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corsa-sxi

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15th Sep 08 at 22:17

l15ter

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15th Sep 08 at 22:19

i dnt have tints but i know you can get points

XSIHardy

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15th Sep 08 at 22:21

If u have them to dark then yes u will get points,
go to a good company and this will not be a issue

lwigmore

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15th Sep 08 at 22:22

think it depends if you tint the front windows to dark as then they cant see you and you could have a gun etc

deano87

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15th Sep 08 at 22:22

Although bare in mind some Corsa's were speced with slightly tinted windows, therefore the additions, even though would be legal on clear glass, might not be on Corsa's

Mike

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15th Sep 08 at 22:23

quote:
Originally posted by XSIHardy
If u have them to dark then yes u will get points,
go to a good company and this will not be a issue

iirc there was a thread the other week that said Corsa front windows are already tinted to the legal limit so any tints on the front would make it illegal, which could attract points

S@M

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15th Sep 08 at 22:23

can have as dark as you want on the rear 3 and the front two are allowed to have 25% tint max. you cannot tint the front windscreen for obvious reasons

S@M

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15th Sep 08 at 22:24

the 1.8 sri in my garage has what ive jst said

l15ter

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15th Sep 08 at 22:24

ok this is how it goes, its on front tints, if there isnt enough light that can go through them then there too dark, if the windows have been done by a film, then a large area needs to pealed off, so that the police know something will have to be done, also the vehicle will have to be recovered to a garage..if not you take the points and fine

corsa-sxi

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15th Sep 08 at 23:24

ive had tints, but they were done about 5 years ago before the legislation came in, been driving all this time without having any trouble, but tonight a couple of them thought it would be fun to pull me over cos i supposedly went round a corner too quickly

asked if i had been drinking cos my eyes were funny? just cos im chinese...lol
then said alchoholic drink? i was thinking i know what you mean, im not as stupid as the stupid pig asking me..... and didnt even proceed to give me a breath test?

whats the point in asking if you aint going to action....

after that he checked all tyres and usual details and stuff then said i have tints, he went to get the meter out, but he didnt bring it, said i should get them checked out....sigh..i asked him whats the penalty, he said 3 points per window?? i was like wtf, most people have warnings....

car in question is

you can see the tints are fairly dark, but not as dark as ive come across

chloe16v

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15th Sep 08 at 23:27

you should have the silver mirror tints on it would look

then the pigs can look at them selfs in your mirror

corsa-sxi

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15th Sep 08 at 23:29

good idea

Ian

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15th Sep 08 at 23:36

Be lucky that he didn't act!

If the car is defective he can issue the penalty.

chloe16v

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15th Sep 08 at 23:37

i want to get mine done so people cant see my speakers in the back, it might stop them from bending my friggin door back then

Ian

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15th Sep 08 at 23:38

Back is fine although you may be better actually hiding the speakers under carpet or something.

corsa-sxi

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15th Sep 08 at 23:42

i know he can, but i thought that they give you a warning, and if they really are too dark, they make you peel a bit off on the road side?

chloe16v

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15th Sep 08 at 23:42

yeah i wanna strenthen my rear shelf so noone can bend it if they break in, if they get the rear shelf out the will have a birthday with the speakers in the boot

Ian

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15th Sep 08 at 23:43

All discretionary and you're lucky if you get the option.

chloe16v

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15th Sep 08 at 23:45

do they do something like a spray on tint insted of the film

Ian

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15th Sep 08 at 23:46

Yes but it's difficult to apply and usually ends up looking terrible.

chloe16v

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15th Sep 08 at 23:49

but at least you cant peel it off at the road side, just tell that it was standard

corsa-sxi

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16th Sep 08 at 00:00

but driving a modified car what do i expect eh? sympathy...lol i wish
think im going to get a standard car next

pow

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16th Sep 08 at 08:06

quote:
Originally posted by cb87
but at least you cant peel it off at the road side, just tell that it was standard

Ohhh

Dearrrr

Eck

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16th Sep 08 at 12:04

quote:
Originally posted by cb87
but at least you cant peel it off at the road side, just tell that it was standard

Then get 3 points every time they stop you for failing to adhere to their instruction?

Fro

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16th Sep 08 at 12:48

Got stopped in on manchester ring road in my old 2.0. Managed to keep them on there for a year. but the copper measured them and said they were illegal, and he gave me a vehicle prohibition order and a fine making my car illegal to drive until rectified. He was a sound guy though and gave me a day before it came into effect as i was up there for the weekend. He never mentioned anything about points though

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