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C-Class SMOKED Tail Lights - All you want to know
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2005 C230 Kompressor SS
Looking to buy 2005+ OEM Sedan Smoked Tail lights
Title says all, am not interested in LED taillights. Please PM me if you have a set (red part tinted) you wish to sell me. I am paypal verified. Thank you!
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From: Markham, Ontario
2003 C230 Coupe
im going to smoke my tails soon and i bought the sand paper, is there a difference between wet sand paper and other sand papers?? i bought this sand paper thats like a sponge and it says i can use wet or dry.. do i need to return it and buy an actual wet sand paper?
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From: Plymouth, Devon, England
Mercedes Benz C200K Sport Edition and 04 C55 AMG
Smoked Tailights
Spent some time looking around for some W203 smoked tailights but no luck, so decided to do the job myself. Masked up, 2 coats of transparent black let dry for 24 hours, then 2 coats of clear lacquer. I quite like the look as suits my black car. Click to enlarge.
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From: Plymouth, Devon, England
Mercedes Benz C200K Sport Edition and 04 C55 AMG
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From: Plymouth, Devon, England
Mercedes Benz C200K Sport Edition and 04 C55 AMG
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From: Plymouth, Devon, England
Mercedes Benz C200K Sport Edition and 04 C55 AMG
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From: Plymouth, Devon, England
Mercedes Benz C200K Sport Edition and 04 C55 AMG
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From: Central Florida
R129, XF Sportbrake, SC400
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From: Phoenix, AZ, USA
2005 C240 4MATIC, 2020 GLC300 4MATIC
I usually hate smoked taillights...but those are the cleanest set I've ever seen. They actually look like they were designed to go with the original design of the car.
Good job. I'm impressed.
Good job. I'm impressed.
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From: stix of florida
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There's a DIY from a few years ago where a bunch of people smoked their tails. It looks sharpest on black cars, but don't forget that it's illegal in many states in the U.S. I tinted mine to a much much darker shade of red and it looks great. Smoke my corners as well as the lenses over my mirrors to jet black.
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From: stix of florida
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I have never liked the film but to each his own 
Tinting the tails is painless as long as you have a steady hand. If you over apply, then you have to wet sand it down etc...... It really isn't as difficult as some people make it sound. Hardest part is probably making sure you tape off the clear sections etc, unless you want to tint those sections only.
Tinting the tails is painless as long as you have a steady hand. If you over apply, then you have to wet sand it down etc...... It really isn't as difficult as some people make it sound. Hardest part is probably making sure you tape off the clear sections etc, unless you want to tint those sections only.
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From: stix of florida
Honda Grom
I know Florida is one, because I have been in my buddy's 335 when he was getting a ticket for his tails being completely smoked. 
It's a safety thing because when you smoke it, the lenses don't reflect nearly as much light.... someone who is an attorney will have to chime in on this one perhaps, but I would guess that it's in the same line as vehicle height requirements, etc
It's a safety thing because when you smoke it, the lenses don't reflect nearly as much light.... someone who is an attorney will have to chime in on this one perhaps, but I would guess that it's in the same line as vehicle height requirements, etc
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From: MA
E90 M3
on the topic of smoked taillights, i recently tinted mine with vht nite shades spray and its really really dark. the light from the bulbs dont really shine through very well. instead of lightening the tint by wetsanding some of it off, can i possibly get brighter bulbs that'll better penetrate the tint?
