Will yellow laminx affect light output?(got em) - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum

Pho20 · 07-10-2017, 09:35 AM

In a brz? I don't want green lights at night

also how much less light output is there?

swarb · 07-10-2017, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Pho20

In a brz? I don't want green lights at night

also how much less light output is there?

Yes.
Ask laminx.

JoeC · 07-10-2017, 03:00 PM

why do you have green lights?

Pho20 · 07-10-2017, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by JoeC

why do you have green lights?

I don't want green lights but I'm assuming the slight blue in the factory hids will mix with the yellow of the covers and make green

JoeC · 07-10-2017, 03:34 PM

oh I see what you are saying. That's what you meant by affecting the output. I thought you were trying to correct the color by adding yellow tint. But yeah, I would think putting a film over your headlights would affect their output.

Pho20 · 07-10-2017, 06:35 PM

I ordered some if they suck I'll pull em off there like $50

ryoma · 07-10-2017, 10:01 PM

unless you live in an area where it's constantly foggy, the yellow tint will only degrade your headlight performance at night. plus, I think it might be illegal as well to have tinting over your headlights lol

Kerrija · 07-12-2017, 12:19 PM

I only put the yellow Lamin-X film on the fog lights.

bababooey · 07-12-2017, 05:04 PM

i as well only have them on the fogs, more for looks. not concerned with function as weather rarely gets foggy around here.
@J2K might could chime in concerning a green output.

Ernest72 · 07-12-2017, 08:11 PM

No loss of light on my WRX fog lights. I would not put them on headlights.

Pho20 · 07-14-2017, 08:58 AM

Well they shipped I'm going to try to make it to the tint shop Monday to have them put on

J2K · 07-14-2017, 10:33 AM

I had a yellow vinyl tint on my headlights. best to say is just yellow light at night. It does put less strain on your eyes at night when driving around. and works amazing in fog. But that said its about 80% from normal. but it will lite up markers and anything that reflects as clear as day. also Rims/wheels on other cars lite up as yellow also might be easier to see other cars.

Pho20 · 07-14-2017, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by J2K

I had a yellow vinyl tint on my headlights. best to say is just yellow light at night. It does put less strain on your eyes at night when driving around. and works amazing in fog. But that said its about 80% from normal. but it will lite up markers and anything that reflects as clear as day. also Rims/wheels on other cars lite up as yellow also might be easier to see other cars.

Thanks for posting! your build is why I decided to go with yellow headlights

Dougboy · 07-15-2017, 11:55 AM

I thought about doing this. For me, it wasnt output that was the concern, but rather cracked plastic.

Google it before you tint your headlights. Its a well known and documented problem.

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ryoma Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Drives: 2015 Subaru BRZ Limited CWP Location: SoCal Posts: 1,560 Thanks: 34 Thanked 668 Times in 468 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	unless you live in an area where it's constantly foggy, the yellow tint will only degrade your headlight performance at night. plus, I think it might be illegal as well to have tinting over your headlights lol __________________ My 2015 CWP BRZ Build

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JoeC Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Colorado Posts: 354 Thanks: 477 Thanked 222 Times in 118 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	why do you have green lights?

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JoeC Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Colorado Posts: 354 Thanks: 477 Thanked 222 Times in 118 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	oh I see what you are saying. That's what you meant by affecting the output. I thought you were trying to correct the color by adding yellow tint. But yeah, I would think putting a film over your headlights would affect their output.

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Pho20 Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Location: Colorado Posts: 80 Thanks: 11 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I ordered some if they suck I'll pull em off there like $50

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bababooey Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: BRZ SWP Limited -6MT Location: HillCountry-TX Posts: 411 Thanks: 145 Thanked 155 Times in 100 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	i as well only have them on the fogs, more for looks. not concerned with function as weather rarely gets foggy around here. @J2K might could chime in concerning a green output.

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Pho20 Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Location: Colorado Posts: 80 Thanks: 11 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Well they shipped I'm going to try to make it to the tint shop Monday to have them put on

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Dougboy Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Drives: acura tsx Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 34 Thanks: 4 Thanked 25 Times in 12 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I thought about doing this. For me, it wasnt output that was the concern, but rather cracked plastic. Google it before you tint your headlights. Its a well known and documented problem.

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