Tinting Tail Lights...Opinions Please

[OneFunGenesis]

Hey guys. I gotta run this by y'all. Which do you all think looks best?

Stock:

50% Tint:

30% Tint:

Discuss

OneFun

 

[marty5marty]

Where do you live? Here in SoCal is illegal...i had those on my old car....i tinted it almost black...50% looks meh....if you're gonna tint it, go all the way leaving out the white part....

I got a ticket of $350 for tinted tails, windows, front lights...etc....but that was then....i just tinted my windows 35% all over....

Maybe tinting it the lowest might look cool too...either almost nothing with a slight hint of tint or all the way....

Then again its my opinion

 

[OneFunGenesis]

I live in NY. It's illegal but never got any flack for it. Had tinted tails for years on my old ride. I kinda like both! lol.

Keep the opinions coming!

 

[Mark_888]

You aren't going to know which one looks better until someone rear-ends you because they didn't notice your brake lights quickly enough. There is a reason why tinting of tail lights is illegal (which is a totally different reason why the have VLT limits on window tinting).

 

[gameday22]

Yeah, I 110% agree with Mark_888 on this, our headlight/tail lights etc. are safety features on the car and doing anything to diminish their effect in the name of it looking cool is a bad idea, illegal or not.

Are our brake lights bright, you bet your @ss they are and for a good reason lol. I seriously think that if someone was to hit the rear of my car and tell me they didn't see my brake lights I'd be inclined to beat their head off my trunk a few times !! ...just saying

 

[OneFunGenesis]

I didn't ask opinions about functionality. I asked for opinions on aesthetics.

I am aware of the implications and ramifications of tinting my tail lights. I had my last cars tail lights tinted for over 4 years.

Back on topic we go. Opinions on AESTHETICS only please.

 

[Mark_888]

Yeah, I 110% agree with Mark_888 on this, our headlight/tail lights etc. are safety features on the car and doing anything to diminish their effect in the name of it looking cool is a bad idea, illegal or not.

Are our brake lights bright, you bet your @ss they are and for a good reason lol. I seriously think that if someone was to hit the rear of my car and tell me they didn't see my brake lights I'd be inclined to beat their head off my trunk a few times !! ...just saying

Also, if you are ever in an accident, and the other driver (or their insurance company) notices the tinting of the tail lights, you may be in deep do-do, regardless of who was at fault. Your own insurance company might even decline to cover any accidents if they find out you tinted your tail lights.

 

[Mark_888]

I didn't ask opinions about functionality. I asked for opinions on aesthetics.

I am aware of the implications and ramifications of tinting my tail lights. I had my last cars tail lights tinted for over 4 years.

Back on topic we go. Opinions on AESTHETICS only please.

My response was based on aesthetics, because a dent in rear end does not look good.

 

[marty5marty]

Also, if you are ever in an accident, and the other driver (or their insurance company) notices the tinting of the tail lights, you may be in deep do-do, regardless of who was at fault. Your own insurance company might even decline to cover any accidents if they find out you tinted your tail lights.

Interesting! When i had my Honda Element, i got rear ended probably 3 times...and yes i had my tinted tail lights all the way black...but the reasons were because the driver was distracted, the other one's brake's failure...and another on the freeway...and luckily my insurance covered them all.

Although the body shop guy told me that they could "only" refuse to fix my broken tail lights if they wanted to because of the fact that they were tinted..

I will keep that in mind!

 

[Ruissimo]

My response was based on aesthetics, because a dent in rear end does not look good.

That made me spit water all over my coffee table... thanks.

XD

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[gameday22]

Really it's a personal preference, sorry if our answer here isn't helpful to your decision. Does it look good?...I guess if it's your thing then yes, personally I don't care for tinting them.

I truly despise vehicles that have poor brake lighting and turn signals that are barely visible, almost as much as I dislike people who don't use turn signals to begin with lol. Heck...even my tint isn't dark, I use Air Blue 80 for maximum visibility and zero electronics interference.

