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[Dr Jones]

Really want to get windows tinted but too tight to get it done professionally  

I know the window tinting films are tricky buggers to fit properly without making the Omega look like a scabby transit van so that's out

Has anyone tried using window tinting spraypaint? How awkward / effective is it?

...or should I just put my hand in my pocket and pay for it properly  

[tunnie]

Personaly I would pay for it to be done professionly.

Two main reasons, if they cock it up its their fault.

Two. If it turns out to be illegal and not letting in enough light you have something to fall back on.

Iirc someone here got quote for estate, rear windows were 200 quid.

[Jay w]

I have had mine done in the past, cost me £320 for the lot, and they were not keen on doing it.

By all accounts the Omega is a very difficult car to do, especially the back window.

Most companies will not do anything forward of the B pillar these days, even if you sign a disclaimer, this is why i am not having my new one done as i hate the look of the back being done and the front being normal, looks half done  

Personally i would bite the bullet and have the pros do it, if they cock it up then you have come back and from experience they don't cock up

Tunnie, if they do tint the fronts they have no liability as far as i am aware, it is down to the owner of the car, and more responsible tinters are not doing anything forward of the B pillar these days

[HolyCount]

Correct Jay -- its entirely down to the driver.

I have been quoted £160 for the rear of my saloon - inc rear screen

Tried spray on stuff quite a few years ago --- absolute unadulterated cr*p

[tunnie]

I have had mine done in the past, cost me £320 for the lot, and they were not keen on doing it.

By all accounts the Omega is a very difficult car to do, especially the back window.

Most companies will not do anything forward of the B pillar these days, even if you sign a disclaimer, this is why i am not having my new one done as i hate the look of the back being done and the front being normal, looks half done  

Personally i would bite the bullet and have the pros do it, if they cock it up then you have come back and from experience they don't cock up

Tunnie, if they do tint the fronts they have no liability as far as i am aware, it is down to the owner of the car, and more responsible tinters are not doing anything forward of the B pillar these days

Stand corrected  

[Dr Jones]

Correct Jay -- its entirely down to the driver.

I have been quoted £160 for the rear of my saloon - inc rear screen

Tried spray on stuff quite a few years ago --- absolute unadulterated cr*p

That's the advice I was looking for - always difficult to make a decision if you've got no experience!

Thanks all

[MickAP]

There's some cheap tinting film on ebay that I have been looking at.
Would possibly consider trying it myself for the price, less than £10.
Got good feedback on it, I suppose it's how handy and patience you are at attempting it.
Not lost much if it all goes wrong, have you.

Mick

[Jim]

I got mine done for £125.00, for all windows including the fronts

[Vamps]

On a recent police programme, Street Wars / Road Wars? or similar a New Range Rover was pulled over and, long story short, told to remove the film of the side windows. they had bought this from a main dealer like this. The chap mentioned that he was going to pop along to the dealers and have a word.

[MickAP]

On a recent police programme, Street Wars / Road Wars? or similar a New Range Rover was pulled over and, long story short, told to remove the film of the side windows. they had bought this from a main dealer like this. The chap mentioned that he was going to pop along to the dealers and have a word.

Yeah saw that prog, Humberside traffic cops.
Wifey driving the RR was told her front side windows were too darkly  tinted. The cops measured the degree of tint which were illegal, told her to remove it there and then or she would get an on the spot fine.

I think you can go up to 35% tint of the front sides before they are illegal, correction if I'm wrong.

Mick

[HolyCount]

Technically 30 --- but as the law is now worded even a clear film on front is contrary to regs

[Jay w]

i have done window drop glass in the past, it was not easy.

ended up with the glass out of the car and in the bath, the bath was half full of water and the glass submerged, the film applied without any dust.....

once the film was on the glass i then heated it using a hot air gun, this shrunk the film to the glass and made it really tough

still took me 6 hours to do the lot, the end result was brilliant, but the one window i didn't do was the rear windscreen, double curves are very difficult to do

[omegaman2]

£100 for all the rears(mr tint)

[dene wakefield lad]

pay ;)looks great when done  

[prestigesec]

i have done window drop glass in the past, it was not easy.

ended up with the glass out of the car and in the bath, the bath was half full of water and the glass submerged, the film applied without any dust.....

once the film was on the glass i then heated it using a hot air gun, this shrunk the film to the glass and made it really tough

still took me 6 hours to do the lot, the end result was brilliant, but the one window i didn't do was the rear windscreen, double curves are very difficult to do

Thats exactly how it should be done as for getting the fronts tinted its upto you i had it done on mine and the few times i was pulled over just always wound the fronts down and nothing was ever said got away with it for 3 years then got cought and forgot to wind them down had to take them off there and then so 3 years isnt to bad, had them put back on again a week later and still on now another 2 years on so end of the day upto you what you do just keep an eye out for the boys in blue.