finalcross

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Wassup guys. How should I tint my tail lights? The whole thing or just the red part? I like it half tinted but it'll be annoying cause I have to measure it perfectly. Here are some photoshop pictures of how it would look.

My car stock before anything.


Picture of my car with m3 lip + debadged the 3.2 TL


Photoshoped picture of full tinted tails


Photoshoped picture of half tinted tails


I think half tinted looks better. Kinda like the half tinted BMW 5-series look. But gimme your opinions guys. And how should I do it? Paint or tint? I was going to buy some pre-cut tint on eBay but that's for the whole tail. If I only want to tint the red part how should I do it? Or should I just give it to a professional and forget about it.

And I'm a noob at photoshop so please no photoshop lessons.

TLin401

Just tint the white and leave the red alone. It looks sex on AM.

princelybug

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Stock.

finalcross

iTrader: (3)

Really? Just tint the white part? I just photoshoped it and I think it looks kinda weird. I'm most likely going to tint just the red part unless nobody likes it then I'll have to compromise.

thelastaspec

I kinda really like tinting the red...
With some tint on the windows... I think it needs the window tint to complete the look.

I personally love stock <3, but in your case I'm liking the half red.

I guess with tint if it doesn't look right there is always GooGone.

If you drop it and some exhaust/tips... bam!

finalcross

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Yeah. I was going to get tints. But NYC only allows 70% tint which is like not having tints at all. I wanted to do 35 all around. Was going to do 50 front just in case but thats still illegal and I don't like different tint shades. Didn't want to risk getting 4 tint tickets worth like $150 for each window.

I really wanna get a OEM kit and drop it but I'm a student with no job. Can't ask for too much.

Gfaze

thelastaspec

Where I live you can do anything just nothing to the front 3 windows.
They will sometimes let you go with a luxury car...
I've heard of cops making you pull off the tint in front of them!

assclown

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proctologist stepping in..... err wait.

Mr. Maker

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Mr. Maker

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TLsMD

stock

Rockstar21

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heres a non-photoshop.

it doesnt look wierd.. alot of people actually like it..

just not common.

thelastaspec

Um, actually stock looks good...

Do you race on a track? I know there is some circuit that requires that bumper light - or is it just from taking off the trunk spoiler or something else.

Rockstar21

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^^ wtf are you talking about?

thelastaspec

There is a reflector / light in the bumper. If you race, sometimes you need to have one in the bumper. He might have just put it there to fix a hole or whatever...

assclown

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that's JDM

thelastaspec

I'm talking about this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiWGK...eature=related

assclown

iTrader: (1)

i understand, but it's called a rear fog and it's JDM

djescobar973

Im in NJ and I have all my windows tinted. I'd rather pay the ticket than to have a half ass job. Cop cars have tints... lol.. Why are they any different. Full tints FTW!

thelastaspec

Yaa, Im just getting head of myself - i see what your sayin. I got excited thinking he raced in a circuit! - probably all the dental work (got put out) i just had done!

Gfaze

Really?!? You're 33!!

mlrskn06

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^^^ lolll

TLin401

JDM's car is killer.

03tLsNBP

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stock

i hate driving behind people with blacked out tails during the daytime. you can barely see their lights.

finalcross

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I guess the just the white part tinted does look pretty nice. Its like color matched to AM. But he also has a kit on this car and everything so it's hard to tell how it would look if the car was stock.

I like stock tails but I really wanna tint the red part. Black Grey and White my favorite colors and blue.

assclown

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i was wondering when you'd show up in this thread

finalcross

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I know this is off-topic but I didn't wanna start a new thread and this is mines so... How hard is it to change my speedometer to a Type-S. I see one on craigslist for $100. I heard it was hard but don't know for sure.

djescobar973

your point was... age limit on tint? lol

Gfaze

No, but there is an age limit on bad grammar. It's tint, not tints. Do you say feets?

Gfaze

I can't help it, that shit bugs the hell out of me.

Rockstar21

iTrader: (1)

^^^ you aint the only one brotha... its like nails on the chalkboard.

djescobar973

Someone always has to play grammar police on some forum... Have a Coke and smile... It's not that serious... BTW... It's "Hit Girl Kicks Ass" not "Hit Girl Kick's Ass" Since we're being proper.

pitmen

i have a 00 TL which i blacked the tail lights out on. i did a couple coats, let dry, wet sanded until i achieved perfect look (that i like) cleaned surface, and slapped on some clear. i'll post pictures after

Rockstar21

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nobody is singling you out lady...

the word "tints" comes up in every corner of Acurazine at least once a week... nobody is playing grammar police. or being a dick. its just for shits and giggles..

if you kept seeing somebody use the word teeths over and over im sure it would irk you.

as much as its mentioned on here its crazy how some people haven't caught on to it though.

relax.

djescobar973

Tints or tint. I sleep the same. Moving along...

Drewflemmer

Yep, in Alberta we can tint the shit out of the rear windows but its illegal to have any tint on the windshield or drivers/passengers window. Lots of people do it, but if your young or your car is flashy get ready to shell out some $$ for tickets

Drewflemmer

And for the record, In Canada I know people who have been made rip the tint out on the spot. He was giving the officer some serious lip, but it has happened.

thelastaspec

Ya, the previous owner of my car even had to get it inspected because they didn't like the stock tints as well (I read the police document) (made him go get a red inspection sticker from ICBC) - that's a 150$ process - but now I have a sticker so no more complaining from the cops.
He had bought darn expensive stuff too -



^^Learn something every day hey? Plural of tint is tints!

pitmen

cops aren't allowed to do that. they're to give you a ticket stating when you're supposed to have the tint off by. if a cop honestly told me to rip my tint off, i'd tell him we'd be here for a long time.