So I have a 2014 ilx and was wondering if anyone had smoke tinted their taillights. I think the red on ours is too bright and cheap looking and would really like to tint them to resemble the color of the ones on the current MDX.

 

Would not recommend depending on your state and legal/safety issues with vision. That being said, I believe Lamin-x has what you want

 

Any transparent vinyl from ebay will work. I bought a roll that did both lights for like $8.

I wouldn't recommend it though. I ended up taking mine off recently because I don't want to have to deal with being at fault if anyone ever hits me. It's easy to pin the blame on you for any accident if other drivers can't see your taillights as well.

 

not to mention; tinting your tails is a trend from 1999 along with wing spoilers and "spinner" rims

 

And you don't want to be living in the past do you???????????????

 

well, i dont wanna live in the present if the current trend is cambering your wheels till it falls off

 

I actually sanded and painted mine with a special "tinting" paint specifically for lights. Still within legal limit, when you hit the brakes you can see the light just fine.

 

If you live in Orgeon per your location, you tinted your tail lights, and they are no longer red in color as pictured, then you are NOT within the legal limit.

The legal limit isn't defined as "when you hit the brakes you can see the light just fine."

Oregon law states:



Oregon Revised Statute 816.360 states:


Why anyone would want to reduce the output and visibility of a light that lets those behind you know you're stopping or slowing down is just dumb.

 

plus, red tails are 10x more aggressive looking than the murdered out look.

 

This is why I don't come on here anymore. Bunch of people who think everyone wants their 2 cents no matter what the topic is. The question from the OP was simple, it was "So I have a 2014 ilx and was wondering if anyone had smoke tinted their taillights"

Well, looks like I'm the only one who has so I answered his question from my personal experience. Didn't ask about laws, didn't ask if anyone thought it looked good.

In terms of the legal limit - we tinted 20% over oem, it doesn't look like it from that picture but trust that's what it was. The light output was not reduced more than 20%, if you walk up to the car in daylight they still appear red, albeit dark red but still red. My brother is a State of Oregon police officer and I have spoken in detail on this subject with him.

 

^just because our opinions out weigh yours, doesnt mean yours was invalid.

its a public forum where any one's two cents are valid.

The OP will have to decide which route he wants.
which is why we have both sides of the argument, so the OP can be as informed as possible to make a great decision.

 

Sorry for trying to help the OP by listing a con (reduced light output and visibility, especially during inclement weather) that he may not have thought of.

Doesn't change what the law states... that red tail/brake lights are required and that covers which alter the light output are illegal. But people will do what they want to do regardless of what the law states..... which is what I was providing as useful info.

 

I gave him an answer based on my personal experience. Post #3.

I don't see why you are getting so defensive about this. OP asked about an option that could easily be illegal and potentially dangerous to other drivers. It would be stupid not to tell him about these things. Think about it.

 

opBoarding - you and aomechmarine did provide feedback directly relating to the op's question. The rest however did not.

I would imagine that most people over the age of 18 know that tinted taillights are not 100% legal, maybe I'm wrong though.

Not getting defensive, it's nothing personal at all. I'm on other forums where if that question was posed in the exact same context the OP would receive actual options and people would give them pictures of what they've done with details. Not biased comments about living in the 90's, how "aggressive" the look is.

I'm from the mind set where you don't go randomly posting your opinions on every damn forum topic unless you are specifically asked, no matter if it's a "public forum". The legality part, ok I guess I can understand it, but to start saying it's from the 90's and comparing it to "spinners" is getting a bit confrontational. Does anyone really disagree with this last part?

 

To answer the question at the end no I don't disagree with you on the spinner comment.

I am not a fan of blacked out lights but I don't think it belongs in the 90s as many vip builds will do blacked put themes and it can look really nice.

The whole 100% legal comment though. You first said you are within legal limit now say everyone knows tinted tails aren't 100% legal. Kind of confusing.

 

It was a bit confusing - I'll try to explain

I was told mine are "technically" legal because it emits red light that is plainly visible day or night and the brake lights are visible from 500 or 1,000ft can't remember which one is the law, but I understand I am drawing attention to myself and if a cop wanted to be a prick he could likely pull me over because of them. Once pulled over I believe they would have to do a test, similar to testing if windows are tinted over the legal limit. Once that's complete I should be let off the hook, however putting any sort of cover is also technically illegal no matter its affect on the actual light/reflectiveness. So while the specs are legal, the simple fact of having it is not.

Clear as mud?

 

I have to agree with osu. I've been following this forum for a while now and I haven't put a thread of my car up yet because a lot of people tend to say off the wall or unnecessary things. We all have opinions but when it comes to a person's taste to each his own. Just like we all learned in elementary school (hopefully we all learned this) if you don't have anything nice to say don't say nothing at all. As for the whole state legal thing. It depends on the cop and state. Some cops won't care but others will. It's up to you whether or not you want to take that chance. I'm looking at tinted mine in the future but I'm working on getting my exhaust soon instead. Anyway I've had mine tinted but never painted. Either way if you get pulled over and they say something about it then take care of it. But I've lived in 4 different states and driven through about 20. I have yet to have a police officer pull me over solely for my taillights being tinted

 

It isn't always going to be rainbows and kittens. Not everyone is going to like your particular style, and since there is no consequence for saying it, they will.

This is the internet. It's not for the faint-hearted.

 

O you are exactly right my friend which is why I refrain from posting at times cause I use fighting words sometimes and that's just not worth getting into with people whom you can't debate with face to face

 

There really is only maybe two dozen people that actually post things on this ILX forum on a regular basis. I would think those two dozen people would read these last couple of posts and try and rise above what you guys are talking about. there used to be a few other guys on this forum that I actually talked to and followed and I haven't seen them on here for maybe three months and you wonder why.

 

Hey, we're all buddies in here just having a good time.

 

Which is why we said something

 

You damn 3G hooligans always scaring away my clientele! This is why we can't have nice things.