Black tint

[solarman216]

How big is your roll!!!!!!!!!!!:augie

See above post, Rick

 

[solarman216]

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[Deleted account DD]

Would like to tint the rear fixed sidewindows and the tailgate window on the MAV, so is it easy to do with the stuff you buy on a roll???? whats the best type to go for and any tips appreciated, oh and any links to sellers that do good stuff on the bay also appreciated. Pros and cons also and approximate cost for a product that does a decent job as Ive seen a few with bubbles and it looks shi£e,,,,As zippy always says as well "pics would be good"LOL :thumbs :thumbs :thumbs in advance

pretty straightforward :sly loads of good advice posted but please before you do it check with your insurance company.

I'm with admiral and they regard it as a vehicle modification. They classify it when they quote as less than 30% tint or more than 30% tint (we're talking the back windows here too). Presumably because it could (if youre being very anal) inhibit vision they regard it as an increased risk.

I also inc in the quote fitting reversing sensors.

With my clean record etc they wanted......wait for it................£75 extra premium for 10 months thats a third of my anual premium

Have a guess what they were told :augie:augie:augie especially as direct line thanked my missus for letting them know about the reverse camera being intalled and sent a new schedule/certificate out at no cost.

In the end I binned the glass tinting and went with the sensors/camera which cost me a £15 "admin fee" for change of policy schedule.

tossers.

Point is all ins companies generally require informing of any change from standard spec by one method or another.

If you dont tell em they may not pay out in the event of a claim because youve breached your terms and conditions, tell em and it could cost you when you do the work.

Just be aware theyve got is by the goolies every which way

 

[MontysMaverick]

pretty straightforward :sly loads of good advice posted but please before you do it check with your insurance company.

I'm with admiral and they regard it as a vehicle modification. They classify it when they quote as less than 30% tint or more than 30% tint (we're talking the back windows here too). Presumably because it could (if youre being very anal) inhibit vision they regard it as an increased risk.

I also inc in the quote fitting reversing sensors.

With my clean record etc they wanted......wait for it................£75 extra premium for 10 months thats a third of my anual premium

Have a guess what they were told :augie:augie:augie especially as direct line thanked my missus for letting them know about the reverse camera being intalled and sent a new schedule/certificate out at no cost.

In the end I binned the glass tinting and went with the sensors/camera which cost me a £15 "admin fee" for change of policy schedule.

tossers.

Point is all ins companies generally require informing of any change from standard spec by one method or another.

If you dont tell em they may not pay out in the event of a claim because youve breached your terms and conditions, tell em and it could cost you when you do the work.

Just be aware theyve got is by the goolies every which way

Dave, Thanks for the info, it was something that I never gave a thought, as for modifiying the Maverick, please ask me why I was thinking of doing the tint job, Ill tell you, to stop anyone seeing in the back and breaking in to the vehicle either via the windows or prybaring the rear doors, It seem to me that it should be them giving me a discount not me paying them.... but as you quite rightly say "theyve got my balls in their sticky little hands and keep thinking of ways to squeeze them" absolute joke, but as littlejohn says " you couldnt make it up if you tried".

 

[MudLifeCrisis]

Wet the OUTSIDE of the glass with the water+1drop fairy liquid solution in a spray gun. Get the film and apply it to the outside of the glass inner face down. So that the peel off layer is facing you and not against the glass.

Cut to approx shape with a scapel blade. Using the hot air gun, shrink the film to fit the convex shape of the glass. This part is most important. Once you have it shrunk, then accurately cut the film to size, corners etc. If you are not happy, shrink it some more. It must sit nice on the glass.

When you are sure it fits nice, wet the inside of the glass, and peel off some of the cover layer. Apply to glass using the squeezie and sliding it around on the water to fit. Using the squeezie and hot air gun, work the water out to the edges leaving no bubbles.

Thats exactly how I done mine but without the heat gun. The rear window has a slight curve so I done mine in two pieces with the join following one of the heated rear window lines so it's hard to see.

This has fitted for over 10 years now and has faded from black to a dark blue ;O(


Brian