LED black housing or tint stocker tailights??

synviper · Post by **synviper** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:25 pm

I kept my blackhousing led tailights off my white car but when i took my stock tailights out it seemed like they didnt mount up right there was a gap on top... i didnt have the back fully tighten though... that may have been the problem.

anyways my question is should i keep the stock tailights and have someone tint them for me or just swapp them with my led tailights...

please help me

jake

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:10 am

Tint the stockers.

synviper · Post by **synviper** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 11:39 am

^^ should i get them professionally done or try and use the stuff modernperformance sells?

thanks

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 7:25 pm

Follow my how to in the HT- Exterior forum.... it's not as difficult as you think.

supermike · Post by **supermike** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 11:10 pm

LEDs FTW! Black, but totally legal/hot.

Fuzzyneon · Post by **Fuzzyneon** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 11:35 pm

tint the led tails =D

supermike · Post by **supermike** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 11:37 pm

Looks like I lose...

OB · Post by OB » Sat Apr 11, 2009 11:41 pm

Stock, no tint.

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 11:49 pm

I say start a new trend - Just go without taillights. Let the bulbs hang from the harness.

synviper · Post by **synviper** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 12:46 am

OB wrote:Stock, no tint.

im going with the black and yellow scheme so i need blackouted taillights so its either tinted LED's or stockers... i might just do it to both of them

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 1:34 am

The LED's looks sexy on yellow. I say go with the black LED's and don't tint them at all.

Addicted2Boost · Post by **Addicted2Boost** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 1:40 am

MyNeonSaysHi wrote:The LED's looks sexy on yellow. I say go with the black LED's and don't tint them at all.

x2

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 3:10 am

tint your stockies, and sell me the black housing LED lights.

synviper · Post by **synviper** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 1:07 pm

ight well here are the options that i found (thanks cardomain)

LED with yellow srt4

or

Tinted Stockers with yellow srt4

idk i think i like the one with the stock tailights just cuz he has the racing stripe that i want but if i could see the LEDs on the car with the racing stipes *caugh* photoshop please *caugh*

lol idk im still deciding

supermike · Post by **supermike** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 1:29 pm

If you go with the LEDs, you should black out the reverse light, like in my sig. Then they are totally black, except for the little reflectors.

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 1:43 pm

I still like the look of the tinted stockers better, then again I'm partial.

supermike · Post by **supermike** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 1:52 pm

I'm partial too, but the other way...

So in reality, I guess you wouldn't even have to ask for people's opinions, just look at their cars.

synviper · Post by **synviper** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 2:10 pm

supermike wrote:If you go with the LEDs, you should black out the reverse light, like in my sig. Then they are totally black, except for the little reflectors.

how hard was it to tint the reverse reflector

supermike · Post by **supermike** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 2:21 pm

sestormline29 wrote:
supermike wrote:If you go with the LEDs, you should black out the reverse light, like in my sig. Then they are totally black, except for the little reflectors.
how hard was it to tint the reverse reflector

I bought mine like that, the previous owner had done it. The hardest part would be getting the lens off, but shouldn't be a problem if you take your time. Here's the how-to on taking them apart, I think it's missing pictures but it might still be helpful if you want to do it.

viewtopic.php?t=11590

Oh, and if you do this, it's just spray paint, not tint.

Tam · Post by **Tam** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 2:43 pm

LilSparkPlug wrote:Follow my how to in the HT- Exterior forum.... it's not as difficult as you think.

Lies!!! It's impossible to get them to look as glossy as yours or the srt4 with the stripes.

Tint with film!

theTeejmiester · Post by **theTeejmiester** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 5:10 pm

^^its actualy quite easy to get them to shine up real nice...just have to be smarter than the paint....