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WINDOW TINT SUPPLIER CANBERRA
CoolVue nano-ceramic tint for Canberra tint shops, matched to ACT VLT rules.
Canberra tint shops can buy Defcon CoolVue nano-ceramic window tint by the roll, with five VLT grades and a lifetime limited warranty registered through e-Warranty. This page sets out the ACT tint rules that decide which grade goes on which window, how the grades read once they are on the glass, and what freight to Canberra looks like: about $25.78 by CouriersPlease on a 16-litre drum to a Canberra postcode. Rolls are 1.52 m by 30 m and prices are listed ex. GST in the online shop, with no account needed. A free sample roll lets a Canberra workshop test the film on one vehicle before quoting the run.
ACT Tint Rules,
Glass And Film Together
The ACT sits on the national figures: 35% VLT on front side windows and 20% behind the driver, measured through glass and film together, according to the Window Film Association of Australia and New Zealand, which links every jurisdiction's rules. The state by state VLT guide maps each CoolVue grade to the table.
Fleet cabins in Canberra are often tinted in the same visit as the paint film, which is one order from the same catalogue.
Five Grades,
Five Readings
CoolVue comes in five grades, VLT 75, 35, 20, 15 and 5. On the specification sheet VLT 75 transmits 72% of visible light, VLT 35 transmits 35%, VLT 20 transmits 21%, VLT 15 transmits 16% and VLT 5 transmits 5%. Every grade keeps visible light reflectance between 5% and 8%.
The working estimate is to multiply the two readings: glass at 80% with VLT 75 lands around 58%, which passes a front door, while the same glass with VLT 35 lands around 28%, which fails. A calibrated VLT gauge on the bare glass is the only way to know.
Heat Rejection
Without Going Dark
A customer asking for the darkest legal tint usually wants a cooler cabin. CoolVue's light grade still rejects 99.5% of UV and 95.2% of infrared energy, against 98.8% on the darkest grade. That matters under a Canberra summer. The non-metallic construction leaves GPS, toll tags and phone signal untouched.
Freight To
Canberra
Orders dispatch from Melbourne by CouriersPlease or TNT Road Express. A 16-litre drum of Installation Gel to a Canberra postcode quotes about $25.78 and $27.06 respectively, and orders over $1000 ex. GST ship free.
Delivery time depends on the postcode and the carrier chosen at checkout, 1 to 3 business days by TNT Road Express or 1 to 4 by CouriersPlease. A tint order that also carries consumables or a PPF roll usually clears the free shipping line on its own.
Glass Roofs
And EV Work
Panoramic roofs on EVs are where a clear protection film belongs rather than a dark tint, because the job is UV and stone protection over a large panel. Crystal Shield is made for that glass, with a 3-year limited warranty.
The EV glass protection film page covers how dealerships and installers quote glass roofs, and the Tesla Model Y page shows the panels involved on a Model Y.
Standard PPF is not made for glass because its optics distort the view, which is why glass work runs on its own film line.
Tint Shops
In Canberra
The ACT market is weighted to fleets and dealerships: government and contractor vehicles filmed in runs, and new stock filmed at pre-delivery. Tint is often the first booking a new car gets, which makes it the natural point to quote paint protection film as well; the tint shop page sets out the upsell paths.
Fleet contracts ask who filmed what and when, so a run of twenty vehicles produces twenty e-Warranty records tied to roll serials. Window film and the full PPF range sit in the same online shop, with one warranty system behind both.
Warranty
And Registration
CoolVue carries a lifetime limited warranty under normal use and proper installation. Every roll is serialised and every installation is registered through e-Warranty within 7 days of invoice.
The warranty page has the full terms, and the warranty guide separates film faults from installation-related ones.
FAQ
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Can CoolVue go on an EV glass roof?
A panoramic roof is usually a protection job rather than a tint job. Crystal Shield is the clear film made for EV glass, with a 3-year limited warranty.
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What warranty comes with CoolVue?
A lifetime limited warranty under normal use and proper installation, with every installation registered through e-Warranty within 7 days of invoice.
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How reflective is CoolVue?
Visible light reflectance sits between 5% and 8% across the five grades, under the 10% maximum every state applies.
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Can I tint the windscreen?
Only a band across the top. The windscreen takes no film below that band, sized as the area above the wiper arc or the top 10% of the screen, whichever is greater.
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Do I need a trade account to order?
No. Prices are listed ex. GST in the online shop and anyone ordering for a workshop can buy without an account.
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What is the legal window tint in Canberra?
The ACT sits on the national figures: 35% VLT on front side windows and 20% behind the driver, measured through glass and film together, according to the Window Film Association of Australia and New Zealand, which links every jurisdiction's rules.
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How much is freight to Canberra?
The checkout shows the rate for the postcode before payment; as a guide, about $25.78 by CouriersPlease on a 16-litre drum to a Canberra postcode. Orders over $1000 ex. GST ship free.
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