Hello all. ive got me some tint on my windows already and want to go darker.. ive got the 35% as it is and its the darkest lagal in NSW but want to go darker.. Its my birthday on thurs so my gf is doing it for me.

I had a vt comm before and had 2 layers of 15% and it was black contact. dont want to go that dark again as it attracted to much attension from the boys in blue. What should i do, should i go with the 20% or that bit extra and do 15%. im scared 15% might be a little over board...

What do you think...??

Cheers
Jason

Just so you know, this is Bain's VR-X with a 20% black tint. So just use that as a guide if you want to go darker or not. Seems dark enough.

http://members.optusnet.com.au/miltonf/car/vrx4.jpg

i just got my tinting done, i got 35% all round (legal) and 20% on the rear window (not legal) but its not too noticable its darker. it just adds that little extra coolnessness

I would say that the interior color of your car could play a factor. Case in point light interior the 35% may not seem all that dark, dark interior 35% may look a lot darker than it is. In the end you know the police in your area better than anyone, if you feel you can get away with it, go for it. I have a White Diamante and because of how retarded these cops are around my area I chose to go with 35% all around. Granted in this state it is illegal to have your front windows tinted. In the end I've been lucky so far. http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/468000-468999/468744_81.jpg (javascript:ShowImage('http://www.cardomain.com/member_pages/show_image.pl?fg=000000&bg=EEEECC&migration=1&image=http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/468000-468999/468744_81_full.jpg', 575, 461);)

i just got my tinting done, i got 35% all round (legal) and 20% on the rear window (not legal) but its not too noticable its darker. it just adds that little extra coolnessness

ryan, when will u learn? u and cool just cant go in the same sentance :nuts:

5% is nice :D
shame the police didnt agree last week when they defected me

Go 20% all round...I have 35% all round and i think its a tiny bit too light ;)

ryan, when will u learn? u and cool just cant go in the same sentance :nuts:

thats ruff coming from a guy who calls himself big :p

thats it, u get different notes to everyone else next time! :gtfo:

yer well, notes may help, especially if a certain blue car is infront :nuts:

when will you boys learn..... my verada looks better then both of ya's magna's it's got the added extra's gorgeous tint and extra sex appeal
:bowrofl:

lol glad you boys opened this thread, or i would of, anyways i wanna go for 35% or 20% but i gotta go for a pink slip in 5 months, im gonna get screwed over eh? or should i just get the tinting done after the pinky, but still 12 months on im gonna get screwed again! any opinions on that?

Well lads if you really want to know that you can paint your windows if you really want. As long as the driver passenger window is legal tint then go nuts on the others :bowrofl:
Slightly mirrored tint looks kinda cool i thinks..........almost an iridium :cool:
Hey Ego could you ask your mate Ben at the work shop to see if he has access to the meut2 computer to check the car out and to see how busy he is at moment.
Cheers Adam

i have 10% all around , but being a wagon you get more light and i have a sunroof, that helps , i also thought that any mirror tint was illegal ,

Well lads if you really want to know that you can paint your windows if you really want. As long as the driver passenger window is legal tint then go nuts on the others

if u are serious about what u just said u are SO wrong. the law sates that any FACTORY installed windows in ANY vehicle must be no darker than 35% (in all states other than 50% in S.A. to my knowledge). ive had this discussions with ppl in these forums a few times and with ppl in general day to day talk, but i know what im talking about, I AM A WINDOW TINTER.

If anyone would like some correct info on window films/tinting jus PM me, i will be more than happy to answer.

Jus for comparison, this is my TH with 18% all round plus the film is SLIGHLTY reflective

also see post http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/showthread.php?p=157828&highlight=sports#post157828

Well lads if you really want to know that you can paint your windows if you really want. As long as the driver passenger window is legal tint then go nuts on the others :bowrofl:
Slightly mirrored tint looks kinda cool i thinks..........almost an iridium :cool:


adam you cant paint your back windows as there is limits all round unless your got a van then you can do anything as its comercial and then you can paint the back windows..

There is a limit to on the darkness of your back windows to but they can be slightly darker than the front but not much, dont know how much you can go

adam you cant paint your back windows as there is limits all round unless your got a van then you can do anything as its comercial and then you can paint the back windows.

that is actually incorect as well dude, if u read my above post, the laws apply to ANY factory glass in ANY vehicle; commercial, limo, truck, etc.

its just that vans and the like get away with it more cause they sort of have "reasons" for having darker tint

that is actually incorect as well dude, if u read my above post, the laws apply to ANY factory glass in ANY vehicle; commercial, limo, truck, etc.

its just that vans and the like get away with it more cause they sort of have "reasons" for having darker tint

No, actual as stated in subsection 6(c) below, the 35% limitation does not apply to the rear area of commercial vehicles



Window tinting

45. (1) Glazing used in a windscreen of a motor vehicle must have a luminous transmittance of at least –

(a) for a motor vehicle built after 1971, 75%; or

(b) for another motor vehicle, 70%.

(2) Windscreen glazing of a motor vehicle must not be coated in a way that reduces its luminous transmittance.

(3) However, subregulations (1) and (2) do not apply to the greater of the following areas of a windscreen:

(a) the area above the highest point of the windscreen that is swept by a windscreen wiper;

(b) the upper 10% of the windscreen.

(4) Glazing used in an interior partition or window of a motor vehicle must have a luminous transmittance of at least 70%.

(5) Glazing used in an interior partition or window of a motor vehicle, other than the windscreen, may be coated to achieve a luminous transmittance of not less than 35%.

