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Tinting Headlights
Hola, and sorry if this thread is in the wrong place.
I've seen everyone blacking out the chrome in their headlights, but I was curious about tinting them. Anyone have any info on how or what to use? Just regular window tint? I've searched around quite a bit and can't seem to find a concrete answer. I was looking for this sort of effect. http://www.ronjonwheels.com/ronjonim...arge/as108.jpg And last but not least...which % of tint would be the darkest without affecting light output? Thanks!:happy0180: |
Lol I'm pretty sure any tint would affect light output
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Thanks for the 'info'. Perhaps I should have worded that differently... What is the darkest tint you could go without having to upgrade from stock headlights :D
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I have two levels of tint for the headlights ;). Working on Lids as well :).
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I tinted my headlights as well.
http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...31300208_o.jpg http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...16125355_o.jpg www.lamin-x.com is who I used. They have many different colors and it BARELY affects the output. http://www.lamin-x.com/Subaru-BRZ-13...ers-p/s026.htm |
I don;t think you want to tint your head light unless you not plan on driving your car at night because you will loose a lot of visorbility from the headlight.
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There's precuts for sales if you want. For example modbargains dot com
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This looks great. Definitely the look I was going for. What % is that and how much does it affect your light output? I'm running stock headlights, no HID's or anything. I was thinking rather than over 50 bucks on precut covers I could buy some vinyl film from an auto parts store and go to town on the lights with a hairdryer and squeegee. |
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I'm not looking for a limo tint or anything like that. Just slightly darker. Like 30-35%. |
http://www.mysubie.com/user_images/v..._6413_1024.jpg
I got all my lights tinted blue. I think it's technically illegal in MA, but I still get plenty of visibility. I use Osram night breaker +90 bulbs. I don't think I would do anything dark like smoke or black. |
I tinted mine. the headlights are still impressive it didn't dim them too much.
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f3...009_201148.jpg |
Looks very clean. What level of tint did you use?
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Tinted lights are Unsafe and illegal
Call me old fashioned, call me a safety nut.
Tinting headlights and tinting tail lights may look cool, but it is unsafe. FMVSS ( federal motor vehicle safety standards) stipulate that headlights are supposed to be white, and tail lights red. In most states it is illegal to modify them this way. If you guys get rear ended with your black tail lights, your insurance company will find it and they may very well say the accident is your fault. You will lose, and hopefully the person that hit you from the rear isn't injured and won't sew your pants off when your insurance company drops you like a rock. Just don't do it, unless you have a few million bucks in the bank. You are putting yourself and everyone driving around you in danger. Drive safely. As a first responder for the last thirty years, none of you want to see the carnage I have seen. Red lights in the rear, white lights up front, nough said. |
Sewing my pants would be such a gracious favor :P lol if you read the title of this thread, the topic concerned is headlights, not tail lights. I have no wish to modify my tails. I just want to apply a lens tint to the headlights. As long as they aren't entirely blacked out and light can clearly pass through the lens and be recognized at night, I don't see the problem. If the stock bulbs aren't bright enough to show through the tint at night I was going to invest in some 35w 5000k HID's.
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LEOs might see your point differently, just making you aware of the law. |
I am aware that the law differs by state. As far as MO goes, visible within 500 feet seems to be the only stipulation.
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Don't tint your headlights! You'll crash and burn and kill everyone around you! You must be a millionaire.
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Ifg you look in my Gallery below. There's an album titled Comparison Pics. You can view the different tints for the headlights there ;).
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I don'y know what percentage this is,but here.
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WIth mine a body shop buddy added some black to clear and we stopped after a few coats the tail lights we added more black to the clear.
My Expedition came stock tinted headlights http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f3...519_104930.jpg |
better daylight pict http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f329/iambuzzy/025.jpg
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That looks good :).
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Did they give u an option on what %tint u wanted, I just bought mine but didn't give me an option |
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I offer options ;).
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What do you guys think of a euro blue tint on a WRB BRZ for the headlights? Would that be a little too much?
Also I'm having trouble between a smoke rear or a redout rear |
In my opinion euro blue would be a bit too much. Stock lights look great still.
As far as the rears go, I'd say red out. Smoked looks great and all, but for your specific color red out looks particularly clean. Just my 2 cents :) Sent from my ADR6410LVW using Tapatalk 2 |
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I panted mine flat black a was not to hard to do
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Lol sorry for the size
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Ancient thread, but I can answer
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In fact, you can even go so far as painting a certain component within the projector itself. Essentially, a projector contains a chrome "bowl", and part of the bowl is covered by a metal shield called a cutoff shield, which is usually painted gray. If you paint it another color, the projector lens will look that color with the lights off, and still function properly with the lights on. However, the high beam is a reflector, so it's not possible to paint that chrome while still retaining your high beams. Simply blacking out the cosmetic chrome shroud (and even the forward-facing side of the cutoff shield, if you're up for doing that much disassembly) won't affect output at all. Only drawbacks are risk of damage and of leaks leading to fogging/condensation. Tinting the entire housing is just lazy and stupid. |
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Where I live its an ticket and order to repair, we are nit allowed to have anything covering the headlights or affecting the light output so only work around is after market tinted headlights or painting the reflector
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