Window tinting your modified car is an essential part if you want to achieve a decent look. Have a look a the tinted VW Golf below for a bit of inspiration.

One of the questions we often get asked is “what are the laws for tinting the windows on my car?”.

For the rear windows (i.e. all windows behind the front side windows) and rear windscreen there is no law as to the level of tint that can be applied. Our darkest shade of tint (5% limo) is legal to have on your rear windows.

For the front windows The Road Vehicles (Construction & Use) Regulations 1986 state that:

Motor vehicles first used before 1 April 1985 must allow at least 70% of light to be transmitted through the windscreen and front side windows.

Motor Vehicles first used on or after 1 April 1985 – the light transmitted through the windscreen must be at least 75%.The front side windows must allow at least 70% of light to be transmitted through them.

The glass on most cars already has a slight tint to it which means applying even a very light 70% tint to it would make it technically illegal.

Having said that, there is currently no test for the legality of your windows in the MOT test, and other tint shops who have applied light shades to the front windows of their customers cars have not heard of any problems from the police.

Window tint can be an effective way of increasing security on your car. It does this in two ways:

The window film itself bonds to your cars windows. In the event of someone trying to break your window, the film will hold the glass together, greatly increasing the time it takes to break into your car. This is also beneficial if you have an accident, to stop shards of glass flying through the air.

A dark or mirrored window tint (both available in our pre cut kits) will prevent people from peering in your car or van and seeing any valuables you may have lying around. Our silver mirrored window film is especially useful for applying to the back windows of a van, completely hiding anything in the back.

Our pre cut window tint kits are available in a range of shades and colours – including blue. Check out the image below to see how a blue window film can nicely complement a blue car.

Window tint may be seen by many as purely aesthetic, but it has other benefits apart from making your look good.

Window film applied to your car can block up to 99% of the sun’s harmful UV rays. Unlike an un-tinted car window which absorbs and distributes the sun’s rays into your car, a window with tint on reflects the harmful rays away. Even though the tint reflects these rays it still lets visible light through, so it won’t affect your vision from inside the car.

I’ve explained how window tint helps reflect UV rays – so why is this a good thing? A recent article by The Skin Cancer Foundation goes so far as to say that window film applied to your car can help reduce the risk of damage to skin and skin cancer. This is especially relevant to babies or young children travelling in the rear of the car where a dark shade of window film can be applied.

By blocking out UV rays, window tint also helps to reduce fading and cracking to your car’s interior – keeping it looking as good as new.

UV rays also cause your car to heat up. By reflecting them, window tint helps keep your car cool on those hot (and not so hot) summer days.