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last week it was a bit foggy and at night the tail lights looked a bit dark. That day a friend was telling me how about if you dim the tail lights, wouldn't it look better? (I don't know, either tinting or wrapping it - sorry I'm not sure how its done )what I mean is making the lights look slightly darker .
any thoughts ? I think some one on here had it done .. ?
last week it was a bit foggy and at night the tail lights looked a bit dark. That day a friend was telling me how about if you dim the tail lights, wouldn't it look better? (I don't know, either tinting or wrapping it - sorry I'm not sure how its done )what I mean is making the lights look slightly darker .
any thoughts ? I think some one on here had it done .. ?
Lil bit confused on your question?.
Do you mean the taillights were too bright at night or they are already dim at night?.
In which case if they are too dim at night then tinting them wouldnt be advisable as you definitely dont want a ticket or someone driving into the back of you.
I have tinted lights in the past, i prefer the tint on top of the taillight so its reversible and still looks good i think depending on the colour of the car.
Darker the paint the better it'll look IMO
I had mine tinted on my BMW. You can go pretty light and it will still look good. These had virtually no difference when they were illuminated but during the day they looked great.
There's a specific tint film for tails if I recall.
Lil bit confused on your question?.
Do you mean the taillights were too bright at night or they are already dim at night?.
In which case if they are too dim at night then tinting them wouldnt be advisable as you definitely dont want a ticket or someone driving into the back of you.
I have tinted lights in the past, i prefer the tint on top of the taillight so its reversible and still looks good i think depending on the colour of the car.
Darker the paint the better it'll look IMO
haha sorry buddy, should've put it in an easier way I was talking about tinting I guess, not the brightness of the lights
I had mine tinted on my BMW. You can go pretty light and it will still look good. These had virtually no difference when they were illuminated but during the day they looked great.
There's a specific tint film for tails if I recall.
exactly what I'm talking about, except that yours are a bit too dark ..
It may have been a 3M film, a good tint shop should carry it. It really wasn't very dark as far as reducing light transmission, I got the lighter of the two options they carried. I'll see if I can find a pic of it on my ML.
The car looks tacky with the film IMO. You can tell right away if the taillight have film because its not glossy. Smoke LIGHT UV paint Clear is the way to go. see attached picture. I
did mine LIGHT SMOKE tail lights are looking good especially in the dark
I'm not a fan of blacked out tails on cars. I find they degrade the overall look of the car quite a bit. I do, however, find the Smoke LIGHT UV Paint that darwin posted looks pretty boss. If I was looking for slightly darker tails, I would do that over the tinted film tails any day of the week.
I'm not a fan of blacked out tails on cars. I find they degrade the overall look of the car quite a bit. I do, however, find the Smoke LIGHT UV Paint that darwin posted looks pretty boss. If I was looking for slightly darker tails, I would do that over the tinted film tails any day of the week.
ThankS Silver surfer. That exactly what the shop told me blackout degrade the overall look of the car
They also painted my door handles, originally i was going gloss black but he recommend to paint it chrome black since the my car is grey and gloss black combination already am also doing the badges later on..
Chrome black door handles looks more Titanium in person
Darkness depends on the car. I think it looked good on my BMW, but I don't think the W204/205 would look good, that's why I didn't do my W204. The light smoke posted above looks superb.
The car looks tacky with the film IMO. You can tell right away if the taillight have film because its not glossy. Smoke LIGHT UV paint Clear is the way to go. see attached picture. I
did mine LIGHT SMOKE tail lights are looking good especially in the dark
Before and after photo
That looks sick man! I will have to see if there is anyone in Sydney that does the same lol
It may have been a 3M film, a good tint shop should carry it. It really wasn't very dark as far as reducing light transmission, I got the lighter of the two options they carried. I'll see if I can find a pic of it on my ML.
I'm not a fan of blacked out tails on cars. I find they degrade the overall look of the car quite a bit. I do, however, find the Smoke LIGHT UV Paint that darwin posted looks pretty boss. If I was looking for slightly darker tails, I would do that over the tinted film tails any day of the week.
true, I don't think blacking it out would look good. I was thinking of just making it a bit darker, like darwin
The car looks tacky with the film IMO. You can tell right away if the taillight have film because its not glossy. Smoke LIGHT UV paint Clear is the way to go. see attached picture. I
did mine LIGHT SMOKE tail lights are looking good especially in the dark
Before and after photo
yes ! this is what I'm looking for ! looking great imo ! what was the brand you used?
They also painted my door handles, originally i was going gloss black but he recommend to paint it chrome black since the my car is grey and gloss black combination already am also doing the badges later on..
Chrome black door handles looks more Titanium in person
I have my Emblems Black chromed, Would also like to get my door handles done. Do you know if they removed the handles. I had the tail lights smoked on one of my Vipers, its the way to go.
Thanks for the pictures of the door handles too.
Something I was interested in as I have matte gray with the night pack so the chrome handles look a little out of place with all the other black trim.
asked around many local garages, none has chrome black paint, I want to buy my own and have them apply it to my car, anyone know the brand? also the amoke light clear UV paint. Any help appreciated!
01-08-2017, 02:37 AM
)what I mean is making the lights look slightly darker .
I was talking about tinting I guess, not the brightness of the lights
