The ubiquity of tintz
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Low scoring / thoroughly unimpressive / unimaginative rant incoming.
But ferchrissake, it's a miserable task trying to buy a daily smoker without gawd-awful tintz these days. Sourcing a nice-ish estate car with clear glass is a nightmare. Some model and engine combos are as much as 90% or more fitted with privacy glass. Can't think of a more effective way to cheapen / push the look of a car dramatically downmarket than tinted glass. What the hell is wrong with everyone?!
But ferchrissake, it's a miserable task trying to buy a daily smoker without gawd-awful tintz these days. Sourcing a nice-ish estate car with clear glass is a nightmare. Some model and engine combos are as much as 90% or more fitted with privacy glass. Can't think of a more effective way to cheapen / push the look of a car dramatically downmarket than tinted glass. What the hell is wrong with everyone?!
I thought the same when I bought a pre-registered BMW 123d in 2007 that had "Darkened Glass" which often got referred to as Privacy Glass, but I didn't think it likely an celebs would travel in the back of a 1 Series!
A decade later my nephew became a dad and we found him a BMW 325i Touring which had it but he thought it was great for keeping the worst of the sun off his daughter, so maybe it just depends on your circumstances?
Although I took the tinting film off the tailgate glass of my BMW Z4 Coupe last year because it looked a bit council especially where it was starting to lift and bubble over the heating elements.
A decade later my nephew became a dad and we found him a BMW 325i Touring which had it but he thought it was great for keeping the worst of the sun off his daughter, so maybe it just depends on your circumstances?
Although I took the tinting film off the tailgate glass of my BMW Z4 Coupe last year because it looked a bit council especially where it was starting to lift and bubble over the heating elements.
Our up has it and it makes the car looks much smarter. Not such a noddy tiny car. Some cars suit it and some don’t. Range rovers look great either way but I prefer the tints for the privacy when carrying loads.
Horses for courses. The only tints I look down on that are legal are those red windscreens.
Horses for courses. The only tints I look down on that are legal are those red windscreens.
Hackney2 said:
What the hell is wrong with aftermarket Tint? I have no issues with it,it is actually beneficial against the Suns harmful rays etc . Just to be clear Privacy glass is not tinted,it is merely coloured glass.
Privacy glass is tintz. It's just tinted glass rather than a tinted film on top of the glass.Obviously all modern automotive glass has some tint to it, but standard glass doesn't have an obvious tint, unlike privacy tintz or aftermarket tintz. There's nothing particularly wrong with aftermarket privacy film. Visually, it's equally as awful as factory privacy glass. But it has the advantage that it may be easier to rectify, albeit removal can be problematic.
Incidentally, it's possible to fit protective film that filters out UV and IR that isn't tinted (per se, it has a slight visible tint) and is in fact more effective in that regard than most tinted glass or films. And that can be fitted to all windows, not just aft of the B pillar. So, if that's what your concern is, you're doing it wrong with tintz.
I went to buy a Range Rover 8 months ago.
I knew nothing about the choices, but it was from a fellow PHer, was a good price, not too far away (90 miles) and had been looked after.
It came in drug dealer spec, but I bought it anyway.
I am used to it now and really like the car, but a few comments:
1. Other Range Rover owners' first question is often "are you a drug dealer?"
2. There are a lot of black/black ones around
3. When you start looking at used car adverts to make sure you got a good deal, you realise that prices vary wildly.
The same spec car, same extras, same mileage etc can cost up to 5 times as much in the market's favourite colour (Her late Majesty/Jeremy Clarkson spec, forest green with cream leather interior).
4. You can get them without the tints, but they cost more and are rarer.
5. The black leather interiors wear better than the cream ones. My driver's seat, after 125k miles, looks brand new.
I knew nothing about the choices, but it was from a fellow PHer, was a good price, not too far away (90 miles) and had been looked after.
It came in drug dealer spec, but I bought it anyway.
I am used to it now and really like the car, but a few comments:
1. Other Range Rover owners' first question is often "are you a drug dealer?"
2. There are a lot of black/black ones around
3. When you start looking at used car adverts to make sure you got a good deal, you realise that prices vary wildly.
The same spec car, same extras, same mileage etc can cost up to 5 times as much in the market's favourite colour (Her late Majesty/Jeremy Clarkson spec, forest green with cream leather interior).
4. You can get them without the tints, but they cost more and are rarer.
5. The black leather interiors wear better than the cream ones. My driver's seat, after 125k miles, looks brand new.
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