Smoked Taillights Question

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Has anyone paid to have their taillights painted with a light smoke color? If you have can you post photos of how they turned out? I am thinking of having this done but would really like to see the finished product to justify the expense.
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why not put a tint over it instead so it can be removed at a later date.
All of the shops here in AZ that I have spoke with will not apply tint. They say that due to the extreme heat that it does not last long and begins to peel quickly.
 

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All of the shops here in AZ that I have spoke with will not apply tint. They say that due to the extreme heat that it does not last long and begins to peel quickly.
really. damn.
alot of places down here applies tint to them.

Would be kinda lame to spray tint it and you end up not liking it.
 


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really. damn.
alot of places down here applies tint to them.

Would be kinda lame to spray tint it and you end up not liking it.
I know, I already thought about that too. It would suck if I hate it and it's permanent. I have looked at the smoked Opt7 taillights and I'm not sure if I really like them. They sort of look cheap to me.
 

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I tinted my signals and reverse light for 12 bucks and can remove later. I love the look especially on the gray

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Tinting the very thing that is designed to signal that you are stopping is an interesting decision. If it is hardly evident like @markq218 up there it may not matter, but if you go full smoke and get ass packed, and either the other party or investigator call that out as part of the reason for the wreck, prepare yourself.
 

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The tail light of this car has a lot of curvature and bumps so it will be very difficult to tint the entire light. Just tint the clear part using vinyl overlay. I personally think spray paint/tinting the entire taillight dark is tacky and looks cheap. It see it more common on cars that have autozone hood scoops, chrome pillars and accessories.

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The tail light of this car has a lot of curvature and bumps so it will be very difficult to tint the entire light. Just tint the clear part using vinyl overlay. I personally think spray paint/tinting the entire taillight dark is tacky and looks cheap. It see it more common on cars that have autozone hood scoops, chrome pillars and accessories.

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The shop that I am taking my car to for the ceramic coating does a light smoke to just cut down on how bright the Red is. It would be the equivalent to the look of the Audi R8 tail lights. I'm probably going to just keep the lights as is. I figured I can use the money to either do a performance mod.
 

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Tinting the very thing that is designed to signal that you are stopping is an interesting decision. If it is hardly evident like @markq218 up there it may not matter, but if you go full smoke and get ass packed, and either the other party or investigator call that out as part of the reason for the wreck, prepare yourself.
Yeah I also switched out my signals and reverse light to those crazy bright ones. Even after the tint it's still blinding those behind me. When waiting for the left green arrow the blinkers are so bright I can see the person's face behind me. People down here in FL can't drive so I will never be touching my brake lights
 

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I just dis mine today. Although, i dont think it came out that great tbh.

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Thanks good from where im standing. Does anyone know where they sell the vinyl for the clear section of the reverse amd signal lights that also covers the tall thin rectangle? Every seller i see only sells one piece with that portion missing.
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