scrubbedexpat141

Brilliant, thanks for that. Will head down, assume they are open later...might get measured for a couple of new suits at the same time!

What sort of darkness do you get? I have been told / heard that 35% is the legal limit?

Need to do some research.

Oyibopeppeh

30% (i.e. 70% is blocked) is the legal limit for the front driver and passenger side. You can go as dark as you want at the back.

TheShed

30% is officially the legal limit, but I have some cars at 50% and have never been stopped. Having said that, it is definitely more difficult to drive at night on the 50% if the area is not well lit. 30% is sufficient TBH.

norsk

As far as I have gathered the main difference between cheap film and expensive film is how much of the bad stuff (ie UV) they block. The expensive films (like Crystalline from 3M) can be completely transparent whilst still blocking the heat and UV whereas the cheap ones are dark (or even reflective) to block the heat but all UV (or at least most of it) passes through.

If I were you I would aim in between high end (3M, vkool etc) and low end (Satwa) and go for a brand like Nanolux. Decent price but you get a 5 year warranty.

Two places to check out are YellowHat (Times Square Mall on SZR) and Gulf Wireless & Television (http://gwtme.com). The latter are specialists in audio-video in addition to tinting. For example they kitted out all the police cars with their HD video camera equipment. To find them get on the SZR slip road by Noor Islamic Bank Station and keep going past Nissan, Mitsubishi and another car showroom. Just before the next right turn go into the car park and it is just there on the right. (for a map google 'brashy building dubai' and click the third result).

scrubbedexpat141

Awesome.

Thanks very much for that.

scrubbedexpat141

Re 30% - Thanks for confirming - I'm going to go into a few places and see how dark stuff is. My hire car had that strip on the windscreen and it did my head in at night. Mind blowingly stupid.

Thanks for help.

Oyibopeppeh

I have Vkool on my car - it's a 30% all round tint, but they (Trading Enterprises Volvo) did a crap job fitting it. I had it replaced under warranty only a couple of months after and now 12 months later it's fading in places and also bubbling. I think it's more of a fitting issue than the product though.

Mrs O's Scooby has Nanolux 30% tints. Looks great, no fading or bubbles.

scrubbedexpat141

Nanolux looks like the best option then. I'll hunt down a dealer and try and get it sorted.

Thanks for the help

norsk

Like all things in Middle East I'm sure some of the stuff they sell is counterfeit. I'm surprised a brand like Vkool would start fading after only 12 months, but maybe it happens. And bubbles is definitely down to bad fitting...

I have 3M on my Touareg, and it's the top end stuff which has a very slight tint. It's been on the car since new as far as I know (it's a 2007 and I bought it when it was 2 years old) and it still looks and performs brilliantly. On my TT the dealer provided Nanolux from Gulf Wireless & Television as part of the package and I'm very happy. They put dark in the back, slightly lighter (ie 30%) on the front side windows and a dark strip across the front. It took me a few days to get used to it, but now I really like it plus it draws quite a few looks from the tourists..

scrubbedexpat141

Made some changes for you Mr Scandinavia

norsk

there are a lot of things I would happily buy from scandinavia. cars however are not one of them!

scrubbedexpat141

Hahaha. Couldn't resist.

Nanolux dealers seem hard to come by on google, is it a case of it's a product most places will stock and I should just find a window tinting firm and ask for nano?

co durham boy

An Ikea lamp ?

norsk

go to the one i told you about mate. gulf wireless & television. i don't know what brands yellowhat do though so maybe give them a call. no idea if there would be a price difference either to be honest..

norsk

yes for example.