Do you like ‘privacy glass’ tints?

[Nickbrapp]

No way, really not my thing, my insignia has it and it looks alright but I think cars without are more classy

Green Range Rover, silver wheels, no tints and cream leather, yes please.

[98elise]

Looks crap, like someone has done half the job. Wouldn't buy a car with it.

[Roger Irrelevant]

I used to think they looked a bit naff, but the car I bought recently (XC70), has them. When I bought it it was a case of 'I can live with the gangsta tints as everything else about the car is right'. However a few months later I still think they look naff but wouldn't buy another family car without them.

[jeffreywoodham]

Jaguar steve said:

De rigueur fashion accessory among the Cockney Wnakers, cage fighters and celebrity worshiping TOWIE wannabees here in the Essex Badlands.

That alone is reason enough to dislike tints, particularly when both number plates have accidentally had a triple layer applied from the leftovers too.

I am now on my second Jaguar, both have had tints and I wouldn’t specify a new car without them.

[C7 JFW]

Really dislike them.

[Drive Blind]

with the majority of vehicles on the road now being SUV types combined with the manufacturers headlight lumen arms race a tinted rear window is almost essential these days.

[Jasandjules]

With dogs and kids they are helpful and even just when leaving a few bits and bobs in the car, I prefer them to being without now having had a few cars with them.

[Rewe]

Yes, they can make some cars look a bit unbalanced from the side but they do a really useful job, so I'm happy to keep having them.

[Shaoxter]

Pretty much essential when you've got kids in the back. Of course some people do it to look all gangsta but they do serve a purpose.

james_gt3rs said:

Thorburn said:

They frustrate me when the car in-front has them, as it reduces your view down the road when you can't look through the car ahead to some extent.

Not that it matters so much when I'm in a sports car or hatchback and everything else is a massive SUV now.

This, it's like following a van everywhere now.

Stop tailgating then.

[Court_S]

I like them; my little boy hates having sun in his eyes to it’s worth it not to have the moaning! Keeps the car a bit cooler in the summer too.

They do look at tad unbalanced but it’s a compromise that I’m willing to accept for the benefits.

[hoagypubdog]

Don't like them, tinted my current car as have all my kit in there , used to run a business tinting car windows and still wasn't that keen.. money was good though.

[Jaguar steve]

jeffreywoodham said:

Jaguar steve said:

De rigueur fashion accessory among the Cockney Wnakers, cage fighters and celebrity worshiping TOWIE wannabees here in the Essex Badlands.

That alone is reason enough to dislike tints, particularly when both number plates have accidentally had a triple layer applied from the leftovers too.

I am now on my second Jaguar, both have had tints and I wouldn’t specify a new car without them.

I'm on my fifth. None of them have had tints and I wouldn't buy another if it had.

I always assume any car with full tints is being driven either by a disqualified driver or somebody whose going straight back inside if s/he's spotted by the BiB.

[Supercell]

Having tinted windows is always the first thing I do to a car when buying it if they are not installed.

My number one reason? I HATE pulling up at lights, and a cursory glance in the rear view mirror is met with somebody eyeballing me through my rear view mirror, it really gets to me way more than it should I also like to think it keeps the cabin cooler in summer and stops plastics fading etc

[hoagypubdog]

Supercell said:

Having tinted windows is always the first thing I do to a car when buying it if they are not installed.

My number one reason? I HATE pulling up at lights, and a cursory glance in the rear view mirror is met with somebody eyeballing me through my rear view mirror, it really gets to me way more than it should I also like to think it keeps the cabin cooler in summer and stops plastics fading etc

Tint your mirror, much cheaper..

[crowfield]

Drug dealer tints

[Baldchap]

When you leave dog walking paraphernalia on the back seats it's great. Wellies, coats, leads, harnesses, treats... Saves me looking a when I go to Tesco.

[Baldchap]

Shaoxter said:

Pretty much essential when you've got kids in the back. Of course some people do it to look all gangsta but they do serve a purpose.

james_gt3rs said:

Thorburn said:

They frustrate me when the car in-front has them, as it reduces your view down the road when you can't look through the car ahead to some extent.

Not that it matters so much when I'm in a sports car or hatchback and everything else is a massive SUV now.

This, it's like following a van everywhere now.

Stop tailgating then.

My thoughts exactly.

This thread is PH in a microcosm:

1: Never experienced the thing but don't like it.
Or
2: Experienced the thing and it's great.

[waynecyclist]

Had a few cars with them, find they keep the interior cooler plus a little bit more secure.

[Zarco]

GiveItSomeWellie said:

Agreed, I don't like them. To me it's a shame to see them become standard on so many cars these days, the first gen XF Sportbrake had them as standard and you had to specifically tick a box to opt for clear glass. Even as a no cost option, I think I've only ever seen one with the clear glass.

If you could tint all the windows legally, then I wouldn't be against it. Otherwise I think it looks silly





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Edited by GiveItSomeWellie on Wednesday 19th February 16:19

I don't like them, mainly because the front windows don't match the rear as above.

[ghost83]

I’ve had them on Every car for the last 19yrs I prefer them