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Old 07-27-2004, 01:56 AM
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Should I Tint My Taillights????

I have a white 01 Cl-S and I just bought a set of 03 taillights and I was thinking about buying the kit to tint them but I dont know if it woulld look good or not. Does anyone have any pics???????
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Yeah, that looks tight I already made up my mind Im gonna tint them. Thanks for the pic
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Here's mine done.

http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/539753/2
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i probably would not but if you do you should tint the windows and get the 03 headlights
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Anyone have an 01 taillight tinted completely, I thought about doing it but I dunno if its gonna look clean.
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Dumb question (I've been thinking about this subtle mod for a while) -- does the tint go over the whole tail light assembly, or just the clear part on top?
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how do ju guys tint them? did you use spray?
Old 07-27-2004, 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by sixgearcl
how do ju guys tint them? did you use spray?
http://www.c-c-c.net acura cl>exterior>miscellaneous>tail light tint
Old 07-27-2004, 01:49 PM
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On a white car i think it looks hot.

I say go for it.
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Originally Posted by Slimey
Dumb question (I've been thinking about this subtle mod for a while) -- does the tint go over the whole tail light assembly, or just the clear part on top?
Check out my DIY, should answer the question. The hardest part is a steady hand when cutting straight.
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Originally Posted by NiteQwill
Check out my DIY, should answer the question. The hardest part is a steady hand when cutting straight.
Ah-ha.

Nice DIY -- I must have been out of town and missed when you posted. You always do a nice job with the DIY documentation. Thanks.
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I put them on my TL and the tint looked really green ... I bought the 20% tint from c-c-c.net

It kindof looked ghetto since it was greenish and not really darker. Dunno if its just the TL lights that make it look weird or not. I ended up redding out the top white blinker piece (left the reverse area white for legal reasons). So it looks more like the '01-02 CL lights instead
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I always wondered what it looked like if you smoked the 01 taillights....completely? Especially on a SSM. I'm seriously debating this.
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Has anyone tinted their headlights?????
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Originally Posted by Dem1K
I always wondered what it looked like if you smoked the 01 taillights....completely? Especially on a SSM. I'm seriously debating this.

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Any more pics????
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Originally Posted by LiQiCE
I put them on my TL and the tint looked really green ... I bought the 20% tint from c-c-c.net

It kindof looked ghetto since it was greenish and not really darker. Dunno if its just the TL lights that make it look weird or not. I ended up redding out the top white blinker piece (left the reverse area white for legal reasons). So it looks more like the '01-02 CL lights instead
Mine looked green for the first month or so. Now it looks more like smoke tint. No recent pictures but here's a link from when I did it.

http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/539753/2
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Just a question, would it be better to spray paint the inside of the housing black to give you the same look but more 3-D?

The only reason I ask is that I did this to my 97 Maxima and it looks cool. I am planning on doing this to my 01 CLS but I need to get my hands on a set of 03 tails. I will take some pictures of my Maxima Tails on Friday to give you guys some ideas on what it might look like.
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Here are the pics





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Old 07-31-2004, 01:53 PM
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Looks pretty good. I'd be interested in seeing what the CL or TL tail lights look like with it spraypainted like that ... Only bad thing is if they look like ass then you're stuck with them unless you buy new lights.
Old 07-31-2004, 09:11 PM
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not true, i tinted my 01 lights, didnt like it and i just scurbbed the shit out of them with turpintine and a rough sponge, its a good workout
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