Tinting Taillights

[david.orr]

Does anyone have any experience or contact to share re: tinting taillights to change from orangy to smoked look? Whole unit each side. Not for e82, I have blacklines installed. Thanks

[ansch]

Seen people do it with the smoke coloured plastidip

[flinchy]

a fun exercise in getting a $110 fine and 1 point

looks awesome, but not worth it when blacklines are an option imo

ED: you already have blacklines and they're not dark enough?

not much you can do that's legal (well.. that you can PROVE is illegal)

[Chandon]

Originally Posted by flinchy

a fun exercise in getting a $110 fine and 1 point

looks awesome, but not worth it when blacklines are an option imo

ED: you already have blacklines and they're not dark enough?

not much you can do that's legal (well.. that you can PROVE is illegal)

"not for e82"

[flinchy]

Originally Posted by viciousgook

"not for e82"

what's not for E82?

[Knightelf]

Originally Posted by flinchy

what's not for E82?

Originally Posted by jaffa12

Not for e82, I have blacklines installed. Thanks

^this

[flinchy]

Originally Posted by Knightelf

^this

.. Talking not for a bmw? Ah my bad

There's usually some lights on ebay with black backings

As i said, regardless f car - any surface tinting will get you a defect from an officer who just had a bad day

[Chandon]

Originally Posted by flinchy

.. Talking not for a bmw? Ah my bad

There's usually some lights on ebay with black backings

As i said, regardless f car - any surface tinting will get you a defect from an officer who just had a bad day

What he said ^
Highway patrol even tried to defect me for blacklines, I just laughed.
I wouldn't recommend tinting tail lights in Australia AT ALL, pretty much just asking for a bill.

[TWD]

VHT Nightshade. Just pick up a can from supercheap or repco.

Used it before on my track pig. Looked alright and did its job.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VHT-Nite-Sha...-/200777114624

[flinchy]

Originally Posted by TWD

VHT Nightshade. Just pick up a can from supercheap or repco.

Used it before on my track pig. Looked alright and did its job.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VHT-Nite-Sha...-/200777114624

+1 if you're set on it...

That's what i used with a can of clear on top (really matte finish), then a wet sand and buff with scratch-x

Came up looking pretty good, as shiny as the rest of the paint at least

[drjekl]

Originally Posted by flinchy

+1 if you're set on it...

That's what i used with a can of clear on top (really matte finish), then a wet sand and buff with scratch-x

Came up looking pretty good, as shiny as the rest of the paint at least

The old trick with nightshades to get a gloss look is to spray the insides of the lens.

[fastdrivingjr]

this is what i plan to do.. someone else on the forum did.. i think its all but the triple strip tinted..

personally i think this looks perfect..

OH JUST READ YOU HAVE BLACKLINES NEVERMIND..
but still a nice photo

[flinchy]

Originally Posted by drjekl

The old trick with nightshades to get a gloss look is to spray the insides of the lens.

yeah, i guess if you were willing to put in that much effort, yeah, shiny.

then a huge PITA if an officer refuses protestations of 'but officer, it's meant to be like that, look it's not on the outside!' haha

[Knightelf]

Originally Posted by fastdrivingjr

this is what i plan to do.. someone else on the forum did.. i think its all but the triple strip tinted..

personally i think this looks perfect..

OH JUST READ YOU HAVE BLACKLINES NEVERMIND..
but still a nice photo

Minus the ///M badge lol

[Stuart@BMRAutowerkes]

I've used Nightshades before.. can look OK, can sometimes (more often than not) look crap

Crappy result on my E92 tinting the red section and leaving the white:


Better result on my Eclass tinting the white and leaving the red: