View Poll Results: How should I tint my tails?
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Check out my butt. How to Tint??

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Old 07-17-2010, 11:08 AM
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^ yeah thats an awesome idea. be fresh to the cop.
Old 07-17-2010, 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by 03tLsNBP
^ yeah thats an awesome idea. be fresh to the cop.
"fresh" heh. are you seriously going to rush to take that tint off for the cop?

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Old 07-17-2010, 01:52 PM
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haha i thought you meant you werent gonna take it off at all. ur right, it would take a while.
Old 07-17-2010, 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Maker
Welcome to Canada...

I have to say though, it would be more like "pull off the tint or 150$ inspection"...

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Old 07-18-2010, 07:01 AM
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man leave the tail light alone, dont tint that mess ur asking to be pulled over,

and if u ever get rear ended and there smart enough they can use that against you " o i didnt see him stopped his taillights are tinted" Trust me i work in a law office people come in and try to sue for everything

dont touch the taillights buddy
Old 07-18-2010, 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by dukelx2005
man leave the tail light alone, dont tint that mess ur asking to be pulled over,

and if u ever get rear ended and there smart enough they can use that against you " o i didnt see him stopped his taillights are tinted" Trust me i work in a law office people come in and try to sue for everything

dont touch the taillights buddy
lmfao, thats the best thing i've heard all day. you must have semi-retarted people coming in saying "i never saw him stopped" and you guys must have semi-retarted people working there for agreeing with peoples statements saying they never saw people stopped. they shouldn't be driving if they can't pay attention, or notice if a vehicle is stationary or not. my rear lights were twice as dark, i actually got rear ended the day i tinted them. guy wasn't paying attention, and was riding me too close. he rear ended me so its his fault. i havent been pulled over once in the last 2 years, i was actually followed yesterday for 10 minutes by an RCMP riding my ass, i never got pulled over.
Old 07-18-2010, 10:11 AM
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man these new members are coming out of the woodworks lately..
Old 07-18-2010, 06:31 PM
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just a fyi tinting your head/tail lights = u can get your car towed as it is a violation of federal law to alter safety equipment. Most cops will just issue a fix it ticket/. Also if you are rear ended, they can hold you at fault........
Old 07-18-2010, 07:09 PM
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Well the cops around here better step up to the plate bc all of their unmarked vehicles (tahoes/suburbans, chargers) have black tails.. Not to mention the limo tint

They would have a hrad time makin that charge stick

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Old 07-18-2010, 07:15 PM
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I had my tail lights tinted for maybe acouple months and they were 15%, never had a problem.

If u get a ticket, just fight it.

I dont rock a front plate anymore... if i get a ticket i fight it and show them a picture on my phone and it gets dropped everytime.
Old 07-19-2010, 02:25 PM
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I was thinking about tinting my tail lights but I do not want to have to worry about getting a ticket for something so minor.
Old 07-19-2010, 02:40 PM
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I didn't know that tinted tails were that illegal. I see cars with tinted tails all the time. Like almost every G35/37 I see has tinted tails but they also have those nice bright LED tails so you can still see their lights clearly.

I was afraid to tint my windows because of tickets but now I'm either going to go all out or leave everything stock. Or do 35% all around and just tint the red part of my tails.
Old 07-19-2010, 04:46 PM
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^^ im pretty sure the law isnt as ironclad as some members are making it out to be.

the law states you cant tamper with safety equipment in any way...
and i was told by a retired cop that the law means you just cant tamper with the lights in a way that it actually affects visibility..

if you put limo tint on your lights and they arent visible in the day time, yes.. you will get a ticket..

if you tint your lights and they are still visible with running lights and break lights, nobody should ever give you any trouble.
Old 07-20-2010, 09:58 AM
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tint your lights slightly, just to give it the darker appearance, and are able to notice some reflectant that the inside gives. for window tint, stick with the legal %. i believe here its 25%? could be 35%, one or the other, i'd have to search the other forum im on to be 100% sure. i agree with rockstar on his last sentance.
Old 07-20-2010, 10:25 PM
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Can someone post a picture or video with their tinted tails and how bright the running/brake lights are with the tints? It would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Old 07-20-2010, 11:54 PM
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Dude dont tint the tails it looks sooo effin rice...please dont kill a clean acura tl with that ricer look!
Old 07-21-2010, 09:23 AM
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i'll push my brakes and take a pic for you in the next hour or so
Old 07-21-2010, 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by kriz2fer
Dude dont tint the tails it looks sooo effin rice...please dont kill a clean acura tl with that ricer look!
I have my tails tinted and have received multiple compliments, it looks good especially with a NBP car....plus it got rid of the ugly ass yellow turn signal indicator that comes on the 99's.
Old 07-21-2010, 09:48 AM
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sorry about the brutal pic, its 10am here and the sun isn't shining in the greatest spot. i'll snap a better one later in the evening.
Old 07-21-2010, 11:06 PM
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Sun+tints= can barely see the light. But I can still see your reflectors so I guess thats a good thing. Thanks for the pic though. Waiting to see night time pics whenever you are ready. Thanks man.
Old 07-21-2010, 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by 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...

i really like those tail lights... What should i do to make my 99 tl tails look like it?
Old 07-22-2010, 10:06 AM
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^^ light coat of VHT nightshade followed with light wetsand, and clear.
Old 07-22-2010, 10:08 AM
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sorry, i guess theres no edit button. this pic is from months ago and not the best angle, but you get the idea.

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Originally Posted by thewrangler99
i really like those tail lights... What should i do to make my 99 tl tails look like it?
buy the 02-03 tail lights and tint the top half..

tinting your 99 tails wont look the same..
Old 07-23-2010, 01:17 AM
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Definitely stock. Use your time and resources on better mods.
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