superscooby Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 I want to tint my tail lights a little bit. Should I spray tint it or film tint it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saigon78 Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Film /thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-lo Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 use black spray paint. 258k miles - Stock engine/minor suspension upgrades/original shocks/rear struts replaced at 222k/4 passenger side wheel bearings/3 clutches/1 radiator/3 turbos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmoe Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 If you can find a good film...go with film. I did mine like 3 years ago and it's still perfect. Film is so much easier to get it right and if you ever want to change it you can just peel it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucas569 Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2baru Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 I'm wanting to do the same. Real question is though what % smoke/tint have people gone with? I'm going to leave the clear/reverse lights clear though I only plan on covering just the red portion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superscooby Posted May 21, 2012 Author Share Posted May 21, 2012 Film Tint it is then. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomodayo Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 try these they were great: http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/smokin-out-tail-lights-w-rvinyl-167197.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAC5.2 Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 You realize this is illegal, right? [URL="http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/proper-flip-key-interesti-159894.html"]Flip Key Development Thread[/URL] "Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped." - E. Hubbard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xero287 Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Here we go again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssbtech Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 You realize this is illegal, right? Not to mention stupid. Don't come complaining to us when you get rear ended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-lo Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 I've been watching this kid in my development turn a perfectly normal VW passat into a piece of rice. Fart can on the back, ricer stickers on the back and front window, blacked out tail lights and blacked out headlights:confused:. I wasn't sure what the hell he was doing with the headlights, but I saw him driving around today. He's headlights are fricking red! WTF?? totally illegal in Md. 258k miles - Stock engine/minor suspension upgrades/original shocks/rear struts replaced at 222k/4 passenger side wheel bearings/3 clutches/1 radiator/3 turbos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated thefultonhow Posted May 21, 2012 I Donated Share Posted May 21, 2012 Do tinted taillights look cool? Yes, in some cases. Are they safe? No. A guy on another car forum I'm on who had tinted taillights got rear-ended because the person in back of him couldn't tell his brake lights were on. His car was totaled. I guess if you really want another car, though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssbtech Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 I bet the red headlights don't last more than a week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAC5.2 Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 The best part is, that tinted lights completely absolve the person doing the rear-ending from any fault. It becomes YOUR fault that you got rear-ended. [URL="http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/proper-flip-key-interesti-159894.html"]Flip Key Development Thread[/URL] "Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped." - E. Hubbard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCASEYS Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 ^ pics of ricer VW? I donated to LegacyGT.com which allows me to have this nifty signature. If anything SCASEYS posts ever becomes a sticky i'm gonna light this whole place on fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-lo Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 don't want to hurt my camera..... 258k miles - Stock engine/minor suspension upgrades/original shocks/rear struts replaced at 222k/4 passenger side wheel bearings/3 clutches/1 radiator/3 turbos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superscooby Posted May 22, 2012 Author Share Posted May 22, 2012 Thanks for all of the concern about my safety and my legal needs everyone... Just to clarify, I never said I was going to murder out my lights... I said tint. That translates to a smoke color which they actually make dot approved smoke tail lenses. I am not too concerned with the ticket possibility from that and if some tool rear ends me and then tries to claim they didn't see me because of my tail lights I will laugh in their face. This is what I am aiming for: http://legacygt.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=103321&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1319111104 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAC5.2 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Thanks for all of the concern about my safety and my legal needs everyone... Just to clarify, I never said I was going to murder out my lights... I said tint. That translates to a smoke color which they actually make dot approved smoke tail lenses. I am not too concerned with the ticket possibility from that and if some tool rear ends me and then tries to claim they didn't see me because of my tail lights I will laugh in their face. This is what I am aiming for: http://legacygt.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=103321&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1319111104 You can laugh all the way to the bank... where you'll need to go to get the money to pay the ticket you get and the hike in insurance. Any tail light tinting is illegal. Period. FMVSS108 clearly points out that any non-clear covering is in violation. And don't forget that obstruction of lighting devices is a primary offense. There is no such thing as "DOT approved". The DOT is not an approval/denial body. They set regulations. Items can be in compliance with DOT regulations, but there is no such thing as DOT approved. [URL="http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/proper-flip-key-interesti-159894.html"]Flip Key Development Thread[/URL] "Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped." - E. Hubbard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated Too laff79 Posted May 22, 2012 I Donated Too Share Posted May 22, 2012 I have the smoked lenses from laminex. Fitment was dead on and the brake lights are easily visible day or night. Just be sure to get the "smoked" ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziptiecloud Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 WA State Patrol Any vehicle may be equipped and when required under this chapter shall be equipped with a stop lamp or lamps on the rear of the vehicle which shall display a red or amber light visible from a distance of not less than one hundred feet and on any vehicle manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1964, three hundred feet to the rear in normal sunlight, and which shall be actuated upon application of a service brake, and which may but need not be incorporated with one or more other rear lamps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuskiTrombone Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 The best part is, that tinted lights completely absolve the person doing the rear-ending from any fault. It becomes YOUR fault that you got rear-ended. This is the part that scares me. I don't mind the ticket, but giving up any legal rights to defense in a rear end collision because you wanted your car to look more stealth is just asking for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimeRib Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Not to mention stupid. Don't come complaining to us when you get rear ended. ^^^This. Not to mention that its illegal and stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faded-a-fool Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 I have a new respect for obeying vehicle codes. I recently removed my front window tint and attached my front license plate because I got pulled over. This resulted in another offense here in So Cal. What I'm saying is.....DON'T DO IT. You will attract uneeded attention to yourself especially if you commit other offenses while driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-lo Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 I used to have a tinted license plate cover on my rear plate. it was a light tint so it didn't block it out. I got pulled over for running a yellow light one time in DC. he let me off, and he also warned me that my plate cover was illegal in DC and I could get a ticket for having it. shocked.. I said "but I'm a Md resident" He replied, doesn't matter...your car is in DC right now and it can earn you a ticket. 258k miles - Stock engine/minor suspension upgrades/original shocks/rear struts replaced at 222k/4 passenger side wheel bearings/3 clutches/1 radiator/3 turbos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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