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Maaij · Oct 10th, 2005, 04:13 PM

Hi

I have factory tinted rear window on my MINI

Now I want to tint my front windows too. Problem I cant decide which tint I want.

I can choose between 50% and 35%

35% is close to the fatory tint, but I am afraid this is too dark

Anyone got a pic of 50% and 35% front window with factory tinted glass?

Olly. · Oct 10th, 2005, 04:19 PM

I was told a 35% tint is pretty much a perfect match for the factory tints.

I have 25% tint on mine, mainly because tinted windows are illegal in the UK so I had to go for the lightest tint possible to avoid attention from the police.

Pics in my gallery, might give you an idea of what a lighter tint looks like.

Maaij · Oct 10th, 2005, 04:40 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by ollymale

I was told a 35% tint is pretty much a perfect match for the factory tints.

I have 25% tint on mine, mainly because tinted windows are illegal in the UK so I had to go for the lightest tint possible to avoid attention from the police.

Pics in my gallery, might give you an idea of what a lighter tint looks like.

Which one is lighter. 25% or 35%? I thought 35 was darker?

AndytheScientist · Oct 10th, 2005, 05:14 PM

In the Uk anything more than 30% is illegal on windscreen and front windows.

Unofficially between 30-50% you will get a warning and be made to remove the tint, and have to take your car in to prove you have removed it.

Anything over 70% and they will compound the car.

At least these are the guidlines of a number of police forces, many of which now carry devices to measure the tint level when out on the beat as it were.

Olly. · Oct 10th, 2005, 05:56 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Maaij

Which one is lighter. 25% or 35%? I thought 35 was darker?

25% is the lighter tint.

Olly. · Oct 10th, 2005, 05:57 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by AndytheScientist

In the Uk anything more than 30% is illegal on windscreen and front windows.

Unofficially between 30-50% you will get a warning and be made to remove the tint, and have to take your car in to prove you have removed it.

Anything over 70% and they will compound the car.

At least these are the guidlines of a number of police forces, many of which now carry devices to measure the tint level when out on the beat as it were.

I believe any tint on the front windows is illegal.

MikeTango75 · Oct 11th, 2005, 07:29 AM

I know that most will find this boring but.....

Regulation 32 (10) Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 deals with window tinting on all Motor Vehicles. It basically states that 75% of light must be allowed to pass through the windscreen and 70% through the front windows.

Most Traffic vehicles carry a device called Tintman which obviously measures tint levels. I haven't checked my MCS but the Volvos at work are almost exactly specified as above.

Exceeding the legal levels could have serious ramifications in certain situations such as collisions e.g. being prosecuted for a more serious offence or simply invalidating your insurance.

Oct 10th, 2005, 04:13 PM	#1
Maaij MINI2 Regular Join Date: Mar 2005 Local Time: 01:57 PM Posts: 302 Offline	Picture factory rear window with 50% and 35% tinted front window Hi I have factory tinted rear window on my MINI Now I want to tint my front windows too. Problem I cant decide which tint I want. I can choose between 50% and 35% 35% is close to the fatory tint, but I am afraid this is too dark Anyone got a pic of 50% and 35% front window with factory tinted glass?

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Oct 10th, 2005, 04:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
Olly. Overboosting..... Join Date: Sep 2003 Local Time: 02:57 PM Posts: 3,492 Offline	I was told a 35% tint is pretty much a perfect match for the factory tints. I have 25% tint on mine, mainly because tinted windows are illegal in the UK so I had to go for the lightest tint possible to avoid attention from the police. Pics in my gallery, might give you an idea of what a lighter tint looks like.

Oct 10th, 2005, 04:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
Maaij MINI2 Regular Join Date: Mar 2005 Local Time: 01:57 PM Posts: 302 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by ollymale I was told a 35% tint is pretty much a perfect match for the factory tints. I have 25% tint on mine, mainly because tinted windows are illegal in the UK so I had to go for the lightest tint possible to avoid attention from the police. Pics in my gallery, might give you an idea of what a lighter tint looks like. Which one is lighter. 25% or 35%? I thought 35 was darker?

Oct 10th, 2005, 05:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
AndytheScientist MINI2 Regular Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Newcastle Local Time: 02:57 PM Posts: 115 Offline	In the Uk anything more than 30% is illegal on windscreen and front windows. Unofficially between 30-50% you will get a warning and be made to remove the tint, and have to take your car in to prove you have removed it. Anything over 70% and they will compound the car. At least these are the guidlines of a number of police forces, many of which now carry devices to measure the tint level when out on the beat as it were.

Oct 10th, 2005, 05:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
Olly. Overboosting..... Join Date: Sep 2003 Local Time: 02:57 PM Posts: 3,492 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Maaij Which one is lighter. 25% or 35%? I thought 35 was darker? 25% is the lighter tint.

Oct 10th, 2005, 05:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
Olly. Overboosting..... Join Date: Sep 2003 Local Time: 02:57 PM Posts: 3,492 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by AndytheScientist In the Uk anything more than 30% is illegal on windscreen and front windows. Unofficially between 30-50% you will get a warning and be made to remove the tint, and have to take your car in to prove you have removed it. Anything over 70% and they will compound the car. At least these are the guidlines of a number of police forces, many of which now carry devices to measure the tint level when out on the beat as it were. I believe any tint on the front windows is illegal.

Oct 11th, 2005, 07:29 AM	#7 (permalink)
MikeTango75 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cambridge Local Time: 01:57 PM Posts: 86 Offline	I know that most will find this boring but..... Regulation 32 (10) Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 deals with window tinting on all Motor Vehicles. It basically states that 75% of light must be allowed to pass through the windscreen and 70% through the front windows. Most Traffic vehicles carry a device called Tintman which obviously measures tint levels. I haven't checked my MCS but the Volvos at work are almost exactly specified as above. Exceeding the legal levels could have serious ramifications in certain situations such as collisions e.g. being prosecuted for a more serious offence or simply invalidating your insurance.

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