Well my 2 cents is probably biased, co clear all the way baby, if i had a black car i would go tinted, but i think every other color i would stick with the clear!!

 

any info on adding tailights yourself? is this a hard mod for the do-it-yourselfer?

we are going clear with the silkgreen color and white top/wheels...

curt

 

I know that Moss has a wiring kit for an additional $130 that allows you to set them up without having to solder (sp?) them back in or rewire. If I was going to go clear, that is the route I would have gone.

 

Link to what I am talking about. :smile:

 

I've noticed virtually no loss in light emission. Here is my car with just the lights on, no brakes. You can clearly see the light, even durring the day.



R

 

Where's the pic? I don't see a pic!!! :smile:

 

Oh there it is....my computer sucks today!

 

>>Albert your car looks great! Is that a black gas cap? Where did you get that if you don't mind!
>>
>>Craig

Yes, good eye Craig! I actually had that cap professionally painted, along with the side grilles.

 

>>Does anyone know how much dimmer the lights would be if I were to tint them?

Once you hook up the rear fogs as part of your brake lights, the visibility issue is no longer a problem in my opinion. Even during daylight, the light from 5 different bulbs (including center light) provides plenty of light.

 

^ ^ Is that the same hookup that was posted on here awhile back by SarcuxKSU?

And DavBret.....did you rewire your taillights?

 

Hey L.
go for the clear's...
i think caddman's ride is a great example of how good PS mini's look with them!
congrats on the raise!, i just got a raise too,
not anything that's gonna afford me mod's though! $.50

 

If you are going for aggressive Lose the CVT and order an S

 

rataha....
that aint right!
i think you're gonna be in for a mouthfull!

 

It may be just me, but why does everyone want to tint tail lights. You cant see them in the day light and they are way too dim at night. I connected my rear fog lamps to brake lights ( for more light ) because I want the person behind me to see me stopping.

 

See....I love how they look on Caddman's MINI, but I honestly think that since I will have shadow stripes on the boot as well that I think the tinted will look better. I always said that I was going to tint my taillights when I first got my car, and it was actually Caddman's car that threw me off from that!

 

>>It may be just me, but why does everyone want to tint tail lights. You cant see them in the day light and they are way too dim at night. I connected my rear fog lamps to brake lights ( for more light ) because I want the person behind me to see me stopping.

Did you even look at the picture I posted with just the parking lamps on? You can CLEARLY see the lights, even in the daylight. Have you ever seen this on a MINI in person? You may be thinking of the spray tint some ricers use that gets progressively darker the more you spray on.

And yes L, I do have the "taillight mod" as written up by Sarcux. Maybe I'll take some shots with the brakes on tonight to show y'all.

R

 

I need to dig that thread up....I am kinda nervous rewiring my taillights myself though. Is it hard? I don't want to mess up my car.....

 

>>I need to dig that thread up....I am kinda nervous rewiring my taillights myself though. Is it hard? I don't want to mess up my car.....

LMini, don't worry about it. It's sofa-king-easy, you'll wonder why you ever even waited.

 

>>I need to dig that thread up....I am kinda nervous rewiring my taillights myself though. Is it hard? I don't want to mess up my car.....

 

Just the taillights


Brakes on


R

 

Thanks, ya'll! I sent an email to mini-rolls this morning because I AM going to do that taillight mod as well as the tint. (It looks great together and thanks for the pics!)

I figured that the kit would be the best way to go....I am electrically challenged and I need to make it as easy on myself as possible. :smile:

 

Ryan, did you tint the center light too? If I had to guess from the pictures, I would say no, but it's hard to tell. If not, have you considered it? ...Maybe using Nobull's method? Just curious. :smile:

 

Davbret,
Thanks for the pics. I'll be tinting mine this weekend. I'll post pics when I'm done.

 

Since the stock wing covers the third brake light, I decided to not tint it. My car is lowered so chances are people are going to see the bright LED stop lights more than the lower ones.

R

 

^ ^ The drop on your MINI looks great. I am sure I will be asking you lots of questions right before I do my suspension!