tinting tail lights

1. hmuminovic Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2004 b\'ham United Kingdom (England) Posts: 434

   #1 28th August 2005, 18:50

   wot do you lot think of me tinting my tail lights. i would buy the black lights but they are expensive and i have 3 spare rolls of tintin film.
2. wideboy Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2004 Dumfries, Scotland Posts: 4256 An S, an R, and an E46 Schnitzer

   #2 28th August 2005, 18:57

   sell the tint rolls and buy some smoked jobbies - cituning do them for £60 just now
   
   its illegal and mot fail if you do anything like that to rear clusters
   
   looks good, but i wouldnt risk it
3. Sean Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2005 St Andrews United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 7384 Green mk1 vtr/s and Focus zetec

   #3 28th August 2005, 20:45

   yep, agree with Joe. diy tinting will most probably end up looking wank, so why bother when you can have the smoked jewel lights from cituning for only £60 like Joe suggested.
4. oz_bornep Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2004 With K in my new house!!!! Posts: 7292 Skoda Octavia Estate - Silver Skoda Fabia VRS - L

   #4 28th August 2005, 21:32

   personally i like tinted lights.
   
   doing themyourself gives you a good feeling, but you will find that on all smoked lenses the reflector is showing, i.e. untinted, this means they're LEGAL
   
   you tinting them will mean you cover over/diminish the reflective capability of the lights = ILLEGAL
   
   
5. hmuminovic Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2004 b\'ham United Kingdom (England) Posts: 434

   #5 29th August 2005, 19:21

   cheers 4 dat. i'll not go out saturday night n den nxt monday go buy da new lights
6. GaleVTR Regular Poster Joined: May 2005 St Ives, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom (England) Posts: 402 Mk1 Citroen Saxo Vtr

   #6 29th August 2005, 20:21

   I was thinking about getting mine colour coded to the same colour as my car, will the police mind that or they going to rape me every chance they get?
   
7. Sean Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2005 St Andrews United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 7384 Green mk1 vtr/s and Focus zetec

   #7 29th August 2005, 20:34

   you'll most likely get pulled.
8. Graemep Saxperience Addict Joined: Sep 2004 Warrington, Cheshire Posts: 11649 FN2 Civic Type-R

   #8 29th August 2005, 20:37

   these are my lights and touch wood iv been ok so far
   
   
9. hmuminovic Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2004 b\'ham United Kingdom (England) Posts: 434

   #9 30th August 2005, 03:37

   how did u get urs that dark? are they actually made like that or did u do them urself?
10. wideboy Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2004 Dumfries, Scotland Posts: 4256 An S, an R, and an E46 Schnitzer

    #10 30th August 2005, 03:51

    thats just black tinting spray on original lights mate
    
    i think graeme bought them from Ebay
11. Graemep Saxperience Addict Joined: Sep 2004 Warrington, Cheshire Posts: 11649 FN2 Civic Type-R

    #11 30th August 2005, 04:35

    yeah thats correct joe they were just done with black tinting spray
    
    and yes i did get them of ebay bargin for £40