What have you done with your Polo so far (and today)

[apples]

What has everyone else done/planning to do regarding tinting?

I got the sportspack which comes with dark tinted rear side windows and back window. The only reason I've chosen to get the front tints as well is that I think the car would look better to have all side windows the same colour. If tinting didn't come with the sportspack then it's not something I would get.

[Sword_Dude]

I got the sportspack which comes with dark tinted rear side windows and back window. The only reason I've chosen to get the front tints as well is that I think the car would look better to have all side windows the same colour. If tinting didn't come with the sportspack then it's not something I would get.

Mine has the sport pack as well so I was going to see how it looked before making my decision.
My current car, a Honda, has slightly subtly tinted glass (no film) but the family wagon, a Subaru, we got tinted and is now scratched up at the back seats and in the cargo area so will neeed to be removed at some point.
Jury is out for me on this one.

[payno]

payno, money must be burning a hole in your pocket.

haha trust me.. not the case. I'm just getting way too caught up in the whole new car thing.
Thanks for the opinions on the tint. I think I'm going to leave it for now. To be honest I'm perfectly happy with the way the windows look at the moment. Can always do it later if need be.. rather than waste the money now.

[apples]

Mine has the sport pack as well so I was going to see how it looked before making my decision.
My current car, a Honda, has slightly subtly tinted glass (no film) but the family wagon, a Subaru, we got tinted and is now scratched up at the back seats and in the cargo area so will neeed to be removed at some point.
Jury is out for me on this one.

When I ordered my car, the dealer had a flash red polo out the back with only rear tints so I could see what it looked like. I couldn't compare it to one that had full tints but I hope it will look good. Plus with the sunroof, I didn't want too many different coloured windows.

If the reason for the scratched tinting in the back of your family wagon is because of kiddies, then that won't be a problem with me because in the words of Bill Heffernan, I am 'deliberately barren'.

[Corey_R]

Hey Guys. I saw you talking about the Volkswagen "factory tint" and thought I'd post a few links to help you all out. We've had this in the Golf MK6 for 2 years or so now so we're a bit ahead of you all.

Quite frankly, it'd be better if the windows weren't tinted by VW. Whilst the tint looks fantastic, it's not as dark as some people would like, and it also doesn't protect from all types of UV. To then make things difficult, it's just on the rear window and rear side windows and is therefore hard to "colour" and "VLT" match (VLT = Visual Light Transmittence, and is the measure of how much light a tint lets through. In most states in Australia, the darkest legal is 35%. Lower %'s are illegal and darker).

There are two threads in the MK6 forum which can help you.
First is the http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/f112...ion-32781.html There is discussion AND pictures in there on different tint combinations which we've already found to match well with the VW factory tint. Whether you want to go much darker all around (but not legal), or just darker at the back and legal on the fronts, or legal all around, there is advice in there.

So a much darker all around example would be Lucas_R's car
A darker at the rear and legal on the front would be my car

Another good thread is the http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/f112...ess-40510.html thread where people have provided information and feedback on the independant tint businesses which they've used. Though there is a bit of cross over between the two threads.

Anyway, hope that helps

[apples]

Quite frankly, it'd be better if the windows weren't tinted by VW. Whilst the tint looks fantastic, it's not as dark as some people would like, and it also doesn't protect from all types of UV. To then make things difficult, it's just on the rear window and rear side windows and is therefore hard to "colour" and "VLT" match (VLT = Visual Light Transmittence, and is the measure of how much light a tint lets through. In most states in Australia, the darkest legal is 35%. Lower %'s are illegal and darker).

Well, I would have been happy to go without tints at all but it came with the sports package. I'm also getting some sort of UV film - not sure exactly what it is, my partner negotiated the tinting and UV film for me. He insisted I get the sportspack whereas I justed wanted the sunroof (although I'm glad I went with the sportspack now because I like the bigger wheels and fog lights).

Out of curiousity, does anyone know if you can you order the sportspack without the tinting? Or do you then have to order all components of the sportspack separately minus the tinting and then it costs waaaayyyyy more then the whole lot combined?

[Corey_R]

No, you can't order the sportspack without the tinting.

[Sword_Dude]

Hey Guys. I saw you talking about the Volkswagen "factory tint" and thought I'd post a few links to help you all out. We've had this in the Golf MK6 for 2 years or so now so we're a bit ahead of you all.

Anyway, hope that helps

Sure did thanks Corey.

[Tsuku]

I have a week old GTI, so far I've done (in order):
- Fitted a shorter antenna.
- Fitted a boot liner.
- Fitted RNS 510 and Premium BT.
- Fitted shorter mud flaps to the front (our cars come std with really loooong mud flaps that scrape constantly, only 4-5cm ground clearance).

[sVWatt]

I have a week old GTI, so far I've done (in order):
- Fitted a shorter antenna.
- Fitted a boot liner.
- Fitted RNS 510 and Premium BT.
- Fitted shorter mud flaps to the front (our cars come std with really loooong mud flaps that scrape constantly, only 4-5cm ground clearance).

Hey Tsuku
would love some photos to see what antenna you fitted