DIY smoked h/lights

[LOOPYLEE1965]

hi peeps was looking at buying some smoked h/lights but being an old married man with 4 ankle biters couldnt afford the Ԛ£300 so being the resoursful (means skint) person that i am thought id try the diy route managed to find a product for tinting mtor bike lights from a local dealers(down side you need a trade card to get in which i have) the pack contained two cans and was Ԛ£10 + vat ive not used a whole can yet and have done rear lenses side repeaters and front lights bit cheaper than Ԛ£300 me thinks see what you think and leave me some feedback plz dont hold back tell it like you think im a big boy i can take it

[Zayyan]

Does any light actually get out!?

[LOOPYLEE1965]

yes mate just come home bout 1hr ago (bearing in mind ive got illegal bulbs in) and looks just like they are not smoked and have normal bulbs in (if you get what i mean)

[johnono]

dude , im not gonna rip on u , if u like it then fine fairy nuff


but serious dude..r u for real?

[LOOPYLEE1965]

like i said in post mate if you dont like um tell me so do you think ive gone too dark mate??

[johnono]

just a tad, but dont get me wrong, the beauty (goes off on one ) of an e30 is the possibilitys of choice when it comes to modding, so dont be swayed dude.. if u like it sod what i think

[Zayyan]

Well if enough light gets out then fair enough - I'm still not quite sure I like them that dark but I can tell you one thing - they look evil as hell

[Simon13]

i'd move out the way if u came up behind me! looks nice and mean

[Sjoerd320i]

I think I have to agree with Johnono on that.

look a litle to dark, but as long as like them and they light up propperly then just sod what I think

(If I were you i'd put the schnitzer badge horizontal next to the headlights, personal opinion ofcourse)

edit: now that I've looked at them a few times they do look verry verry mean

Sjoerd

[Ziggy]

They look good, but I think I'll go for the internal modding way if I do some - surely yours ain't legal? 's a bit more effort, but I'd rather get a similar effect & not get done for it!

[Zayyan]

Just had another look at the pic, do you plan to smoke the fogs too?

IMO smoked fogs and maybe black brake ducts would finish the look off if you want the car to scare people!

[Ziggy]

IMO smoked fogs and maybe black brake ducts would finish the look off if you want the car to scare people!

Definately! & black eyebrows too... but then I don't like eyebrows so it'd be even better without them at all!

[Widge]

Would it be possible with your method to make them not as dark??
They're just a bit dark for me, but I prefer them to the internally modded ones, whats the product you used?

Not my cup of tea but bloody well done that car looks sooooooooo mean

[Sjoerd320i]

here we have it with dark fogs and black brake ducts but red eyebrows


and here we have it with the black eyebrows


me likes it

[nav786]

too dark i think. also i say loose the eyebrows

[johnono]

actually , now looking at it again,.. im not too luvin the bumper

[LOOPYLEE1965]

cheers for the feedback guys they do look a bit dark may take the paint off and not put so many coats on this time (5 dust coats last time) may just try two loved the mock up 329i turbo think thats the way forward watch this space

[LOOPYLEE1965]

Would it be possible with your method to make them not as dark??
They're just a bit dark for me, but I prefer them to the internally modded ones, whats the product you used?

Not my cup of tea but bloody well done that car looks sooooooooo mean

not sure what its called widge as the writing on the can is mainly in chinese and the rest is translated really badly but it came from a company called oscotts who supply the like of halfords etc will try and find out where its for sale m8 cheers for feedback

[cuk325]

to be honest mate look a little to dark for my liking, i like the idea though, i had mixed reactions when i smoked my fogs on the touring

[E30Adam]

That car looks like it's about to jump out at you from a dark alley and rip your throat out!

I'm assuming you just sprayed the outside of the light. This will probably jut chip off in time. I't sbest to do the internal method.

Bit too dark for my liking too but on someone elses car... I think they look good, different but good!

[LOOPYLEE1965]

actually , now looking at it again,.. im not too luvin the bumper

i know the bumper dosent look too good mate have got my eyes on an m-tec one just trying to persuade my mate to part with it i think it would look loads better wht you think ??

[LOOPYLEE1965]

I think I have to agree with Johnono on that.

look a litle to dark, but as long as like them and they light up propperly then just sod what I think

(If I were you i'd put the schnitzer badge horizontal next to the headlights, personal opinion ofcourse)

edit: now that I've looked at them a few times they do look verry verry mean

Sjoerd

have moved the ac badge like you suggested Sjoerd looks better but aint gotroun to doing the fogs orbrake ducts yet but thats my next project

[Zayyan]

If you can't get the M Tec bumper just spraying the top and bottom of yours like this would really improve it I think

[LOOPYLEE1965]

If you can't get the M Tec bumper just spraying the top and bottom of yours like this would really improve it I think

not a bigmodmate but looks a lot cleaner

[johnono]

actually , now looking at it again,.. im not too luvin the bumper

i know the bumper dosent look too good mate have got my eyes on an m-tec one just trying to persuade my mate to part with it i think it would look loads better wht you think ??

i not saying i dont like it (trying not to start any trouble ) but i would go for a coded bumper and go for the fog and ducts, and mabey the kidney rims in red (but im not too sure about that one)

[dazleeds]

well mean
ill have the name of thats stuff if you find it nice one
do 3 coats should look sweet Daz

[LOOPYLEE1965]

well mean
ill have the name of thats stuff if you find it nice one
do 3 coats should look sweet Daz

daz as soon as i can find the name out i will post it on here not sure what it is called but if enough interest i will try and get some if enough ppl want it

[LOOPYLEE1965]

actually , now looking at it again,.. im not too luvin the bumper

i know the bumper dosent look too good mate have got my eyes on an m-tec one just trying to persuade my mate to part with it i think it would look loads better wht you think ??

i not saying i dont like it (trying not to start any trouble ) but i would go for a coded bumper and go for the fog and ducts, and mabey the kidney rims in red (but im not too sure about that one)

any advice is good advice mate just trying to make my ride unique

[dazleeds]

nice 1 mate i really like it just not quite so dark
cant be arsed heatin glass and all that just spray and go
if it gets flaky strip n do again sorted Dazz

[LOOPYLEE1965]

nice 1 mate i really like it just not quite so dark
cant be arsed heatin glass and all that just spray and go
if it gets flaky strip n do again sorted Dazz

thats what i think as well daz if lasts for a while and i have to start all over again not spent Ԛ£300 on new hellas

[Quaser]

reminds me of a smaller version of General Lee

Has anyone put up a tech article of how to do the smoked light conversion properly?

Takes a bit longer, but the results are fantastic.

Are yours MOT legal?

[LOOPYLEE1965]

reminds me of a smaller version of General Lee

Has anyone put up a tech article of how to do the smoked light conversion properly?

Takes a bit longer, but the results are fantastic.

Are yours MOT legal?

took it for pre mot last friday but smoked them on sat so will have to see what im told when im takeing back for retest see what happens

[Zayyan]

yes mate just come home bout 1hr ago (bearing in mind ive got illegal bulbs in) and looks just like they are not smoked and have normal bulbs in (if you get what i mean)

Just noticed, you say "illegal bulbs"....does this mean they're brighter or a higher wattage than the normal 55w, but with the tints they look like normal bulbs?

[LOOPYLEE1965]

yes they are 100w max power bulbs from the same place as the spray came from mate

[Zayyan]

I presume you've been melting the rear numberplates of the cars in front at the traffic lights then