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Old 07-12-2007, 02:01 PM
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Hey Guys,
I haven't installed these trim rings yet because I'm considering smoking the headlights and fogs when I do the taillights. Any experience or advice?

And what do you guys think about the trim rings?


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what you mean by smoking the headlight/fog. u want it to be like...black? so you cant see out?
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not a fan of trim or smoking the headlight or fogs... How will you see the road? Plus isn't that just a ticket waiting to happen?
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what you mean by smoking the headlight/fog. u want it to be like...black? so you cant see out?
I'm talking about something light, just to darken the lense a bit.
Like this or maybe this
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paint to match for the trim rings and call it a day. if you had a black car it would look cool, but smoking out on any other color makes it stand out. I dunno, just not my bag....
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Get the smoked film from stickercity, that way you can remove it if it doesn't look good, plus you'll have the film to protect the actual lenses.
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if u do it, do it like the CLS, not the E picture.
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how about blue?
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how about blue?
I saw the blue, but I don't think it will look right on my color car. I wish someone had experience to tell me how much light was decreased. You can barely even tell the CLS has tint, so I can't imagine that much difference.

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