A lot of people seem to specifiy privacy glass which strikes me as being rather odd.

1) Who do you need to be private from when sitting in the back seat. They can still see you in the front.
2) The vehicles look half finished with the front windows different in colour from the back.
3) It costs a lot of money ($1000 here in AUS) to have different coloured windows at the back from the front.

When I was in my local dealer last week I commented that none of the new vehicles in stock had privacy glass.

The response was why would you, the privacy glass does not cut out UV light and you need to fit clear film to the back windows to get UV protection and tint the front to match the back. So why would you order privacy glass, a complete waste of money.

Just get the windows tinted for half the price and get UV protection at the same time.

i like the privacy glass, for example potential thieves are unable to see what I have stored in the back seats and boot, but i know what you're getting at about the non-tinted front windows. i'm thinking of tinting these, within legal limits, to even things out a little. Recently bought a 2007 RRS HSE TDV6 for a Pimp-My-Ride-Project.
DONE: Meduza front bumper, AB rear bumper, AB tailpipes, calipers repainted, rear upper tailgate upgrade, side steps, AB front grille, AB side vents, rear LED lights, clear side repeaters, integrated daytime running lights, LED headlights.
TO DO: color code sills and pillars.

Funny you should mention this, my mother in law asked me why all my vehicles have rear privacy glass as she always sits in the back, at that point i just started laughing, then the penny dropped She then called me a barsteward She has a good sense of humour i might add.
A sport doesn't look right without privacy glass imo. But each to their own.

Hold on a sec, but don't other higher end suv's have privacy glass to the rear? i don't think it's just the rrs ?! Recently bought a 2007 RRS HSE TDV6 for a Pimp-My-Ride-Project.
DONE: Meduza front bumper, AB rear bumper, AB tailpipes, calipers repainted, rear upper tailgate upgrade, side steps, AB front grille, AB side vents, rear LED lights, clear side repeaters, integrated daytime running lights, LED headlights.
TO DO: color code sills and pillars.

Privacy glass is £450 well spent IMHO , clear glass wouldn't look so bad if it was clear to the edges, they all have a black band of about 3" all round, which looks odd. You can still see it if you put film on, which looks odder, and cuts out much more light!
Factory fitted all the way!

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Gone: a comprehensive list of imprezas and a Merc ML AMG

Plenty here that don't have it though. I don't even have a dark tint installed on my car as it is usually parked undercover. Gone - 2008 Stornoway Grey RRS 2.7 TDV6
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The security is one thing, it definitely keeps the car cooler inside - which we find useful for the dogs. On the sport, it does also look much better than without. I also know parents who have said similar benefits with their/for their kids in the back.

I personally like as much light while driving and like the front/rear split.

Im not sure about the UV light comment - but that would be only an added bonus

Manufacture tint is better quality, neater and cost wise - insignificant. Mike

2014 Facelift Discovery

have had Limo tinted glass all round on most of my cars over the years, always great for hiding the big sound systems and keeping SWMBO urges for anytime anyplace anywhere happy back in the day

Several attempts at stealing the car and or its contents have always been thwarted by the tint keeping the window intact, although one experience involved having to replace all the windows as they were not able to get in through the first one and then proceeded to try all of them

Keeps the car cooler, keeps the kids happier hides everything on display and keeps the sun out of my eyes... until VOSA in this country finally caught up with me and asked me to remove the fronts a few months ago....( they will come back)

After 22 years of driving fully tinted cars never had an accident, and most of my driving is at night, never seen a problem with it.. it should be factory fit on all cars, but it scares the police so we must comply  Why?.. Because i can....
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I totally agree that the front windows on any UK should not be tinted ever. Seeing is so important that I think the car should be impounded straight away with any tint on the front windows - isn't it an MOT test failure as well? Mike

2014 Facelift Discovery

Some manufacturers factory fitted privacy glass offers UV protection, you can check by looking at the etching on the glass  MY2007 RRS TDV8 Black - tinted glass - side steps- stormer grille - 20" diamond cut alloys - alpaca leather - TV/DVD pack - some blingy chrome bits & bob's

mse wrote:

I totally agree that the front windows on any UK should not be tinted ever. Seeing is so important that I think the car should be impounded straight away with any tint on the front windows - isn't it an MOT test failure as well?

mse wrote:

I totally agree that the front windows on any UK should not be tinted ever. Seeing is so important that I think the car should be impounded straight away with any tint on the front windows - isn't it an MOT test failure as well?

It is an MOT failure and in most cases Plod will insist you remove front tint before allowing to drive away. Mine were done total black out rear of front doors and 5% on front doors. Pulled in and told to remove tint but protested they measured it with light meter and claimed 50% loss so pulled tint off. Following day spoke to tinter who refitted a bit and measured to confirm that even with LR tinted glass was still legal. So sent plod a bill which was never paid or acknowledged had tint redone and never an issue after.

In my case it's a totally cosmetic exercise although it does stop casual glances by walkers from seeing what's on back seat.
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Montythegod wrote:

and keeping SWMBO urges for anytime anyplace anywhere happy

Yes, it is handy for that.

I am not sure if mine is factory or not. It doesn't seem as dark as some I see. My fronts are slightly tinted as well, but to a much lesser degree.

I agree that they look right with privacy glass.