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Old Apr 19, 2001 | 05:20 PM
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Been contemplating this one for a while and it dawned on me that i've seen plenty of 2 doors with it done and they look cool as you like, however, I ain't seen any 4 door jobs.

Anyone with any pictures could you post em, especially if its a DBM car.

Maybe the reason I haven't noticed any is that no-ones had it done cos it looks crap on a 4 door, maybe I is just Blind

Giz ya input chaps

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Old Apr 19, 2001 | 06:51 PM
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....thinking of having pimp tints myself on my MY00 DBM......
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Old Apr 19, 2001 | 06:53 PM
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Phew, the relief of knowing that i'm not the only one, Cheers Dave

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Old Apr 19, 2001 | 07:40 PM
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I have pimp tint on my rear doors and back window i like it although am considering doing the fronts

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Old Apr 19, 2001 | 07:54 PM
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And here's mine!! Do it, you know you want to!!

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Old Apr 19, 2001 | 08:06 PM
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For what its worth.........
I think it sucks...... Just so tacky - it looks bleeding awful. For example I got offered an ex-demo P1 with blacked out rear windows for circa £1K less than anywhere else - I declined......And 3 months later its still for sale !
Get a grip - get some style - THINK !

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Old Apr 19, 2001 | 08:17 PM
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Old Apr 19, 2001 | 08:30 PM
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Old Apr 19, 2001 | 09:38 PM
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Leigh:
<B>And here's mine!! Do it, you know you want to!!

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OOh, Sir, do you want to, do you really want to - ooh, suits you sir

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Old Apr 19, 2001 | 09:40 PM
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Mr.Cookie:
<B>Mikey

I have pimp tint on my rear doors and back window i like it although am considering doing the fronts

Si

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But you ARE a pimp mate.....we are just pretending

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Old Apr 19, 2001 | 09:42 PM
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Gastro:
<B>For what its worth.........
I think it sucks...... Just so tacky - it looks bleeding awful. For example I got offered an ex-demo P1 with blacked out rear windows for circa £1K less than anywhere else - I declined......And 3 months later its still for sale !
Get a grip - get some style - THINK !

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*** off. You're just a tight Scotsman

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Old Apr 19, 2001 | 09:45 PM
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Why do so many Scoobys have just the rear windows tinted? Is it just the imports that have been subjected to a strange Jap syling excersise in an earlier life???

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Old Apr 19, 2001 | 09:45 PM
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Old Apr 19, 2001 | 09:56 PM
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by bren simpson:
<B>Why do so many Scoobys have just the rear windows tinted? Is it just the imports that have been subjected to a strange Jap syling excersise in an earlier life???

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The Feds get tetchy about more than a light tint on the fronts.......

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Old Apr 19, 2001 | 10:10 PM
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Mikey

I know its the wrong model, but it might give u an idea what it looks like on a DBM. Although seeing it done on a MY01 might put you off!



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Old Apr 19, 2001 | 10:13 PM
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I've been looking at it myself.I went down to a local specialist who gave me some samples.I was'nt thinking of going to dark as i want all the side done.Sonic Blue my00 Clary top
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Old Apr 19, 2001 | 10:34 PM
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Latest copy of "evo" has the test between the scooby WRX STI and evo VII, the scoob has tinted rears.
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Old Apr 19, 2001 | 11:09 PM
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Gastro:
<B>For what its worth.........
I think it sucks...... Just so tacky - it looks bleeding awful. For example I got offered an ex-demo P1 with blacked out rear windows for circa £1K less than anywhere else - I declined......And 3 months later its still for sale !
Get a grip - get some style - THINK !


Gastro!
Did you decline because the windows were tinted or because it was an ex demo (ie 'had the nuts thrashed off it') ??
If it was because of the tint, then it's YOU who needs to get a grip and think!! The tint is only film, you can easily remove it, you NUMPTY!!
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Old Apr 19, 2001 | 11:28 PM
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Leigh,

Very base. No - I declined - 'cos I got a better deal from another garage against my P/ex. I just didnt fancy a pimped up car that'd take about 3 hours to sort out taking the film off and wrecking the heating element...DOH !

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Old Apr 19, 2001 | 11:30 PM
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GASTRO,

Keep calm m8. I think that P1's not selling coz it's a ex-demo car. Don't know about the rest of you, but I wouldn't touch one with a 10ft pole.

Mikey,

Personally I like em. Don't like it when the fronts are left though; gives the impression it isn't quite finished yet

I've seen some DBM and silver cars with the tint fading from back to front. Looks way better than really dark windows all the way around.

Take a look at Jza's car at
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Old Apr 19, 2001 | 11:34 PM
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Mr Cookie,

GASTRO's comments are in no way representative of the majority of my fellow scots

On another note, didn't that McAllister lad do well with that penalty kick tonight. Guess he's finally got over that miss against the auld enemy



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Old Apr 19, 2001 | 11:36 PM
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You're a friendly chap who likes a bit of banter, aren't you!
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Old Apr 19, 2001 | 11:43 PM
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Leigh (+others),

Course I'm a friendly chap who likes a bit of banter.......(I'm also English !! )..
Just thought I'd put the cat amongst the 'tinted pigeons' so to speak...
No offence intended.

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PS I think that all the cars on this post look very nice - in a strange sort of way

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Old Apr 19, 2001 | 11:51 PM
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Ah ha, an Englishman.

Now that explains everything - no taste whatsoever

Do you think they look nice in a sort of .. "I'm so jealous mine aren't tinted" kind of way ??

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Old Apr 19, 2001 | 11:59 PM
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Apologies to scotland, hows about i replace it with a bottle of yer finest

Si
Ps Gastro i was in no way offended, your entitled to yours as much as everyone else is theres just leave mine out of it
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Old Apr 20, 2001 | 12:24 AM
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C'mon, you know you wanna comment

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Old Apr 20, 2001 | 12:31 AM
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I did the front windows on my old car and it looked cool and was good in the sun but at night you couldn't see **** all.

Just my experince
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Old Apr 20, 2001 | 12:57 AM
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Seems to have drifted off topic a bit so I'll bring it back. I got my STi V with dark tinted rears with no tinting on the front and I didn't like the look so I got the fronts done in a lighter tint and that is much better because it apears to fade from back to front. I'm still not too keen on the dark tint, it makes reversing in the dark difficult I would prefer to have the lighter tint all over. Mind you the kids like the rear windows because they say they feel like film stars
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Old Apr 20, 2001 | 02:16 AM
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HOIIIIIIIII!

I can assure you that Gastro is in NO WAY a Scotsman. :-) Nowhere near!
(although he has inherited some of our
tight-fisted Scottish ways! - but I put that
down to the semi-Yorkshire/Lancashire blood in him!)

Dunno why he's rambling on slagging off blacked out windows anyway - has he told ANYONE on here that his new number plate is P1 MPS?
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Old Apr 20, 2001 | 10:25 AM
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Cheers for ya input sofar chaps , Greatly appreciated even though the thread buggered off on a tangent!

Any more comments out there?

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