First mod complete! Smoked Taillights(pics)

[karu11]

Well I know it's not a biggie mod, but it's the first time I ever took off taillights on any car and put it back on so a little excited lol Oh, i tried doing the LBC overlays on my own, yea i messed up..i should've asked a friend to help me out, so i went to a shop and they went the paint route.

what you guys think?

[srwong]

nice!

they look pretty damn dark too...

[PHENOMenalVinyl]

looks so good i wish i woud have done this before but i went a diff route

[Viper5000]

that looks REALLY good...... that would be the look I would go for.

[LongBeachCoupe]

that looks REALLY good...... that would be the look I would go for.

I agree, looks sweet, id actually go darker (like surmanM, but id cover the reverse as well)

The thing is, its permanent, if you are in an area that cops dont care its one thing... but if they bust chops, or if you are uncertain, its a shame to have to buy new headlights because you did a permanent mod!

[blackteam02]

HEY, my 1st purchase from longbeachcoupe, was a total INSTALLER FAAAAAIL!! "gallup CUSTOM TINT" said putting the overlays into the groove around the tail lights was a bad idea, because the tint would bubble up and peel back. so they cut the tint just short of the grooves ALL the way around the tail lights.without asking me first!haha. -heh-Custom Tinting my @$$! so i had to buy another set from LBC,

i wonder if leaving the first tint on and just "overlay" with the second tint would work? would the 1st layer stay put or peel back when 2nd layer is applied??

Karu11; so your 1st attempt failed bcuz u needed a wingman right, any tips/advice for those of us who are about to attempt the same feat?!!

Well I know it's not a biggie mod, but it's the first time I ever took off taillights on any car and put it back on so a little excited lol Oh, i tried doing the LBC overlays on my own, yea i messed up..i should've asked a friend to help me out, so i went to a shop and they went the paint route.

what you guys think?

[karu11]

I agree, looks sweet, id actually go darker (like surmanM, but id cover the reverse as well)

The thing is, its permanent, if you are in an area that cops dont care its one thing... but if they bust chops, or if you are uncertain, its a shame to have to buy new headlights because you did a permanent mod!

thanks shop guy says if it goes any darker it'd be illegal, something like in new york, red light has to be visible from 1000ft or something?

its possible alone i think, but it would've been easier if i had my wingman hold the blowdryer for me, i like overstretched it or something so it wasn't possible to smooth it out, then i accidentally ripped it when trying to pull it off, i was on it for like an hour. LBC's overlays are great quality, just should've had my friend with me as he's more experienced with tints, this was my first attempt ever.

[gearhead05]

Those tailights are HOTT!!! Very nice

[toxik]

nice job, but im more impressed by your actual car.... that thing is SUPER BLACK. lol i wish mine was that black still

[LongBeachCoupe]

thanks shop guy says if it goes any darker it'd be illegal, something like in new york, red light has to be visible from 1000ft or something?

its possible alone i think, but it would've been easier if i had my wingman hold the blowdryer for me, i like overstretched it or something so it wasn't possible to smooth it out, then i accidentally ripped it when trying to pull it off, i was on it for like an hour. LBC's overlays are great quality, just should've had my friend with me as he's more experienced with tints, this was my first attempt ever.

Dangeris installed his GTR overlays by himself, and i think Tyler (one of the other moderators) installed the full coverage ones himself too...

Karu, if you get pulled over, tell them the guy who installed it said its legal, and see what they say lol!

[DAAN.]

Tailights look delicious

[MorningViewCoupe]

thanks shop guy says if it goes any darker it'd be illegal, something like in new york, red light has to be visible from 1000ft or something?

its possible alone i think, but it would've been easier if i had my wingman hold the blowdryer for me, i like overstretched it or something so it wasn't possible to smooth it out, then i accidentally ripped it when trying to pull it off, i was on it for like an hour. LBC's overlays are great quality, just should've had my friend with me as he's more experienced with tints, this was my first attempt ever.

Here in Cali, you cannot have ANY!! Got a ticket twice for overlays now.

[srwong]

Here in Cali, you cannot have ANY!! Got a ticket twice for overlays now.

