Tints failing W.O.F

[Divine]

 nickch said:

For factory tinted glass, there should be an "OK" sign stating it's factory. At least on my wrx anyways. Got pulled over by a cop wanting to find a fault with the tints. And when he saw the "OK" logo, he let it slip.

WTF is THAT what the OK SUBARU thing is?

[nickch]

[Enervated]

 

Yeah small mechanical workshops are the key.

VTNZ failed my GF's car for rear brake balance... we got it adjusted, took it back and they said it was worse, but the front was better? WTF...

Took it some place that doesn't have a w*nked out rolling road for brake balance... passed first go. Stupid...

Haha happened to me too. Never going back to VTNZ again. They're just out to get modified vehicles I rekon.

[Guest]

Both my Type R Honda's have failed on factory tinted glass, as well as my old GTB. Funny thing is that they pass compliance like that, which is a lot more thorough than a WOF.

[subieboy]

 Trivium said:

Both my Type R Honda's have failed on factory tinted glass, as well as my old GTB. Funny thing is that they pass compliance like that, which is a lot more thorough than a WOF.

Its just someone who is not doing his job properly.

i.e. Glass is dark, check to see if:

a) Tints

b) Privacy glass - Factory

c) combo

d) aaaahhhh Dddduuuuh FAIL IT...

So they choose (d)...

[DRFVDR]

 subieboy']

[quote name='Trivium said:

Both my Type R Honda's have failed on factory tinted glass, as well as my old GTB. Funny thing is that they pass compliance like that, which is a lot more thorough than a WOF.

/quote]

Its just someone who is not doing his job properly.

i.e. Glass is dark, check to see if:

a) Tints

b) Privacy glass - Factory

c) combo

d) aaaahhhh Dddduuuuh FAIL IT...

So they choose (d)...

e) Vehicle registered as a commercial ( can tint as dark as u like then )

[subieboy]

 DRFVDR']

[quote name='Trivium said:

Both my Type R Honda's have failed on factory tinted glass, as well as my old GTB. Funny thing is that they pass compliance like that, which is a lot more thorough than a WOF.

/quote]

Its just someone who is not doing his job properly.

i.e. Glass is dark, check to see if:

a) Tints

b) Privacy glass - Factory

c) combo

d) aaaahhhh Dddduuuuh FAIL IT...

So they choose (d)...

e) Vehicle registered as a commercial ( can tint as dark as u like then )

OOOhhh yea I forgot that one!

Gotta love those car allowances aye!

[Scoobydoo]

 DRFVDR said:

e) Vehicle registered as a commercial ( can tint as dark as u like then )

That opens up a whole new can of worms, that one hahaha

[Guest]

Yeah but you have to have a commercial reason for it

[Lionbrown0]

I had the same problem with my b4 went to VTNZ and they failed it 28% told me to remove it and come back.

Instead took it to my local garage and passed. Every time ive gone to a VTNZ with they always come up with do problem to fail it on, fact is the hate "boy racer" cars and you can argue till your blue in the face but they will just quote the rules straight form the book.

[subieboy]

 Trivium said:

Yeah but you have to have a commercial reason for it

Register the car/van/ute under a commercial licence rather than a private/passenger licence...

Easy as

[DRFVDR]

not sure it is as easy as that I think it has to be registered to a company and it may have to be a specific set up

BUT this is the way the police get away with the DOGS cars having the rear tinted to 0%

[Mattdogg]

Hey guys,

Update here, I finally got around to going somewhere else for a warrant, the guy didn't have the laser pointer he had a card and held it up inside the window and could still see the 35% writing on it and he was happy as to pass that.

He then asked me to replace the windscreen wipers which were getting tatty that VTNZ missed! haha

Happy to fix up things that really ARE safety issues eh!

Thanks for all the advice.