From the states here was curious what the car community was like in the UK. It’s been a culture shock to see all the rules and regulations you have to deal with. But still even with all that amazing to see so much enthusiasm and interest. great vids thanks for this window into the UK car world
@@phantombigballs8165 no it’s not US is far bigger than uk so statics don’t mean shit only thing u can say is that they have natural faster cars than us as in a 15yr old could be driving something with 300-400 bhp
@@phantombigballs8165 I’d say it’s more the Disregard for the law and reckless driving than actual vehicles falling about. Which does happen. The old Toyota Corolla comes to mind. But things like mods tint exhaust themselves don’t cause our deaths. Texting and driving or not looking while merging I’d say are 70% of it.
@@achppa1844 yeah lol here in the states a 17 year old can buy a 4 banger and mod it pretty easily to double the horse power. But it’s going to be the reckless driving not the car itself that kills somebody. Can’t believe you guys are restricted from something like a spoiler on your car aftermarket. Or playing with the exhaust slanting tires and the such.
In the US, its really not "illegal" in most states as long as its not too vibrant and still clear, (like the tint you used), but if you put a super dark and colorful tint on your windshield its doing more harm than good and you will get ticketed. Clear anti-glare tint is legal in most states here too. In my state, Texas, there are 0 restrictions on rear windows and rear passenger side windows, so you can go full limo tint on them. Front side passenger windows are allowed to have as dark as 22% (the law says 25% but a difference of 3 is allowed), and the front window can be darkened to around 75% without getting ticketed. You technically arent allowed to tint the full windshield here but a cop isnt even going to look twice as long as its not as dark as the side windows.
I've been tempted by one for ages. I wonder whether the laws can change in relation to the touching mobile phones in the car.. as the chameleon would surely make it more difficult for whatever means the police are using to monitor phone use to see inside.
Personally I think that these things look pretty tacky - although I do respect that people can do what they (legally) want to their cars. My taste isn't someone else's and I first and foremost respect a person's passion. What bothers me about these more than anything is that I cannot see the driver. Not from a nosy point of view, but from a 'I don't know where they're looking, have they seen me' point of view. I also find them surprising to be illegal as, like you mentioned, police and cameras won't be able to see inside to see what the driver may or may not be doing.
Actually. Those at nissan in 1989 thought it cute to do at least one truck with no tint in the glass. Kicker. Truck also came with no a/c either. (Windshield. No tintbar across top, AT ALL.)
I'm sure you guys know this but I learned a trick a long time ago using a regular button off of your clothes to cut tent replace the button on the glass tent over the button razor blade in one of the holes on the button works really good for not scratching any glass
I have seen so many vehicles with this tint. Always thought it was illegal. Give it a few months and it will be in the UK. Even if it meets regulations at the moment.
Legality isn’t the main issue, it’s insurance. If you don’t inform your insurance company and anything happens they will say it is an undeclared modification and invalidate your insurance, tell them and they’ll hike your premium beyond a joke, either way you’re screwed
Cba to watch the whole thing, have they changed the rules, it used to be no tints allowed on the fronts at all. Loads of people round here in the last two weeks seem to have this chameleon tint now, looks terrible imo.
how does the certifcate work, surely if the police test it and its illegal they wont care about what the certificate says so its pointless theres no way to make sure unless it lets in atleast 80-90% of the light through, anything around 75-80 can differ on machines and day light wear tear ect ect
If the machine is calibrated within spec and the police pull you over and test it with their calibrated device the difference will be within a very small tolerance so you wouldn’t have any issues so long as you weren’t dancing with the legal limit
I think its more to show when you get pulled over that you have already had it tested. Then the police can decide wether to retest it themselves or not.
@@davidhall7811 My guess is that if a traffic officer has taken the time to stop somebody they will spend a few extra minutes testing it themselves anyway. That said I imagine most will be able to tell just by looking (from the inside) whether it's legal or not.
I have contacted four different window tinting companies they say Chamaeleon tint is illegal on front window screen if the police don’t stop yeah vosa will so who is right you all the tinted
I've got a chameleon tint and the place had no problems doing it for me. As far as I can tell it all comes down to wether the window let's 75% of light through ... I guess I'll find out soon enough.
I'd love to tint my car! Do you know if the chameleon headlight tints are legal and would pass an MOT? Im worried about them changing the colour of the beam?
I’ve tinted my car headlights with light smoke and passed and now I’ve got the VviVid BIO hex+ clear film on top of the light smoke to try out and I can still see perfectly well at night
I dont think it's about how much light can get through with this its about the reflective colour on it as you can't see who's driving. I got pulled over about 6 months ago and was told to remove my light tint from my 2 front windows as they said it was to dark, but you see people with total blacked out front windows and how do motorbike riders get away with there helmet visors blacked out??
well its not necessarily ur face thats the main concern. if u have a fully tinted vehicle, you could have a weapon that the officer wouldn't be able to see as he approached your vehicle
@@danielfish101 Nah, having a tinted motorcycle helmet visor is also illegal and also they do want to see your face a bit, because some cameras take pictures of the car and it will help to prove who was driving. But it's true, most police officers don't pull over people with dark tints, at least where I live. I see so many cars with illegal front tints.
