Opinions Needed!

[Pwnin O'Brien]

Yesterday I decided to tint my tail lights. After many many MANY hours of prep, spraying, and drying, this is the result. It is MUCH darker than I wanted. I was going o a darker Mercedes tint, but got a little carried away with the can. I wanted to keep my silver and black look, but this is a little too black for my taste. My biggest concerns with them being this dark is tickets, state inspection, and getting rear-ended.

Nevermind the missing badges, they're getting a nice paint job. Also, the marked up bumper is from a small accident that still hasn't got repaired. It's on the to-do list tho.

Please let me know your thoughts, if they're too dark and whatnot. Also, if anybody has tinted tails and has any tips or advice for me, please let me know.

Lights off.

Parking lights on.

Brakes applied.

Another brakes applied.

Thanks!
Modified by Pwnin O'Brien at 2:49 PM 7/19/2009

[bundy26]

If your problem is not being seen get LED bulbs, I think it looks great , wanted to do it on my car but ran out of patience

[Pwnin O'Brien]

That was something I've been thinking about. I just don't want to spend $100 on bulbs. Do you know where I can get those LED bulbs that have LED's all around it for pretty cheap?

[KyooX4]

They look good to me! Though the left side seems a tad darker. It may be the ambient light though. I wouldn't worry about it.

[rydebynite]

ebay man. its ur best friend ! just type the bulb number and put led after it when u search!

NISSAN Pathfinder

High & low beam headlamp9003/HB29003SU Silverstar ULTRA for Ultra Night Vision - The Whitest and Brightest Halogen9003ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: The Whiter and Brighter Halogen9003EB EcoBright - Your Environmental Choice9003XV XtraVision Halogen - The Brighter Light9003CB Cool Blue Halogen - The Whiter Light

Parking light7443

Front turn signal7443

Rear turn signal1156A1156AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style1156ALL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Tail light7443

Stop light7443

High mount stop light168

Fog/Driving lightH3-55W

License plate168

Back up light921

Front sidemarker7443

Dome lightDE3175

Trunk/Cargo areaDE3175

[Pwnin O'Brien]

Yeah, the left looks darker because of the lighting. They were sprayed side-by-side to ensure that they both are the same shade.

Does anybody have pics of pathfinder tail lights with the LED SMD bulbs?

[NickD85]

I think it looks really good. I changed my blinkers from orange to clear bulbs because I didn't like that Halloween look when the blinkers lit up- although I think you can get a ticket for that too. all the cool kids are doing it

[screwinitupagain]

They look alright to me (I don't usually like 'em though unless they are on a black vehicle).

Do you go to WVU? I have a ton of friends that went to WVU (most of whom dropped out though).

[Pwnin O'Brien]

Yeah, I'm about to go for my last year for computer engineering. WVU has that effect on people, I know lots of kids (mostly engineering majors) that dropped out. Even a couple who dropped out in their senior year.

[JonathanPrem]

If your problem is not being seen get LED bulbs, I think it looks great , wanted to do it on my car but ran out of patience

Not the greatest idea. I also Tinted My tail lights and was looking for bright LEDs. I was testing out 2-3 bulbs with different amounts of LED and I Burned my Safety Neutral Switch, two relays and several wires. So be careful cause Once you Burn that switch Its gonna cost you a F$ck load to fix and Your car wont even start at all.

Btw My if you want good lights Get the 65 SMD lights(not so sure its on ebay) for reverse.

[Pwnin O'Brien]

How would LED's cause that much damage? What happened? Don't those SMD LED bulbs draw the same current as the filament bulbs?

[JonathanPrem]

I thought the same but i was playing around putting in one then taking it out then trying another one. Some how it short circuited and Burned the s*** out of my truck.

Just be careful and try one i guess.

[Pwnin O'Brien]

These are pretty crazy. They should do the job just fine. They're a steal at only $70/pair.

[JonathanPrem]

I remember see them for 30 a pair but might been less leds But make sure those fit in that tiny hole.

[Pwnin O'Brien]

That's what she said.

I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself.

[Qxxx4]

i think they look great

[QX4dahuneys]

That looks wonderful!!! I love that look and idea of smoked tailights, I've seen a lot of people do that instead of buying Altezza tailights, I just think Altezza now a days are played out, need a new genuine look. My idea though on my Q is smoking the red reflector part and leaving the clear signal part without any spraying, but replacing the amber bulbs with the silver coated bulbs, but amber, give a clean look.

BTW: Anyone know where I can buy the tint spray everyone uses? Please let me know.

[exvin]

Man, I think it looks sweeet! Keep it and as suggested earlier, maybe LEDs may solve the brightness issue

[REZN]

It looks great mandont worry about how dark it isi didnt want mines as dark as they are but i started to like it and so does everyone elseit looks great on silver.

[fueler]

looks good to me. dont know about your county but around here you would eventually get pulled over for it. I just saw an infiniti G20 get a ticket on Friday, right outside my work, for blacked out tail lights.

[Pwnin O'Brien]

Yeah, that's probably one of my biggest concerns. The cops in my area love to give tickets for stupid stuff. I got pulled over in my old car for not having a front license plate (even tho it was in my windshield) about twice a month.

I don't really drive my pathfinder much during the summer so maybe I'll be fine until I go back to West Virginia.

QX4dahuneys - You can pick up VHT Nite-shades at most local auto parts stores but I would probably check their website to see where it's sold near you (http://www.vhtpaint.com).

[slickroger]

looks great on white

i like the tailgate without the badges, any wholes underneath them?

[Pwnin O'Brien]

My pathy is silver, looks really light from the sunlight.

Yeah, there are two holes under the Pathfinder lettering and two more under the small Nissan logo. I found this out the hard way. You can kinda see the holes, they're pretty hard to see, they look more like dirt in the pics. I'm in the process of painting the new badges, I'll take some more pics when they're finished.

[Pwnin O'Brien]

QX4dahuneys - I have the silver coated bulbs you're talking about, the Sylvania Silverstars. Before I tinted the lights the bulbs would make a really light blue tint in the lamp. With the lights tinted that blue color has become a lot more noticeable, not sure why. They produce a really crazy orange color tho.

[Empty V]

Do you go to WVU? I have a ton of friends that went to WVU (most of whom dropped out though).

I didn't know West Virginia's school system went past 3rd grade.

Billy