how to and what to use to smoke tail lights?

[tanksta]

i have been looking for how-tos to smoke the rear tail lights and have come up with a blank.
what is the best way to do them, best materials to use etc.?
i have 88 325ix, grey in color. and think the dark smoked tail lights would look great on it.

thanks
Shwetank

[brodee]

Not sure on the tails but on my front signals I used Testors window tinting spray for models. Should be able to find it at any hobby or RC model shop.

[chbimmer]

Thats what i used for my E36 M3 and they looked Nice.

[Bavarian3]

Even though the community likes to DIY jobs, the smoked tails look great on computers but in person it's not great....

Why not save up and buy real smoked tails?

[nando]

use about $300 of your lawn mowing money and buy a set. ;)

[Werksmini]

This is by far the best write up I have seen, and the results look very professional. Take your time though.

http://www.corrado-club.ca/mods/tailtints.html

[Bokes]

personally, i think all red tails look better, unless you have a really dark colored car, then smoked looks good too.

[e30Matt]

personally, i think all red tails look better, unless you have a really dark colored car, then smoked looks good too.

Or white. I think all red tails look too... red on a white car.

[nando]

oh yeah, posts pics of your car, not too many ix's around here :)

[mentaleeill]

they make taillight paint specifically for that, that i bought it at a local speed shop. i used it and it works great. i scuffed the lights with 800 wet dry sand paper, sprayed several coats until i got the shade i wanted, the appplied 3 or 4 coats of clear. after they dried i wetsanded with qa finer paper and polished them.

[Gus]

i got mine done by a friend.....he used a model paint mixed with a thinner sprayed on with v thin coats with an air gun....im stoked with the result...the only thing is it that its not as glossy as the proper ones....but its the same colours....and in my eyes a box of beers is a better price than $300

[M42Technik]

I'll tell you to get the real ones if you can, because I have MHW taillights, and I couldn't be happier with them.

Also, check your PM!

[Jordan]

Best way to smoke them is with your credit card. Buy genuine MHW's and be done with it.

[KDZROK]

Smoked Tails

Hi guys (I say guys, becuase that is all I have seen so far, I am sure there are some other women on here somewhere) I am VERY new to this forum. NOT new to my '89 325i sedan black/black (had it 3 years), AND new to this whole wonderful world of Modifications!!! I am so excited becuase I REALLY needed another thing to spend money on!

I want to smoke my Headlights and Tails, (along with black out kidneys put a splitter on the front, eybrows, small spoiler and tint the windows)

Headlights will be first, but I am worried about the legality issues. I am a good girl, and don't need to get hassled by the police!! SO my question is...

How LEGAL are they, or AREN'T they?

I will post some pictures of LeiLa when I get home, OOOR you could check her out on the web link below. Please leave feedback though if you decide to rate her.

Thanks for the advice!

[nando]

if you want smoked headlights, black Hella ellipsoids are the only way to go. Spray tinting headlights is a big nono. the lenses on the Hellas are not tinted, it's an optical illusion, this way you don't lose your lighting performance (and safety)

they are expensive (around $500 new from most places), but I've seen sets on ebay go for as little as $215 shipped..