Really? how much was your ticket? I haven't put my overlays on yet that I got from LBC, I'm doing that tomorrow. I got the dark gray 60%. I've read that it's a 50/50 thing. Some people have no trouble here in Cali with their tail lights smoked/tinted, and others have really bad luck.

I wonder if the here will be d!ck about mine. I've seen plenty of people around here with either dark as f*ck tails or even no tails at all. Hmm, I'ma hope for the best... *knocks on wood* lol

[MorningViewCoupe]

Well it was a fix-up ticket. Got it removed took it to the CHP office, got it cleared and sent in the ticket with $10.. Than went back and got the overlays done again, 2 weeks later. BAMM ticket again. On Hollywood & Highland! So far 5 fix up tickets.. 2 for overlays 3 for window tint.. I've had bad luck.

[MorningViewCoupe]

And it really just depends on the Cop. It really is 50/50. Some dont care at all, some are just a**holes!

[Rob.Vegan]

I had a set of Bat overlays for the tails and couldn't get them to fit and I wound up painting. We also painted my friends taillights and he recently took the paint off.

A little sanding here and there and some clear coat and you're as good as new.

My lights seem pitch black but I measured and the light is plainly visible from 600ft in the daytime which is the only law I was concerned about. Other than that my lights are still illegal because I don't have any reflective part of my taillight, cops just put down "Too dark" though but they are not so that's good

[srwong]

fix-it ticket huh? hm, well not too bad i guess... but still a pain to get pulled over at all... another reason why i don't like the popo's.... they got nothing better to do than to write tickets for bs laws... u can obviously see the car during the day, and if the tail light is visible from a good distance at night, then that should be good enough. oh well, they still look sexy...

[dangeris]

Karu, if you get pulled over, tell them the guy who installed it said its legal, and see what they say lol!

And if you know another language, I'd highly suggest talking to the officer in that language no matter what then all of a sudden break out crying He'll be like and let you go!

True story! works for me all the time..

[karu11]

And if you know another language, I'd highly suggest talking to the officer in that language no matter what then all of a sudden break out crying He'll be like and let you go!

True story! works for me all the time..

man the shame of being filipino but unable to speak my native tongue! i'd be like "uh hindi ko alam officer" "

[dangeris]

ROTFLMAO

then say to cop,... Baho ica!

You're right,..there is no shame...

[karu11]

LOL, well i passed 3 cops today on the way to work and they didn't come after me, although, i did bump into a red altima coupe with an ED bumper today. yum

[dangeris]

Well that wasn't me...although I work in NY state. Did you at least asked if they were on the forums?

[karu11]

naw, the owner wasn't around. if i was LBC i'd leave a NICO/Altima coupe thing on his windshield lol

[dangeris]

DO you have some cards? if not, LBC can score you some. I always have a few cards on me At All Times!!!

[karu11]

nope i don't have, yea i'd def leave one if i did though. i'll e-mail LBC later maybe can get some on those during those 10c chickenwing night thing on wednesdays

[LongBeachCoupe]

And if you know another language, I'd highly suggest talking to the officer in that language no matter what then all of a sudden break out crying He'll be like and let you go!

True story! works for me all the time..

I only know english though... does yelling at him in tounges count?

[08coupedaddy]

looks good! what kind of paint did you use cause ive ben thinking about doing this to mine!

[karu11]

looks good! what kind of paint did you use cause ive ben thinking about doing this to mine!

i wish i could tell ya what kind. I went to a shop and they did it. I didn't ask what kind of paint it was. I know someone on the forum here spray painted their lights though.

[marbee]

[QUOTE=karu11]Well I know it's not a biggie mod, but it's the first time I ever took off taillights on any car and put it back on so a little excited lol Oh, i tried doing the LBC overlays on my own, yea i messed up..i should've asked a friend to help me out, so i went to a shop and they went the paint route.

what you guys think?







[/QUOTE They did a good job, how much did they charge? I tried doing the overlays myself and end up ripping it... I wanna get mines done by a professional this time...

[michaelthepsycho]

That is a freaking nice job done! The gloss is just right. Often times, I see it either too dull or too glossy but yours matches factory looks spot on! However, I like the contrast provided by red on darker colors (black, blue, grey, slate) so I wouldn't do it myself.