Just my 2 cent's on the subject

 

[maxmar04]

Mine are probably about 40%-45% compared to your photoshopped ones. had them for over a year so far and no problems with the law or people not being able to see them during the day. They also look really good at night.
Heres mine:

 

[Mark_888]

Interesting! When i had my Honda Element, i got rear ended probably 3 times...and yes i had my tinted tail lights all the way black...but the reasons were because the driver was distracted, the other one's brake's failure...and another on the freeway...and luckily my insurance covered them all.

Although the body shop guy told me that they could "only" refuse to fix my broken tail lights if they wanted to because of the fact that they were tinted..

I will keep that in mind!

3 Times? Do you think it was your driving habits, or your tail lights, or just bad luck?

If the people who rear-ended you had known that you tinted your tail lights (admittedly sometimes hard for another person to know that) you would have been screwed.

I guess you live in a no-fault state? Normally if one is rear-ended, it is the other drivers fault by definition, and their insurance company has to pay.

 

[marty5marty]

3 Times? Do you think it was your driving habits, or your tail lights, or just bad luck?

If the people who rear-ended you had known that you tinted your tail lights (admittedly sometimes hard for another person to know that) you would have been screwed.

I guess you live in a no-fault state? Normally if one is rear-ended, it is the other drivers fault by definition, and their insurance company has to pay.

I believe in superstition....and I didn't know but when I got my genny my coworkers told me not to get laid in the car as that brings bad luck to the car....I guess that sums up about my honda element lol ...haha

Back to the topic...now i don't see tinted tail lights as appealing as i used to....weird but like everyone said...to each their own taste

 

[waveman]

Aesthetically, I don't think tinted tail lights look good on anything other than a black car, though I wouldn't have them for the safety reasons noted by others.

 

[OneFunGenesis]

Thanks guys. Remarkably, I am getting similar answers on my other forum. I plan to do a black and silver theme. Taking all the chrome and turning it black and blacking out some portions of the OEM wheels and such. The tint is just right

OneFun

 

[scottdk]

Aesthetically, I don't think tinted tail lights look good on anything other than a black car, though I wouldn't have them for the safety reasons noted by others.

I agree with you wave. In high school I had a black '94 GP GTP and I tinted the taillights. I can't see doing this again, as I don't think it's adds anything to the car but it's fun experimenting when I was 18 years old.

 

[QuantumRift]

The issue with "tinted" taillights, is that it, reduces the amount of light emitted by the tail lights. That in turn, can cause a problem for drivers behind the car. Then, the problem can be compounded by bad weather, and is quite possibly an accident waiting to happen. TO assume that "drivers can see it OK at night" is pretty anecdotal at best and dangerous at worst. The absence of a collision is not proof that it's still safe, in most respects. Not everybody driving at night is a 20-something 'excellent' eye-sighted person.

This also brings up another interesting addendum: Tinted headlights. The cars I see around here with "tinted' headlights (that is, those smoke colored coverings) are not really in compliance with the law (AZ). Not only is the tint on the headlights reducing available light at night, but the car also has windows and windshield tinted so dark that it would be very difficult, if not impossible, for the driver to adequately see, say, a pedestrian at night in time to react safely. Very difficult. And if the driver is being cool by wearing tinted glasses, wow. I've actually seen that. Grocery store at night, few weeks ago: Guy creeps thru the parking lot, pulls in to a space next to mine, barely missing my car. Has tinted head and tail lights. Super dark tint on windows and windshield (also illegal on front windshield). Gets out, wearing SUNGLASSES! LoL....wow.

 

[OneFunGenesis]

^^^^ Hahahahaha. I have always hated tinted headlights. Thats so stupid. We all pay money to see better and they pay to see worse.

I am leaving the tail lights *mostly* stock

 

[waveman]

I agree with you wave. In high school I had a black '94 GP GTP and I tinted the taillights. I can't see doing this again, as I don't think it's adds anything to the car but it's fun experimenting when I was 18 years old.

At least you can remember what it was like when you were 18.