The legal rule for how tinted a visor can be in the UK is pretty simple. The law says that your visor must allow light transmission of at least 50%. This means that less than 50% of the light can be blocked by the visor, dark tinted motorcycle visors allow this, but then become illegal at night or in low visibility conditions.
Should just leave ppl alone let them tint windows if they want police say no tints so they can see who driving but all u need to do is wear a covid mask these days
Here in America we have clowns trying to charge up to 850.00 USD bad as low as 350 USD which is too expensive either way. 25 profit plus material cost would be fair.
It is it's stupid lol black color tint , light dark or very dark. Whole point is so people can't see you so well in the car lol privacy and black tint looks nice
From the states here was curious what the car community was like in the UK. It’s been a culture shock to see all the rules and regulations you have to deal with. But still even with all that amazing to see so much enthusiasm and interest. great vids thanks for this window into the UK car world
That's why road deaths are much lower than in the US the state of some of the vehicles I see on US roads is unbelievable
@@phantombigballs8165 no it’s not US is far bigger than uk so statics don’t mean shit only thing u can say is that they have natural faster cars than us as in a 15yr old could be driving something with 300-400 bhp
@@phantombigballs8165 I’d say it’s more the Disregard for the law and reckless driving than actual vehicles falling about. Which does happen. The old Toyota Corolla comes to mind. But things like mods tint exhaust themselves don’t cause our deaths. Texting and driving or not looking while merging I’d say are 70% of it.
@@achppa1844 yeah lol here in the states a 17 year old can buy a 4 banger and mod it pretty easily to double the horse power. But it’s going to be the reckless driving not the car itself that kills somebody. Can’t believe you guys are restricted from something like a spoiler on your car aftermarket. Or playing with the exhaust slanting tires and the such.
You lot in the states have it easy!!!! Well in some states lol
Every shop should provide a printout for piece of mind incase of ever getting pulled.
good system, but to easy to fake, only a database would make it work. and you know hwta peeps be like with their data lol
As long as 75% light gets through it’s fine
In the US, its really not "illegal" in most states as long as its not too vibrant and still clear, (like the tint you used), but if you put a super dark and colorful tint on your windshield its doing more harm than good and you will get ticketed. Clear anti-glare tint is legal in most states here too. In my state, Texas, there are 0 restrictions on rear windows and rear passenger side windows, so you can go full limo tint on them. Front side passenger windows are allowed to have as dark as 22% (the law says 25% but a difference of 3 is allowed), and the front window can be darkened to around 75% without getting ticketed. You technically arent allowed to tint the full windshield here but a cop isnt even going to look twice as long as its not as dark as the side windows.
Great video, that shows the full process of doing the tint. & its good that you supply the report on the tint after doing the job. very professional.
Could of done a better walk round of how it looked
I've been tempted by one for ages. I wonder whether the laws can change in relation to the touching mobile phones in the car.. as the chameleon would surely make it more difficult for whatever means the police are using to monitor phone use to see inside.
That’s a good point. I haven’t drive it enough yet to comment
Personally I think that these things look pretty tacky - although I do respect that people can do what they (legally) want to their cars. My taste isn't someone else's and I first and foremost respect a person's passion.
What bothers me about these more than anything is that I cannot see the driver. Not from a nosy point of view, but from a 'I don't know where they're looking, have they seen me' point of view.
I also find them surprising to be illegal as, like you mentioned, police and cameras won't be able to see inside to see what the driver may or may not be doing.
I think those pesky cameras can still pick it up
I had my front windows done in chameleon tint in blue i love it my car is black mondeo mk4 titainium x sport & i use a road angel the view is good
I think its only legal if you own a stone island jumper.
Great skill and love the certified print out.
Will get pulled and checked at some point but I love it
Actually. Those at nissan in 1989 thought it cute to do at least one truck with no tint in the glass. Kicker. Truck also came with no a/c either. (Windshield. No tintbar across top, AT ALL.)
I'm sure you guys know this but I learned a trick a long time ago using a regular button off of your clothes to cut tent replace the button on the glass tent over the button razor blade in one of the holes on the button works really good for not scratching any glass
I do kinda hate tint it makes it a bit hard to see who is in the car and if they are waving. We wave to everyone here in North Queensland
Weirdo
@@no-knickers-emma1112 it's how it is city person
I have seen so many vehicles with this tint. Always thought it was illegal. Give it a few months and it will be in the UK. Even if it meets regulations at the moment.
Legality isn’t the main issue, it’s insurance. If you don’t inform your insurance company and anything happens they will say it is an undeclared modification and invalidate your insurance, tell them and they’ll hike your premium beyond a joke, either way you’re screwed
Cba to watch the whole thing, have they changed the rules, it used to be no tints allowed on the fronts at all. Loads of people round here in the last two weeks seem to have this chameleon tint now, looks terrible imo.
Yea i see so many orange chameleon tints.
WOW Looks amazing 🙌🏼
Thank you very much, great info
Why not remove the windshield and do this the easy way.
