MK6 Front Tint to match factory 'Dark Tint' option

[Corey_R]

I personally haven't seen a MK6 with the factory tint yet, so I can't comment. But being that it's standard on the Golf R, I think we're going to have a lot more of this coming up!!

Btw, this is NOT privacy glass. Now that I'm a mod, I'm editing the thread titled to correct this cause it's annoyed me for ages!

[MurphyTheElf]

I could find out what the dealer fitted to my front windows because mine came with factory tint and all the windows seem to match perfectly. Maybe they don't, but I haven't noticed a difference - nor has nobody else said anything. Looks great to me.

[Corey_R]

yeah - that'd be useful Murphy, thanks

[dopey]

I could find out what the dealer fitted to my front windows because mine came with factory tint and all the windows seem to match perfectly. Maybe they don't, but I haven't noticed a difference - nor has nobody else said anything. Looks great to me.

I thought GTI's come with no tint at all from factory? At least that's what I've noticed around here - lots getting around with no tint at all on all windows. That may explain why everything matches perfectly with your dealer fitted window tinting - they tinted all windows? Correct me if I'm wrong

[MurphyTheElf]

I thought GTI's come with no tint at all from factory? At least that's what I've noticed around here - lots getting around with no tint at all on all windows. That may explain why everything matches perfectly with your dealer fitted window tinting - they tinted all windows? Correct me if I'm wrong

No, dopey, there is a factory tint option that uses tinted glass on the rear window and the rear passenger windows. The fronts always come with clear glass from the factory. The trick is to match the tint film for the front with the tinted glass on the rear windows.

[WhiteJames]

Dealer tells me that the Street Wise Blue/Black Tint (Solaire) most closely resembles the factory privacy glass. Here is the NSW RTA guidelines for the window tinting:

http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/registrati...vsi03_rev3.pdf

Most glass window manufacturers state that their glass prevents up to 98% of harmful UV rays.

Max legal for NSW is 35% VLT.

Cheers.
WJ

[dopey]

No, dopey, there is a factory tint option that uses tinted glass on the rear window and the rear passenger windows. The fronts always come with clear glass from the factory. The trick is to match the tint film for the front with the tinted glass on the rear windows.

Oh well there you go... it seems nobody around my area has fancied the tint option then! As mentioned before, I had only seen them with completely untinted glass on all windows.

[MurphyTheElf]

I spoke to a rep from the dealer tint company. He was a little cagey to give me full details, but he did tell me that it was a 35% green tinge tint - and I finally got him to tell me it was a Llumar product.

A quick search for these details gave me this forum, that details a product called Llumar AT 35 Green. Whether or not it still has the same name, I can't be sure.

The factory privacy glass is a 17% so they can't legally match it, but this looks pretty damn close to me.

Hope this helps someone.

[Corey_R]

The factory privacy glass is a 17% so they can't legally match it, but this looks pretty damn close to me.

You see - this is what I hate about the factory tint, because there is just not enough specs on it.

Firstly, VW is only calling it 'Dark Tint', not privacy glass. I've searched but cannot find any reference to 'privacy glass' in VW documentation made publically available.

In the Golf brochures VW state it's 65% light absorbing - which in itself is probably a rubbish statement. But most people, myself included, have taken that to mean 100-65 = '35% Visible Light Transmittance'. Of course, if it really did absorb 65% of light, then you'd also have to take out what it reflects to reach how much it transmits, amoung other factors too technical to think about.

But this new figure of 17% is something new. I personally doubt that as none of the photos posted would seem to show it as being that dark. Although admittedly it's always hard to tell from photos.

Does ANYONE have any specifications for the VW factory tint?

[G-rig]

I'd just get it as dark as you have to to match it, not from the dealer.

Sucks the privacy glass is so dark and differing intensity tints look crap IMO.

20% would prob be fairly close, as long as it's a green tinge.

Given the choice i'd give privacy glass a miss as the UV properties aren't as good as normal tint either from what i gather.