(6) Subregulation (5) does not apply to –

(a) glazing or coating fitted before 1 OCTOBER 1996 behind the rear of the driver's seat of a vehicle; or

(b) glazing or coating behind the rear of the driver's seat of a bus, stretch limousine, ambulance or hearse; or

(c) glazing or coating adjacent to the rear of an area of a motor vehicle designed and built to carry goods.

Examples for paragraph (c):

The area without seats behind the rear seat of a station wagon.

The tray of a utility, van or truck.

(7) Glazing that has been coated to reduce its luminous transmittance must not have a reflectance of over 10%.

(8) The luminous transmittance requirements in subregulation (5) apply to a vehicle instead of the corresponding requirements of the relevant ADR.
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it also depends on what film it is as well, i have 20% on the passenger windows and 25% on fronts, but it's more of a reflective tint than black tint, it doesnt look as dark but it gives a more metallic look. its called Johnsons film.

If anyone here is on the gold coast, im looking to get my TR tinted, where is the best/cheapest place?? I know theres plently of shops that do it, just dunno where exactly to go.

if u are serious about what u just said u are SO wrong. the law sates that any FACTORY installed windows in ANY vehicle must be no darker than 35% (in all states other than 50% in S.A. to my knowledge
err, if what u are saying is that SA's legal limit is 50%, then that is wrong, it is 35%, as stated:
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/sa/consol_reg/rtsr1999308/s44.html

Go 20%. i had that on my TS and it looked awsome

but for u ego, u might wanna go a little darker...u know y

on a serious note, you'd get ur sunroof done as well wouldnt u?

on a serious note, you'd get ur sunroof done as well wouldnt u?

the ones in nsw don't want to do sunroofs, they say they can break while it's being installed, also can be ripped off by the mechanism. if forced to install will take no responsibility if it does break or rip/peel.

If anyone here is on the gold coast, im looking to get my TR tinted, where is the best/cheapest place?? I know theres plently of shops that do it, just dunno where exactly to go.

Dude there is a guy near Maroochydore ( **** hope i spelt that right ) called home tint. Maroochy Car Sound recommended him. He did the LEGAL mirror type tint ( only looks like mirror when sun hits at certain angles ) or you can get the non-LEGAL version that's just asking for trouble. He comes around to do it at your place and takes roughly just over an hour. Was around $220 mark but that was in 2000 since then no bubbling or tint coming off. Just a few marks from the window mech inside the door scratching it.
So a bloody good job should give him a call, has all sortsa tints too :cool:

I think i will stick to the 20%.. not to dark not to lite...

I was thinking about the sunroof but i have been told by 4 tinters now they wont do it as the glass will explode without warning. they all refuse to do it as its got something to do with the sunroof being to flat thats why it breaks..

JASE IF YOU THING I NEED DARKER THAN 20% YOU WILL NEED A CAN OF BLACK PAINT AND THAT STILL WONT BE ENOUGH...

No, actual as stated in subsection 6(c) below, the 35% limitation does not apply to the rear area of commercial vehicles

:D


i stand corrected, although that may not be the case here in WA

err, if what u are saying is that SA's legal limit is 50%, then that is wrong, it is 35%, as stated:
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/sa/consol_reg/rtsr1999308/s44.html


fair enough mate, like i said "to my knowledge" as the legislation i quoted was older than 1999, but the one u have linked to is abviously updated


BTW, can anyone point me to the link that shows info abot WA's tinting laws (alike the ones that 97'xec showed for TAS) as i would like to update my obviously outdated knowledge.

Well i Finally got it done... Its was a good birthday present today..

I went all out and had 15% done.. I wanted dark but was worried about 20% not been enough..

Looks good, Im rather happy about it.. Just lucky for me that i got the power windows so when i see cops down they go...

The two left pics are the legal before shots...

P.S. Cops Are Tops..

Looks sweet mate

Thats bloody black, but sh*t that looks hot!

fair enough mate, like i said "to my knowledge" as the legislation i quoted was older than 1999, but the one u have linked to is abviously updated


BTW, can anyone point me to the link that shows info abot WA's tinting laws (alike the ones that 97'xec showed for TAS) as i would like to update my obviously outdated knowledge.

Here you go. Yea, there is no exclusion in this act in regard to commercial vehicles, so what you're saying is clearly right in regard to WA



<<Window tinting>>

38 . <<Window tinting>>

(1) Glazing used in a windscreen of a motor vehicle must have a luminous transmittance of at least —

(a) for a motor vehicle built after 1971 — 75%; or
(b) for another motor vehicle — 70%.

(2) Windscreen glazing of a motor vehicle must not be coated in a way that reduces its luminous transmittance.

(3) However, subrules (1) and (2) do not apply to the greater of the following areas of a windscreen —

(a) the area above the highest point of the windscreen that is swept by a windscreen wiper;
(b) the upper 10% of the windscreen.

(4) Glazing used in a window or interior partition of a motor vehicle must have a luminous transmittance of at least 70%

(5) Glazing in a window other than the windscreen may be coated to achieve a luminous transmittance of not less than 35%.

(6) Glazing that has been coated to reduce its luminous transmittance must not have a reflectance of over 10%.

(7) The luminous transmittance requirement in subrule (5) applies to a vehicle instead of the corresponding requirement in the relevant ADR.

(8) In this rule —

“glazing” means material fitted to the front, sides, rear or interior of a vehicle, through which the driver can see the road, but does not include a coating added after manufacture of the material;

“luminous transmittance” , for glazing, means the amount of light that can pass through the glazing as a percentage of the amount of light that would be transmitted if the glazing were absent.

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good luck at your first daytime RBT mate.

good luck at your first daytime RBT mate.


Sweet as, I think they call them power windows and i dont drink and drive so i wont have a problem....