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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 10:14 PM
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Black out or No?!?!

Hi guys...just need opinions from you guys...i got the film to black out the headlight @ ebay. still debating whether i should leave it on or no


with the film:


without:
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 10:15 PM
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without.

you drastically cut out visibility...
also, i like the look of the projectors.
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 10:17 PM
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without! ^what he said, plus they make your car look like a cheap civic or something. But hey if that's your kinda thing...go for it.
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by justnspace
without.

You drastically cut out visibility...
Also, i like the look of the projectors.
+1
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 10:22 PM
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your gonna get a ticket!
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 10:22 PM
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Tinted tail lights and head lights were pretty cool when they first came out (IMO), but I think that fad has past. It's played out already. It looks much cleaner without it. And what justnspace said is VERY true about the visibility.
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by renedcruz


Tinted tail lights and head lights were pretty cool when they first came out (IMO), but I think that fad has past. It's played out already. It looks much cleaner without it. And what justnspace said is VERY true about the visibility.
+1.


its not 1999 any more.
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 10:27 PM
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LOL~~ ok...6 votes! gonna take it off tmr...thx folks! luckily those film costed just around $10 bucks. thanks for all the opinion. hahah..ya..it's 2011..not 1999 anymore~~
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 10:29 PM
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I know people who had tinted headlights. They took them off the next day after they realized how much light it blocks out.
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by 4DRNSX
I know people who had tinted headlights. They took them off the next day after they realized how much light it blocks out.
I was one of those people.

When I got my car two years ago, that was one of the first things I bought for it. And then when I saw how low my visibility was, I took it off the next morning. LOL
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 10:45 PM
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murdered out is so 10 years ago
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Old Feb 7, 2011 | 12:18 AM
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Originally Posted by 4DRNSX
I know people who had tinted headlights. They took them off the next day after they realized how much light it blocks out.

ya...it's true..so dark and hard to see at night
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Old Feb 7, 2011 | 06:44 AM
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On my old 04 TSX I had a light blue headlight cover by LamineX. The car was silver and I thought it looked pretty good. You can still see the projectors, plus it didn't darken the light output. Not sure if this link is still working:

http://www.lovemytsx.bravehost.com/Lights_tint.html

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Old Feb 7, 2011 | 06:48 AM
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i would say keep it if your fogs were tinted but since there not im stickin with everyone else.
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Old Feb 7, 2011 | 07:40 AM
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I would say without for sure, those are way to dark. Why not find the smoke ones those will be better and it wont make your car look cheap.
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Old Feb 7, 2011 | 09:02 AM
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I would loose 'em .. maybe black out the headlights (diffusers) to get a better looking black look to them.
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Old Feb 7, 2011 | 09:10 AM
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Take em Off!!
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Old Feb 7, 2011 | 09:12 AM
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Old Feb 7, 2011 | 10:54 AM
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DEFINITELY not into it. we have gorgeous headlights!
Open em up and customize them, if anything!
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Old Feb 7, 2011 | 11:17 AM
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hell 2 the no
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Old Feb 7, 2011 | 01:58 PM
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Agreed...looks like a ricer.
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Old Feb 8, 2011 | 12:34 AM
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Come back from the darkside....have that Vader kid from the super bowl commercial zap it off for you.
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Old Feb 8, 2011 | 01:03 AM
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Not feeling the film, i vote take em' off.
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Old Feb 8, 2011 | 01:04 AM
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Old Feb 8, 2011 | 12:07 PM
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no, my bf did the same thing to his. he says that he can never see anything.
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Old Feb 8, 2011 | 07:46 PM
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Dude, what do YOU like better?
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Old Feb 8, 2011 | 09:13 PM
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without, its dangerous in night/rainy/snow weather for visability.
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Old Feb 8, 2011 | 09:32 PM
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i wouldnt put them on my car
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Old Feb 9, 2011 | 03:50 AM
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Those are super dark! Like someone said above, why dont you look at the smoked ones? Ive seen them on the smoked side in person, and i dont think they look too bad! But youre definitely cutting it with how dark yours are.
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Old Feb 9, 2011 | 05:14 AM
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Have you though about tinting the turn signals on your side mirrors?




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