Tiguan Tinting

[Arctra]

thank god we got Rob in Sydney. I got 3 cars tinted by him, so far i have also recommended him to 3 mates.

when i get my tiguan guess who will be tinting it!

X2 for Rob. He did my Tig with no panel removal, no scratching or damage of plastics, no bubbling, a perfect fit, and transferable lifetime warranty... all at half the price of the Dealer.

Best bit for you BigMan is that he's now done a Tig and has a positive review from doing it

[donweather]

I believe VW Aus (or Chatswood Classic Cars at least) use StreetLegal brand tint (http://www.motorone.com.au/car_care/...ow_tinting.php). I called them up directly to ask for a quote and they said they only provide the tint through dealers.

Hope that helps?

Cheers Arctra. VW Austral use these guys and I rang them the other day. They at least provided me with some confidence that they knew what they were doing (as opposed to the VW Sales girl who had no idead). They informed me (contrary to the VW Sales girl) that Streetlegal tint is infact a metallic tint and thus I'd need a non-metallic tint on my rear window. They also told me they have to remove the trims etc to install the tint due to the rubber seals on the door windows, so I'd be interested to know how your guy did it with no trim removal??

Went back to the dealer on the weekend to see a car with Streetlegal on it. The sales girl was horrified when I told her I'd spoken to the tinters and they'd told me the tint was metallic. She told me the best price she could do was $520. I told her I had a quote for $295 and she just said she couldn't get anywhere near that as that was way below her cost price. I kindly declined her offer and will be going elsewhere.

[borbor1313]

Im getting my first 15000km service at Solitaire in Adelaide.I ask how much to get the windows tinted as was quoted $300 without haggling , yep $5 more than tint -a -car. I haven't found out who does the tinting as it is obviously out sourced ,could still be the tint -a car around the corner but given Solitaire also caters for aston martin,landrover,audi,jaguar and volvo Im sure the tinter must be good.

[donweather]

Well, it turns out that Tiguan door trims can't be removed (similar to Golf's apparently) and so the tinters had to heat shrink all the tint on the side windows and it took them some time to do it too.

So I honestly can't see now how there's any difference in tinting via the dealership's tinter versus at an after market tinter, given that neither remove the door trims hence very little "breakage" or "damage" to the car can occur.

[mickofoz]

Donweather... I'd say you have your tinting done at your local backyard tinter so you can save $50 on a $50,000 car and I will have it done at the dealer which then falls under the dealer warranty. That way we are all happy.

[clip]

Well, it turns out that Tiguan door trims can't be removed

I wonder what it was that I removed then?

[mattyb]

Hi all, I had my tints done after market and had no problems with trim breakage/removal.

If you tick the 'TINT' box when ordering the car keep in mind that the tint is done NOT by the dealer, but thru a local tint shop. eg have previously purchased two cars thru a large car dealer chain in Brookvale. Both times I asked for window tinting with the car. I paid about double what I did when I walked into the same shop with the Tig.

Dealer is going to make a profit on the tint as well as the guy/shop doing it.

[donweather]

Donweather... I'd say you have your tinting done at your local backyard tinter so you can save $50 on a $50,000 car and I will have it done at the dealer which then falls under the dealer warranty. That way we are all happy.

Hey Mick, I believe in value for money mate. Why should I pay someone double the price when I get just as good a job elsewhere. The additional money for the dealer tint certainly wasn't going to the dealer's tinter....it was going straight into the pocket of the dumb sales chick who knew absolutely nothing about the tint she was so desperately trying to sell me.

[Maverick]

Hi all, I had my tints done after market and had no problems with trim breakage/removal.

No offence but have you taken the trims off to see if there was any damage?

If you tick the 'TINT' box when ordering the car keep in mind that the tint is done NOT by the dealer, but thru a local tint shop. eg have previously purchased two cars thru a large car dealer chain in Brookvale.

All the dealers that I have dealt with have a contractor from one of the dealer supply companies that comes in to install and the dealer handles all warranty and is responsible for damage even if it's not picked up for years.

Both times I asked for window tinting with the car. I paid about double what I did when I walked into the same shop with the Tig.

That's your fault for not negotiating!

Dealer is going to make a profit on the tint as well as the guy/shop doing it.

Depends, work it into the deal. I paid $100 for the $595 tint package so was happy with that and that was after I'd negotiated a good deal and just before I signed. The dealer will be willing to negotiate to keep your business.

[Maverick]

Well, it turns out that Tiguan door trims can't be removed (similar to Golf's apparently) and so the tinters had to heat shrink all the tint on the side windows and it took them some time to do it too.

That's going to suck when something fails in the door like the controller or the lock. A new complete door painted will be thousands!

Or your tinter had absolutely no idea what he was doing. To do the job properly the door trims have to come off.