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Offline winrya

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Re: tinted windows on mk 5 gti
« Reply #10 on: 19 March 2008, 21:12 »
dont worry, both colours are easily available its just because green is more mass produced, it cheaper to put on the cars and with vw's challenge to make the golf git cheaper to make, its things like this that have been removed.
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Offline lionel

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Re: tinted windows on mk 5 gti
« Reply #11 on: 19 March 2008, 21:15 »
thank you for all the replies.  Im just so angry I think they are trying to con me.  at this stage im wondering if im imagining the front w/s to be different.
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Offline orca

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Re: tinted windows on mk 5 gti
« Reply #12 on: 19 March 2008, 21:18 »
Don't think shaded windscreen was an option in the UK.  Could have been aftermarket job if you bought the GTI used.
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Offline lionel

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Re: tinted windows on mk 5 gti
« Reply #13 on: 19 March 2008, 21:20 »
orca

bought the car brand new in ireland. 

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Offline maxamus

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Re: tinted windows on mk 5 gti
« Reply #14 on: 19 March 2008, 22:46 »
SORRY MY55 has "blue" tints and not green (dont know why i thought green).





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Offline 2007GTI

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Re: tinted windows on mk 5 gti
« Reply #15 on: 19 March 2008, 22:56 »
My GTI is a 2007 model year (56 plate) and has green tints, not blue.
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Re: tinted windows on mk 5 gti
« Reply #16 on: 19 March 2008, 23:03 »
Quote from: lionel on 19 March 2008, 21:20
orca

bought the car brand new in ireland. 

lionel

Lionel, what year is your GTI? As others have said, the first of the MKV GTI's had a fairly obvious blue tint,  but they changed it from mid 2006, so that now the windscreen and windows are the same tint as every other Golf (green-ish).
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Re: tinted windows on mk 5 gti
« Reply #17 on: 19 March 2008, 23:03 »
you can see my blue tinted windscreen on this thread: http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=78369.0
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Offline martin dy

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Re: tinted windows on mk 5 gti
« Reply #18 on: 20 March 2008, 09:57 »
When I had to have my windscreen replaced , I phoned the claims line and they new what type screen was fitted from my registration number. As it was a  blue tint I didn't want the green fitted.
Autoglass did the job fine - although i played f*** with them for taking it out for a test drive!!!!!!
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Offline winrya

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Re: tinted windows on mk 5 gti
« Reply #19 on: 20 March 2008, 19:41 »
Quote from: maxamus on 19 March 2008, 23:03
you can see my blue tinted windscreen on this thread: http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=78369.0

Sorry to go off topic but maxamus, I notice you have had your car colour coded.  Any chance you have some closish pics from the rear?  Also a few questions :rolleyes:

Are you glad you had it done?
Did you buy the primed r32 skirts or were all the plastics flattened and painted?
Are they wearing ok, i.e stone chips etc
And if you dont mind me asking, how much did it cost??

Its something i've been toying with for over 2 years now and having now decided the gti is staying a couple more years, i feel like spending some money on it.  Colour coding, remap and possibly putting the ed30 rear valance on are all tempting options :grin:
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