Thread: Window Tinting - Good Idea or Not?

Originally Posted by Basil135

About 6 months AFTER I had my car defected for having too dark a tint on the windows....

3 years or so ago, from my aging memory...

i just check dept of transport , its still 35%

Originally Posted by Eevo

i just check dept of transport , its still 35%

Have a look here...

http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/pdfs/...or_Vehicle.pdf

The 35% is the amount of light that can go thru. It used to be 70%.

Originally Posted by Basil135

Have a look here...

http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/pdfs/...or_Vehicle.pdf

The 35% is the amount of light that can go thru. It used to be 70%.

what what i just said. the poster before said they changed it to 20%

not that it matters, mines at 18%

Originally Posted by Eevo

what what i just said. the poster before said they changed it to 20%

not that it matters, mines at 18%

Lol.... Mine was measured at 65%, which is why I got defected... Bloody imported copper...

Good thing I know his boss... couldn't do anything about the defect, but did have a quiet word in his ear about being a little over zealous...

Does anyone know what percentage the factory privacy glass is?

By law in Vic, if you have 2 rear view mirrors on the outside if the vehicle which you do, then you can have from the "B" pillar back you can as dark as you like. The factory glass (privacy tint) is either 5%or10% from memory....just really really dark!
Tinting is also one of the 1st things I do on a new vehicle too. Apart from keeping you cooler in the hotter months it also protects the interior.

Cheers

We had a bloke at work recently, who had a tinted windscreen on his Falcon. I asked him about it and he said his wife had just had a heart transplant and was very sensitive to UV and they had a doctor's certificate allowing a tinted windscreen. I also saw a customised WRX the other day with a tinted windscreen, I don't think he would have had a heart transplant.

I also remember years ago I worked in a workshop and the Federal Police would bring in several vehicles with tinted windscreens.

Jeff



PS: pre Puma Defenders had a special thing to stop heat build up, front vents!

Originally Posted by rufusking

Does anyone know what percentage the factory privacy glass is?

Not sure what privacy glass is but it is darker than the legal 35%. But it is legal as it is in the glass. It is only an after market tint that is applied that has to abide by the rules.

Look at a trade van. Painted panels instead of glass. That is legal

If you have a car with screen printing on the back glass to promote a business or service, that is technically illegal.

However, window socks and shades to keep the baby cool are ok.

It makes no sense. I checked with the SA road transport authorities only two weeks ago.

So next time you get a speeding ticket in the post from one of the parked cars with the 'black as the ace of spades' windows, you know their car is probably defectable.