tail light tint

[98SlowStang]

hey guys i am planning on tinting my tail lights pretty soon and i just wanted some input. i was planning on doing the whole tail light and pretty dark.Now i was just thinking about it again and thinking whether i should leave the reverse light clear. what do you guys think?? if you have pictures with the reverse lights clear that would be great if you put them up. thx

 

[switch96]

I don't think it would look very good, man. Though I admit I haven't seen any pictures. My reverse lights still work pretty good with the whole lenses tinted.

 

[rz5.0]

tint the whole thing

 

[98SlowStang]

its not really much about the use of them as it is the looks. But the use of them could be a issue too now that i think about it considering that i have five percent all around

 

[OnyxCobra]

I know a few guys on here have the reverse part not tinted, i've seen pics. I was wondering this the other day but I'm tinting my whole lens.

 

[ttocs]

I did my hole lense and did it myself.

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2395420/4

 

[JonBeast]

I smoked mine and left the reverse lights clear...I like it better than all smoked (I've had both). I think it keeps the lights looking stock just darker:

 

[98SlowStang]

see that looks real good too though and thats why i dont know what to do. hey jonbeast did u just leave tape on your reverse part or did u do it some other way

 

[ttocs]

doesn't look bad, but then doesn't look good? The point of smoking your lenses is specifically for looks at the price of performance. If you are gonna smoke it, smoke it.

I have not had problems wit mine smoked and windows tinted, but then I installed a back up camera with night vision.

 

[JonBeast]

doesn't look bad, but then doesn't look good? The point of smoking your lenses is specifically for looks at the price of performance. If you are gonna smoke it, smoke it.

I have not had problems wit mine smoked and windows tinted, but then I installed a back up camera with night vision.

Not if you do it correctly...they will light up just as bright as before. Personally I think it looks better than all black...I also like them smoked better than blacked out.

PLEASE...if you do tint your lenses...polish them, don't leave them flat black...nothing looks worse than a cheap tailight tint job :confused1:

 

[uncltrvlnmatt]

I think you should not do it. I feel that tinted tails is a safety hazard. During the day it is very difficult to see when the brake lights come on, especially if it bright sunlight. I almost rear ended a guy with tinted tails.

 

[OnyxCobra]

normal tail lights are hard to see in bright sunlight... like Jon said as long as they aren't really dark they light up just like normal.

 

[98SlowStang]

yea thank can be a hazard if u go too dark but i never planned on going that dark and of course i would polish them the correct way with sanding and everything

 

[ttocs]

all you have to do is use the right stuff and cover it with a good clearcoat. I went to a large auto paint supply store and told them what I was doing and asked for the VHT. They said that it was junk and to use a black candy paint they recomended that was good on plastic. I did 3 light coats to get the color I wanted and then the clearcoat that they also recomended. I think it was less then $20 for both and over 2 yrs later they still look like new.

 

[Shifty Powers]

leave the reverse light part untinted...

tinting might look good on ur car. But i dont like it depending on the car and color of it

 

[jmstang66]

i just had mine tinted by the window tint shop in town (i would never vht mine), and they did the whole thing, and i think it looks killer, but still visible under various lighting conditions

 

[94Pro-5.0]

i tinted the whole lense. i used 50% clear and 50% black paint with only 4 light coats. they are more like a black cherry in the light