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Cabramatta, NSW
Registered:
May 2002
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 Insurance hassles with dark tints?
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Wed, 10 November 2004 10:14
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Hi all,
Anyone had any hassles from insurance companies over their tints being too dark?
I'd really like a 20% tint for the Subey, but not if it's gonna be something that the insurance company can use to deny me a claim (if anything ever happens).
Anyone had any (good or bad) experience with this?
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Location:
Potts Point, Sydney
Registered:
October 2003
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Re: Insurance hassles with dark tints?
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Wed, 10 November 2004 10:50
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i thought tints are a good thing for a car coz you can't see inside  But they wont hassle you if your within the legal limit which is about 15-20%
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Location:
Cabramatta, NSW
Registered:
May 2002
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Wed, 10 November 2004 10:55
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Legal limit is 35%. 
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Location:
Potts Point, Sydney
Registered:
October 2003
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Location:
Cabramatta, NSW
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Insurance hassles with dark tints?
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Wed, 10 November 2004 11:48
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Yes, I know.
But 35% is too light. I want 20%. And my car is not pre-93 so I can't don't have an excuse.
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Location:
NSW, Sydney
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April 2004
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Re: Insurance hassles with dark tints?
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Thu, 11 November 2004 00:35
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yo what's this pre 93 rule??
i heard you can have as dark tint as you want? you can use the excuse "it came with the car" ... is this correct?
i'd like some tints soon and seeing since i have a 1983 car i can do whatever tint i want?
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Location:
Sydney
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February 2003
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Re: Insurance hassles with dark tints?
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Thu, 11 November 2004 00:39
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yeh, simply say the car was done with that tint in 1983!
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Location:
Adelaide
Registered:
January 2004
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Re: Insurance hassles with dark tints?
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Thu, 11 November 2004 00:47
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Id also like to know about this pre-93 rule.
anyone have any real info? i might just call regency and ask them.
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Location:
Potts Point, Sydney
Registered:
October 2003
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Thu, 11 November 2004 01:06
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if your car was complied pre august 1994, you can have as dark a tint as you want. Pretty sure 5% is the lowest, wouldnt want it any darker 
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NSW, Sydney
Registered:
April 2004
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Re: Insurance hassles with dark tints?
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Thu, 11 November 2004 01:18
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HOLD UP
i can have as DARK tint as i want?
how about if cops pull me over?
can i get like an engineers certificate so they don't defect me??
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Location:
Potts Point, Sydney
Registered:
October 2003
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Thu, 11 November 2004 01:28
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just say it came with the car coz it was complianced pre august 1994 if they give u any trouble. I had 5% all round on my ae82, and 10% on the windscreen
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Location:
Tassie
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October 2003
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Re: Insurance hassles with dark tints?
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Thu, 11 November 2004 02:01
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I was going to buy a corrola and a few days before i was going to buy it , the guy got a defect notice for having too much tint in his windows ????
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
July 2002
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Re: Insurance hassles with dark tints?
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Thu, 11 November 2004 02:06
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pr1nce, don't take any advice from someone who would tint their front windscreen. Go ring an engineer and ask them.
Sorry Dimmy, but thats fucking stupid.
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Location:
Brisbane, QLD
Registered:
February 2003
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Re: Insurance hassles with dark tints?
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Thu, 11 November 2004 03:26
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| SupraPete wrote on Thu, 11 November 2004 12:06 |
pr1nce, don't take any advice from someone who would tint their front windscreen. Go ring an engineer and ask them.
Sorry Dimmy, but thats fucking stupid.
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Took the words right out of my mouth
Nark: I'd ring up your insurance company anonymously and ask
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May 2002
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Re: Insurance hassles with dark tints?
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Thu, 11 November 2004 03:40
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| Cyber-punk wrote on Thu, 11 November 2004 14:26 |
| SupraPete wrote on Thu, 11 November 2004 12:06 |
pr1nce, don't take any advice from someone who would tint their front windscreen. Go ring an engineer and ask them.
Sorry Dimmy, but thats fucking stupid.
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Took the words right out of my mouth
Nark: I'd ring up your insurance company anonymously and ask
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love the avatar ahahah
max ... why dont u get a tint that u CAN SAFELY DRIVE WITH AT NIGHT !!! I know u wanna look like a pimp with the 5% tint, but is it necessary ? i had trouble driving at night when i had a 15% tint years ago .. so basically looks vs functionality and safety
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May 2002
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Re: Insurance hassles with dark tints?
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Thu, 11 November 2004 03:41
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u MAY have trouble getting pink slip too as i found out
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Location:
Tassie
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October 2003
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Re: Insurance hassles with dark tints?
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Thu, 11 November 2004 03:45
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| SupraPete wrote on Thu, 11 November 2004 13:06 |
pr1nce, don't take any advice from someone who would tint their front windscreen. Go ring an engineer and ask them.
Sorry Dimmy, but thats fucking stupid.
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A slight tint wouldn't be too bad would it ?
it's better than that gay looking stripe on the top of the windscreen.
I'm going to do it.
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Location:
Cabramatta, NSW
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Insurance hassles with dark tints?
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Thu, 11 November 2004 03:49
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| Les wrote on Thu, 11 November 2004 14:40 |
max ... why dont u get a tint that u CAN SAFELY DRIVE WITH AT NIGHT !!! I know u wanna look like a pimp with the 5% tint, but is it necessary ? i had trouble driving at night when i had a 15% tint years ago .. so basically looks vs functionality and safety
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Les,
I have a 20% on the Silly Car and I'm happy with night time visibility. That's why I want a 20% for this car.
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Location:
Albion Park, NSW
Registered:
October 2004
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Re: Insurance hassles with dark tints?
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Thu, 11 November 2004 07:00
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I looked into this when I was getting my last car because I wanted to make sure I'd have no hassles with the tint. In NSW any car first registered on or after the 1st of August 1994 must have VLT of 35% or greater on side and rear windows. No tinting is allowed on windscreens other than the strip at the top which must be no more than 10% of the window and must be above the area swept by the wipers.
Cars registered before the 1st of August 1994 have no limit for side and rear tinting but the no tinting on the windscreen still applies.
In other states the date may be different but from memory the level of tint is still the same.
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Location:
Cabramatta, NSW
Registered:
May 2002
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Thu, 11 November 2004 07:05
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I think you have it a bit wrong. The 35% rule only applies to driver's and front passenger's windows.
The rear passenger windows and the rear window can be painted black. There is not limit on them.
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Location:
Albion Park, NSW
Registered:
October 2004
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Re: Insurance hassles with dark tints?
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Thu, 11 November 2004 07:10
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Check out: http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/registration/downloads/v si/vsi03_rev3.pdf
For passenger vehicles the limit applies... for trucks, commercial vehicles (including utes) and buses there is no limit for windows behind the driver. I'm guessing the subey isn't a commercial vehicle?
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Location:
Cabramatta, NSW
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Insurance hassles with dark tints?
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Thu, 11 November 2004 10:30
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Very interesting. They must've changed the law recently.
I don't really understand the reasoning behind that. Very strange ruling.
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Location:
NSW, Sydney
Registered:
April 2004
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Re: Insurance hassles with dark tints?
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Thu, 11 November 2004 10:37
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i wasn't thinking of gettin an insanely dark tint
just... darkish, lol
cause i got an ae86, no tints what so ever... i'd like some tints though
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
July 2002
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Re: Insurance hassles with dark tints?
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Thu, 11 November 2004 10:50
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what about in qld?.. i had 35% on other soarer and it was way too light
I want 20-15
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