Window tint film

[fattony]

I want to get my estate rear windows tinted, is this something which could be diy or get a pro in?

Just need it for security to hide tools etc

[Keithy]

Best to get a pro. i have done it a few times to cars but never looks as good a pro job

[BigWilko]

Done mine today. Got some film of ebay for 12 quid. a bit fiddly to do but it looks ok. Not sure how long it'll last though

[Keithy]

Did you get the pre cut stuff?

[BigWilko]

nah, it was on a roll. i got 76cmx6m for 12 quid. Should be easy to find. Personally, after fitting it, i wouldn't try pre-cut. I think it might be a bit difficult to get perfect on the glass. I found it useful to be able to just slap it on then cut round the edges when most of the bubbles were out

[Dazzy2006]

Best to get a pro. i have done it a few times to cars but never looks as good a pro job

- as keith says. Tinting curved windows is an art,a pro will do it in a couple of hours and it will look excellent - diy will probably not go so well,i've done a few on older cars with flat windows which turned out ok but curved windows are another story

[bigboynigs]

get a pro to do it, i had a go once and ended up with more bubbles than Nanette Newman and a bottle of Fairy liquid
It made me realise it's not as easy as you would think, or i thought anyway!!
Al ot of swearing, raised blood pressure and the end result that looked like a two year old had attempted were the fruits of my labour.

[WilliamLX]

I dread to think what it would look like if I tried to do this. I can't even get a screen protector on a phone without loads of bubbles and trapped dust! I am thinking of getting the rear windows tinted on the Vectra for the comfort of my baby daughter as she constantly pulls any blind I fit off. My mother-in-laws Signum Design has dark tinted windows which is the way I would like to go (not sure if this was factory or done by the cars original owner).