thanks mate

Daz

[2007GTI]

Am I right in saying that factory tints dont go past the B pillars?

[Hurdy]

Am I right in saying that factory tints dont go past the B pillars?

Yes

I would have liked full tints on all the side windows, unfortunately it upsets the safety bods who actually set a limit on the darkness of the tints forward of the B pillar and so you can only get the darker tint rear of the B pillar(dark smoke tint includes the rear window too)

[Ollieb7]

Am I right in saying that factory tints dont go past the B pillars?

Yes

I would have liked full tints on all the side windows, unfortunately it upsets the safety bods who actually set a limit on the darkness of the tints forward of the B pillar and so you can only get the darker tint rear of the B pillar(dark smoke tint includes the rear window too)

Sorry in my opinion these side tints from 'B' post back just makes the car look like a van - esp. on a black car.

[Ollieb7]

the springs are the same part as the gti, so there should be no difference at all. i have some eibach pro kit springs for mine, just to drop it down another 15mm, oh and some h&r 28/24 anti roll bars on order 

Are you sure BMX it is only a 15mm drop - the Eibach web site states 1.0' thats about 25mm.

[illyun]

Am I right in saying that factory tints dont go past the B pillars?

Yes

I would have liked full tints on all the side windows, unfortunately it upsets the safety bods who actually set a limit on the darkness of the tints forward of the B pillar and so you can only get the darker tint rear of the B pillar(dark smoke tint includes the rear window too)

Sorry in my opinion these side tints from 'B' post back just makes the car look like a van - esp. on a black car.

Really Ollie?  OMG... I've gone and ordered them for my Black Edition 30 - I really hope you're wrong otherwise I'll look a prat driving down the street... is it possible to remove the tints or do the windows have to be replaced?  

[Ollieb7]

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Really Ollie?  OMG... I've gone and ordered them for my Black Edition 30 - I really hope you're wrong otherwise I'll look a prat driving down the street... is it possible to remove the tints or do the windows have to be replaced?  
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Sorry!

[Hurdy]

Ollieb7
That R32 looks darker than the factory tints

is it possible to remove the tints or do the windows have to be replaced?

illyun

It isn't possible to remove the tints as it is not a film tint, the windows themselves are tinted.

I chose the tints for looks and for the fact that the guy you've just shot past in the standard GTI can't see the smug look on your face as you flip him the finger