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tinted tail lights
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Mon, 06 September 2004 10:10
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has anyone does this.. how did it turn out...any tips
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Parramatta
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April 2003
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Re: tinted tail lights
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Tue, 07 September 2004 05:48
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anone
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Re: tinted tail lights
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Tue, 07 September 2004 06:24
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I have never done it but many years ago I watched my mate tint the lights on his RA23. He got pulled over a few days later for the tinted lights. He ended up having to rub most of it off 
The stuff he had you just sprayed on the outside of the plastic lens. So all he did was remove the lens, clean, spray, wait till dry, fit to car, drive around until cops noticed his lights were so dark they could barely see indicators or brake lights, explain to Mr Plod "....that's how they were when I got the car...", head to shops to buy turps to rub it off.
I think tinted lights suit some cars and not others.
Good luck with it.
Cheers.
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Location:
Brissy QLD
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March 2004
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Re: tinted tail lights
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Tue, 07 September 2004 10:55
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now the real question is how do i get clear tail lights? ~and no you can't just buy them i have looked~
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Location:
ACT
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August 2004
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Re: tinted tail lights
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Tue, 07 September 2004 11:03
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If you can
Spray the inside of the lens that way they will stay shiny as the tint tends to fade and go dull
also if its on the inside there's no chance of it getting scratched off as you cant just touch up the scratches
P.S. another bonus with painting the inside is you can tell the cops that there factory lights because you cant see that the tint is sprayed on
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Location:
Melbourne
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November 2002
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Re: tinted tail lights
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Tue, 07 September 2004 11:37
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I've heard stories of people with FD3S rx7s getting defected for their black factory tail lights, only to have the defect notice taken away because they really are!  .
hmm
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Location:
Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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January 2003
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Re: tinted tail lights
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Tue, 07 September 2004 11:58
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| DunkyMonkey wrote on Tue, 07 September 2004 20:55 |
now the real question is how do i get clear tail lights? ~and no you can't just buy them i have looked~
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you make them yourself with toxic chemicals...
seriously 
look up "crystalclear" from www.industrialpolymers.com
hmmm
http://www.industrialpolymers.com/products.html
UV stabilised, perfectly clear (if you have a vacuum degassing chamber), can be tinted to different colours.
as for tinted lights... "hey look at me, i'm so cool you can't tell i'm stopping or turning"
if you want the fooly sik look of tinted lights, just take out the globes and only drive around at night 
jk.... sorta....
Cya, Stewart
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sydney
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May 2002
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Re: tinted tail lights
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Wed, 08 September 2004 07:21
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I believe its also illegal to tint the rear lights, based on the fact of reduced visibility to following drivers.
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Location:
Lost in the K hole
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May 2002
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Re: tinted tail lights
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Wed, 08 September 2004 07:26
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| 85MZ10 wrote on Tue, 07 September 2004 21:03 |
If you can
Spray the inside of the lens that way they will stay shiny as the tint tends to fade and go dull
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does that actually make the lens appear darker though? or just not as bright when the light illuminates it?
pics?
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Location:
Brisbane, QLD
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February 2003
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Re: tinted tail lights
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Wed, 08 September 2004 07:33
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| ed_ma61 wrote on Wed, 08 September 2004 17:26 |
| 85MZ10 wrote on Tue, 07 September 2004 21:03 |
If you can
Spray the inside of the lens that way they will stay shiny as the tint tends to fade and go dull
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does that actually make the lens appear darker though? or just not as bright when the light illuminates it?
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it would appear the rice bug is affecting alot of people these days... 
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Location:
Lost in the K hole
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May 2002
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Re: tinted tail lights
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Wed, 08 September 2004 07:36
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nah, not really, im just looking at painting the car a very deep shade of red, and wouldnt mind dropping the tone of the tail lights accordingly. not heaps, just enough to take the edge off the plasticy glare, and more in line with the darker tone of the car.
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Brisbane, QLD
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February 2003
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Re: tinted tail lights
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Wed, 08 September 2004 07:43
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Fair enough
I'm rather anti tinting lights for the safety aspect, but if it didn't dull the luminescence(right word?) then i guess it'd be ok
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Location:
Lost in the K hole
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May 2002
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Re: tinted tail lights
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Wed, 08 September 2004 07:48
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yeah, id be installing some mofo brighter bulbs to make up for it. i hate the old gemini's you see getting around with completely invisible brakes and indicators 
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Location:
Castle Hill, Sydney
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February 2004
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Re: tinted tail lights
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Wed, 08 September 2004 08:43
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hmm yeha ive been thinking about doing it to mine
its not that ricey i reken it makes em look heaps better
not black like some commodore boys tint it...but a couple shades darker just to tone them down a bit ive been thikning about doing it to my t-18 i reken itld go nice with blue
i didnt think it would bring the colour down at night too much though?
are they that bad?
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Location:
Hobart, Tas
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May 2002
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Re: tinted tail lights
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Wed, 08 September 2004 09:19
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Tinted tail lights are fucking stupid IMO.
If you can make the plastic look very slightly darker without reducing the effectiveness and brightness, then that's the only exception I'm going to make, but any other circumstance you're a wanker. I've been behind idiots with black taillights - should be legal to be able to smash them in IMO so they're forced to not drive until fixed!
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Location:
Brisbane, QLD
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February 2003
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Re: tinted tail lights
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Wed, 08 September 2004 09:20
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| Stefan wrote on Wed, 08 September 2004 19:19 |
Tinted tail lights are fucking stupid IMO.
If you can make the plastic look very slightly darker without reducing the effectiveness and brightness, then that's the only exception I'm going to make, but any other circumstance you're a wanker. I've been behind idiots with black taillights - should be legal to be able to smash them in IMO so they're forced to not drive until fixed!
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Pretty much what i said, and from the sounds of it what ed_ma61 is wanting, darker plastic with no reduction of "brightness"
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Location:
Land of Oz
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June 2004
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Re: tinted tail lights
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Wed, 08 September 2004 09:30
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Hi,
What about putting those LED clusters in place of the globes?
I'm sure they'd be as bright - if not brighter - than a standard globe, otherwise they wouldn't be allowed to sell them legally. Also, the LEDs come on quite a few milliseconds quicker. This isn't much, but even at 60kph, it could mean the diff between a tap on the fender, or busting it.
I think Jaycar (jaycar.com.au)sells these globes. They're just a bunch (half a dozen or so) bright LEDs mounted on a baynet fitting - so they just go in where your normal globe goes. And, LEDs have a very long life and will outlast a globe.
seeyuzz
river
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Location:
Hobart, Tas
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: tinted tail lights
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Wed, 08 September 2004 10:51
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Only problem is, the toyota tail lights I've seen have the globes perpendicular to the lense rather than head on, which makes things a lot more difficult.
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Location:
South Eastern Subs
Registered:
March 2004
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Re: tinted tail lights
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Thu, 09 September 2004 02:06
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I tinted my rear lights using that spray you can buy at Autobarn. It didn't make much diffrence to the visability of the stop lights. Just make sure you don't put too many coats otherwise it will be to dark and people won't see when you got your breaks on. It looks good on my cars since its all black and the rear lights were big and red so they stood out too much.
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Location:
South Eastern Subs
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March 2004
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Re: tinted tail lights
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Thu, 09 September 2004 02:07
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Oh yeah at it would look better if you can spray it from the inside cause the paint is kinda of matt black.
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