Head & Taillight overlays in MD

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Old May 2, 2008 | 09:07 AM
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Head & Taillight overlays in MD

Anyone been hassled for this in MD? Anyone have an opinion on safety concerning charcoal colored overlays for either headlights or tails?

I am getting my tints done at Driven Dynamics tomorrow and wondering if I should do the overlays too... I love the look especially in a black on black car.
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Old May 2, 2008 | 09:12 AM
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i peronally think they look horrific.... the corners always peel with the overlays and they dont stick 100%...the spray tint is the way to go if ur gonna do it right. but whats the point of having HIDs in the car if ur gonna spray or overlay?
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Old May 2, 2008 | 10:08 AM
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You could do a semi overlay on the headlights like a few here have and have no HID light loss.

I did it on mine and thay have been through 2 winters and we get 100F heat up here and no peeling ..

I used the RockBlocker film.
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Old May 2, 2008 | 10:13 AM
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They look like crap and limit the light output...
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Old May 2, 2008 | 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Jesstzn
You could do a semi overlay on the headlights like a few here have and have no HID light loss.

I did it on mine and thay have been through 2 winters and we get 100F heat up here and no peeling ..

I used the RockBlocker film.
Do you have any pics?
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Old May 3, 2008 | 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by yisrael42
Do you have any pics?
Here ya go .. more if needed

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Old May 3, 2008 | 12:03 PM
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ooo jess thats done nicely... i can see that on more tl's
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Old May 3, 2008 | 02:17 PM
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Hey jess, I was considering those for my Type S. Any negatives about them??? Do they really block output from the headlights? Now that they are on your car, how do you like them?
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Old May 3, 2008 | 08:13 PM
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is it spray or overlay?
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Old May 4, 2008 | 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Tripnbeats
is it spray or overlay?
Overlay .. I bought the bulk film from Rockblocker and mad a pattern out of brown wrapping paper and cut them out.
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Old May 4, 2008 | 08:33 AM
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Hey jess, I was considering those for my Type S. Any negatives about them??? Do they really block output from the headlights? Now that they are on your car, how do you like them?
No blocking .. they don'y cover the HID part.


When I made the pattern I got the curve I wanted then at nite I laid the pattern over the headlight and kept sliding it untill in interupted the light pattern at the side, then stopped and went back just a bit.


No negatives .. as dark as they are the signal lights are still very visable and meet the DOT requirements up here.
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Old May 6, 2008 | 04:09 PM
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Jess, can you post more pics of your TL from different angles?
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Old May 6, 2008 | 09:47 PM
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yes please
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Old May 7, 2008 | 01:46 AM
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That looks great.
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Old May 11, 2008 | 12:35 PM
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i have done this mod recently and am very pleased with the look! i'll have to take pics and post.
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