Window tint Black or Reflective?

cruiser · 27-07-2005, 01:54 PM

Hey All, Got my car booked in (EF Green Wagon) to get the windows tinted.
Should I go with the basic black darkest legal or the reflective type darkest legal?
Any personal experiences and or photos would be good.

Thanks

rob_o · 27-07-2005, 02:48 PM

I dunno about QLD, but in NSW any reflective tint is illegal as far as I know. So if you want it to be legal, then get it checked first.

27-07-2005, 02:52 PM

go black ;)

TheSneakiness · 27-07-2005, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by cruiser

Hey All, Got my car booked in (EF Green Wagon) to get the windows tinted.
Should I go with the basic black darkest legal or the reflective type darkest legal?
Any personal experiences and or photos would be good.

Thanks

At the RDP dyno day last weekend, I caught a glimpse of a WRX with reflective tint on it. IMO, I don't like it, looks ridiculous.

Go the black one, trust me.

niko · 27-07-2005, 03:14 PM

blaks most common but, its upto u. i suppose if you want to be different go the reflective...

mcflux · 27-07-2005, 03:50 PM

Just don't go purple

FordFan86 · 27-07-2005, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghia5L

Just don't go purple

Hey, mine is purple :(

RED_EL_XR8 · 28-07-2005, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by FordFan86

Hey, mine is purple :(

Ordered it special to match your tongue?

fatxagt · 27-07-2005, 05:13 PM

Cops love that mirror stuff! go 20% black..Its illegal but the cops hardly notice, unless they are given resaon to. Im a tinter and the legal stuff sux.

27-07-2005, 06:17 PM

just the basic black

Eclipse · 27-07-2005, 06:31 PM

Go the dark colour black or charcoal,the reflective flim that is legal is not very dark in bright sunlight, is good on overcast days but in the sun looks like you havent got tint.

Kryton · 27-07-2005, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by fatxagt

Im a tinter and the legal stuff sux.

i heard that commercial vehicles are allowed to tint darker than regular vehicles.
how dark can commercials go and can you provide any more info on it?

**Mechan1k** · 27-07-2005, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by davway

i heard that commercial vehicles are allowed to tint darker than regular vehicles.
how dark can commercials go and can you provide any more info on it?

Hee hee .... FATXAGT ... that's what i thought ... and I got 20% on the sides and 5% on the rear window.

I was told with all commercial vehicles the rear window can be as dark as you like .... so got 5% on the rear window of the ute.

35% didn't look dark enough (I have that on the Territory) ... so i asked for the 20% .. the tinter showed my 20% on his Bombadore ... and it looked nice ... so i got it.

Looks so much better than 35% ... i don't think 35% blocks enough in our Summer sun anyway.

Kryton · 27-07-2005, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Mechan1k

I was told with all commercial vehicles the rear window can be as dark as you like .... so got 5% on the rear window of the ute.

i was under the impression that any other window other than the drivers and passengers front window can be as dark as you want on any car,

Feathers · 27-07-2005, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by davway

i was under the impression that any other window other than the drivers and passengers front window can be as dark as you want on any car,

I know someone who got a car with 20% all round, and had to have the front windows retinted to 35% before it could be registered. The rest stayed at 20%. It looked odd.
I was told the mirror tint was illegal as well. But that could just be in NSW. I'd be going a nice dark black.
In fact I will be when I get the XR6 tinted.

Mike Gayner · 27-07-2005, 06:45 PM

Ugh that mirror tint looks cheesy as hell.

sfr rob · 27-07-2005, 07:52 PM

my rear window tint has decided to sh!t it self.... so i am thinking of also going REALLY dark.. or some of that fancy mirror stuff!..... might be good on the rear window????

FRDGAL · 27-07-2005, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by cruiser

Hey All, Got my car booked in (EF Green Wagon) to get the windows tinted.
Should I go with the basic black darkest legal or the reflective type darkest legal?
Any personal experiences and or photos would be good.

Thanks

I say go black. I went one shade over legal because legal just wasn't dark enough for me. And I've never been hassled by the police for it either..

http://photobucket.com/albums/v697/k...t=100_1327.jpg

AdzT3-146 · 27-07-2005, 08:37 PM

Once you go black you never go back! lol

the pic in my sig is darkest legal, midnight express from tint-a-car.

richo77 · 27-07-2005, 10:22 PM

anything darker than 35% is illegal.

knowing insurance companies will do anything to get out of paying a claim, i would hate to have a claim knocked back because of an illegal modification.

the small business tinters that are willing to do darker than 35 in Perth wont give you a receipt cos they know its illegal, you'll find that places like tint-a-car, solace etc wont do past 35%

**Mechan1k** · 28-07-2005, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by richo77

anything darker than 35% is illegal.

knowing insurance companies will do anything to get out of paying a claim, i would hate to have a claim knocked back because of an illegal modification.

the small business tinters that are willing to do darker than 35 in Perth wont give you a receipt cos they know its illegal, you'll find that places like tint-a-car, solace etc wont do past 35%

Got mine done at Solace ... just no receipt from them.

cruiser · 27-07-2005, 10:55 PM

Gee the dark black (20) looks nice looks great on Fairmont Krissy's car. But the legal side does concern me a bit not so much getting pulled over but the insurance companies knocking back claims as rich077 suggested does. The reflective tint i was shown was legal apparently and the only reason it is appealing is that it is supposed to keep the car cooler by letting less heat in. I am in Brisbane and the place i am going to go to is Tint Mart. www.tintmart.com.au

Thanks for all your feedback and pictures its great

richo77 · 27-07-2005, 11:05 PM

hey mate, i havent actually seen any claims being knocked back but i can see this as being a possibility especially a young bloke with a decent car who is at fault in an accident.. there is an insurance guy on this forum who may or may not agree with me on that one....

i guess its up to you at the end of the day.

best of luck with whatever you go for.. by the way, I had a heritage green EL Futura prior to my current car with 20 grade tint and it looked real good maybe a little too dark because of the smart-tint making it look just that bit darker. Maybe think about 35 grade on the sides and 20 at the rear??

niko · 27-07-2005, 11:05 PM

i dont see why having it "dark" is such an issue, wish u could do front windscreens Especially on those bastard sunsets that just outright burn your eyes.

Biggoggs · 28-07-2005, 04:31 AM

Well, reflective tint keeps the windows cooler (reflects rather than absorbs), but I'm pretty sure it's illegal.

On the topic of wagon tint though- is it possible to have 5% tint on the boot windows (in front of the back window, behind the passenger windows)?

Tote · 28-07-2005, 11:19 AM

I've got Metallised tint on my company car and I reckon it's better than the straight black stuff. Be aware that it does effect the efficiency of the radio antenna on BA's though, but it would only worry you if you were a long way from the transmitter. It's also legal in NSW.
Regards,
Tote