martininwillerby Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 YES finally I've had them done......By hell they do look good...... I'll post some pic's of them and it tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skifly Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 so the post was just a teaser then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martininwillerby Posted October 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 Not the best of pic's,but here it is........(pic take with nokia 6230i) martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32North Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 Cool, what tint is that? Suits black very well. Nice choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martininwillerby Posted October 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 3M film 50%..... 50% been the lightest they do.... Others they do are 35%,20% then 5%(limo style) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentandy Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 I like that look a lot! If you don't mind me asking, how much did that cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allgolfdup Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 looks very good...adds that factor to the car!Alot darker than i thought 50% will be...looks like mine do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7MAT Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 Looks very nice ..... not a bad photo for a phone either. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTiMK5 Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 Looks good, goes with the black perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicks3 Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 That looks very good mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32North Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 [ QUOTE ] 3M film 50%..... 50% been the lightest they do.... Others they do are 35%,20% then 5%(limo style) [/ QUOTE ] 1st time I've heard of the tint grading being done that way. It always been how much of a reduction, ie 20% = light, 30% = darker and 50% = darker still. Certainly doesn't look like 50%!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 Looks very smart, even on a phone 'camera', and suits a black car very well. Not sure about it suiting some of the other GTI colours though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentandy Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 I think it would suit steel grey too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schofier Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 I agree, that does look good. Did you get a discount for incorporating the PC World advertisement ? Although, I do quite like the standard blue tinting which seems to be a lot more apparent when its raining for some reason. Probably even better in the snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 Yep, defo Steel Grey but not much else imo. Silver at a stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skifly Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 those tints on the front still legal or we pushing it a little?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32North Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 [ QUOTE ] those tints on the front still legal or we pushing it a little?? [/ QUOTE ] I'd say its been pushed, as you can't really got mroe then 15-20% (reduction) on the fronts. But from the look it doesn't appear that dark and I think it will not get noticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martininwillerby Posted October 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 Been advised that the factory tints are about 12-15 LTV and your allowed 30 LTV at the front,don't quite understand the film LTV 50%-35%-20%-5%.....My thinking is that the number % equals the LTV which means mine are 62-65 LTV........... As for the cost...£240 plus Tony's tax Will try and post some better pic's of it tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aswall Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 If your tint film is 50% on top of the factory tint then your LTF is 35-38%, tints are additive (though I think it's more likely they are including the existing tint in the %). So they are well illegal, but as some mentioned, they don't stand out on a black car so you may well get away with it. On a white car you'd probably be pulled daily! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martininwillerby Posted October 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 some better pic's...... martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazdot Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 Looks stunning. Shame about the dirty exhaust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 Martin, I don't usually like window tints but I have to admit that they look stunning on your black GTI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 dazdot, you should see my exhausts then! So, show us your roof bars then.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzGTI Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Absolutley stunning... I love the car in black! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted October 22, 2005 Report Share Posted October 22, 2005 Today I saw Forge's GTI for the first time and have to say that these are the best window tints I've seen so far. As you can probably see, they are very subtley graded and darker from front to rear of the car. From inside the car you have great difficulty realising that the windows are tinted at all. Post here to express serious interest if anyone wants the same team who did Forge's car to do theirs and I'll put you in touch next week. The GTI is different from other cars to tint professionally....Access to the glass is by removing the outer door skins and not inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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