Hi

 

Do all Pre Facelift Octavias have same colour of glass?(ignoring windscreen as rear screen is the issue here).

 

Alternatively if there are different tint colours does a given tint come with particular paint colours?

 

If this is the case what other body colours will have the same glass as a Cappuccino beige car?

 

Does the exact year make a difference here?

 

A few questions within questions, any insight appreciated

 

Thanks

No, there are three grades of tint. The exterior body colour has no influence.

 

Model year, specification and body style do make a difference.

 

The basic spec Octavia (Classic / S) gets no tint.

 

Ambiente / SE and above get "tinted glass", although this is very, very light, almost unnoticeable.

 

On the estate models there was a factory cost option called "Sunset Privacy Glass" which was a dark tint available on the rear windows only. Standard on the Scout. Not available on the hatch.

Edited 26 January, 201610 yr by silver1011

Anyone have any idea what percentage visibility Sunset Glass actually is?

On my Pre FL 230 ( 66 plate ) the glass from the b piller backwards and the rear screen the tint is very dark. If you stand out side and look in you can bearly see inside the car. I seem to remember it being 20% tint. You can actually see more looking out than you can looking in, It doesnt look as dark from the inside.

most cars from 1999 on have standard tinted glass installed typically 14-26% ( mine after doing a light meter test lets 74% thought the fronts, you cant really tell until you take a photograph but still not that noticeable

Really? Loads of people complain the sunset glass isn't particularly dark so surprised that it'd be 20%. Which are you talking about Auric, cos you can't have a pre-fl and it be a 66 plate??

2 hours ago, blackspaven said:

Really? Loads of people complain the sunset glass isn't particularly dark so surprised that it'd be 20%. Which are you talking about Auric, cos you can't have a pre-fl and it be a 66 plate??

20% so it lets 80% light through

2 hours ago, blackspaven said:

Really? Loads of people complain the sunset glass isn't particularly dark so surprised that it'd be 20%. Which are you talking about Auric, cos you can't have a pre-fl and it be a 66 plate??

 

.........Oh yes you can a Pre FL MKIII  

Edited 20 November, 20178 yr by Auric Goldfinger

Sneaky! I didn't even know a pre-fl 3 was a thing!

2 hours ago, Gissin said:

20% so it lets 80% light through

 

Fair enough, but I think most tint places if not all work the other way around so they'd say it's an 80% tint in that case. 20% is pretty dark... 5% is generally known as Limo tint.

Edited 20 November, 20178 yr by blackspaven

10 minutes ago, blackspaven said:

Sneaky! I didn't even know a pre-fl 3 was a thing!

 

Fair enough, but I think most tint places if not all work the other way around so they'd say it's an 80% tint in that case. 20% is pretty dark... 5% is generally known as Limo tint.

 

I'll stand corrected about it being the other way round but I assumed the 20% tint was It only let 20% of light in. I think 80% tint is like glass on the front doors which have a tint limit.  just checked screen 75% and front side windows 70%

 

If you stand out side my car and look in you can hardly see anything inside. ( Rear doors and the rear screen )

 

 

tinted-vehicle-window-rules

 

 

Edited 20 November, 20178 yr by Auric Goldfinger

Yeah, looks a lot darker than the MK2; shame they waited until that model to do it as other cars around my manufactured date seem more similar to yours.