rear light tint?

[kngsv6]

hey what do u guys think of tinting the rear lights on an sv6..

a friend keeps on telling me to do it but i dont know.

cheers

[Slipper]

whats your logic in giving people less of a chance to be able to see you?

[CANYONERO]

A Jc memner in SA did it to his White VZ SV6, looked really good, but he got someone to only do it lightly and they did it by spraying the lights with clear and only tinted them slightly by mixing a small amount of black. so they came out basically looking like SS lights.

[kngsv6]

A Jc memner in SA did it to his White VZ SV6, looked really good, but he got someone to only do it lightly and they did it by spraying the lights with clear and only tinted them slightly by mixing a small amount of black. so they came out basically looking like SS lights.

yeah if i was to go along with it id do it similar to that. so yeah youl still be able to see them.

a friend of mine just put stockings over the lights. and actually looks prety good. i guess a cheap way to go

[CANYONERO]

the best way is scan ebay for SS lights. not cheap i know but youll get satisfaction knowing that your ADR compliant.

[RiCeY]

Yeah just put SS ones in, tinted can look cheap.

[kngsv6]

yeah mite just do that

[W84N01]

I had tinted front and rears on my Brocky VC years ago, and was yellow stickered for it. I even put more powerful globes in the rears so they could still be easily seen, but was told unless it comes out of the factory like that, me doing it on my own is illegal and they need to be taken off.

So yeah, if you can find ADR compiant ones, then i wouldn't bother with touching them.

[Benboy]

A sure fire way of getting rear ended on a dark wet night with reuced visibility. Tail lights like any light fitted as external (front/rear) are designed to comply with ADRs (Australian Design Rules)

Any (ANY) modification(s), unless approved to ADR standards, that change/alter/modify any aspect of your vehicle from the ADR standards/requirements that existed at the time of manufacture of your vehicle are ILLEGAL.

[Dz811]

there benboy goes again with his adr stuff....

[STEALTHY™]

Thats funny, my car was rear ended on a dark wet night AFTER i swapped my tinted lights for stock ones on my VL. None of my other cars have been rear ended with tint.....

Someones 'sure fire' must have burnt out a long time ago

[VYMAD]

Just be aware that you can not only be defected, rear-ended, etc, but insurance companies just LOVE ANY good reason not to pay out a claim.....

[RiCeY]

Generally for an insurance company to refuse a claim, the modification in question must have been a factor in the accident.

[VYMAD]

Generally for an insurance company to refuse a claim, the modification in question must have been a factor in the accident.

Rear ended.......

[STEALTHY™]

Rear ended.......

I lol'd. Tint lights, pull out driveway, get rear ended.......
haha gold, some people and their stupid posts

[05 Senator]

You can get night shade. got it on my senator, looks alright, easy to use and my insurance company didn't say f**k all bout it. but yea. stuff been rear ended

[VYMAD]

I lol'd. Tint lights, pull out driveway, get rear ended.......
haha gold, some people and their stupid posts

What's so "LOL" about that? The fact is tinted taillights are harder to see than untinted ones. Chances are slim regarding tinted taillights causing an accident, but is still more likely than with untinted ones. Oh and I didn't write anything about "Pulling out of driveways."

[STEALTHY™]

What's so "LOL" about that? The fact is tinted taillights are harder to see than untinted ones. Chances are slim regarding tinted taillights causing an accident, but is still more likely than with untinted ones. Oh and I didn't write anything about "Pulling out of driveways."

I never said you did. You had the urgency of it (asin, as soon as there tinted, your car somehow has a huge target on the back).
I've never heard of any instance where the car behind hit the car in front because they couldn't see the tinted lights (seen plenty of times when the car is an old bomb and has NO rear lights, but never tinted lights)

[VYMAD]

Yeah, I know what you mean Stealthy, It's just that I've seen a couple around Bundaberg, a Ford ute in particular, that had it's taillights tinted so dark that you literally could NOT see them in the daytime, maybe at night you would, but not in daylight hours. Just my personal opinion, that's all. I shall leave mine untinted.

[STEALTHY™]

Yeah, I know what you mean Stealthy, It's just that I've seen a couple around Bundaberg, a Ford ute in particular, that had it's taillights tinted so dark that you literally could NOT see them in the daytime, maybe at night you would, but not in daylight hours. Just my personal opinion, that's all. I shall leave mine untinted.

Some people are just morons tho. Might aswell just tint them with black paint if its that dark

I've never had an issue with mine, although i didn't tint them stupidly dark, only 2 light coats and thats it (can barely see there even tinted)

[VYMAD]

Some people are just morons tho. Might aswell just tint them with black paint if its that dark

I've never had an issue with mine, although i didn't tint them stupidly dark, only 2 light coats and thats it (can barely see there even tinted)

I have thought about doing the VY ones, but dismissed the idea due to not wanting a defect notice. Maybe like you say, very light/mild tint would be ok. Might be a future project as I'm starting to run out of things to "do" to the old girl! LOL.