JJ
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Registered: 20th Apr 00
Location: Northern Ireland
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Bloody MOT homo failed me on tints 
Need to remove the fronts then go back to get my cert...
Think is ive tried picking at them and they are very very well done, cant even get the slightest edge up on them... any tips???
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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Should have gave it to them with the windows down as they can't put them back up IIRC.
Didn't know they could fail you for them though if so down go my wendow in 2 weeks 
Try heating them up with a hairdryer to melt the glue 
[Edited on 22-02-2007 by fro-dizzle]
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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i dont wanna remove my front tints  they are 50%. will just give the car to them with windows down lol then if they roll them back up is it illegal?
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AndyCorsaSport
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Registered: 12th Feb 06
Location: Horsforth, West Yorkshire
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Take the car somewhere else, and ask if the tints will fail before they test it.
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
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I've just had to remove my fronts
I can't believe you're still at the film removing stage
Wait until you're trying to get all teh glue off the windows after Fuckin ball ache to say the least. Had to use nail varnish remover and a lot of elbow grease.
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Michael B
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Registered: 21st Mar 05
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Taking the tints off is the most hatefull job ever, the glue and everything.. when I took mine off the front I never got them back on because I would never put myself through that lol..
Just scraped it, never thought about the nail varnish remover, seems like a good idea to use spirits, I didnt lol
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Morty123
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Registered: 27th Apr 06
Location: Bedfordshire
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why would it fail the MOT with tints?
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Olsrey
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Registered: 13th Jan 07
Location: Bradford Drives: LET Vectra B
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quote:
Originally posted by Morty123
why would it fail the MOT with tints?
I think its because it limits your view of things when you look out the windows
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davey_jack
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Registered: 28th Jan 06
Location: Horley, Surrey Drives: Clio 182
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surely if you love your tints that much you would just go to the scrappy spend a tenner or so on two front windows, and swap them over for the MOT?
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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do they have to be legal when going through the MOT then?
my front ones are 50% but i can still see out of them clear as day and people can still see you in side looking back at them like ''WTF you lookin at?''
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
Location: Atherton, Greater Manchester
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your only allowed tints on the rears.
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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Hair dryer or something hotter (but be careful) to get the film off, so I heard.
Try using WD40 - I used it to get rid of the glue on the car badges and the glue literally bubbled in front of my eyes!
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
literally bubbled in front of my eyes!
Were you like this? ---> 
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
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quote:
Originally posted by loafofbrett
quote:
Originally posted by deano87
literally bubbled in front of my eyes!
Were you like this? --->
 Yes, funnily enough, because I had been struggling with just a hair dryer.
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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For the Hassle of that have you considered getting a couple of standard windows?
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
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lol, like it wouldn't be a ball-ache removing your door cards and replacing 2 windows
Seriously, it took me about 15mins of solid graft to get the glue off each window.
If you're going to remove the windows anyway then you may aswell just tip hot water on them which will make the glue soft and just wipe away 
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SabasSRi
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Registered: 30th May 05
Location: Hampshire
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I had my MOT last september, I stupidly took it to vauxhall, they failed it on the exhaust, but said nothing about the tints, I have the lightest possible on the front sides, I took it to a place I know when I fixed the exhaust, and it passed no probs, so it's probably best to ask another place first
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