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thank god we got Rob in Sydney. I got 3 cars tinted by him, so far i have also recommended him to 3 mates.
when i get my tiguan guess who will be tinting it!
X2 for Rob. He did my Tig with no panel removal, no scratching or damage of plastics, no bubbling, a perfect fit, and transferable lifetime warranty... all at half the price of the Dealer.
Best bit for you BigMan is that he's now done a Tig and has a positive review from doing it
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Tiguan TDI, 6spd Tiptronic Auto
Black, sunroof, comfort pack, off-road tech, tan leather, park assist & roof bars.
Avg 7.63L/100km over 189,000kms
I believe VW Aus (or Chatswood Classic Cars at least) use StreetLegal brand tint (http://www.motorone.com.au/car_care/...ow_tinting.php). I called them up directly to ask for a quote and they said they only provide the tint through dealers.
Hope that helps?
Cheers Arctra. VW Austral use these guys and I rang them the other day. They at least provided me with some confidence that they knew what they were doing (as opposed to the VW Sales girl who had no idead). They informed me (contrary to the VW Sales girl) that Streetlegal tint is infact a metallic tint and thus I'd need a non-metallic tint on my rear window. They also told me they have to remove the trims etc to install the tint due to the rubber seals on the door windows, so I'd be interested to know how your guy did it with no trim removal??
Went back to the dealer on the weekend to see a car with Streetlegal on it. The sales girl was horrified when I told her I'd spoken to the tinters and they'd told me the tint was metallic. She told me the best price she could do was $520. I told her I had a quote for $295 and she just said she couldn't get anywhere near that as that was way below her cost price. I kindly declined her offer and will be going elsewhere.
Im getting my first 15000km service at Solitaire in Adelaide.I ask how much to get the windows tinted as was quoted $300 without haggling , yep $5 more than tint -a -car. I haven't found out who does the tinting as it is obviously out sourced ,could still be the tint -a car around the corner but given Solitaire also caters for aston martin,landrover,audi,jaguar and volvo Im sure the tinter must be good.
Well, it turns out that Tiguan door trims can't be removed (similar to Golf's apparently) and so the tinters had to heat shrink all the tint on the side windows and it took them some time to do it too.
So I honestly can't see now how there's any difference in tinting via the dealership's tinter versus at an after market tinter, given that neither remove the door trims hence very little "breakage" or "damage" to the car can occur.
Donweather... I'd say you have your tinting done at your local backyard tinter so you can save $50 on a $50,000 car and I will have it done at the dealer which then falls under the dealer warranty. That way we are all happy.
Hi all, I had my tints done after market and had no problems with trim breakage/removal.
If you tick the 'TINT' box when ordering the car keep in mind that the tint is done NOT by the dealer, but thru a local tint shop. eg have previously purchased two cars thru a large car dealer chain in Brookvale. Both times I asked for window tinting with the car. I paid about double what I did when I walked into the same shop with the Tig.
Dealer is going to make a profit on the tint as well as the guy/shop doing it.
Donweather... I'd say you have your tinting done at your local backyard tinter so you can save $50 on a $50,000 car and I will have it done at the dealer which then falls under the dealer warranty. That way we are all happy.
Hey Mick, I believe in value for money mate. Why should I pay someone double the price when I get just as good a job elsewhere. The additional money for the dealer tint certainly wasn't going to the dealer's tinter....it was going straight into the pocket of the dumb sales chick who knew absolutely nothing about the tint she was so desperately trying to sell me.
Hi all, I had my tints done after market and had no problems with trim breakage/removal.
No offence but have you taken the trims off to see if there was any damage?
If you tick the 'TINT' box when ordering the car keep in mind that the tint is done NOT by the dealer, but thru a local tint shop. eg have previously purchased two cars thru a large car dealer chain in Brookvale.
All the dealers that I have dealt with have a contractor from one of the dealer supply companies that comes in to install and the dealer handles all warranty and is responsible for damage even if it's not picked up for years.
Both times I asked for window tinting with the car. I paid about double what I did when I walked into the same shop with the Tig.
That's your fault for not negotiating!
Dealer is going to make a profit on the tint as well as the guy/shop doing it.
Depends, work it into the deal. I paid $100 for the $595 tint package so was happy with that and that was after I'd negotiated a good deal and just before I signed. The dealer will be willing to negotiate to keep your business.
Well, it turns out that Tiguan door trims can't be removed (similar to Golf's apparently) and so the tinters had to heat shrink all the tint on the side windows and it took them some time to do it too.
That's going to suck when something fails in the door like the controller or the lock. A new complete door painted will be thousands!
Or your tinter had absolutely no idea what he was doing. To do the job properly the door trims have to come off.
It seems there are fairly polarized opinions on this and no "right answer". If you're a good negotiator and can knock the dealer down to something near what a backyard tinter would do, then it obviously makes sense to do that as you're covered by the dealer warranty and will be able to include the tinting as part of your financing/novated lease.
If you're not such a good negotiator or your dealer plays hardball, then it's down to what you can afford and what you're comfortable with. If money is no object or is less important than your peace of mind, then get the dealer to do it. If you trust backyard tinters with a good reputation, then you can save yourself some money by avoiding the dealer, bearing in mind that you are then taking the risk of poor workmanship... so it's in your best interest to do your research properly.
I personally went with a backyard tinter because I have an objection to giving money to middle-men where those middle-men provide little or no benefit in my opinion. I do appreciate I have different opinions to some though.
They also told me they have to remove the trims etc to install the tint due to the rubber seals on the door windows, so I'd be interested to know how your guy did it with no trim removal??
