Opinions or possible rear light mod **** NOW DONE****

[dpbayly]

I like the look of the rear lights tinted out not everyone's cup of tea I'm sure, I've carried this mod out a few times and I do it by a process of adding a small amount of standard black to standard car lacquer at a rate of 10 parts lacquer to 1 part black and then sprayed in a booth with spray equipment like spraying and car panel that way the finish is top quality just like a normal car panel high gloss and also it remains very translucent.

Here's some pics from when I carried out this mod to my A4

One coat:



Three coats:



Back on the motor straight from the gun finish no polishing:



Showing the lights on in daylight showing they still illuminated well:



Now for the X I haven't made my mind up as to how Im going to do it either whole light less the reverse light or only the red part, if done like this I'll replace the orange indicator bulb with a silver one,

Opinions wanted?

[Sanj]

I don't mind tinted lights just not completely blacked out - hell even BMW do their own and call em Darklines.

I think the colour of the car is also important - otherwise they look like something a 17 year old put on his Saxo.

Thiswas what I had done recently to my wife's saxo. 

[X5Sport]

.......and don't over tint them either as that is also now in the MOT (more and more seems to be getting dropped into that little test!) so if not bright enough you may have to clean them.  Light level must be at least 50% of untinted light unit.  Someone on here had a special film which looks like a tint but is actually a fine mesh but which still meets the lighting output regs.

And definitely avoid dark tinting the 'reflector' section as that may attract unwanted  attention as the reflector bit has to be clearly visible and still work as designed - and must be red in colour

Richard

[T3RBO]

Love the Darklines but anything blacker on a X5 just looks a bit chav

[shadrack]

yeh agree with sanj I wouldn't go too dark, especially with the colour been silver....

heres what I had..

[dpbayly]

[quote="T3RBO"]
Love the Darklines but anything blacker on a X5 just looks a bit chav
[/quote]

You liked the blacked out lights on your TT Mine will probably be much like your TT ones.

I remember you from the TT forum,

Here's my old TT:

[dpbayly]

[quote="shadrack"]
yeh agree with sanj I wouldn't go too dark, especially with the colour been silver....

heres what I had..


[/quote]

Nice.

I like the idea of tinting them to tie the back together if you know what i mean, as i like the all black and silver look by loosing the red

[T3RBO]

[quote="dpbayly"]
[quote="T3RBO"]
Love the Darklines but anything blacker on a X5 just looks a bit chav
[/quote]

You liked the blacked out lights on your TT Mine will probably be much like your TT ones.

I remember you from the TT forum,

Here's my old TT:

[/quote]

That's a real nice tint there, just right... mine are darker but I'm getting old now :-[

[Steamyrotter]

Mine used to be tinted...

But then i washed the car and they were all clear again for a few days...... >:D

[Raj]

I like the light tinted look and previously had mine lamin-x'ed. As long as you don't go too dark it'll look good.

[Raj]

[quote="Steamyrotter"]
Mine used to be tinted...

But then i washed the car and they were all clear again for a few days...... >:D
[/quote]

)

Best of both worlds.

[dpbayly]

Thanks guy's

But no one gave there opinion on what style I should go for in the pic, left whole light or right just the red part tinted

[Timoth27]

I didn't even notice that. I like the right one seems to follow the lines of the car better.imho of course 

[Raj]

I'd agree just the red part as per the right side.

[Rossco0506]

If any, I would say the entireunit but I knida think its looks pants on a silver X5 IMO