Whilst this story doesn't concern an i30 or even a Hyundai for that matter, its content is relevant to all drivers IMO.
My son has placed an order for a new car (A Mazda CX-3). The new Tuscon was in the mix until the story about its not so good performance in the crash testing here in Australia.
Story here.
Hyundai Tucson slammed over four star safety rating- Car News | CarsGuideSo anyway, he went with the Mazda.
However, he asked my advice about tinting.
He went through the usual three tier "add on" sales pitch. ie Tinting/ Interior protection/ Paint protection. Being an engineer he's fairly analytical and the 2nd and 3rd tiers were never going to get a start.
However, he knows he needs tinting $595 thanks very much and if you get it done elsewhere they'll remove door trims and that'll void your warranty in those areas. etc etc etc.
The big "Plus" was that for an extra $200 they would install Cancer Council Approved tinting and pay a % of the profit to the Australian Cancer Council.
He's smart enough to know that auto glass cuts out most (but not all) of the dangerous UV rays even without tinting but his current Mazda 6 has always had tinting and he wants the new car done.
So he rang me.
His wife has an i20 which is a bit less than a year old and hasn't yet been tinted so he figured he's get both done together.
I spoke to the guy who does our cars and most of his work is with new car dealers (
). Which I knew.
Anyway. $400 to do the 2 cars if they are together in my garage on a Saturday morning.
He tells me the "Cancer Council" thing is pretty popular around the new car traps lately. Yet the Cancer Council (and the motoring bodies) don't mention anything like this on their web sites. And any references to UV protection are quite clear in explaining that almost all the UV rays are cut out by untinted auto glass.
Oh. And as I knew, he doesn't pull the door panels off. I've seen him work and it's pretty easy to slip the film down between the glass and the rubber (or brush) inner seal. In fact, I don't know of any tinters who actually pull the door panels.
I'm interested in others' views on all this.