Tinted headlights

[rpmspeedyblue]

Instead of blacking out my headights I tinted them using the smoked headlight protector. I thought they would be a little lighter tint than what it is.

 

[07xrunner]

thats alittle dark...is it gonna effect your headlights at night as far as how much light they put out ?

 

[drewXrunner]

is that legal?

 

[rpmspeedyblue]

Yeah, I close my garage to see how much it will effect the output by just having one side tinted so I can compare it with the side not tinted, it actually seemed to just take the glare off the lights. I will see if I get pulled over for not having bright enough lights. :dontknow:

 

[rpmspeedyblue]

is that legal?

No. but I believe It puts out enough light. I will find out tonight.

 

[xmoney]

no offense, but couldnt you have gotten the same result with something like these?

http://performance.autopartsperform...odelid=321&year=2006&partid=8240&brandid=3440

i couldnt find a pic of a tacoma with them.

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=mppf&sbrftog=1&catref=C6&from=R10&mppfqy=headlight+covers&mppfqy=headlight+covers&satitle=undefined&sacat=6028%26catref%3DC6&fmmk=toyota&fmmd=tacoma&fylo=&fyhi=&mppfqy=headlight+covers&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&sadis=200&fpos=ZIP%2FPostal&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=1%26fsoo%3D1&coaction=compare&copagenum=1&coentrypage=search

 

[rpmspeedyblue]

no offense, but couldnt you have gotten the same result with something like these?

http://performance.autopartsperform...odelid=321&year=2006&partid=8240&brandid=3440

i couldnt find a pic of a tacoma with them.

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=mppf&sbrftog=1&catref=C6&from=R10&mppfqy=headlight+covers&mppfqy=headlight+covers&satitle=undefined&sacat=6028%26catref%3DC6&fmmk=toyota&fmmd=tacoma&fylo=&fyhi=&mppfqy=headlight+covers&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&sadis=200&fpos=ZIP%2FPostal&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=1%26fsoo%3D1&coaction=compare&copagenum=1&coentrypage=search

That's what I bought. you can get them in smoked, blue, yellow and clear. It's a thick film and you apply it like tint film. The only difference is that you can stretch this to go over curved areas by heating it up with a hair dryer. I got it for $50.00 headlight and foglights. I didn't do the fogs yet.

 

[07XR808]

I don't know, it looks good because it's different, but just not my cup of tea. I like the blacked out headlight mod better

 

[SUODRAXAH]

I don't know, it looks good because it's different, but just not my cup of tea. I like the blacked out headlight mod better

:dito: i think it might look better if it was just a slight tint

 

[rpmspeedyblue]

You Apply just like tinting your window. What's nice it comes off easy. Just peel it off.

 

[rpmspeedyblue]

:dito: i think it might look better if it was just a slight tint

I agree I was hoping that it would be a lighter tint.

 

[rpmspeedyblue]

I don't know, it looks good because it's different, but just not my cup of tea. I like the blacked out headlight mod better

Yea, I agree with you on the blacked out mod. But in my opinion the blackout mod looks the best on the Black XR's. For me I like to do mods that I can easily go back to the OEM look. Especially like this mod I did.:biggrin:

 

[rexrunner]

whats the exact stuff you bought? Im looking at the stuff on decalfx.com. that looks sick, i want to do my tailights also, how hard was the install?

 

[rpmspeedyblue]

whats the exact stuff you bought? Im looking at the stuff on decalfx.com. that looks sick, i want to do my tailights also, how hard was the install?

I believe it's the same stuff. I got mine at Stickercity.com which they also sell the tailight film kits. It's really easy to install. Just like tinting windows. spray some water and rubbing alcohol solution on both surfaces making sure the film is aligned then squeegee all the solution out and heat areas that are curved you need to stretch the film to fit over.( most time consuming part)

 

[nxrunner]

Looks great. Good thinking too - you can go back to the oem look alot easier than the BHM..... :top: But once you go black - you will never want to go back. To the oem look that is... :biggrin:

 

[Jonathan]

looks a little brown?

 

[Stevenredx]

Looks good :top:

 

[rpmspeedyblue]

Decided to take off the hoodprotector. Looks even better now. :biggrin:

 

[X-factor]

It looks good!! Im planning on adding some of that film on my brother's Scion Xb but in Yellow..

 

[rpmspeedyblue]

I'm thinking doing my fogs in yellow.