Custom smoked tail light..never been done!

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Jan 2, 2011 | 04:56 PM
  #1  
lol JK . Same old SL/E AMG style tint, got em professionally done. But hey if your thinking about it, go for it nice little update for those boring washed out tail lights....thought i should share, PICS:








____Also did my grill matte (spray on rubberized paint) black to match my wheels. Also chrome halos provided by Ash with 8000k bulb installed, thanks bud!

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Jan 2, 2011 | 06:33 PM
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wow i wasnt sure if i wanted the led tails but a side by side shot has changed my mind. Thank you and its lookin great!

edit: will these tail lights give the cops another reason to pull me over? my 5% tint is alrdy a flashing red light haha. anyone get hassled for tinted tail lights yet?
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Jan 2, 2011 | 07:06 PM
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Quote: wow i wasnt sure if i wanted the led tails but a side by side shot has changed my mind. Thank you and its lookin great!

edit: will these tail lights give the cops another reason to pull me over? my 5% tint is alrdy a flashing red light haha. anyone get hassled for tinted tail lights yet?
Sonny btw who painted your new bumper, was it one of ash's sources?
If so probably same guy did my tails.

They scatter painted on so the light bleeds through very well. Matter a fact i just got pulled over last week, for going 53 in a 50 mph freakin end of the year quota, wth man! Anyways it was a motorcycle cop he didn't trip at all about my tail lights, but did give me a ticket "speeding" for highway street that is common to go 65 my freakin luck ruined my week. My 2nd ticket on this same street and i was careful!

But ya as long as it done right the light is very bright, for backup and turn signal. I can take pics.
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Jan 2, 2011 | 07:41 PM
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53 in a 50? In SoCal?!?!?!? Were you doing 65 and he did you a favor, or did he completely lose his mind? For those that don't know, in SoCal we regularly drive 10 MPH over the limit with the CHP watching.

Maybe it's the rain. It's snowing and sticking at my place - first time since the 1980's.
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Jan 2, 2011 | 07:50 PM
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Quote: 53 in a 50? In SoCal?!?!?!? Were you doing 65 and he did you a favor, or did he completely lose his mind? For those that don't know, in SoCal we regularly drive 10 MPH over the limit with the CHP watching.

Maybe it's the rain. It's snowing and sticking at my place - first time since the 1980's.
Nope no favor, was a bright sunny morning, i was leading the pack of cars going no faster then anyone else i just happened to be in the front and he tagged me ...the dude was being an a** came up to my window shows me his radar gun shows me 53.4 mph and im like "oh, sorry yes i know the posted speed limit is 50 mph" and he just continues writing me a ticket, i could not beleive it ..all i say afterwards was "you can't be serious officer is this a joke?" BTW i had my radar jammer off

The CHP wouldn't have even cared its cause this is the LAPD + a motorcycle cop!
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Jan 2, 2011 | 08:39 PM
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if you have the time and energy, wait until a few days before the court date, call in and reschedule your appearance. show up at the next court date and I bet the arresting officer won't be there. If he isn't, and you plead not guilty, the ticket is thrown out. If he does show up ask the judge for leniency. Why was I singled out? Purely a case of selective enforcement. I was going no faster than any of the cars around me. 3.4 miles over. COME ONE!!!! I've heard of that working before. Is there anyone out there that has tried it?
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Jan 2, 2011 | 10:08 PM
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Gizzo: i got my bumper painted locally in san jose, but thanks for the info. i was afraid of attracting police attentionn but i guess it doesnt. phew.

dlbherns: ive done that method and it works, only i asked for multiple extensions to make sure they forget lol
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Jan 4, 2011 | 10:22 AM
  #8  
Quote: lol JK . Same old SL/E AMG style tint, got em professionally done. But hey if your thinking about it, go for it nice little update for those boring washed out tail lights....thought i should share, PICS:








____Also did my grill matte (spray on rubberized paint) black to match my wheels. Also chrome halos provided by Ash with 8000k bulb installed, thanks bud!


Lookin' good!!

Custom smoked tail light..never been done!-img_5042-medium-.jpg  

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Jan 4, 2011 | 12:45 PM
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Gizzo did Tony smoke these for you?
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Jan 4, 2011 | 08:31 PM
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Quote: Gizzo did Tony smoke these for you?
yep!
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Jan 4, 2011 | 09:13 PM
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Quote: yep!
oh nice, when did you go, you should have told me i would have came by. he is a nice guy and ive known him for years.
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Jan 4, 2011 | 10:55 PM
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It was like 2 weeks ago just did it during work dropped it off during my lunch break and picked it up next day.
Ya Tony is cool. There was a slammed E class AMG wagon there as well.
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Jan 4, 2011 | 11:38 PM
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Quote: It was like 2 weeks ago just did it during work dropped it off during my lunch break and picked it up next day.
Ya Tony is cool. There was a slammed E class AMG wagon there as well.
oh cool, ya thats his W211 E55 wagon fully done by kleeman, its getting its supercharger rebuilt by leeman so the car has been sitting for a while and the airmatic makes it dropped.
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Jan 5, 2011 | 12:41 AM
  #14  
I like that style better then painting the whole thing.hey gizzo u selling those stock tails by any chance?
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Jan 6, 2011 | 12:15 PM
  #15  
who is Tony? where is he located? i am intersted in getting my stock taillight smoke, just the white part. how much does he charge? i am locate in Hayward Bay area. thanks
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Jan 6, 2011 | 02:37 PM
  #16  
Tony is a friend of mine that owns a body shop, he is in southern CA.
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Jan 16, 2011 | 08:58 PM
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Quote: I like that style better then painting the whole thing.hey gizzo u selling those stock tails by any chance?
Yep, you want em?
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Jan 24, 2011 | 07:34 PM
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i sent u a pm
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Aug 28, 2011 | 01:07 PM
  #19  
where is the tony guy located in so cal? how much dose he charge for the job? i am interest in it as well. thanks
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Aug 29, 2011 | 02:55 PM
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Never been done? That's how my CLK lights have been for the last 6 years :0)
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Aug 29, 2011 | 03:21 PM
  #21  
where can u get it done in LA and How much?
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