roots57 Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 Whats the best method/material for tinting tail light lenses a bit. How much does this cost from a pro shop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beezz Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 Lamin-x has a film pre-cut for the front headlights. Dont get their rear kit as it only covers a portion of the taillight. The film for the fronts is very thick, it will reduce your light output but it looks good. The rears I got tinted from a local shop for 150 CAD, they said around the ford logo was a pain since the film has to stretch so much. Any high quality film will work well, just see what a local shop offers. All in for the fronts, window tint, and tails I spent about 300 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vhalen50 Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 I had a shop quote me about 250 to do my tailights. They wanted to paint them however due to the rear tailight spanning the entire car. I didnt pull the trigger for it being pretty permanent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefduane Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 Just a note of caution... a few years ago a friend of mine who had a fairly dark taillight tint was rear-ended at a stop light here in town. It went to litigation (multiple cars involved) and the other lawyer was able to successfully argue that his client was not responsible as she was unable to stop in time due to the tinted tail light lenses. The tint sufficiently obscured light output enough to hinder the application of brakes and therefore reaction time and stopping distance. Here in Texas under Subchapter E - General Lighting Requirements, 547.322 Subchapter D states that "a tail lamp shall emit a red light plainly visible at a distance of 1000 feet from the rear of the vehicle." I would check the laws and regulation in your state regarding tail light tinting. Its not my thing - I just think it looks funky and you'd probably have to swap them out before selling you car - but if you like the look then do it. Just be aware of the regs on it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Halstead Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 Just a note of caution... a few years ago a friend of mine who had a fairly dark taillight tint was rear-ended at a stop light here in town. It went to litigation (multiple cars involved) and the other lawyer was able to successfully argue that his client was not responsible as she was unable to stop in time due to the tinted tail light lenses. The tint sufficiently obscured light output enough to hinder the application of brakes and therefore reaction time and stopping distance. Here in Texas under Subchapter E - General Lighting Requirements, 547.322 Subchapter D states that "a tail lamp shall emit a red light plainly visible at a distance of 1000 feet from the rear of the vehicle." I would check the laws and regulation in your state regarding tail light tinting. Its not my thing - I just think it looks funky and you'd probably have to swap them out before selling you car - but if you like the look then do it. Just be aware of the regs on it. yes, that's a risk everyone who tints there tails takes. specially if they go blacked out. Soldier in my unit plastidipped his STI tails (dumb) and a brand new 2016 Mercedes S600 ran into the back of him. sadly, the STI was at fault and paid almost $15,000. for 2 headlights/hood and paint work. This mod can be tastefully done though and still emit a ton of light. One thing going for the edge is the led and the race track lights up really bright 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjb89 Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 I have the Lamin-X fronts and used a roll of theirs todo the rear lights. Very subtle and barely dimmed the output. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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