New w221 purchased

[JRH]

Looks nice buddy , but I would question your insurance cover if you have an accident that involved loss of visibility to the side ?

Basically any illegal tint voids all insurance in an accident whether it’s your fault, or the other drivers

 

[JRH]

I am amazed you actually managed to get someone to do that!!! Local guys down here won't touch it

Hertfordshire is a free county

 

[Wighty]

Basically any illegal tint voids all insurance in an accident whether it’s your fault, or the other drivers

Good to know buddy

 

[LostKiwi]

Front windows tinted yesterday by Herts Tints, amazing local company I’ve used for a few of my cars.
The rears were already limo, the fronts are 65% dark (yes I know the legal limit is 30%)
View attachment 46043

So you're now effectively uninsured?

Just what we need - another uninsured driver.

 

[keefysher]

Just awaiting the new reg number to be posted so any copper trawling this thread has the correct uninsured driver/car. Admitting knowingly having illegal tints fitted

Good place to look would be outside schools selling drugs to kids in a defaced S Klasse

Subtle mods are great, tacky mods NOT imho

 

[sl500amgsport]

Just awaiting the new reg number to be posted so any copper trawling this thread has the correct uninsured driver/car. Admitting knowingly having illegal tints fitted

Good place to look would be outside schools selling drugs to kids in a defaced S Klasse

Subtle mods are great, tacky mods NOT imho

Their job is easier than that, just need to wait outside Waitrose Head Office in Herts, I suspect they will also carry out an under car inspection ;-).

Mercedes SL500 R231

 

[mercmancdi]

Yup

Is debadging as simple as using a hair dryer and pulling the badges off ?

You can use a bank card or similar to
remove any excess glue with a little hot water , with that you won’t scratch the nice paint.

 

[Wighty]

You can use a bank card or similar to
remove any excess glue with a little hot water , with that you won’t scratch the nice paint.

All done now buddy , easy peasey

 

[mercmancdi]

All done now buddy , easy peasey

Your opposite to me I am a big chrome fan , I think it’s an addiction
Lol.

 

[Wighty]

Your opposite to me I am a big chrome fan , I think it’s an addiction
Lol.

Takes all sorts buddy , we've all got issues in one department or another .

 

[grayb]

Uninsured drivers/vehicles are one of the things often quoted as pushing up premiums for the rest of us, I've heard.
https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/news/mo...ninsured-drivers-having-a-devastating-impact/

 

[Capra]

Basically any illegal tint voids all insurance in an accident whether it’s your fault, or the other drivers

So, if you hit me and my insurance doesn't cover what my car has cost me it's down to me? There's one thing being ignorant of car mods and insurance but there's another doing it knowing you've broken the law!!!

 

[Capra]

I am amazed you actually managed to get someone to do that!!! Local guys down here won't touch it

Madness, going around telling old bill that you have void insurance because of the tints, if you were this way you would be stopped. And why risk this wanna be gangsta look to void insurance and to gain 6 points???

 

[Capra]

Just awaiting the new reg number to be posted so any copper trawling this thread has the correct uninsured driver/car. Admitting knowingly having illegal tints fitted

Good place to look would be outside schools selling drugs to kids in a defaced S Klasse

Subtle mods are great, tacky mods NOT imho

Just need to original plate, easy peasy lemon squeezy. Once it's up in the interweb it's there forever. Wouldn't be surprised if the next mod is fake plates.

 

[JRH]

Cheers for the comments

 

[Capra]

Cheers for the opinions

It's not an opinion that you're insurance is invalid and that if you hit me I'm fecked!! An opinion would be, I'm not a fan of tints.

The reason why I am so "opinionated" is that we had a nice written off by an uninsured driver a few years ago. Are you bothered that you're insurance is invalidated and what the consequences are? I'm just asking as I never got to ask this chap who it our car as he went into hiding.

 

[JRH]

Today, new personalised reg, new rear window spoiler and a machine polish.
The machine polish came out amazingly well, the pictures I took don’t really do it justice.

 

[Capra]

Looks like they missed of some of the final polishes. The second pic shows lots of swirls!

 

[JBell]

Looks like they missed of some of the final polishes. The second pic shows lots of swirls!

It is a half and half pic to show the progress!!!

The OP is doing it as he used to be a detailer

 

[Capra]

It is a half and half pic to show the progress!!!

The OP is doing it as he used to be a detailer

Ah ok, didn't realise it was a before and after pic. Apologies