tinting lights.how?

[dagar187]

hey ppl,ever since i was a kid i used to luv sêing all those vk and vls getting around with ther tail and headlights tinted black,im just wandering is this illegal now? and what technique do ppl use as i noticed the depth of light that comes out is quite varyd,id like to do my phantom vz totally blakd out.any info much app.")

[lumina01]

prety sure you just use tint thats in a spray can from any auto shop, the mmore coats the darker itll get.
and yeh its illegal to tint your headlights probly even taillights.

[hakhawk]

this link will help a lot, but otherwise, it is illegal and the easiest way is to goto repco, autobarn, supercheap, etc and buy a spraypaint called "niteshades" by VHT, simply clean your lights and spray a couple coats on each light, let it dry after say 2 coats, see if you like it(it dries darker) then if you want, add more coats, one at a time

[PaRaDoX]

eBAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH !!!!!

or try and find headlight covers and tint them, i agree they look sick as on headlights, i almost wanna get a spare set of headlights and tint them for shows/track and indicators

[dagar187]

thanks guys.so its illegal but if i get the paint that hakhawk mentioned and maybe try a light shade maybe the boys in blue wont hassle me? so is nightshades an actual product for this kind of mod?

[VRSS]

from what i've heard its legal as long as you can clearly see the tail lights and brake lights from a certain distance away.

the tail lights look good tinted but tinted headlights would look stupid i reckon!!

[VNexecutive]

this is a bit of a hijack, but are the smokey colored taillights and such that you see on ebay etc illegal? i was thinking of getting a set eventually.

[VRSS]

they're illegal. you need to have a RED reflector on your tail lights, the clear ones dont have a red reflector

[dagar187]

thats true,i think on my car it wuld lk bit wierd but the vz tailites i rek wuld lk sik as blacked out.still too weary to do it yet as not exactly clear regarding legality.mite ask the guys at superchp etc first.

[Cobez]

Originally Posted by VNexecutive

this is a bit of a hijack, but are the smokey colored taillights and such that you see on ebay etc illegal? i was thinking of getting a set eventually.

nah i have seen those smokey ones they look rank IMO i reckon you go the spray on tint.........as someone mentioned before as long as you can see the red light / reverse light / indicator light from under the tint you should be right..........but really it all depends what copper pulls you over if they wanna be pricks they will be

[Keepleft]

Effectively masking taillights is not-smart for road going vehicles. Other drivers often find it hard to see the lamp-functions with these 'modifications', especially givin rain, fog, bushfire smoke conditions AND when the sun is on them. Sometimes, they appear 'weak as'.

If your determined to do such a thing, just be aware of the infringements, or should a collision occure involving human damage, the extra legal responsibility a judge can bring to bear.

However, replace them with something 'better'? Sure, IF the replacement bears 'ADR' or 'E' markings for each lamp function.

Want to spend $20 on something decent? Go buy a warning triangle.

[VLturbs87]

Front is tottally illegal, & so is the back depending how dark you wana go, Yeah go to autobarn an look for "niteshade" it's like $16 bucks or something.
You mentioned yourself there hard to see sometimes right? so why you wana do it "black'd out" for? I don't Understand.