tinted tail lights

[daveedsfast]

Thoughts on tinting tail lights. I do not want them dark, as I would like people to be able to see my lights. The lightest tint I have seen on ebay is 35%

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-Mustang-smoked-tail-light-overlay-tint-film-gt-svt-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQfitsZModelQ3aMustangQQhashZitem588cfd5024QQitemZ380322533412QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

Will I be a target of the cops with tinted tails? I am wondering if its even worth it.....

 

[Killjoy]

I understand liking the look, but not very smart IMO from a practical/safety standpoint.

 

[foxbodydave]

ive always mixed a couple drops of black paint into some clearcoat and sprayed the lights with a gun. you can adjust how dark you wanna go and be able to buff it and itll look good

 

[1BadSn95]

I like the look on some cars. Some cars when there are blacked out looks tacky. From a safety stand point no. I also have a few friends who have been ticketed for it also. So all in all, i vote NO.

 

[Stalker]

mine on my Charger were blacked out pretty bad. My mom complained that it was impossible to see my brake lights during the day. Steph got pulled over for them being tinted (cop ignored all of the tint on the windshield and other windows, who knows what that was all about) when she was driving it once. I like the look on some cars, but if you're just putting it on and that's all you're going to do, then it probably won't look good. If you tint the windows it will look better, but even then it may not go with the paint on the vehicle, and some vehicles just shouldn't be tinted.

Mine were spray tinted by DannyDodge. Did an excellent job, so PM him for a quote if you'd like to look at that approach.

 

[chunkybs]

i had mine blacked out as well but on a black car. same as stalked i have tint on all the windows and windshield and i also have blacked out headlight housings because i did a projector retrofit so the chrome was un-needed. i say go for it, you can always remove it. i went 2 years before i got a ticket and had to sand mine down.

 

[forcefed92]

I just used vht nite shades and clear coated them and only did 2 coats it looks pretty good not that dark but here are some pics I you dont like it you can sand it off and buff the lense out

lights on

brake lights (some of the 3rds are burnt out)

 

[dave89iroc]

mine were sprayed with tinted clear by DannyDodge.......Danny, call me

 

[t-typex1]

I also had Danny tint mine on the Buick. They look great, but IMO not for a daily driver. I dont drive mine that often and been stopped twice. Both times MSP
Danny does great work if you still want them done.

 

[slideways]

I have had tinted lights on just about every one of my cars in the last 7 years never been pulled over for them, never even had it mentioned to me. I have had some completly blacked out but my new favorite is just a light tinit to give them a smoked look. I do a base clear method that really lets me control the tint very well.


Heres a few pics of varying shades, The Eclipse being the darkest, Dodge slightly lighter, VW, then Chevy lights being the lightest. I perferr to keep mine around what the VW lights look like.

 

[BigWheelinBubba]

Not a fan.. i don't like the look and i don't like it from a safety standpoint.

 

[Stalker]

You're an old fart, so it doesn't matter what you say.

 

[BigWheelinBubba]

I hate it when you're right :thefinger

You're an old fart, so it doesn't matter what you say.

 

[DetroitMach]

I like the look. Here are mine, I've only had them a couple months but no issues with cops.

 

[BigWheelinBubba]

^ those look good. They still look red, just slightly tinted and probably don't hinder the transparency.. :thumbsup:

 

[SVT32VDOHC]

^ those look good. They still look red, just slightly tinted and probably don't hinder the transparency.. :thumbsup:

x2. No darker, no lighter than that!

 

[Beigg]

If the tail light and filler panel blends nicely, then a black out is something I'd consider. For a mustang or truck (dodge ram, chevy pick ups, ford 150 etc) I'd do the mild/medium tinting unless the truck/car was black.

I like the eclipses and VW, because it would flow with the rest of the plastics.

 

[dline]

i definetly recommend nvh niteshades its made to be transparent when the lights are on.