Tinted tail lights

Luvmybmw · 06-29-2009, 07:40 PM

Tinted tail lights on AW...anyone have pics? Thinking of trying it...

hardNock · 06-30-2009, 04:41 AM

Here you go...

I have tint on my Space Grey and Love it... just make sure you have them cut out the tint around the clear, otherwise it looks brownish...

e82vette · 06-30-2009, 05:03 AM

would do smoked on the clear parts only.... not the whole assembly...

Luvmybmw · 06-30-2009, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by hardNock

Here you go...

I have tint on my Space Grey and Love it... just make sure you have them cut out the tint around the clear, otherwise it looks brownish...

Thanks!!!

I like the look

aacabriolet · 06-30-2009, 02:16 PM

looks sick thanks for pics!

how you guys planning on tinting? niteshades spray / laminx ?

where i stay (south africa) they only have the smoked laminx as seen here

http://www.lamin-x.com/

any good?

No234 · 06-30-2009, 02:31 PM

I hear lamin-x is hard to put on because you have to do it alone and they don't match the taillights correctly but im not 100% sure that's correct. Another bad part about lamin-x is it covers the whole taillights so you have to get rid of the film covering the white alone witch could be challenging I think, that's why i opted out of lamin-x but if you guys think differently let me know please.

aacabriolet · 06-30-2009, 02:33 PM

you buy it in sheets and cut it down to size if i can recall correctly?

in south africa thats what everyone is doing as they dont sell the pre-cut ones here (unless you ship them in yourself)

in which case it would be a simple measure and snip of the bottom section that would usually cover the white part of the light?

No234 · 06-30-2009, 02:39 PM

Well you would need to measure correctly because there is still red under the white so you would have to cut out a perfect box shaped design to fit over the white but still over the red under it witch can get complicated.

aacabriolet · 06-30-2009, 02:43 PM

Wont be too hard i reckon..

I'm gonna do it.. or rather get my local tint company to apply it for me

heat gun, apply, trim (including white sections)

No234 · 06-30-2009, 02:44 PM

Yeah, im going to ask my local guy to see if he can do it for me if not then im still in a pickle.

pepper135I · 03-25-2014, 03:31 AM

Those pictures are taken in front of my house hahah? Who's cars?

MDecals · 03-25-2014, 12:15 PM

Those pics look awesome. Looks much better when the clear is left clear

srt4mitch · 04-05-2014, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by hardNock

Here you go...

I have tint on my Space Grey and Love it... just make sure you have them cut out the tint around the clear, otherwise it looks brownish...

How dark on the tint did you go?

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No234 Private 0 Rep 87 Posts Drives: 128i Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	I hear lamin-x is hard to put on because you have to do it alone and they don't match the taillights correctly but im not 100% sure that's correct. Another bad part about lamin-x is it covers the whole taillights so you have to get rid of the film covering the white alone witch could be challenging I think, that's why i opted out of lamin-x but if you guys think differently let me know please.
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aacabriolet Major 118 Rep 1,002 Posts Drives: '14 435i Coupe Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: SA iTrader: (0)	you buy it in sheets and cut it down to size if i can recall correctly? in south africa thats what everyone is doing as they dont sell the pre-cut ones here (unless you ship them in yourself) in which case it would be a simple measure and snip of the bottom section that would usually cover the white part of the light?
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No234 Private 0 Rep 87 Posts Drives: 128i Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	Well you would need to measure correctly because there is still red under the white so you would have to cut out a perfect box shaped design to fit over the white but still over the red under it witch can get complicated.
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