Third brake light with tinted window

1. wicked-vtr Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2009 Surrey Posts: 2608 200sx s14a mark 1 vts

   #1 12th June 2010, 22:29

   Dont know if this is the correct section, mods feel free to move it if not. I had a search but it didn't throw anything up. Basically I just fitted a new boot with a tinted window and now the third brake light comes up orange. Do I have to get special bulbs to counter this?
2. Phsyco_Paff Established Member Joined: Mar 2009 South East Posts: 2015 Phase 2 vts

   #2 12th June 2010, 23:04

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   Originally Posted by wicked-vtr Dont know if this is the correct section, mods feel free to move it if not. I had a search but it didn't throw anything up. Basically I just fitted a new boot with a tinted window and now the third brake light comes up orange. Do I have to get special bulbs to counter this?

   you can get get any colour bulb's tbh 501 is the bulb code look on ebay
3. wicked-vtr Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2009 Surrey Posts: 2608 200sx s14a mark 1 vts

   #3 12th June 2010, 23:15

   Is there a specific colour that comes up red through the tint?
4. Phsyco_Paff Established Member Joined: Mar 2009 South East Posts: 2015 Phase 2 vts

   #4 12th June 2010, 23:29

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by wicked-vtr Is there a specific colour that comes up red through the tint?

   Aint got a clue tbh trial and error the bulbs are really cheap about £2 a pack on ebay buy 5 diffrent colour pack's and see what you like best.
5. wicked-vtr Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2009 Surrey Posts: 2608 200sx s14a mark 1 vts

   #5 13th June 2010, 00:36

   Fair enough, cheers for the help
6. Tontsy Saxperience Addict Joined: Oct 2008 Plymouth, Fiddling - under a two poster ramp Posts: 14064 Audi

   #6 13th June 2010, 00:47

   and have a brake light, thats not the legal colour, say hi to the cops pulling you, failing your mot, and a fine on the road side!...awesome advise!
   
   just take the brake light out! you only need two
7. woodyemma Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2009 Salisbury Posts: 115 Subaru impreza sport, saxo furio

   #7 13th June 2010, 18:32

   You could always do what the person who fitted the tint should have done. When you fit tint youre supposed to cut around the brake light and peel that section off as long as you do it off a solid edge and have a steady hand I will look fine. I'm assuming it tint film not actual tinted glass
8. wicked-vtr Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2009 Surrey Posts: 2608 200sx s14a mark 1 vts

   #8 15th June 2010, 01:44

   looks like glass, no bubbles or anything, but id assume it would have been made so that the light is the correct colour.
   tonto that's the sort of advice im after! didn't fancy geting pulled, so i was going to just take it out anyway.