Tinted Tail Lights

[greentouring]

I've been deliberating whether or not to lightly tint them or do them red. I did have a brief liking of the Euro lights, but am now uncertain.

Your opinions please.

[6-Shooter]

My opinion is ask for this thread to be locked then delete it.

Then take a good long look at yourself in the mirror.



Don't do it.

[oakey]

I'd say leave as they are or do the orange areas red. Black rears only go with white or black cars imo and even then they look a bit cheap sometimes

[hubble]

I've been deliberating whether or not to lightly tint them or do them red. I did have a brief liking of the Euro lights, but am now uncertain.

Your opinions please.

Have you had too much red wine???.........leave it be sir

[bazcoupe]

just tint the amber's red mate (cheap and affective)

although you will end up with red indicators

[Rkive]

Ive got picture of mine with euro and with dark tints, Il post pics soon.

[RRRR]

is it possible to tint ur lights DIY?

anyone who had done it b4 care to share?

TIA

[Rkive]

Here is the car with the Euro lights,




And here with the standard lights tinted,






Let me know which you think looks best.

[bazcoupe]

i think yours would look much better with the standard ones all red actually. but out of the two i would go tinted

[StuBeeDoo]

Here's what I did - may or may not help you decide. 11th post on this thread.....
http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... highlight=

[Cloggy Saint]

Steer clear of the "euro" lights (I've not seen any here in Euro), they're nearly as nasty as Lexus lights.

[mattyb240]

Agreed ^^

Tinted looks cheap 90% percent of the time unless it is a very well themed car. Euro lights in my opinion are like driving a citroen saxa with lexus style lights. They look wrong.

Red tints however I do quite like in most applications.

Not meaning to disrespect anyone who has any of the above, just my opinion..

But when you come from the land of the brummies you learn the true meaning of taste

[Rkive]

Yeah totally, at the end of the day its what you youself likes best on your car, everyones cars are themed in different ways as everyone has thier own perspective of what they think looks cool.

[lance1a]

I just tinted my rear indicators with red tint, looks much better though they don't glow orange anymore and the orange bulb just makes them redder! Don't know if the plod will notice.

[bazcoupe]

i just dont indicate when the plod are behind me that way they just shout a bit for not indicating.

we bmw drivers dont need indicators by law anyway

[jcjdavis1]

Hi My vote is Euro on a tourer.I think they look better than tints.

[greentouring]

Thanks for the ideas.........I'll maybe even end up leaving them standard at this rate....lol

[grantfk10]

we bmw drivers dont need indicators by law anyway

Just like we have exclusive use of the outside lane on motorways!

[RRRR]

Here's what I did - may or may not help you decide. 11th post on this thread.....
http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... highlight=

Thks Mate

Did u meant:

1) Open up the lights
2) Prep the insides where the tint shd be with fine sandpaper (T cut?)
3) Spray tint paint

TIA

[bazcoupe]

i was actually thinking of removing my kidney grille's just to test your theory, and see if anyone moves out of my way anymore

[StuBeeDoo]

Here's what I did - may or may not help you decide. 11th post on this thread.....
http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... highlight=

Thks Mate

Did u meant:

1) Open up the lights
2) Prep the insides where the tint shd be with fine sandpaper (T cut?)
3) Spray tint paint

TIA

No. All I did was clean the outside of the lens with white spirit. Then do it again with meths. Masked the bits I didn't want to tint, then sprayed the outside.
24 hours(ish) after spraying, I rubbed them over with very fine (1600??) wet & dry and finished with a single fine coat of clear lacquer.
HTH
Stuart.

[NL-BMW]

Prefer tinted IMO (if done properly)

...but All Red look good too

[RRRR]

Here's what I did - may or may not help you decide. 11th post on this thread.....
http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... highlight=

Thks Mate

Did u meant:

1) Open up the lights
2) Prep the insides where the tint shd be with fine sandpaper (T cut?)
3) Spray tint paint

TIA

No. All I did was clean the outside of the lens with white spirit. Then do it again with meths. Masked the bits I didn't want to tint, then sprayed the outside.
24 hours(ish) after spraying, I rubbed them over with very fine (1600??) wet & dry and finished with a single fine coat of clear lacquer.
HTH
Stuart.

Thanks Mate!

[mrLEE30]

DIY all red (as stubeedoo) cleaned the lens, sprayed it with red window tint, sprayed it with clear lacqure, left it to harden, polished with polish compound and a cloth)..... but we dont have the yellow indicator problem over here (the police worry about bigger problems such as people driving fast/drunk/on the phone (guilty!) etc) to get an orange indicator then do not paint the whole lens red, paint it striped red (look at the reverse light of and E34 as an example).... green bulbs do not work. (despite what maxfield may claim )

and my two cents (pence) worth... tint only look good on a black/white car... euros look good in a skip