Wicked video !🔥 Love it
Thanks Tom. It was a fun couple of days with your dad and Luke :)
@@GCMYT awesome :)
Looks very untidy around rearview mirror?
how does the certifcate work, surely if the police test it and its illegal they wont care about what the certificate says so its pointless theres no way to make sure unless it lets in atleast 80-90% of the light through, anything around 75-80 can differ on machines and day light wear tear ect ect
If the machine is calibrated within spec and the police pull you over and test it with their calibrated device the difference will be within a very small tolerance so you wouldn’t have any issues so long as you weren’t dancing with the legal limit
I think its more to show when you get pulled over that you have already had it tested. Then the police can decide wether to retest it themselves or not.
@@davidhall7811 My guess is that if a traffic officer has taken the time to stop somebody they will spend a few extra minutes testing it themselves anyway. That said I imagine most will be able to tell just by looking (from the inside) whether it's legal or not.
I'd never have the patience for this 😆
I have contacted four different window tinting companies they say Chamaeleon tint is illegal on front window screen if the police don’t stop yeah vosa will so who is right you all the tinted
I've got a chameleon tint and the place had no problems doing it for me. As far as I can tell it all comes down to wether the window let's 75% of light through ... I guess I'll find out soon enough.
@@samuelsdgonspotify Any updates? Got mines done today reads 80
I'd love to tint my car! Do you know if the chameleon headlight tints are legal and would pass an MOT? Im worried about them changing the colour of the beam?
Alot of people tint there headlights and go through a mot so wouldn't see why not
I’ve tinted my car headlights with light smoke and passed and now I’ve got the VviVid BIO hex+ clear film on top of the light smoke to try out and I can still see perfectly well at night
Depends where you go really
@@shaunwelch9176 a lot of people run no cat and go through mot. Doesn't make it legal.
@@burgerbait depends who does it
Will the hested windscreen not effect the tint film? 🤔
No it doesn’t 👍
The black band around the screen is called the Obscuration Band.... 😜
Where you trained at ultimate tinting, I noticed your Llumar certificate on the wall, I have the same?
As cool as this it's a surefire way to get pulled for no reason
I would get this done but it's 5h away haha
Go on Luke lad.
I dont think it's about how much light can get through with this its about the reflective colour on it as you can't see who's driving.
I got pulled over about 6 months ago and was told to remove my light tint from my 2 front windows as they said it was to dark, but you see people with total blacked out front windows and how do motorbike riders get away with there helmet visors blacked out??
well its not necessarily ur face thats the main concern. if u have a fully tinted vehicle, you could have a weapon that the officer wouldn't be able to see as he approached your vehicle
unlike a motorcycle, a tinted vehicle would pose a safety risk concerning communication with other drivers
@@danielfish101 Nah, having a tinted motorcycle helmet visor is also illegal and also they do want to see your face a bit, because some cameras take pictures of the car and it will help to prove who was driving. But it's true, most police officers don't pull over people with dark tints, at least where I live. I see so many cars with illegal front tints.
The legal rule for how tinted a visor can be in the UK is pretty simple. The law says that your visor must allow light transmission of at least 50%. This means that less than 50% of the light can be blocked by the visor, dark tinted motorcycle visors allow this, but then become illegal at night or in low visibility conditions.
A lot of factory tints look too dark these days.
Are yellow headlight tints legal as in the whole light covered with yellow film ?
On registration plates can you have the footer saying police
So if my factory ford tint is 20% how much chameleon surely it has to be like a 95% cham?
Any (yellow) hue on the inside?
Cant have any tint or film on the front windscreen in Australia. Instant defect.
One mod I can’t get away with.
Why didn’t they tint over the dot matrix 😂
Just buy electratint,flick the switch and the tint disappears .Then you say huh what tint there isnt any.
Is Chameleon tint legal in Uk? Yes 🤦♂️
And after all that it still looks vvank.
So if 75% is the pass mark, is this tint illegal
Yes it was 79.1 percent its above the threshold
Let's see a video of the inside during the day and at night
I find night time easier with the chameleon tint as it lessens the bright car lights but visibility is the same both during the day and at night.
Would it not be quicker just to take the windscreen out?
...and risk breaking it?
Just looks like the shite old heat reflective screen they used to use in Renaults and Vauxhalls. Looks naff in my opinion.
Do the windscreen wipers scratch the hell out of the tint?
No the film gets fitted to the inside
Did you not watch the entire thing? Pretty sure the windscreen wipers are on the outside.
@@HJZ75driver 😂😂😂👍🏽
Should just leave ppl alone let them tint windows if they want police say no tints so they can see who driving but all u need to do is wear a covid mask these days
What's the rough price for doing this? Want to get it done on my mondeo as some point
Here in America we have clowns trying to charge up to 850.00 USD bad as low as 350 USD which is too expensive either way. 25 profit plus material cost would be fair.
Roughly around £160 for a windscreen
Why people do this i dont know, it looks like absolute crap
These tints look utter gash
Dont comment then?
It is it's stupid lol black color tint , light dark or very dark. Whole point is so people can't see you so well in the car lol privacy and black tint looks nice