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By hippy,
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hippy Grand Master

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ok ... etbenno .. i'm lookin to do it in about a months time ... what do u all think?? it will give us all enough time to save up some money :) as well as checking out some places :mad:

best suggestions so far are: scorpions, miss nismo's work, i may visit tint a car on south rd over the next couple of weeks to see what they have.

oofoofoo Enthusiast

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i think it is illegal to tint door windows to any amount - in any case, i got mine done, as well as the quarters and rear for $200 cash at something-a-car on north-east rd. This was for their 20% stuff (which happens to also be illegal), and they removed the tint that was already on the quarters - so if you guys go the same place, you should as a group get it for $180 i think. Also, dont expect a reciept.

MattR Veteran

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If in doubt ring regancy, Last I knew 35% was fine for the front windows and the back quarters and rear can be darker. It may be differant just for imports these days as they are looking for anything to defect us for.

hippy Grand Master

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ok guys ... it is not illegal to tint ur side windows ... it is illegal if they are tinted over or should i say under 35 percent i think ... and of course they will not give u a receipt if its illegal ... if u are in the legal limits u will get a little sticker and ur car cannot be defected cause of tint ...

chops Experienced

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It is no longer required in SA to have stickers specifying the % transmission of your window tint. There were dodgy guys out there putting 35 stickers on other darker tints, so they just pissed the rules off. You're ****ed if you get tested though.

My car is tinted in 20 all round, and I've never been looked at twice, but I don't drive an import.

Wish I still had the contact to pass on to you guys - it only cost me $160, but it was a mate's brother in law's cousin.

Nightcrawler Grand Master

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Yeah, when I took my old MX6 into Regency to get the VIN checked (to change rego from NT to SA) about 2 years ago they made me take off the front tint there and then. They had the tester out before I had even stopped the car - and I was ONLY there for a VIN check, not a vehicle inspection.

Most (read nearly all) cars come with around 18% factory tint in the driver and passenger windows, and they told me that 30% is max tint for side windows, so theoretically you would need under 12% tint to be legal (ie. factory 18% + 12% = 30%). At that time my windows tested at 32% so they made me take the tint off. They weren't concerned with the rears but I think they say 35% is allowable. But you should check with Regency before forking out your hard earned cash that might get you defected!

My $0.02c :P

SLY33 Mentor

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yeah its dodgy, 35 is supposed to be legal, but as mentioned ive heard its illegal to tint the front door windows. My lil bro had 35's all round in his FESTIVA, even had the correct stickers, and regency made him pull it off there and then -apparently due to the "factory tint" thats supposedly in the factory glass. I had mine done, just the quarters and rear (35) and left the fronts. It looks way better, but im gonna get the front 2 done anyways....

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