Smoked Rear Lights Question

  1. Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2010 Stourbridge Posts: 215 Saxo 1.1 Mk1
    #1
    If I were to apply 1 coat/ a thin layer of tinting spray to my rear lights, would it pass an mot/ look any good?
  2. Established Member Joined: Aug 2010 Barnstaple/Devon Posts: 1503 Alfa Romeo 147 2.0 TS Lusso
    #2
    Aslong as the brake lights still shine red and the the indicators still shine orange and the reverse lights shine White, it'll pass mot.
  3. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2010 Kent Posts: 4908 Posi VTR, Eunos Roadster
    #3
    Mine are lightly smoked, and i have my mot at the end of this month, so i'll let you know lol
  4. Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2010 Radstock/bath Posts: 396 Mango furio. now a black vts
    #4
    Mine are daaaark and still passed. I'm sure you can buy brighter bulbs anyway so no need to worry, but my saxo and my old corsa had black tail lights and still passed
  5. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2007 Posts: 4857
    #5
    Anything that obscure, changes the colour or reduces the light output of your indicators, position lights, brake lights, rear fog light, reverse lamp or reflectors and it is a fail on a properly done MOT. So yes it will fail a properly done MOT.

    Though it is often hard for a MOT tester to tell if the light is altered or not. In so many testers will pass a vehicle as long as it looks like it could be standard. Even if this happens the police could still pull you and find fault with them. But then again the Police often also work on that if it does look like it could be standard many are not so worried.

    The other thing is that if you do decide to tint them you absolutely must inform your insurance company that have done so.
  6. Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2009 Glasgow Posts: 209 saxo vtr
    #6
    why not just go out and spend the 45 quid on a set of smoked jewels and not need to worry about the MOT and the back end will look so much beter
  7. Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 143 westcoast.jpg
    #7
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    Originally Posted by huskeydog View Post
    why not just go out and spend the 45 quid on a set of smoked jewels and not need to worry about the MOT and the back end will look so much beter
    you know this. I found some smoked jewels for £105 or there abouts on amazon and i was tempted..at £105!
    so when I found some for £45. BARGAIN.
    They do look good, i'm gunna order some soon.