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25-11-2003, 14:14
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|  Booked in for pimp tints Was thinking about getting my car tinted since i got it but the company around me is not the best. A new company called Auto Kraft has not long opened. My friend has just had is clio done there and has done a spot on job. Went down on saturday to go through the tints. He is the only person in staffordshire who can get moonraker tinting film. Had a look through and he has a black tint 40% that is reflective and mine will be the first to be done. £200 all in. Drop it off friday afternoon and pick it up sometime over the weekend. Will get some pics when i get it back.
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25-11-2003, 19:06
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| what about the legal side? will the tints pass the new police tests?
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25-11-2003, 19:54
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| Legally as long as the windscreen is clear and the driver and passenger side window let at least 30% of the light in, you are OK. Mine is 35% front and 28% rear. Steve
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25-11-2003, 21:28
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| This reference in our Links is a summary of the relevant regulations concerning glazing in road vehicles. In a nutshell the windscreen must allow at least 75% of light through and the front side windows at least 70%. The rear windows can be opaque if you so wish, provided the car is fitted with 2 wing mirrors.
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26-11-2003, 00:20
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| Looking at the tints the reflective black 40% looks darker than the charcoal 35% film. He put a piece of both on a old window to show the two together. Look the same from inside but from outside the reflective black looked better. Even though a light tint it the reflections in the glass make it harder to see in so giving the effect of a darker tint if that makes sence. He has also got silver into black and green into purple (more for the nova boys)
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