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Old 01-14-2010, 09:26 PM
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Tail light tint in South Bay = trouble?

I really want to tint my tail lights. I know it is illegal. I know some people still do this. What I want to know is do you guys get hassled by the police much for it?

I don't want them pitch black, just enough to lower the contrast between the red and white tails and the black body.
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You're asking for trouble.

Especially in the South Bay.
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how about if you just went to a bit darker red? its much less conspicuous then smoked
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I did a light tint on my 08 tails (laminex gunsmoke) and no issues so far. got pulled for no front plate, cop noticed the tinted front windows but didnt mention the tails. If its light & done well (no obvious edges to the tint) then you should be fine
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Originally Posted by Krinkov
how about if you just went to a bit darker red? its much less conspicuous then smoked
I've never seen an example of this... can you post a picture or some links? This is on an 02 bugeye so there is quite a lot of red. Any idea who does this in the south bay?
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i almost got in a multi-car accident because a lexus with blacked out taillights was on his brakes hard but the car in front of me could barely see. he swerved at the last minute and all i could see in my rear view was a fishtailing range rover trying to stop in time as well. there's a reason why they're illegal.

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yea i hate it when ppl have pitch dark tint that u can barely see any light emit at all! that is just dangerous.
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Okay, everyone seems to be reading the title and none of what I wrote. I don't want pitch black tail lights. I don't want to be THAT guy. What I'm looking for is what seems to be referred to as the "smoked" effect. Here is a good shot of what it should look like.

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Originally Posted by Gancherov
Okay, everyone seems to be reading the title and none of what I wrote. I don't want pitch black tail lights. I don't want to be THAT guy. What I'm looking for is what seems to be referred to as the "smoked" effect. Here is a good shot of what it should look like.

haha yeah I heard you though, you might want to try a nice cherry tint, it just knocks it down to a slightly darker shade of red, theres alot of choices of transparent colored films.
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I have mine half tinted but they're 06 tails so the tint only covers turn signals and reverse lights, I've never been hassled.
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You could always just pop out your tail lights and shove some panthose over 'em before you pop 'em back in. You'll get the desired "smoke" effect, there will be no tint gaps, and best of all, if you gotta remove 'em, it's E-Z!
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^ ROFL yea i seen the acura with it online. omg pplz....... haha
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Originally Posted by Choku Dori
You could always just pop out your tail lights and shove some panthose over 'em before you pop 'em back in. You'll get the desired "smoke" effect, there will be no tint gaps, and best of all, if you gotta remove 'em, it's E-Z!
Pantyhose tend to get shredded whenever I'm around them. Then again, I've never had them on my car. I can't imagine they would last more than one or two rainy days...

Then again, I could go for some crazy pink fishnets, who the hell else has pink fishnet patterns on their tail lights?












no i wont actually do it, you gullible idiots!
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i almost got in a multi-car accident because a lexus with blacked out taillights was on his brakes hard but the car in front of me could barely see. he swerved at the last minute and all i could see in my rear view was a fishtailing range rover trying to stop in time as well. there's a reason why they're illegal.

also, "Something about internet forums turns people into didactic idiots who are dying to share what they know--completely independent of your question."

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