MK6 Front Tint to match factory 'Dark Tint' option

[gtimal]

How do you know that? Have you seen them there?

Hi Nic
Yes.but I'm not sure if they were from Tint A Car .
I checked the tint price on the Gti and it was $250 to do the whole car .
I know Nissan payed Tint A Car $150 to my Maxima 6 years ago because I accidently got the invoice

[nicandlance]

Thanks GTIMal! That's certainly a good start. Anyone else got any clues? Just would like to go through someone VW trust to do their pre deliveries...

[chilliman]

Got any pics of the finished job?

Just noticed you live in Rowville, I work in Rowville you could always pop round & have a look! otherwise will try & get some pics sorted!?

Got mine done at Tint A Car FERNTREE GULLY, Unit 1/ 1662 Ferntree Gully Rd, SCORESBY VIC 3179. I'll have to see if I can dig them out but got a voucher someplace for a discount if I refer someone. They were way cheaper than other Tint A Car franchises & did a real good job.

[nicandlance]

That would be great... where abouts do you work?
Might come past later in the week or even next week for a look.

Do you know whether they do below the door trim? The after sales girl was trying to hammer that as a selling point - not sure if tint a car do that.
Did you get the formula one tint?

[Brendan_A]

For them to do the job properly they have to take the door card off. Tint a car here in Qld where I live did take the door cards off.

[nicandlance]

My new golf has the sports pack which has the dark privacy tint on the rear windows. I am looking to tint the front windows with either 3M or Tintacar's Formula 1, depending on which matches best. In talking with Tintacar they said that the factory privacy tint on the rear windows offers zero UV protection and suggested that I should have a clear UV protection tint fitted over them.

I have Googled that the window glass in cars already provide UV B protection, but this was in general and an old article. Does anyone know what level of UVA and UVB protection is provided with the sports pack tint?

Just found this thread... I am picking up a tsi with sport pack tomorrow, and wondering how you went with your tint. Did you go with Tint a Car, and were you happy with the job?

[Skoda Convert]

The long and the short of it is the privacy glass in all manufacturers id just for that intended purpose 'privacy'. No Euro country is like Oz with the extreme UV and heat we experience and they do not cater for this as we are a pooftenth of their total volume.

If you want protection from the sun and something anti cancer related then you need to get the dealer or a independent to cover the 3 rear glass panels with clear UV and the fronts in normal tint. Coreying has made some good suggestions above

To suggest it is a profit centre only is a bit misleading. It is a business after all and what would they make on top $100 (if you neg hard) maybe and it saves you given up your car for the day and provides you with a product you see value in.

[dylan8]

uv doesn't go through the glass

This is what i thought... Has anyone ever got burnt from sitting in there car with the windows up? I know it feels like it but i dont think UV passes through

[Corey_R]

Um guys, glass doesn't block all UV. Even WITH tint, depending on the type used it doesn't block all UV.
Unfortunately I'm overseas on a project and I can't find the documentation which had just 'plain glass' tested. But the reason you get 'curtain fade' and other fabric fades in homes is because glass DOES NOT block all UV.
It's also why you get dashboards fading and cracking over time etc.


http://www.solargard.com.au/Auto/Performance

The other thing is that there is a big difference between 'Total Solar Energy Rejection' between different films - and it isn't neccessarily related to the 'Visible Light Transference' which is the '35%' rating often discussed as the lowest legally allowed on vechiles. TSER directly relates to how 'hot' you'll feel in direct sunlight and how hot the car will get inside, even if all UV is blocked.

So yeah... there is more to the quality of solar films than just "will it turn purple and bubble" and how much does it cost....

It's not as bad as it used to be, as many car windows are treated for UV even if they're not tinted - but then they also never really tell you how good the UV protection is.

[PassatB6]

This is what i thought... Has anyone ever got burnt from sitting in there car with the windows up? I know it feels like it but i dont think UV passes through

Got caught out by this one many years ago at Uni when I was told the same by a lecturer but it proved to be incorrect. You can get sunburnt in a car.

While glass blocks out most UVB, the cause of burning, it does not block out UVA. UVA causes skin aging and skin cancer also. Skin burning is still possible through glass although it would take longer due to lowered UVB levels. Skin damage and cancer risk is still high through lack of UVA protection.

[prise]

http://www.deltakits.com/newsletter/articles/0505-1.html

Most new vehicles these days have a slight green tint to the glass which gives more UVA protection than plain glass.

[prise]

http://www.climaguardspf.com/stellentdev/groups/climaguard/documents/native/gi_004941.pdf

This is probably more any of us want to know about glass and UV !

[dylan8]

Got caught out by this one many years ago at Uni when I was told the same by a lecturer but it proved to be incorrect. You can get sunburnt in a car.

While glass blocks out most UVB, the cause of burning, it does not block out UVA. UVA causes skin aging and skin cancer also. Skin burning is still possible through glass although it would take longer due to lowered UVB levels. Skin damage and cancer risk is still high through lack of UVA protection.

hmmm, knew i should have paid more attention at school.

Either way, think your better off then fat arming it windows down for kms on end haha

[G-rig]

I don't know why anyone would order or want privacy glass. You can't match the front windows without it being illegal darkness and two different tints look crap.

It's pointless if it doesnt cut out much UVA as well and factory tint (ie 5%) doesn't really do anything.

[Zano]

Just found this thread... I am picking up a tsi with sport pack tomorrow, and wondering how you went with your tint. Did you go with Tint a Car, and were you happy with the job?

I did go with Tint a Car and their Formula 1 for the front two windows. It matches very close, and you wouldn't notice the colour difference unless someone pointed it out, and even then you would have to study it carefully. Pretty happy with the result.