Tinted windows

[SiRS2000]

My windows are 80% smoke tinted not Limo Black, Limo Black is way too dark. I had the rear five windows done so It looks as would from the factory. The tints do offer a great deal of privacy especially in the load area of a V50 as this is not very deep so the cover is vertually useless.

[andy_d]

id not seen this done before on a s/v series, and was contemplating the rears for my s40.many thanks for the photos, it does look better than i thought.

[adam020290]

Originally Posted by SiRS2000

Mines A silver V50 with tints fitted by the garage i bought the car from 80% I believe the tint is so about what you would get from most car manufacturers as a factory fit.

was thinkin of gettin mine done but was a bit iffy cos its silver, but looking at urs i mite go ahead and get it done.

also noticed today the rear and side heated window but the passenger side rear window isnt heated??? just thought maybe got smashed and replaces but noticed its the same on urs lol any idea what thats all about

also looked at a navy blue s40 with it done when buying a car, looked rly smart suited it alot

[Gel]

rear side element is radio aerial, not heat element

[adam020290]

Originally Posted by Gel

rear side element is radio aerial, not heat element

rly? then whats on the roof lol

[dan 244]

Aparently whats on the roof is empty, I asked the same question at a dealer open day recently

[adam020290]

waste of plastic lol

[SiRS2000]

I think i am right in saying that the sharks fin on the roof is for a GPS antenna if you have the built in RTI Sat Nav. Other than that it is purely cosmetic as the radio areial is in the rear drivers side window.

[sdavidwh]

Originally Posted by adam020290

was thinkin of gettin mine done but was a bit iffy cos its silver, but looking at urs i mite go ahead and get it done.

also noticed today the rear and side heated window but the passenger side rear window isnt heated??? just thought maybe got smashed and replaces but noticed its the same on urs lol any idea what thats all about

also looked at a navy blue s40 with it done when buying a car, looked rly smart suited it alot

lol Adam, I was thinking the exact same thing

Dave

[sportpack]

Had mine done from new, 80% smoke on the rear 5, by a professional tinting company. Great job, looks really good.

After about 6 months I took the car back into Volvo for some warranty issues including poor radio reception. When I picked the car up and went through my list with the receptionist I noticed that the diagnosis on the radio fault was "customer has fitted tints to rear windows which affect reception"!!!

I was more than a bit gobsmacked by this and asked to have it explained by the service manager who, in the end, couldn't explain it!!

Since then I've given up complaining about it, the warranty ran out long ago and I got sick of their attempts to cure the fault including dropping the headlining and leaving me with an annoying A pillar rattle. Since found that plugging in any aux 12v equipment affects it very badly, as does using the Dolby Prologic Surround in FM mode.

Hey ho.

But tints - yes go for it!!