Smoked Tail Lights

dedovds · 12-13-2011, 06:18 AM

Smoked Tail Lights

does anyone knows where 1Lazebmw bought his Smoked Tail lights ?

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3334104

wich different kind of possibilities do we have to smoke the Tail lights ?
online shops who offers DIY overlays ... good ones off course as also for the
3th breaklight

Salazar · 12-13-2011, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by dedovds

Smoked Tail Lights

does anyone knows where 1Lazebmw bought his Smoked Tail lights ?

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3334104

wich different kind of possibilities do we have to smoke the Tail lights ?
online shops who offers DIY overlays ... good ones off course as also for the
3th breaklight

Probably just got them tinted. No one that I know of sells our tail lights already smoked.

07'335iAlpine · 12-13-2011, 10:53 AM

Any competent body shop can do this. i just got mine done and I'm very happy with them. hope this helps.

Thanks,
Jacob

135iiiiii · 12-13-2011, 04:35 PM

Just order the precut film from Lamin-X and do it yourself, it's really easy and the Lamin-X film is thick mil outdoor stuff. Great product and it'll save you a ton from having a shop do it.

tracer bullet · 12-14-2011, 10:41 PM

The film's a DIY depending on how anal retentive you are. I have done it, and done it successfully, but there's a learning curve. Your average idiot (and by that I mean me included) can't just take 2 pieces of film and slap them on and get it right the first try. By the time you figure out how to deal with compound curves, run the heat gun without overdoing it, etc. you'll go through a fair amount of film.

I brought my lights in to a local body shop, and for about $150 they had the lights tinted and turned around back to me in 24 hours. No idea if other shops are cheaper, they may be. But to "do it right" it's worth it.

I can spot film a mile away, the spray tint (clear w/ a little black mixed in) just looks better. And for a reasonably nice and newish BMW IMO - screw the film. I bought my car used w/ (pro installed) film already on the lights. Looks much better now.

Gimlet · 12-15-2011, 08:58 AM

Had mine painted for $125 by a local reputable shop - that include the 3rd brake light and side markers too. 3-day turn around cuz they were very protective of the dry time and buffing/polishing. Looks much nicer than films -

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07'335iAlpine Private First Class 10 Rep 134 Posts Drives: '10 135i M-Sport Join Date: May 2010 Location: Corpus Christi, Texas iTrader: (0)	Any competent body shop can do this. i just got mine done and I'm very happy with them. hope this helps. Thanks, Jacob
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135iiiiii Second Lieutenant 17 Rep 235 Posts Drives: 08 AW 135i ///M Sport Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: New Orleans, LA iTrader: (0)	Just order the precut film from Lamin-X and do it yourself, it's really easy and the Lamin-X film is thick mil outdoor stuff. Great product and it'll save you a ton from having a shop do it. __________________ JB4:Injen:NPG DP/Exhaust:BSH OCC:BTIC:Alpine:Icarbon: Turbosmart:ER:KW V1:VMR 710:Nitto.......and METH
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tracer bullet Brigadier General 2410 Rep 3,544 Posts Drives: '11 135i , '15 X3 35i Join Date: May 2011 Location: Saint Paul, MN iTrader: (1)	The film's a DIY depending on how anal retentive you are. I have done it, and done it successfully, but there's a learning curve. Your average idiot (and by that I mean me included) can't just take 2 pieces of film and slap them on and get it right the first try. By the time you figure out how to deal with compound curves, run the heat gun without overdoing it, etc. you'll go through a fair amount of film. I brought my lights in to a local body shop, and for about $150 they had the lights tinted and turned around back to me in 24 hours. No idea if other shops are cheaper, they may be. But to "do it right" it's worth it. I can spot film a mile away, the spray tint (clear w/ a little black mixed in) just looks better. And for a reasonably nice and newish BMW IMO - screw the film. I bought my car used w/ (pro installed) film already on the lights. Looks much better now.
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Gimlet Second Lieutenant 11 Rep 257 Posts Drives: '08 BSM 135i Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: In my desk chair - iTrader: (0)	Had mine painted for $125 by a local reputable shop - that include the 3rd brake light and side markers too. 3-day turn around cuz they were very protective of the dry time and buffing/polishing. Looks much nicer than films - __________________
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