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    cannot decide between 20% and 35% tint

    hey guys

    picking up my polo gti on monday and im excited as!

    want to get a tint done ASAP but i cant decide whether to go the 20% or 35%

    i want to go 20% for the dark cool look to match my black colour but i am worried about not being able to see outside at night and also legal issues with the police. perhaps someone can help here?

    on the otherhand i want to go 35% but i am not sure if this is dark enough. ive done a search on the forums but cant find any pics of 35%

    can anyone please share their thoughts on which tint they have and whether they have any issues etc and perhaps post some photos of their tint?

    thanks heaps guys!

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    i've got 20% and i have no worries about seeing outside

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    Whatever one u get i will be wishing u had got the darker one.

    as for seeing outside at night, if its a real problem just wind window down at junctions in extreme cases, ive had darkest legal tint here for a few years with no hassles at al....
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    i was thinking the same thing as you, worried about illegalities etc. i ended up getting 20% and now im disappointed i didnt get darket. 15% is the best imo. no problems seeing out at night. you'll be disappointed if you get 35% tint; the windows will hardly look tinted at all.
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    In NSW, the darkest legal tint is at 35% according to the RTA:

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


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    i remember getting my first car tinted, i insisted on having the darkest legal tint job done

    got back to my car 3 hours later, it was the lightest tinted car in the yard haha

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cygnus View Post
    In NSW, the darkest legal tint is at 35% according to the RTA:

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

    thanks everyone for their input!

    says here that front window has to be minimum 75%

    does everyone just get 20% or 35% all round then?

    or for example get 20% on sides and rear and leave the front 75%....im thinking that would look a bit funny

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    thats an easy one...20'ssss!
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    Quote Originally Posted by shhplit View Post
    thanks everyone for their input!

    says here that front window has to be minimum 75%

    does everyone just get 20% or 35% all round then?

    or for example get 20% on sides and rear and leave the front 75%....im thinking that would look a bit funny
    looks silly having a staggered tint. just go 15 or 20 all round.
    2x Caddy, 1x Ducato

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    20%.

    Driving and seeing out at night is fine. Reversing at night in a dark area can be fun, but not something that you can't live with once your aware of it.

    Put simply 35% is legal, 20 is not, but the chances of being pulled up on it are pretty low... but technically you could still be defected and have to pull it off. In a otherwise stock (looking) car you should be right.


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