I just want your guys' opinion on what looks the best.





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3 or 4, I did the 3rd pic on my blue Maxima, left the backup light untinted and it looked great, all tinted out looked bad on my car so i went against it

 

Do you have any pictures?

 

no sorry and my car is at the shop after an accident so i can't even get one now for you

 

My condolences

 

actually here is one, I'm still looking, may have more

 

Isn't that just the stock light for 2012-2015?

 

no, the red part of the light is spray tinted

 

its a bad pic cause the brake lights are on so it looks brighter then it really is

 

Hmmm I see



You're sure it's not this?<br/>

 

Pic 2

 

Number 3

 

Post #10 by far is the best.

 

That's just the updated stock

 

I know, but it is still the best looking one.

 

by far, IMO.

Not a fan of tinted tail lights for the most part, but dr_2010SV (I think that's his name) had the best tinted tail lights that I saw. He cut-out little circles (with a hole-puncher, I think?) and put them over each individual LED light on each tail light and then proceeded to tint them professionally; sprayed, sanded, cleared, etc. It looked aesthetically pleasing and original, not like something everyone else has already done.

 

That's an interesting idea. Labour intensive though.

I personally was never a fan of tinted tails until I put them on and saw how the car looked. It really made it a lot meaner and I fell in love.

Now that it's kinda cracking, I thought I'd try something new

 

Pic 4

 

My current setup

So basically everyone likes one of them but not all of them haha

This is tough

 

#2 gets my vote for a classic look. I personally don't like dark tint on tail lights.

 

anyone actually plastidip and them and then use glossifier? how does it hold up?

 

PlastiDip honestly doesn't look good over lights. It goes on too heavy for my liking.

And I have the accents of my car dipped and they've been like that for 2 years so it's time to redo them. It's just that. When I decide to do it, it isn't going to peel off easily... So I'm dreading that. And having to do that to lights would be really annoying

 

ok cool, I used the rustoleum tail tint spray last time and it worked great, now after an accident both are being replaced so I have to redo both, was trying to see if plati was better so if i screw it up, it peels right off

 

The tints I currently have (the picture with the trees and stuff behind) was a vinyl tint the only thing was that I got the 7GM CUTOUT and that was a terrible idea. Cause it needed to be stretched and it didn't fit right so it took way longer than necessary

 

I was going to tint my tail lights as well till I found out that your state's vehicle codes might make doing so illegal. In Illinois where I live, tail lights must be visible from at least 500 feet behind the vehicle (daytime & nighttime).

For me, meeting this requirement during the day would mean a very light tint which wasn't worth it for me.

Keep in mind if someone rear ends you and they find that your tail lights were not in compliance due to tinting, you could be the one at fault. Then there's also the possibility of the insurance company not paying out because of it.
Too many potential headaches to be worth it for me.

The Sport package already has a slightly tinted lens already. Gonna just stick with that...

 

The lights are very visible with the tint on and when the rear lights come on at night (or if I turn my heads on) then the LEDs look brighter cause the dark tint isolates the light way more. It's kinda weird but with the tints, the lights are very visible.

On the other hand, if I had PlastiDipped the lights then they would've been murky and fuzzy..

 

Nighttime visibility wasn't the issue for me. At night, my tails would definitely be visible at 500 feet even if tinted. My issue was being compliant during the daytime. In daytime, would a dark tint on my tails make the brake lights not visible at 500 feet? That's where the it became too much of a liability for me.

Illinois sucks for mods. For example, any exhaust system louder than stock is considered illegal. So by the letter of the law, my Motordyne exhaust is illegal. However, if ever involved in an accident, the exhaust won't cause a judgement in court the way tinted tail lights might.
Check the laws for the state you live in. They might not have any restrictions on taillight visibility...

 

It's all good here. A LOT of people do it and even exhaust mods and such.

Visivility isn't an issue. It sucks that Illinois is annoying about it.

 

#3 is how I did mine. Plastidip for the win!