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caymanblack Member Since: 08 Dec 2015 Location: DEVON Posts: 1127 |
Congratulations, if determined and willing to pay anything can be done. overfinch modified |
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6th Sep 2023 5:20pm |
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mrbear65 Member Since: 06 Sep 2023 Location: dorset Posts: 7 |
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6th Sep 2023 5:22pm |
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Cam-Tech-Craig Member Since: 03 Aug 2011 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 16280 |
Fair play... Id rather clear glass than drug dealer tints myself but, alas on some models its just not possible... Plus in the height of summer, its definitely cooler for little people and pets with... |
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6th Sep 2023 10:39pm |
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mrbear65 Member Since: 06 Sep 2023 Location: dorset Posts: 7 |
I looked into this, gathering verified detail.
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7th Sep 2023 10:46pm |
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GraemeS Member Since: 06 Mar 2015 Location: Wagga area Posts: 2469 |
My MY12 L322 bought as a used vehicle has privacy glass which I very much dislike. I live in quite a warm climate where 36-38 deg C is the norm during summer and the heat felt through the front non-privacy glass windows is no more than that felt through the privacy glass. My previous vehicle was a MY10 D4 with the same solar not privacy glass on all windows and it was no hotter than the L322. |
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7th Sep 2023 11:03pm |
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ABAB Member Since: 02 Feb 2017 Location: GB Posts: 280 |
I’ve never understood why ugly kid glass has become so popular. I will concede that there are one or two RR colours (lighter shades generally) that can be OK but in most of the blacks/greys/blues I think it spoils the design of the car. Glad to hear that going clear is a workable retro fix. 2016 SDV8 AB |
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8th Sep 2023 7:11am |
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Tinman Member Since: 22 Mar 2017 Location: kent Posts: 1185 |
I thought that the glass was clear to start with and they applied tints afterwards. 2017 SDV8 4.4 silicon silver AB
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8th Sep 2023 9:41am |
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Haylands Member Since: 04 Mar 2014 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 8172 |
I consider it as just "privacy" glass and personally anything that stops people seeing things inside the car when it's parked up is good in my books...
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8th Sep 2023 9:44am |
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Haylands Member Since: 04 Mar 2014 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 8172 |
Factory privacy glass has the tint buried within the glass, you can't peel it off like aftermarket tints.... You can tell factory tints because it is very hard to see the heating lines, and aerials in the side glass, on aftermarket tints it's clearly visible as the tint is behind it... Pete __________________________________________________ 2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior 2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold 2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold 2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold -Click for Project Fatty off roader- |
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8th Sep 2023 9:48am |
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Nowaytk Member Since: 11 Sep 2022 Location: London Posts: 13 |
I always thought that privacy glass from factory was applied between the glass laminate, hence why the heating elements are not as noticeable compared to aftermarket which is applied on the inside making said elements more noticeable?, so I assume the op is either removing aftermarket or replacing glass ?, I for one prefer privacy as it enhances the ‘floating roof line’ look, especially with the lighter colours.
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8th Sep 2023 9:56am |
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Philip Member Since: 05 Jan 2010 Location: UK Posts: 2564 |
Factory tint is actually in the glass itself (via the addition of metal oxides etc), it’s not a laminate. |
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8th Sep 2023 10:23am |
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mjdronfield Member Since: 04 Nov 2011 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 7786 |
I too thought the factory tint was between the laminates… every day a school day….
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8th Sep 2023 10:35am |
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Nowaytk Member Since: 11 Sep 2022 Location: London Posts: 13 |
Thanks for that, every day is a learning day, as they say.
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8th Sep 2023 10:38am |
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RutlandBoy Member Since: 20 Mar 2022 Location: East Northants Posts: 31 |
Might be worth checking with your insurance company as they might consider it is now a 'modified vehicle' from the delivered spec.
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8th Sep 2023 9:53pm |
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