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Old 08-24-2007, 10:52 AM
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Smoked Tailights; need advice

Hey guys, I just joined a few days ago and its great to see all the people helping noobs like me about cars.
I went to a detailing shop and asked them about smoked tailights. The guy does not use film covers but actualy tailights that are smoked and he gave me the price of $350 for the part and to install.
I want to know if thats a good price or not?

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Old 08-24-2007, 10:53 AM
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Putting in discussion b/c this isn't really a performance part introduction or even discussion.
Old 08-24-2007, 11:03 AM
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That's kind of expensive for smoked taillights. But from what I understand, he will be getting new taillights and then spraying them, so I can see where he's getting that price. If I were you, I would advise you to just get the smoked taillight film from RockBlocker, who is a vendor on this site. It will be MUCH cheaper than that...and they look great. Just send a Private Message (PM) to RockBlocker and he will hook you up. Hope that helps.
Old 08-24-2007, 11:04 AM
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i would not pay that much for smoked taillights. buy the film on ebay or through rockblocker
Old 08-24-2007, 12:43 PM
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I have the 20% smoked tail lights from Rockblocker. The brand he sales is LamineX. He's the link:

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...ed+tail+lights

That's my car in the pics btw. My question to you is, are smoked tail lights legal in your state? And if not the smoked tint can be easily removed. These are very easy to apply.

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Old 08-29-2007, 03:46 PM
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Here Bro www.stickercity.com check it out its like $50.00 ...tint them yourself its mad easy and looks just as good as anything else...I do mine on all my cars..let me no if you want ill send you a pic of mine
Old 08-29-2007, 09:21 PM
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hey, is this kit for the 07 acura?
Old 08-30-2007, 10:21 AM
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Does anyone know if these Rockblocker kits are legal in CT? Or where I could find that info out? I googled around and found the window tinting laws, and the laws about headlight brightness, but couldn't find anything on tinted or colored heads & tails. Thanks for the help.
Old 09-08-2007, 02:49 AM
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thanks alot i got the stickercity one and its perfect
Old 09-08-2007, 03:12 AM
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Originally Posted by CGTSX07
i would not pay that much for smoked taillights. buy the film on ebay or through rockblocker
But not a big fan of smoked taillights.
Old 09-08-2007, 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by S14 n Tsx
But not a big fan of smoked taillights.
Me too...they look good on darker cars when parked, but then it looks crummy when the brake lights light up. Yesterday I was following a car with smoked taillights...I kinda had to pay attention to know when he was braking.

Besides, I like taillights that blare out a very deep red light. It's sure to get the attention of the person behind me
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Dont smoke them !, kills your resale value , and IMO doesnt look all that good and for $350 they better come with a lil filipino house slave LOL

The smoked spray on tint wich im almost certain is what he will use costs $15 and if its not applied correctly makes it look like you dunked them in a septic tank.
Old 09-09-2007, 11:55 AM
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No prob man stickercity tint is like 50.00 and its rather easy to put on since its already cut out for your car
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Originally Posted by achan
hey, is this kit for the 07 acura?
Yes, the kids Rockblocker sales will fit.
Old 09-09-2007, 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by HI OFECR
Dont smoke them !, kills your resale value , and IMO doesnt look all that good and for $350 they better come with a lil filipino house slave LOL

The smoked spray on tint wich im almost certain is what he will use costs $15 and if its not applied correctly makes it look like you dunked them in a septic tank.
Well, it won't hurt the resale value because you can always take them off... think of it as window tint.
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he done mine when i had the tsx.. very nice stuff.. its actually paints and clear coates them.. has diffirent levels of darkness they can make them..
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Originally Posted by S14 n Tsx
Well, it won't hurt the resale value because you can always take them off... think of it as window tint.

They make spray on too , the paint is what im talking about .
Old 09-09-2007, 10:29 PM
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350 hell no... Make your own is option 1 (what I did). OR Rockblocker.
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