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Old 07-19-2009, 03:23 PM
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Smoke Tail Lights all or half
I cannot decide if I want to tint the whole Tail light or just the red part and leave the white clear part untouched. Sorry Ksuch and bobo hope you don't mind me using your pictures



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Old 07-19-2009, 04:24 PM
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just the red, i had mine full and didnt like it. sliced off the top and it's alllll grraaaavvvyyyy. also depends if you have the old tails or the new tails i guess. that amber is gross
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Old 07-19-2009, 04:54 PM
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The half looks wayy better.. and nice car. like all the mods
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Old 07-19-2009, 05:04 PM
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just the red, i had mine full and didnt like it. sliced off the top and it's alllll grraaaavvvyyyy. also depends if you have the old tails or the new tails i guess. that amber is gross
I have both but I have the white and red ones on you've seen my car before Ken
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Old 07-19-2009, 06:59 PM
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anyone ever do the white part and just leave the red?
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Old 07-19-2009, 07:11 PM
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i got the whole thing tinted ill try posting a pic and show you guys later on
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Old 07-19-2009, 07:34 PM
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anyone ever do the white part and just leave the red?
That's what I would do

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Old 07-19-2009, 07:39 PM
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Old 07-19-2009, 08:50 PM
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definitely half...
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Old 07-19-2009, 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackuraTL
I cannot decide if I want to tint the whole Tail light or just the red part and leave the white clear part untouched. Sorry Ksuch and bobo hope you don't mind me using your pictures

what kind of rims are those?
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Old 07-19-2009, 09:02 PM
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definitely none.

lol.. thats just my opinion
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Old 07-19-2009, 09:43 PM
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definitely none.

lol.. thats just my opinion
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Old 07-19-2009, 09:46 PM
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lol.. fine



haha.
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Old 07-19-2009, 10:46 PM
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tint the white!
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Old 07-20-2009, 12:26 AM
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this is how mine looks fully tinted
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Old 07-20-2009, 06:06 AM
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Originally Posted by kdawg8526


this is how mine looks fully tinted
hmmm thats pretty sick too
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Originally Posted by jjashaa
definitely none.

lol.. thats just my opinion
I think I have to agree.

Mine are fully tinted too, but I think I'm gonna take it off.
That's the good thing about VHT though, you can just scrub it off.
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Old 07-20-2009, 09:15 AM
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what kind of rims are those?
Foose Speedsters, I believe
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Fully tinted for 99-01 tails, half for the 02-03. Looks sick with the white part untinted. Thats how mine is anyways..

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Old 07-22-2009, 01:45 AM
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leave the clear alone...all black is too much..i think the clear being left alone is the way to go...thats what i did..and i had acura paint mine with black clearcoat so it looks very clean
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Old 07-23-2009, 10:21 PM
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Good news bad news. Good news I got the tint on perfectly. Bad news I got it on and realized I had no idea how to get the white half off and I didn't trust myself making a straight line cutting
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Old 07-23-2009, 10:59 PM
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^ that does become a problem.

Just go slow, and don't press down too hard the first time. After an "impression" has been made, go over again to cut it through.
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Old 07-23-2009, 11:04 PM
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I think the whole light looks good tinted as long as:

1) The car is a dark color

2) You don't go too dark. As long as the top part isn't extremely dark, your good.
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Old 07-24-2009, 06:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Allen-
I think the whole light looks good tinted as long as:

1) The car is a dark color

2) You don't go too dark. As long as the top part isn't extremely dark, your good.
I pass then lol I'll post pics this weekend
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Old 07-24-2009, 06:37 AM
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I would leave it as is. I lightly smoked the white area to look like (sort of) the e90 blackline tails

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anyone ever do the white part and just leave the red?
Of course bro.....EASTSIDE ALLDAY, sorry no puddle light shots.....lol......


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Old 07-24-2009, 09:18 AM
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I wouldn't do it at all. Especially if you have the taillights without the amber. I think it looks to ricey, but whatever your tastes are.
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Old 07-25-2009, 08:27 AM
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^ RICE NUTS to each is his own.......
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Old 07-25-2009, 09:48 AM
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Damn shots fired...

I like the turn signal tinted if the car isn't black but if you have black then go half.
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Originally Posted by twistedwedge
Fully tinted for 99-01 tails, half for the 02-03. Looks sick with the white part untinted. Thats how mine is anyways..


Twisted - You debadged just the 3.2 right? Did u just take the whole thing off, cut it, then rebadge it back on? I hate the 3.2 thing..really ugly.
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i did the same thing all i didd was get the 3.2 loose with some dental floss then bend it back and forth and it snappped right off leaving only the tl type s
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just the red

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I agree with only the red part tinted

Bee tee dub: Volly I freakin' love you car. One of the nicest 2Gs in GTA/Acurazine
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Old 07-25-2009, 05:13 PM
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i like the red and white only
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i like the red and white only
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I agree with only the red part tinted

Bee tee dub: Volly I freakin' love you car. One of the nicest 2Gs in GTA/Acurazine
thx
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Old 07-26-2009, 12:44 PM
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^^Still hate you for your custom headlights tho..send em to me when you're done with the TL..kthxbye
Oh and thanks kdawg for the tip..I might end up doin that soon.
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half is the nicer option
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Originally Posted by '02_TL-S

Twisted - You debadged just the 3.2 right? Did u just take the whole thing off, cut it, then rebadge it back on? I hate the 3.2 thing..really ugly.
All I did was remove the 3.2 badge. got it loose with dental floss, cut it almost all the way down but left just a little..bent and snapped it off.
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