MK6 Front Tint to match factory 'Dark Tint' option

[nicandlance]

Barloworld have quoted me $300 for tinting (well, $330 to be exact), for the front windows. She gave me the hard sell about taking a risk by going to an independant tinters, because vw give a lifetime guarantee. She mentioned that several customers had damage done to a wire that courses around the interior of the golf. Scare tactics I know, but ????

[Corey_R]

There are a lot of cowboys out there. Just use someone recommended or reputable

[JasonP]

Nic,

I've replied to your PM, however in response to your post, having worked for a large car dealer in Brisbane, & having bought several new cars over the years, I've never seen any tinting completed as an after-build option by a manufacturer.

In every case I've seen, if you buy Tint from the dealer via the Aftermarket Girl, they just get a local tint shop to come & install it at the dealer.

The "lifetime" guarrantee she is referring to, is almost certainly from the aftermarket paint protection etc company, rather than VW itself.

If it was a VW tint, it would have been factory installed, just like the 2 side windows & rear screen.

Getting tint installed via a dealer will always be more expensive than if you get it done elsewhere (Tint-a-Car, etc), & will often be done by the same company & installers the dealer uses.

My advice is in my PM, & $330 is way too much to pay for 2 front side windows to be tinted. $150 & up to $200 is the money.

Good luck!

[nicandlance]

Nic,

I've replied to your PM, however in response to your post, having worked for a large car dealer in Brisbane, & having bought several new cars over the years, I've never seen any tinting completed as an after-build option by a manufacturer.

In every case I've seen, if you buy Tint from the dealer via the Aftermarket Girl, they just get a local tint shop to come & install it at the dealer.

The "lifetime" guarrantee she is referring to, is almost certainly from the aftermarket paint protection etc company, rather than VW itself.

If it was a VW tint, it would have been factory installed, just like the 2 side windows & rear screen.

Getting tint installed via a dealer will always be more expensive than if you get it done elsewhere (Tint-a-Car, etc), & will often be done by the same company & installers the dealer uses.

My advice is in my PM, & $330 is way too much to pay for 2 front side windows to be tinted. $150 & up to $200 is the money.

Good luck!

Thanks Jason for replying...

Yes, I know that VW don't actually do it as an aftermarket thing. She was a little evasive when she spoke about them having a 'factory up the road' where they get them done, but I knew what she meant...
I'm sure it probably IS tint a car or something similar

I'd really love to know if anyone knows where Barloworld send their cars for tinting... she is reluctant to budge on price, and even inferred that I would have to 'pay' if I want an umbrella.... Growl!
I'd prefer to go straight where they send their cars and cut out the middle man!

[Redman]

Yeah, this is why I need to investigate it later, because I have seen very little official information about the 'tint' that VW use.

I'm not sure whether there is tint that goes inbetween two laminates of glass, because that would mean the outside (of car) facing laminate would expand/contract at a different rate to the inside laminate, but I know that the metallic particles used for tinting purposes can be 'infused in the glass'* as part of the glass creation process (like 'Comfort-Tone tinted windows for new houses etc).

*I'm not sure 'infused' is the right word as I'm not specifically familiar with the process but I've had it recently explained to me in 'consumer speak' by a few industrial tint specialists whilst investigating commerical window tint to deal with heat management issues in a server room which faces north and is always in direct sunlight.

I have been told that the "privacy glass" is a manufactured process, so I gather it is what is discussed above, by an infused or laminate process.
I spoke to a window tinting place who told me that the NSW RTA law is that at least 35% VLT must be maintained, however this does not apply if the vehicle is manufactured with a glass of less than 35% or the vehicle had the tint applied prior to 1st AUG 1994

I can't find anything about the "Manufactured" rule (although I haven't searched the ADR's) in this RTA Standards Info Sheet.

[roy]

Thanks Jason for replying...

Yes, I know that VW don't actually do it as an aftermarket thing. She was a little evasive when she spoke about them having a 'factory up the road' where they get them done, but I knew what she meant...
I'm sure it probably IS tint a car or something similar

I'd really love to know if anyone knows where Barloworld send their cars for tinting... she is reluctant to budge on price, and even inferred that I would have to 'pay' if I want an umbrella.... Growl!
I'd prefer to go straight where they send their cars and cut out the middle man!

300 is too much for just 2 windows..
BTW, tint-a-car also provides lifetime warranty for some products.
so just go and ask. do have to stick to the dealer

[Corey_R]

Yeah - I haven't specifically searched the ADR's but I haven't been able to find anything about the 'manufactured' rule or how Lexus etc are getting away with it.

[Redman]

I saw the RTA Authorised Inspection Station sheet on the front desk at a tinting joint.
Just googled the ADR but it's like finding a needle in a haystack

[ozvino]

I asked on this website about Tiguan 147 factory tint matching and everyone was going in different directions; drove to a Tinter I know, asked him, he took a look, said you need this particular tint and the next morning he did it; I paid $120 to get 2 windows tinted on a Tiguan b(it was an ARMA shop); they did a great job, they did a previous car for me and zero issues

At the end of the day its stuck on; if you dont like it, it can be removed.....as long as the business is established, you should be ok; oh, and when I took the Tiguan in, the tint shop was stufffed with Nissans, Toyotas, a couple of Lexus and a VW, all BRAND NEW and pre-delivery

[Davel]

I tinted an A4 several years ago and then untinted 4 weeks later.

Just found it a pain to have to lower the windows whenever I came to an intersection.


Guess my eyes are bad.......