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Old 11-25-2010, 09:49 PM
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Any pics of tinted headlights?

Considering getting front headlights tinted black, but would like to see some shots from others who have done it.

anyone got any pics/links?
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Wow is that ugly!!! Why would you black out a headlight????
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Wow is that ugly!!! Why would you black out a headlight????
Didn't they used to do that at times of war?
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Yeah, I decided against doing it. Really dont like the look. Im going to tint the new 2010 taillights though.
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I didnt tint the glass but took them apart and painted everything inside black on mine....


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I wouldn't Tint them, and for it to look good with headlight tints, you've got to go as light as possible, to just give it a clean smoke-look. Aside from looks, it'll hurt the light output.

Painting the insides is indeed the only good way to go, if you want the smoke look. Classier, and you don't sacrifice any light output.

During my short stint with a W220, I wanted to eliminate the hazed look from the headlights, and opted for a quick Tint-fix. I spend almost $200 to get the headlights and mirror lights smoked, and ended up selling the car a couple of weeks later.


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im going to tint mine red and blue
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Originally Posted by CTDK
I didnt tint the glass but took them apart and painted everything inside black on mine....


That is an AWSOME look. I've blacked out my last 3 cars, that's the look I'll be going for. Love it!

Do you mind telling where you got the black chrome grille from?

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That is an AWSOME look. I've blacked out my last 3 cars, that's the look I'll be going for. Love it!

Do you mind telling where you got the black chrome grille from?

Tom

Hey

Its the stock chrome grill just painted the same black as the car :-)
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Its the stock chrome grill just painted the same black as the car :-)
Heh, that would explain why I couldn't find a black chrome grille anywhere. How long have you had it like this, curious to see how the paint stands up to the chips and wind buffeting.

Last time I tried a painted grille, it started chipping really quick.

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Hehe yeah i looked everywhere myself before i just had it painted so far its lasted 4 months without anything noticeable i payed 50$ for painting and he used a few hours then it was done. So i can live with painting once in a while if it turns bad:-)


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Heh, that would explain why I couldn't find a black chrome grille anywhere. How long have you had it like this, curious to see how the paint stands up to the chips and wind buffeting.

Last time I tried a painted grille, it started chipping really quick.

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Originally Posted by danodano
Considering getting front headlights tinted black, but would like to see some shots from others who have done it.

anyone got any pics/links?
just got to the offcial site to view the pics..
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Originally Posted by danodano
Yeah, I decided against doing it. Really dont like the look. Im going to tint the new 2010 taillights though.
tinted headlights are bad options indeed
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I didnt tint the glass but took them apart and painted everything inside black on mine....


it looks like it is tinted . the charm of the MB headlight goes away this way
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Originally Posted by VelocityBoy
That is an AWSOME look. I've blacked out my last 3 cars, that's the look I'll be going for. Love it!

Do you mind telling where you got the black chrome grille from?

Tom
black chrome grill are available options with almost all MBs now
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black chrome grill are available options with almost all MBs now
No stock M-B comes with a black grille option. Nada.

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