Window Tinting

[L888DER]

I would like to have the glass tinted in my range rover. What are the rules around road legal limits etc? Thanks

[monthefish]

Windscreen must let through 75% of light
Front side windows must let through 70%
Anything rear of B pillar - as dark as you like.

Some cars have a light tint int he glass already, so applying a 30% tint film may take you into 'illegal' territory. Also, there was talk of outlawing all aftermarket window tint film.

[Superhoop]

Anything from the B post back can be as dark as you like.

Anything else can have nothing at all.

The law says the glass must transmit 70% of natural day light, and as factory glass already has some sort of tint, any film applied will drop it below this

HTH

[L888DER]

excuse my ignorance... B pillar??... ie passanger window and rear only??

[joebongo]

Back windows and boot only is what it means.

And remember it will look like an aftermarket job - they all do, and you'll look like a drug dealer.

Keep it stock is my advice - people with dark tints can't see when reversing very well either from observation of near misses round my way.

[monthefish]

L888DER said:

excuse my ignorance... B pillar??... ie passanger window and rear only??

Usually,
A pillar is the one between windscreen and front windows.
B Pillar is the one between front and rear side windows.
After that, definitions can get a little messy with different body styles, quarterlights etc

Basically, anything rear of the drivers ears is OK for tinting (think vans etc)

[monthefish]

joebongo said:

And remember it will look like an aftermarket job - they all do, and you'll look like a drug dealer.

Keep it stock is my advice - people with dark tints can't see when reversing very well either from observation of near misses round my way.

Disagree entirely. Many cars look much better with tints, but I agree it needs to be a quality job to look decent.

Have a look at this site:

http://www.pentagonglass.com/window-tinting/

With regards to the comments about reversing, they may be valid to those who cant' drive, but if you are a half-decent driver who is using your mirrors correctly (and possibly also assessing where you are about to reverse as you approach it) there shouldn't be a problem.

[sawman]

pity the RR is not black - could go proper gangsta then