Smoked tail overlays and smoked sidemarkers

[Jcrewsn]

Hello everyone,

I had a 30% off coupon to Jlevisw so I went ahead and purchased some medium smoked tail light overlays. I didn't really know what to expect when I installed tem on Saturday morning...i think it ended up fine, but I probably spent 2 hours getting them where I wanted them, and another hour or so fiddling with the adhesive so that no more "fingers" were visible. I still see some little bubbles here and there, but just push them in whenever I can...hopefully they will dissipate within the next week or so. Overall I spent about $40 on them and I think for the price they are pretty sweet.

The sidemarkers I bought from ebay member neondials who are based out of Walnut, Ca. My stockers were yellowing anyways, so this gave me a good reason to purchase. Shipped to me within 3 days of payment. Fitment, aesthetics, and function were all perfect, and for $33.50 with shipping (price seems to have raised $5 since i purchased) it's a great deal. Here is the link for the sidemarkers if interested.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/300896023866...84.m1497.l2649

Just thought I would share with everyone!

[Sylon]

Wow that looks good. How is illumination of the tallights at night?

[ShocknAwe]

Looks great! I apologize if i missed it, what level tint is that?

[stormzusmc]

Illegal here in MN =/

[neglectedX5]

How do those side markers look lit up?

[Jcrewsn]

Originally Posted by Sylon

Wow that looks good. How is illumination of the tallights at night?

Pictures weren't showing up very nice... Illumination is good though. Obviously dimmer, but safe. I went with the medium tint option which is a little darker than what i had initially wanted, but it looks good with our color IMO...

I'm not sure how to upload a video. It's a .mov and I don't know how to convert that to .psd on a mac.

[Jcrewsn]

Originally Posted by ShocknAwe

Looks great! I apologize if i missed it, what level tint is that?

It's a "medium" tint. Pretty dark, but they had a full black out and one lighter as well.

[Jcrewsn]

Originally Posted by stormzusmc

Illegal here in MN =/

Everything is Illegal in California. It's only a fix it ticket. I'm not too worried. I also don't have a front plate which is another fix it...

Originally Posted by 08BMWfanatic

How do those side markers look lit up?

Put a pic, but the video will show it too

[Sylon]

Originally Posted by Jcrewsn

I'm not sure how to upload a video. It's a .mov and I don't know how to convert that to .psd on a mac.

You don't, a .psd file is a photoshop file, which isn't for video. You can upload it to YouTube though. If you don't want the world to see it, only those on this forum, upload it "unlisted".

[pinmagic]

Originally Posted by stormzusmc

Illegal here in MN =/

And with good reason.

[stormzusmc]

Originally Posted by pinmagic

And with good reason.

So people can see, indeed I know the reason as people tint them blacker than black....but lightly smoked with brighter lights would be nice, or clear lens with black inside would be kinda nice like on other cars . I'll still be getting the BL LCIs

[tracer bullet]

Originally Posted by stormzusmc

lightly smoked with brighter lights would be nice

This is what I did, I brought them to a local auto body shop and basically explained how light of a change I wanted, to the point that it almost wasn't worth bothering with. I compensated for that (and justified things in my head) by swapping to some LED bulbs, and I think the combo is as bright, possibly brighter than stock.

(PS Stormz welcome to the club, heh)

[stormzusmc]

Originally Posted by tracer bullet

This is what I did, I brought them to a local auto body shop and basically explained how light of a change I wanted, to the point that it almost wasn't worth bothering with. I compensated for that (and justified things in my head) by swapping to some LED bulbs, and I think the combo is as bright, possibly brighter than stock.

(PS Stormz welcome to the club, heh)

Thanks man. I remember your thread about looking for a new car . I think I was for a different one, not sure why at this point lol... anyway in topic, got a pic of the tails?

[cheshirecat79]

This ended up looking a lot better than I expected.

[Jcrewsn]

Originally Posted by Sylon

You don't, a .psd file is a photoshop file, which isn't for video. You can upload it to YouTube though. If you don't want the world to see it, only those on this forum, upload it "unlisted".

Got it. heres the vid. uploading really distorts the quality so sorry.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3bvn...ature=youtu.be

Originally Posted by stormzusmc

So people can see, indeed I know the reason as people tint them blacker than black....but lightly smoked with brighter lights would be nice, or clear lens with black inside would be kinda nice like on other cars . I'll still be getting the BL LCIs

Ya. I agree with the law, but my tail lights are not very dark (though darker than I had wanted). Like I said this was a cheap way to go about doing this. I would like blacklines, and maybe down the road if I have some extra cash burning a hole in my pocket I'll do that, but I'm not a huge fan of the LCIs.

Originally Posted by cheshirecat79

This ended up looking a lot better than I expected.

Me too haha

[stormzusmc]

Well they look good man, and if I get to see Tracers in person or pics I may do the same no matter what lol

[135ivert]

Thanks, just ordered the side markers. I think the smoked looks so much better on black/gray.

[Jcrewsn]

Originally Posted by stormzusmc

Well they look good man, and if I get to see Tracers in person or pics I may do the same no matter what lol

Haha. Tracer should post a pic on here. I want to see them

Originally Posted by 135ivert

Thanks, just ordered the side markers. I think the smoked looks so much better on black/gray.

Hey no problem. those things take about two minutes per side. real easy plugnplay

[neglectedX5]

Oh nice. Just watched the video. Gonna order a set of them side lights. Mine are all dull faded oxidized anyway.

[stormzusmc]

Originally Posted by Jcrewsn

Haha. Tracer should post a pic on here. I want to see them

He should!

[tracer bullet]

Originally Posted by Jcrewsn

Haha. Tracer should post a pic on here. I want to see them

I'll have to make a thread at some point for this and some other things I've done. Here are my tails - the LCI Blackline's w/ just a hint of tinting by a local body shop. Yes I tinted my blackline's... Very little though, on an Ansel Adams zone system scale the overspray on the masking tape was no darker than an 8 (meaning ~ max of 20% tint). I like the look, I have to admit. I believe the LED bulbs are brighter than the stock ones, roughly making up the difference, though I don't have picture proof of that. It's a whole, whole lot lighter than the OEM tails and the tint that was on them when I bought the car (used, here)! I thought it looked good too, but was too dark for my tastes from a safety standpoint. Anyhow here's a shot of them, keep in mind it's a gray rainy day here when considering their color.

(Also, the left side isn't darker, it's just that the right side has a reflection of a white garage (looking at this pic I'd say it = real life), the other side is reflecting off a dark green tree. They are the same as each other.)

[stormzusmc]

Tracer I'll have to see your car in person