Window Tinting for the Mk7

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Originally Posted by Lemonskin

Hey everyone, I spoke to a guy in Kirrawee about darkest legal tinting on my GTI's windows and he said he could do it for $260 BUT he couldn't tint the small front window where the side mirrors are, because there is an airbag there and it might go off while he was doing it.

Has anyone heard of this problem//or had others tint this part successfully? Also, is the price good?

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If that's for the whole car then the price is good.

You serious about the little window question? Isn't there like a dozen or more comments about that window in this thread?

Well I booked it in Saturday week in at South Side Tinting in Kirrawee for darkest legal tint @ $260. Fingers crossed it all goes well. Front quarter window won't be tinted

I've had my car since Saturday and haven't decided on tinting yet. I'm not a tinter, but I can't work out how someone could do a good job on the quarter window. A child couldn't even get their hand in there. What a stupid design by Vw

You don't use your hand. They make up a small tool that fits in so they can push on the window.

Has anyone had bad experience with the tinting of the quarter windows?

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Originally Posted by cox11

Has anyone had bad experience with the tinting of the quarter windows?

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The basic theme seems to be that it's super hard to do. My tint's only going to be $260 so if the guy can't do it thats fine. I'm not paying twice that for someone who can do it.!

I'm finding the opposite. The more expensive guys won't touch it. It's the cheaper guys saying 'sure I'll give it a go'

I got some guys to do my 90TSI with 3M film for $350. They had a go at the front quarter windows but no dice. In the end they just put it on the outside and to be honest it's not too bad. I can't see the edges from a metre away. They did say that in a couple of years it will start to lift on the edges and just get some more tint and replace it myself.

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Originally Posted by flagger

In the end they just put it on the outside and to be honest it's not too bad.

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God, outside? It will get scratched to buggery long before it starts to peel.

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Originally Posted by tonymy01

God, outside? It will get scratched to buggery long before it starts to peel.

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The tinters tried for a couple of hours trying to get it stuck on the inside. In the end, they just went with that solution. When it starts to look bad, I'll take it off and get some tint. The week after, I found out my girlfriend can get her hand inside the little windows very easily, so I will try and see if she can get the tint stuck on the inside when it comes to replacing it.