cannot decide between 20% and 35% tint

[shhplit]

hey guys

picking up my polo gti on monday and im excited as!

want to get a tint done ASAP but i cant decide whether to go the 20% or 35%

i want to go 20% for the dark cool look to match my black colour but i am worried about not being able to see outside at night and also legal issues with the police. perhaps someone can help here?

on the otherhand i want to go 35% but i am not sure if this is dark enough. ive done a search on the forums but cant find any pics of 35%

can anyone please share their thoughts on which tint they have and whether they have any issues etc and perhaps post some photos of their tint?

thanks heaps guys!

[saba]

i've got 20% and i have no worries about seeing outside

[STV4SYT]

Whatever one u get i will be wishing u had got the darker one.

as for seeing outside at night, if its a real problem just wind window down at junctions in extreme cases, ive had darkest legal tint here for a few years with no hassles at al....

[Mischa]

i was thinking the same thing as you, worried about illegalities etc. i ended up getting 20% and now im disappointed i didnt get darket. 15% is the best imo. no problems seeing out at night. you'll be disappointed if you get 35% tint; the windows will hardly look tinted at all.

[Cygnus]

In NSW, the darkest legal tint is at 35% according to the RTA:

http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/registrati...vsi03_rev3.pdf

[Matt P]

i remember getting my first car tinted, i insisted on having the darkest legal tint job done

got back to my car 3 hours later, it was the lightest tinted car in the yard haha

[shhplit]

In NSW, the darkest legal tint is at 35% according to the RTA:

http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/registrati...vsi03_rev3.pdf

thanks everyone for their input!

says here that front window has to be minimum 75%

does everyone just get 20% or 35% all round then?

or for example get 20% on sides and rear and leave the front 75%....im thinking that would look a bit funny

[VWEAPN]

thats an easy one...20'ssss!

[Mischa]

thanks everyone for their input!

says here that front window has to be minimum 75%

does everyone just get 20% or 35% all round then?

or for example get 20% on sides and rear and leave the front 75%....im thinking that would look a bit funny

looks silly having a staggered tint. just go 15 or 20 all round.

[The_Hawk]

20%.

Driving and seeing out at night is fine. Reversing at night in a dark area can be fun, but not something that you can't live with once your aware of it.

Put simply 35% is legal, 20 is not, but the chances of being pulled up on it are pretty low... but technically you could still be defected and have to pull it off. In a otherwise stock (looking) car you should be right.

[shhplit]

leaning towards getting the 20 now

will have no problems with insurance yes?

[BLN355]

Im going to have a shot in the dark here and say if you are at fault then you may well not be covered. Especially if the accident is at night where vision would be a factor.

Saying that i would probably go 20% on mine, it's not hard to remove the tint if anything did happen.

[Flaps]

I have 20% and it's not dark enough for me. The front window lets in too much light during the day so it looks lighter then 35% IMO.

[Jarred]

darkest legal tint is 35%. although thats not the darkest tint you can get. it's teh darkest legal tint...

just to clarify that for a fwe. 25-20 should look good on a black car.

[shhplit]

for those that have a 20% tint (or illegal tint) and have told their insurance about it, what have you told them.

do u just say "hey ive got an illegal tint, can you insure me??"

or do u just tell them u have tinted windows??

cheers