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Old May 10, 2010 | 02:03 PM
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should i tint my lights

i have the IPCW led lights and dont know if i should get them profesionaly tinted or not




can anyone do a photoshop for me? with the reverse untinted
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Old May 10, 2010 | 02:15 PM
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I would say tint if they were stock tails, but it would suck to cover up your aftermarket tails.
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Old May 10, 2010 | 02:16 PM
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Very quick crappy job, but should give you an idea. I went 2 different ways with the reverse ones depending on what you want
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Old May 10, 2010 | 02:30 PM
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i ment leave the hole for the reverse light un tinted.
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Old May 10, 2010 | 02:32 PM
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i would tint them, those tails are hella ugly IMO
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Old May 10, 2010 | 02:52 PM
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loose those tails. im pretty sure those are the ones that stick out like 3 inches from the trunk
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Old May 10, 2010 | 03:45 PM
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I can't believe people spend money on those tail lights.
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Old May 10, 2010 | 04:04 PM
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yeah they are
i just noticed the circle on the reverse is liek un even



so if i tinted the whole light and just left the part where the reverse hole is there would be black in that part of the circle which would look weird
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Old May 10, 2010 | 04:22 PM
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make them look like this so they are never seen again, im sorry not trying to be mean. i just dont understand why people waste money on those terrible things haha.

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Old May 10, 2010 | 06:12 PM
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There is a problem....You have aftermarket lights. Once you tint them they will look exactly like the stock ones. So i would sell the aftermarkets and tint the stock tails
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Old May 10, 2010 | 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by RickyBobby
There is a problem....You have aftermarket lights. Once you tint them they will look exactly like the stock ones. So i would sell the aftermarkets and tint the stock tails
Who would buy those?
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Old May 10, 2010 | 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by RickyBobby
There is a problem....You have aftermarket lights. Once you tint them they will look exactly like the stock ones. So i would sell the aftermarkets and tint the stock tails
Not really.

Just depends on how dark he tints them, you could still tell.

Also, at night or whenever he brakes there is a huge difference.
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Old May 10, 2010 | 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by RickyBobby
There is a problem....You have aftermarket lights. Once you tint them they will look exactly like the stock ones. So i would sell the aftermarkets and tint the stock tails

thats the point hahah
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Old May 10, 2010 | 06:54 PM
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Idk i wouldnt of bought aftermarket tails. But you don't need to get them professionally done. Use VHT its super easy. take them all out and you can also get your markers on the sides and paint em up. Then use clear coat over them. Doesnt take long either but will save you A LOT of money. cheapest around here was about 275 bucks for them to do it.
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Old May 10, 2010 | 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by BPacak
make them look like this so they are never seen again, im sorry not trying to be mean. i just dont understand why people waste money on those terrible things haha.

sex car. i want mine to look like that
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Old May 11, 2010 | 12:05 AM
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yea well i know a shop who will do lights side markers and third brake light for 55 bux

im debating what i wanna do
i may just tint my stock lights and give these to my sister. or just get ebay led tails and tint those. i kinda dont like how these stick out alot anymore.
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Old May 11, 2010 | 01:08 AM
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http://www.modernperformance.com/nit...ge-p-1974.html

like 35 with shipping. and you dont need all of it. i did 2 cars with 3 coats each with 1 can, and its not hard. just take everything out clean it all good. i didnt sand or anything and i didnt clean coat because i didnt think it was needed, and they look great.
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Old May 11, 2010 | 01:14 AM
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yes tint them
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Old May 11, 2010 | 01:16 AM
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I say tint, they look ugly to me. So I'd cover them up,
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Old May 11, 2010 | 01:20 AM
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tint them
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Old May 11, 2010 | 01:26 AM
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I would just get some different lights. Tinted tails are done by 70% of people on here.

Just saying.
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Old May 11, 2010 | 09:52 AM
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honestly just save your money. its so easy to tint them. no sanding needed. just be able to evenly spray which is not hard
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Old May 11, 2010 | 09:59 AM
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Or just have those sausage nipples professionally removed from your car...sorry...but whoever the designer for those lights over at IPCW was clearly never looked at the actual car before putting those into production.
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Old May 11, 2010 | 12:20 PM
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Yea i may tint the stock ones or get the ebay ones and tint those.
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