Did anyone see this??? TINT FOR TAIL LIGHTS

Great price......and the model car is mine.

 

Are those SUVs, who tend to ride on your rear end, able to see your lights when you brake? The ad states appox.35% passage of light.

I think it looks great, but would be worried about the safety factor, especially when my "evil spawn" are riding in the back seat.

His, Chile RED all over / Hers, EB UJ on top

 

I did the Tail light/Fog Light Mod also and now have Four lights lite on braking. It shows up fine. It seems to be even more pronounced with the tint and when the brakes are applied it goes through the tint just like window tint. With tint if you illuminate light behind the film the light goes through with no problem. Try it and see what I mean. And at night there is no worries at all.

 

As long as you have the fogs wired up... but they will make a bit of a difference, I can't tell you how many idiots i've seen driving around at night with the tinted covers on the headlights...

well, I should say almost DIDN't see...

Rocketboy_X

 

i ordered them

 

Are those the ones that go onto the side of the lens as well? I like that idea more, it seems the film would be less prone to comming off.

 

>>Are those the ones that go onto the side of the lens as well? I like that idea more, it seems the film would be less prone to comming off.

The film that wraps the edges in the How-To is the Oracal 8300. It is thinner (only 3mil) which allows it to stretch to wrap corners and transmit more light. A 15"x10yard roll will cost under $30.

I tried to install precut oracal, but found it very difficult to align it to conceal the chrome and look clean. The edges of the film were visible near the edge of the lense making it obvious that it was film on the taillights. It is just easier and cleaner to undo the one nut, pop out the lense, and stretch the film over the curves IMHO.

So buy either film and give it a try! You can always peel it off.

Here is a closeup of the oracal 8300 for you to see the darkness. It has zero effect on light emmission in day or night conditions since it is designed for backlit exterior signage.

 

6f7,

You must have a ton of that left over from your roll. Care to sell a yard of it and recoup some of your cost? I'd rather spend $10 for enough to do my lights a couple of times than $30 for a whole roll. PM me if interested.

 

Just ordered, nice that they are pre-cut, save some piece of mind with cutting the laminate while still on the car

 

If you prefer the color of the Oracal 8300 Transparent Dark Grey, it can be ordered from signstop.net for $22 for 15"x10yards.

It is the same material that is used on these toyota kits.

 

I have had mine done for a few months now and there is noway it will come off unless I take it off. Water hose, Pressure wash, and car washers will not get this off unless you pull it off by hand. Watch for the How-To with the colored headlight film from Lamin-X coming soon.

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My MINI was modified by MINI-Motorsport and Lamin-X

 

Phil, at grafikdezine.com did my indy blue tail lights on my electric blue MCS.
I think he will only apply them at his shop as he said it is a very hard job for the do it yourselfer.

Here's a shot....

 

keep us posted when you guys get your kit installed!
i'm looking forward to checking them out!

 

looks a little too dark to me

 

Well got mines in today, will try to do them tomorrow...

 

IMO the blue car owned by Yfoiler would better with clear rear lights under the blue cover. That would be sweet. It still looks good.

 

well got mine installed by my window tinting guy today and they look amazing!! thanks Lamin-X for makin a nice affordable kit that works perfectly!!

here are the pics....

before:


one question though, i do have some bubbles on the right side after installing (left side is perfect).... how do i go about removing them w/o havin to remove the entire tint and re-installing?? NoBull, u seem to be the expert, any tips?? should i heat it up w/ a hair dryer and push them out??? any help??

thanks lamin-x for the amazing and affordable kit!! just to think, this amazing product started w/ one post (by me in november) and some ambitious mini owners!

 

Nice, just like mines. Will post pics later didn't have time this morning..

 

ok i'm convinced!
i'm gonna order tomorrow!
anyone think it would be possible to tint the side marker lights?

 

>>ok i'm convinced!
>>i'm gonna order tomorrow!
>>anyone think it would be possible to tint the side marker lights?

sure, just order some extra tint, a sheet of it...

anyone know how to remove bubbles?

 

Poke it with a needle and work the air out. Any leftover little bubbles will disappear soon enough. Glad you are happy

 

>>Poke it with a needle and work the air out. Any leftover little bubbles will disappear soon enough. Glad you are happy

 

Congrats brother! You are the first Show off of the week

http://www.lamin-x.com/Showoff.html

 

>>Congrats brother! You are the first Show off of the week
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>>http://www.lamin-x.com/Showoff.html


thats so cool!! thanks guys, u guys r awesome!! where did u get the front view of my car? i hope that remains on the site forever for viewing pleasure !

 

I got it from the same place you had the others hosted