Alexbenz

is there such a thing for the w203? i've seen people use sprays or maybe even tint the rear lights with black film, are there covers that can just go on in the rear?

tuscanraider

just my opinion but.....I think headlight/tailight covers went out of style in about '95 Besides it looked ghetto then and I think it would look ghetto now......

PS you're not looking for a neon license plate frame too, are you?:p

tifosiv122

www.erikcohen.com/lights/lights.htm

Erik

goingbrabus

i think if u smoke it right and it matches ur paint.it looks tuff..they did it on the 2003 SL55 amgs..and they were smoked in the earlier models C as well..i'd do it !!made that c coupe look hard!

BlackC230Coupe

is that your car? and was the top portion of the lights smoked also? its kinda hard to tell.

brabus c

how did you smoke it ?? i wanted to do my tail lights but leave the reverse and turn signal white still, dont want the smoke to be dull either

Alexbenz

its for the sedan c class, and it would look like this, not all black

tifosiv122

Yes, thats my car. No, the clear part was not smoked. It actually looks like dark red in real life, not black like the pics. I have not been pulled over yet, and I live in NJ, which says a lot. I had them done at smokedlamps.com (the website seems do be down now, could be blackout). I had them "lightly or half-smoke" them.

I was told turn around time would be one day, I told them I wasn't in a rush and it took over 1 month...I ended up buying a second set of tails to have tinted because I didn't want to be without the use of the car. It would take 2-3 days shipping each way plus the one day they need them...thats over 1 week. They charged me around $140 to smoke them...I think they wanted $170 a side for new tails, smoked.

Nobody can believe that they smoked them from the outside, thats how perfect they came out. I am sending them 2 more lights to get smoked next week.

Erik

Alexbenz

erik if i got a pair would you be able to help me out with it, i'm getting a c class soon, i just love benz's, got a e class now with the smoke e55 tail lights and i want something just like that, looks tight
alex

tommy

Alex - smoked lamps' phone number is (866) SMOKED1 (thanks, Erik!). Their website is down, but not out.

They're located in CA, btw; price is $140 (for ccoupe) if you provide the tails.

Alexbenz

thanks man

tommy

Erik, I swapped the tails tonight. Wasn't too bad. The upper outside nut on the driver's side is a b1tch to get to. I'm gonna have to get a torx so that I can take out the plastic box that the first aid purse (for lack of a better word) goes into - you can't get to the nut too well without removing it.


So, the shipment's going out tomorrow; will email you the details afterwards. Thanks for the loaners!

S_kLaSse

$150 is too expensive. I will do it for $70+ shipping.

tifosiv122

You get what you pay for...

$150, the lights came out perfect...can't ask for more.

Erik

breastroker

Smoking the rear tail light housings is EASY. I paid $24.95 for a small spray can at a ricer shop. The Coupe housings has 4 nuts that come off easily. I cleaned the red area with isopropol alcohol, taped off the top clear area with the blue tape from Home Depot.

Did several layers of spray until the can was used up. Then let dry in a room with a Ionic Breeze to keep dust and cat hairs off the fresh spray. Of course doing it inside can incure the rath of the old lady

Attached is a photo of the housing after smoking.

tifosiv122

I hope you used clear coat after.

Erik

S_kLaSse

I was kidding for the $70.
If interested, I'll let you know where to buy the paint, it cost around $15. and ask a profesional bodyshop to paint it for you. I smoked mine and it looks perfect. My bodyshop paint it for free, so I only pay for the paint.

goingbrabus

post pic of u smoked taillights!!plz!!

Alexbenz

great ideas, i was thinking about painting them at a bodyshop and also maybe getting them tinted at a tint shop, i've seen that done before too..

breastroker

Here are some photos of the smoked tail lamps, darker than I wanted but I like the looks. As soon as it gets dark I am taking photos of the rears lit up.

breastroker

Another closer up:

breastroker

Last one:

Alexbenz

tight pics, i would want them that dark too

pocholin

smoked tail lights look very good, go for it.

breastroker

Finally dark, photos attached:
tail light only first