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RE: Tail Light Tint - 4/30/2007 10:08:30 PM

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here in nebraska the tint is fine so long as you can see the brake lights clearly through it and still tell what the red and white/yellows are so obviously cant be super dark(i called the police non emergency #)

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RE: Tail Light Tint - 4/30/2007 11:25:48 PM

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Illinois is pretty strict

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RE: Tail Light Tint - 4/30/2007 11:53:03 PM

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Hmm that sucks....sry to hear it, some places are though and what can you do. Does Illinois do smog/carb or whatever tests? Neb dont do those either

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RE: Tail Light Tint - 5/3/2007 10:52:28 AM

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What type of clear coat should I use???

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RE: Tail Light Tint - 5/3/2007 10:25:04 PM

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actually i think is legal cause i saw this honda accord 98 tint up his whole tail light inner and outer too. Look pretty sweet.

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RE: Tail Light Tint - 5/3/2007 10:41:14 PM

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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.

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RE: Tail Light Tint - 5/3/2007 10:46:08 PM

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^I agree. I'd like to tint the chrome part of the tail lights. Is there any easier way then in the oven? What if I just removed the clear outer section off and left it off?

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RE: Tail Light Tint - 5/3/2007 10:52:14 PM

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Take them to a graphics shop and have them overlay vinyl over the chrome. Shouldn't be too expensive.

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RE: Tail Light Tint - 5/3/2007 11:12:07 PM

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^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.

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RE: Tail Light Tint - 5/4/2007 11:30:16 AM

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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

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RE: Tail Light Tint - 5/4/2007 11:45:21 AM

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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

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RE: Tail Light Tint - 5/4/2007 2:28:12 PM

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

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RE: Tail Light Tint - 5/4/2007 2:52:57 PM

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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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RE: Tail Light Tint - 5/4/2007 2:54:59 PM

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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

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RE: Tail Light Tint - 5/4/2007 4:44:55 PM

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

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