Good news - The tail lights look amazing now!
Bad news - You cannot see my brake lights or my turn signal lights during the day

any suggestions guys before I have to take them back to my paint shop to be redone?

 

omg bro. thats way too dark. i think you need to redo it

 

that looks sweet! just don't have it as dark on the area where the light is and have everywhere else that dark

 

mine is dark too but not as dark as that. dark enough for light to pass through day n night

 

Definitely a cop-magnet! Cops will get to know you know.

 

You can take some 1000 grit or 2000 grit wet sand paper to them and when they are to your liking use some polishing compound (scratch X works great) and buff them out by hand. Then throw a few coats of wax on them to get them to shine like normal, and you won't even be able to tell you sanded it when your done.

 

haha thus the reason I need to have it fixed

 

That s**t is super black. Cop magnet is right. I like the look your going for. Grey-scale.

 

yea man, too dark is right. bring it back and redo lighter. Sucks but better paying more or redone free then tickets.... Like the look though!

 

Bad news - You cannot see my brake lights or my turn signal lights during the day


The cops is one thing i'd be more worried about someone slamming into you from behind because they couldn't see your brakes insurance company will find you 100% at fault too

 

well I still have the 3rd brake light as well as the brake light in my license plate frame so at least it's not like I don't have any brake lights, but I agree it's dangerous

 

looks good, but might be a bit dark

 

It looks great but.... getting a ticket every 10mins isnt. and there are lots of idiotic drivers out there.

 

way too dark

 

I think it'll look better with the reverse lights left clear

 

BEFORE



AFTER




Much cleaner with the tints and clear rev lights

 

No offense I hate the way that looks plus I see that on every car, I do not understand the trend of leaving the reverse lights clear but to each his own

 

^^^ I really like it with the reverse light still clear^^^
I know it helps when backing up at night and trying to see through the camera.

 

Tranzporta got the rite idea, No too dark, but still a good shade, I think it looks much better when the reverse lights aren't blacked out either, it creates a sort of balance you can say.

 

here is mine:

 

I actually love this look, I think it looks weird when the white area is tinted. For me I'm going for this exact tint with the cut-out so when I reverse I still have lights to see by. I honestly don't like the OP's tints they are WAY too dark and as others said you are going to get to know some cops on a first name basis. But props for doing you, everyone has their own car do you.

 

Hey antny did you buy your black strip above the license plate or you got it painted?

 

Sweet, I think this looks better on the darker cars (Black/Crimson Black)

 

Yeah the color scheme goes much better here I agree. Still will suck though when someone rear ends you during the day cause they don't know you're braking...

 

my brake light shines great. u def know when i brake...

 

oh thats wassup then. yours looks as dark as the OP's so i just figured neither of yours is visible during the day. i fk wit the dark color jus aint tryna risk it bein too dark to see in the daytime. people in my area ride bumper to bumper for some reason so id prolly get rear ended within a day.

 

why u guys messing with the tail lamps ? it's one of the best features of the car. leave it alone.

and to the op, what have u done to your car ? wow I'm just speechless.

 

I agree!

 

oops

 

I would beat the hell out of your Paint guy for letting you leave like that or kick your own *** for asking him to make it that dark. Just kidding man.

You need them done like this. Ask him to do 50% black candy with a 50% clear coat w/ UV Inhibitor. If you do that, you'll get this.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/maximakarma/5629316337/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/maximakarma/5629310693/
Much safer!

 

Sage advice...

 

looks good but that's not the look I was looking for. I think it looks bad with the clear section in the center imo but keep the mods comin

 

There isn't a clear section? They are painted the same throughout the whole tail light. The only way you are going to be legal is to do it this way. I am at the limit before it becomes illegal. At least in AZ.

 

the rear valance is kinda to much imo

 

Isn't that yours on the bottom??? way too dark bro in NYC definitely not something cops will let slide, plus it looks like this now

 

I dnt like the full tint look.. i had a silver one w/ the one part untinted similar to the white one above.. but mine was way lighter.. not sure what im going to do with my crimson black tails yet..