That rear tint is factory privacy glass. If it is a stick on then you can see the heater elements clearly in the rear 1/4’s and boot glass. Had a zoom in and there are none evident so I reckon it’s factory.

See in the pics below, my Firenze red one had factory tints, the black one had aftermarket. If you look closely you can see the evidence of the lines

Factory:

I'm not so sure about that.

According to the build sheet mine had factory fitted privacy glass and I can see the heated elements and the aerials in the rear glass.

I'd be surprised if it's had all the rear windows changed and a stick-on film applied.

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You can see the elements, on privacy glass, but they are under the tint so don’t stand out like they do on film. If you’ve never noticed make a mental note to check out tinted cars. Aftermarket stuff stands out a mile.

Weird that.

Snap, factory tint, yet looks like the black one.

Weird that. Did they run out of tinted glass or something??
Just had a look at your pics and yes it’s the same as Dunc’s, but completely different from my 12 and others I’ve seen with privacy glass. Also looking at my 405, you can’t see the lines.

Anyhow, in terms of the OP’s purchase you can’t see the lines so factory glass.. There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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Not sure if it is factory or not

I´ve seen on the specs that says

Glazing - Laminated Side Glass [047AM]

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The tint needs to be described in the Pilkington glass spec printed on the glass, it will mention laminated, double glazed, solar rejection, approvals and tint etc. mine mentions tint but it’s the green tint and doesn’t cover the level of tint my car has, I had to get the old tint removed and a new tint fitted with the correct Spanish approved film stamp placed under it, every time I take it for the ITV the check each window to make sure they can see the stamp, they also check under the car to see if I have removed the tow bar and side steps just to pass the ITV and also check the vehicle VIN against specs for options, exact tyre size/spec, tints, headlamp bulb light colour range (yellow to blue or purple is described, so no ‘upgraded bulbs’!), roof bars and towing mirrors, body kits, mud flaps etc are not allowed here... anything that changes the dimensions of the car 🤦‍♂️

It’s why there’s no modding scene or Halfords type shops in Spain.

Halfords doesn’t really do car modification stuff.

Anyway I’m surprised about some of your comments about Spain. So how come they can still have great car meets (pre Covid naturally) like the Bilbao Northernfest as just one example.

It also makes mockery of the EU to have such different regulations within a single market. But that is a whole different discussion 🤣

Blackdog, I didn’t understand the legality around car modifications until we moved here, I am an ex master tech and an Automotive engineer by trade, modifying cars is in my blood. You can modify cars but then you need engineering sign off at the main ITV center in either Madrid or Barcelona, it’s about 3000 euro’s and no guarantees it will pass. Just through it a set of 19” wheels on your golf is expensive, complicated, and not doing it is illegal, the police are hot on these things.

People moving from the UK to Spain get caught out all the time when the bring their UK car here, standard spec in the UK can be different and the UK spec item will not be allowed in Spain, this includes OEM wheel sizes etc and even if you have UK manual/auto but the same isn’t available in Spain. Tow bars and tints, even fitted by the dealer in the UK will not comply with out the Spainish paperwork and it cannot be done-retrospectively.

My ‘Halfords’ comment was general, there literally are no shops selling car spares/trinkets/wheels/exhausts/intakes/led’s and bulbs etc like you see in the UK. You can get generic stuff like indicator builds, oil and car mats in supermarkets but that’s about it.

Ok, so with a little bit of money. I mean €3,000 Euros is not that much when you look at the car builds at Northernfest then it can still be done. There is just rules to be followed which isn’t a bad thing in my opinion.

Our U.K. car and has non-factory tints. For its ITV I paid something like €30 for a local tint shop for the approval stamps...

She passed with her mud flaps on but I ditched the sidesteps knowing it would be an issue.

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Exactly the same issues here in Portugal, if it isn't original you have to get engineering report and a further inspection to certify the mod, and this goes for putting on non standard size tyres too

Yep, even the door sticker and owners manual list tyres sizes and spec’s which are not legal here, Just what the ITV certification states. I want to run off road tyres for the campo (local rural tracks) but there are none available in the correct spec. 😩

I believe there is more scope to modify a car away from original in Germany as long as the item you are fitting is TUF approved for the car then you are OK.

There are some similar rules in the UK but not enforced and a bit vague unless you have an accident and the insurance says, that’s not standard/we didn’t know about that medication so you are not insured.