To declare window tint or to not declare window tint?

Grumpy_chap

JustAnotherSaver said:

Ahh so us lot who buy 'old cars' aren't totally left in the dark then

Surely that depends on whether you have privacy glass and / or aftermarket window tints?

diystarter7

Often easy to tell between aftermarket and real tinted glass, the aftermarkets look DIY jobs whereas the factory dark tints look classy.

JustAnotherSaver

[Deleted User] said:

JustAnotherSaver said:

Thanks @[Deleted User]

Can you do it off the reg at all? Only reason I ask is I know what I'm going to get when I ask my mother what the VIN is.

But if the VIN is the only way then maybe best I have a see next time I'm through.

Yes, put your reg in the Ford ETIS site:

https://www.etis.ford.com/

And that will give you your VIN.

That site used to display all the car details and options but it is restricted to authorised dealers now.

Superb, that's done it, thanks a lot.

And it says with privacy glass so that answers that one then.

JustAnotherSaver

Grumpy_chap said:

JustAnotherSaver said:

Ahh so us lot who buy 'old cars' aren't totally left in the dark then

Surely that depends on whether you have privacy glass and / or aftermarket window tints?

No.

It depends on tallmansix providing a link to sort the question, molerat saying it doesn't do his car which is fairly new, depending on your opinion of what new is (but new in my opinion at least) and me saying at least our older cars are taken care of by the site.

Nothing more than that

Nothing less than that.

JustAnotherSaver

diystarter7 said:

Often easy to tell between aftermarket and real tinted glass, the aftermarkets look DIY jobs whereas the factory dark tints look classy.

Not so.

The chap I go to does an absolutely immense job. I know the local Audi use him too. I'm sure the badge snobs will turn their nose up at that but let's be honest - any time ANY make of car gets mentioned, regardless of what it is, someone poo-poos it.

The day I first went to see him to get a quote he was in the middle of doing a car & I thought wow what a top job that is.

He was getting all stressed out & said it's got to come off. Why I ask. He said it wasn't right. Even showing me I couldn't see anything bad. He said well I can see it & if i'm not happy with it then it gets redone. Ripped the whole thing off to start again.

Granted, I only had mine on for about 5 years before I scrapped the car so short timeframe I guess but it looked tip top on the very last day as well.