I watched him do it and it was quite clever. He cut the tint to size on the outside of the window where he could, then for the bits that would be out of sight he trimmed the tint on his cutting board. He used his heat gun to preshrink parts of it so it had the right curvature (and I think this is where the skill and experience shows). He then wet the inside of the window with his hand spray, put the tint on, and slid it down the window so that there was no exposed untinted glass. He then used his little hand tool to press the tint on flat and move any bubbles to the edges and out.
I checked the trim after he'd finished as I was concerned about scratching etc, but it was in perfect condition still from what I could see. The only other concern I had was that the edges out of sight hadn't bonded to the glass properly, but have since satisfied myself that it isn't really a concern as it's unlikely, and besides, I have a lifetime warranty if it's necessary. How am I satisfied? Well, take a thin plastic film similar to tint (e.g. overhead projector sheet), clean a window then wet it. Put the film on the wet part and notice it sticks. This has something to do with water surface tension from what I read, so you can push the film around on the wet part and the edges don't come off. The tint film is a permeable membrane that bonds to the glass as the water evaporates, so the edge should be securely bonded now.
That's going to suck when something fails in the door like the controller or the lock. A new complete door painted will be thousands!
Or your tinter had absolutely no idea what he was doing. To do the job properly the door trims have to come off.
I have to agree with you Mav, it doesn't sound right that you can't take the trim off. It's probably that you can't take the trim off easily, or without having to replace clips or something, but the trim can definitely come off otherwise the dealer would not have been able to replace my broken drivers door window.
As for your comment on doing the job "properly", I guess that's a subjective call. I think my tinting has been done properly without the trim being removed, but perhaps you don't feel it's done properly without actually seeing the entire window covered in tint to the edges (even below the trim where the glass will never see the light of day anyway). As I've learned in life, there's "Best Practice" and then shades of gray through to poor practice... it's not always a case of "black and white best or worst practice.
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Tiguan TDI, 6spd Tiptronic Auto
Black, sunroof, comfort pack, off-road tech, tan leather, park assist & roof bars.
Avg 7.63L/100km over 189,000kms
everyone is talking about piece of mind but most tinting shops give you a life time warranty on their product so what is there to worry about? If it bubbles take it back and they will fix it.
When a dealer tints your car the same things can go wrong as a "backyard tinting shop" at the end of the day it all comes down to $$$ if VW wants $500 to ting your tiguan and you feel that you can pay someone $250 for the same job then you end up with some extra money in your pocket.
everyone is talking about piece of mind but most tinting shops give you a life time warranty on their product so what is there to worry about? If it bubbles take it back and they will fix it.
That's not what is being discussed, the damage that is done to cars is being discussed and there are plenty of VW owners who have had damage done (including one here in Brisbane with $3-4000 worth of trim destroyed). In that example it was an apprentice/junior who did that car on his last day and it was paid out through their insurance company, but what occurs if you make a claim and the business has been recently sold? The new owners won't accept responsibility and I've seen quite a few tinting businesses up for sale and never a VW dealership.
When a dealer tints your car the same things can go wrong as a "backyard tinting shop" at the end of the day it all comes down to $$$ if VW wants $500 to ting your tiguan and you feel that you can pay someone $250 for the same job then you end up with some extra money in your pocket.
I don't agree for the following points that I've posted about throughout this thread (which if you haven't read you should do).
The majority of dealers use one of the few companies to do their tinting which is done onsite at the dealer so the staff are familiar plus they can access parts and advice on trim removal if required.
Plus the other benefit is that if there is a problem with the tint the dealer will sort it out (at the same time as a service for example and you can access a loan car) so you don't have to stuff around taking it back and forth to a tint shop.
And if any trim is found damaged years later the dealer will sort it out.
Plus you can get the price of the tint down at the dealer to near that of getting it done somewhere else.
A large percentage of tints I'm sure go without problems but I would rather have one place to deal with. No-one is suggesting that the dealer tint is special or anything like that but if you're unlucky enough to have problems you'll wish you had it done at the dealer. I had a problem with the tint on the rear window and it was fixed when the car was in have a few other things looked at, no extra hassles and I had a free loan car.
As for your comment on doing the job "properly", I guess that's a subjective call. I think my tinting has been done properly without the trim being removed, but perhaps you don't feel it's done properly without actually seeing the entire window covered in tint to the edges (even below the trim where the glass will never see the light of day anyway). As I've learned in life, there's "Best Practice" and then shades of gray through to poor practice... it's not always a case of "black and white best or worst practice.
I probably should have worded it better "To do the job properly you generally have to remove the door trims".
If you have someone who know's what he's doing that install is probably fine, be good to see how it's holds up over a period of time.
Last edited by Arctra; 25-10-2009, 02:13 PM.
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everyone is talking about piece of mind but most tinting shops give you a life time warranty on their product so what is there to worry about? If it bubbles take it back and they will fix it.
Personally I would prefer a warranty from a VW dealer than a tint shop, I think the former is more likely to be around in a few years time in the event there is a problem - just personal preference though.
I negotiated the price of the tint down with the dealer so picking the car up all sorted at an acceptable price saved me the hassle having to go elsewhere for the tint.
I'm about to get the Tig tinted. I've done a fair bit of reading in the Mk6 section, but I'm wondering if the Tig's front (grey) and rear (green) glass are identical to the ones on the GTI and R? If so I would get 22 supreme/52 quantum done!
Unfortunately I don't know anyone with one of those two cars. Does anybody know more about that?
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