R36 factory tint

[maclean_cherry]

Cheers lads. Can't believe VW didn't supply them with privacy glass...

Privacy glass is the devil! It's black glass with ZERO UV/IR filtering so in direct sunlight it attracts the heat and draws it in to the car, and you're not allowed to tint over it..

Your VW will have slightly tinted glass so make sure you don't get 35% tint put on as you'll be over the limit. I had 38% put on mine all round at a cost of about $700 (estate and got the most expensive I could get with extra UV/IR filtering)

[brad]

You can get clear film put over the privacy glass that has 99.9% UV.

Agree there are a lot of people out there that think they are getting the same protection from privacy glass as equivalent film.


$700 for tint. jeebuz...

[maclean_cherry]

Are you sure it's legal to put the film over the privacy glass? I'm 99% sure it's illegal in ACT and NSW.

Yeap, I was aware of cheaper alternatives and had actually booked cheaper tint (@ $500) but when I turned up for the booking I changed my mind for the more expensive stuff. I'm not always guaranteed a carpark at home or work so in the summer the car can sit outside in the 40 degree heat. If I have the car for 5 years I'm sure the sun would do enough damage to the interior to drop the value of the car by more than the extra $200 I spent on the tint.. Plus it's worked wonders, the climate control only puts the A/C on '3' (out of 7 from memory) even when the temp gauge shows 46 degrees.

[brad]

Are you sure it's legal to put the film over the privacy glass? I'm 99% sure it's illegal in ACT and NSW.

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It's clear film. 100% VLT but 99.9% UV block

[Ironman]

Ok so the rear windows on the R36's came out with "Privacy Glass". It is a tint that is actually in the glass and can not be removed without replacing the glass. Unless of course as stated by others on this thread that someone has tinted the "Privacy Glass". Take to a local tint shop and get them to check it. They can tell the difference. Look for a corner at the top of the glass panel. You will see an edge if you look closely, that indicates a tint.

[RRR036]

Yeah it's all been taken off and inspected. Undecided what I am going to put back on..