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Old 10-13-2013, 11:48 PM
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i want to tint the to lights on the sides of where my license plate is to mach my tail lights. any suggestions????
 
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Old 10-14-2013, 12:33 AM
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The reverse lights?
 
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Old 10-14-2013, 02:53 AM
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if your tail lights are tinted then just use vht nightshades to tint your reverse lights. However fair warning tinted tail lights are Illegal and may leave you "responsible" in a rear end accident.
 
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Dont tint your reverse lights yo, the smallest crack is a pain in the A to fix AND you cant see anything reversing, esp if you have tint already on the car. Unless u get a super bright LED bulb, id hate to say it, but tinting reverse lights are bad, only my tail lights are tinted.

They are indeed illegal, but I have yet to run into a police officer give me a ticket for mine, granted mine are super blacked out.
 
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Old 10-14-2013, 10:37 AM
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I tinted my reverse lights and it looks great on the black car, and I have tint as well and have learned to deal with it. Not that much of a pain honestly.
 
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You use vht too matt? I hada bad experience with the reverse lights from my previous MC..lol i left these clear lmao.
 
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Old 10-14-2013, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Hiroska
Dont tint your reverse lights yo, the smallest crack is a pain in the A to fix AND you cant see anything reversing, esp if you have tint already on the car. Unless u get a super bright LED bulb, id hate to say it, but tinting reverse lights are bad, only my tail lights are tinted.
I painted my reverse lights housings black & took the bulbs out..

here's a pic..

 
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Old 10-14-2013, 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Hiroska
You use vht too matt? I hada bad experience with the reverse lights from my previous MC..lol i left these clear lmao.
Yes, VHT Niteshade.

I shot five coats of Niteshade on mine and two coats of clear. There's still enough light output for them to be noticeable when illuminated, when backing up, but if you rely on your reverse lights for a significant amount of light output to help see behind when backing up, don't tint them. I personally don't mind dealing with the reduced light output. It's something you learn to work with. Like I said, I just deal with it.
 
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