Tail Light Tint - Page 2

 would compleatly dissagree that you could kill someone by tinting your tail lights i mean they would have to be going extreamly fast and you to be at a dead stop just dosnt seem possible to me

I may just get some NightShades and tint the chrome inside the housing.

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ORIGINAL: gliff159

 would compleatly dissagree that you could kill someone by tinting your tail lights i mean they would have to be going extreamly fast and you to be at a dead stop just dosnt seem possible to me

 
What I was trying to get at was, if someone didn't see you stopping ahead of them because they weren't paying particular attention to you and your lights weren't bright enough to catch there attention. They cream you at even 35 mph if you or your passengers survive the initial impact and you get knocked into oncoming traffic. The thing is, if something bad happened and the driver that hit you stated he didn't see your taillights, they notice you've tinted your taillights you could have placed yourself into a position to have your pants sued off of you. then if someone was killed manslaughter charges could be brought against you. Everybody sues everybody over every little thing these days.
 
I nailed a F-350 pick up stopped waiting to turn with my Yukon at about 20 mph several years ago and I knocked that heavy truck approximately 30'. I was cresting a hill and heard a siren and momentarily glanced in my side view mirror to see if it was approaching from behind and WHAM. He was on the other side of the hill and I didn't see him until I was dead on him. I was just fortunate no one was hurt.
 
I'm not trying to play the 'old man' here but these things can happen. Safety should never be compromised. 

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ORIGINAL: 2kflhr

I agree tinting is cool but safety should always come first. Think about it.... Your brake lights are usually the only thing that might get someones attention when you have to brake abruptly or even normally for that matter.

Is it worth the chance of not only killing yourself but someone else in your car or even someone else mayber even an innocent child in a car you might happen to get knocked into as a result of another driver not seeing you?

I'm not trying to play the devils advocate here but these things should be considered when you compromise not only your safety, but the safety of others.

I couldn't bear the the thought of being responsible for the death of someone in a situation I created that possibly could have been avoided. People get killed everyday from being rearended.

i took this into consideration when i did mine.  the lights are just a little bit dimmer if not just as bright, but i do think if someone rear ended you they would use it as an excuse, so that would suck

I agree.  Thats why I dont want to tint the whole tail lights themselves.

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ORIGINAL: 19Accord97

^So they would heat up the tail lights, remove the cover and do that?  I've never heard of one doing so.  I might check into it.

 
I didn't realize you were speaking about the chromed reflector part. I doubt they would remove the outer lens. They would probably lay the vinyl on whatever you brought in to be covered.
 
You could probably buy an inexpensive heat gun to remove the lens and simply spray the reflector with black paint. Whatever you do (vinyl, paint) it will most likely mess up the cheap plastic chromed finish. I've seen the cheap plastic chrome come off from soap and water. You could seal the outer lens back on with clear RTV.

Here is what everyone needs to know about Lighting for Vehicles:
If the product you install on your vehicles does not have this stamped on the lenses or backed up by a selling entity that sells products, then it is Not Legal to have on your vehicles:
 
All lamps and products must meet or exceed applicable DOT (department of transportation) standards and SAE (society of American engineers) specifications, and are designed with particular consideration for the U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard , FMVSS-108 and QS9000 and ISO9001:2000 (in other words how there built).
Need I say more ? Naww
WheelBrokerAng

^Yeah but it all depends on where you live, my windows are way too dark, I have no front license plate, and I've had tinted tail lights before, cops around here don't care.

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ORIGINAL: accord93

i used something called NiteShade from O'Reily's Auto Parts store and it worked great. when i have time ill take a pic of them(they are my stock lights) and you can see every color of light as bright and colorful as it was(brake=red, blinker=yellow, backup=white) looks really good too

 
If you could see every color of light as bright and as colorful as before then what was the point of blackign them out?
 
And how much do those black covers for your lights run?

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ORIGINAL: CoryTheStory

^Yeah but it all depends on where you live, my windows are way too dark, I have no front license plate, and I've had tinted tail lights before, cops around here don't care.

 
I just got off the phone with the St. Louis police department and they will be over to check your car out tomorrow
 
Still Ilegal and I hope you don't get caught, cause you may not be able to pay for the fine.
 
                                 WheelBrokerAng

hahaha but think about it if they rear end you, you get money hahahhaa

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ORIGINAL: badxdawgx818

hahaha but think about it if they rear end you, you get money hahahhaa

 Your right there...hummm way to make money...Maybe...I Think Not!

Hey...my opinion on your tail light tint is, a little plain, the tint is a little to transparent, if you could use a little darker color it'll look nice.