Vehicle window tinting Auckland

Depends on the vehicle glass size, shape and design, condition, an estimated price is approx. from $299.

Since 2004 we've watched plenty of tint shops open, undercut everyone on price and close again within a year or two. Cheap film and rushed fitting can bubble, peel, fade or fail a WOF, and putting it right costs more than doing it properly the first time. We quote for quality film, fitted properly by a team that's been tinting on the North Shore since 2004.

35% is the darkest legal tint in NZ for front side windows, and for every side and back window on a normal car. That's measured through the glass and film together. Factory glass already has a slight tint, so I usually fit a 40 to 55% film to land on a legal 35%.

Only class MA, the registration class for normal passenger cars, has a 35% limit on the back windows. That includes sedans, hatchbacks, wagons and many SUVs and passenger vans. Other classes, like MC (off-road 4WDs) and NA (utes and goods vans), can go any shade behind the driver, even blockout, with wing mirrors on both sides. Not sure of your class? Ask your WOF agent.

Yes, most utes and goods vans can go as dark as 5% limo black behind the driver, as long as there's a wing mirror on each side. They're goods vehicles (class NA), not passenger cars, so there's no light limit on the back windows. That covers a Hilux, a Ranger or an empty van. The front side windows still have to be 35% or lighter.

It depends on the van's class, not the seats. If it's registered as a passenger car (class MA), it needs 35% or lighter all round. A forward-control passenger van, where you sit over the front wheels (class MB), or a goods van can go as dark as you like behind the driver, with wing mirrors on both sides. Changed the seats? Check the class first.

Usually not; most SUVs with factory privacy glass only need the two front windows done. That glass is often around 18 to 20% and passes the WOF because it's factory glass, not film. On a passenger car (class MA), I can't legally put any film over it. The front windows get no such exemption, so I match them as closely as the 35% law allows.

Yes, reflective tint is legal in NZ, as long as it isn't so mirrored that it could dazzle other road users. There's no set reflectance percentage in the rules; dazzle is the test a WOF inspector uses. The normal 35% light limits still apply on top. I'll help you pick one that stays on the right side of that line.

It's a same-day job, and you can roll your windows down after 48 hours. That gives the film time to bond to the glass. For the first few days it can look a bit hazy or show small water pockets. That's moisture drying out, and it clears on its own.

Yes, our films block 99% of UV, and most also reject heat to keep the cabin cooler. That helps stop the dash and leather fading in the Auckland sun. Darker doesn't automatically mean cooler, because heat rejection comes from how the film is made. Tell me what matters most to you (heat, glare or privacy) and I'll show you the options.

No, the tint laws haven't changed, and front side windows are still 35%. Most WOF fails I see are a 35% film fitted over factory glass that's already slightly tinted, which ends up well under 35%, film that was too dark to begin with, or old film that's bubbled or scratched. I can strip it, clean off the old glue and refit a legal shade.

No, not the whole windscreen: by law it has to let through at least 70% of light. What I can fit is an anti-glare band across the top in any shade of tint film, even 5% limo, as long as it's see-through film, not solid blockout, and it stops above your sun visors folded down. Solid or printed strips must stay in the top 100mm.

Yes, you can tint a sunroof any shade you like, even 5% limo black. NZTA lists film on sunroofs as a modification that's always permitted, and glass in the roof may be tinted with no light limit. It's a good way to cut heat and glare under a big panoramic roof. Just mention it when you ask for your tint quote.

No, tint film can't go over your third brake light. NZTA's rule is that window film must not "affect the performance of any high-mounted stop lamp", and that's the third brake light. If yours sits behind the back window, I cut the film neatly around it so it shines through at full strength. That keeps the back window legal for your WOF.

No, not legally for the road: NZTA treats any film that dims a lamp's light as a WOF fail, smoked tint included. To protect your headlights, I'd fit clear paint protection film instead. It takes the stone chips and helps stop the lenses yellowing, without darkening the light.