Tiguan Tinting

[gecko2k]

Are you sure about that? If it says privacy glass then it is most likely factory fitted green/grey glass.

I doubt OEM tint is done by local shops as VW wouldn't be able to maintain one quality level. Local shops tend to do the tint you buy at the point of purchases at an inflated price. Correct me if I'm wrong here.

[wind]

Yes hippyhippy is correct, the tinting is not done by dealer staff, they either get a mobile tinter to come in to do the job or have a relationship with a local/nearby tint place. They charge you a pretty penny for it too!


I ordered the sports pack on my passat which includes factory tinting to the passenger side glass and rear glass - this factory tint is where the tint is impregnated into the glass itself and not just a film on the glass.

On delivery, I had the front windows tinted to match shade with the factory glass but at a legal opacity as the rears were just a little on the dark side of legal . . . at least the ones on my car were.

It is hard to tell any colour difference between the tint and factory glass as the match done by the tinter was very close - only under certain light/angles do you notice that it is slightly different (these days you can get so many different grades and shades of tint that there is bound to be one that is a close match to your car).






Re tinting - I got it done by a tint specialist (not through the dealer - way better price, same quality if not better) and asked them to put metallic tint on the front side windows for the UV and heat protection and a clear UV film on the factory tinted glass. You should check with your dealer - the factory tint is shade only, there is limited/no UV protection, the factory tinted glass also does only an OK job with IR/heat - I asked for a high UV protection clear tint that is good at blocking heat as well.

Personally, I would go for good quality metallic tint for the non-factory tinted glass as it cuts more UV and IR than the regular tints (yes, it is a little pricier). I had even asked my dealer to do a delete option for the factory tint on my sports pack - but was no-can-do


Also, there are plenty of threads on the best tint places, getting a good deal, which tint material works best (metallin/non-metallic), what grade of tint you should go for, pics of before/after etc.