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      06-29-2017, 11:28 PM   #1
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Blacked out tailights look

I have finally blacked out my tail lights. I was waiting for someone to do it on here but I guess I am the first one

I also tinted the side and rear marks. Looks really sharp!!
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That's kinky and renders a menacing look
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I have finally blacked out my tail lights. I was waiting for someone to do it on here but I guess I am the first one

I also tinted the side and rear marks. Looks really sharp!!
Im sorry to sound dumb, but how do you black them out? Is it film over the lights? Painting them?
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Hi,

can you tell me how much they are tinted? 5-10%?
Thank you in advance!
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      07-09-2017, 10:44 PM   #5
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Hi,

can you tell me how much they are tinted? 5-10%?
Thank you in advance!
Sven
I am not so sure, I think it is 10%? The guy that did it for me didn't really tell me how much light it goes through. He just cut out a small piece of film of two shades and I chose the darkest shade since the lighter shade didn't look like it had a tint on the taillights.
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Hi,

thats exactly, what I wanted to know!

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      11-21-2017, 12:11 PM   #7
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Looks nice, but I do have to ask...

So what happens when someone rear-ends you, and argues that they couldn't see your dimmed tail lights? (it's a hypothetical, hope it never happens).
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Looks nice, but I do have to ask...

So what happens when someone rear-ends you, and argues that they couldn't see your dimmed tail lights? (it's a hypothetical, hope it never happens).
haha.... when I had my 328i, i had blacked out tail lights and got into accident but they never seem to argue that issue... plus the LED tail lights should show a lot of light compared to the regular bulbs in the F30.
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      11-22-2017, 09:32 AM   #9
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Not really my style, but enjoy.
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Not my style, either......
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      11-26-2017, 02:39 AM   #11
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i have my rear tails blacked out on my alpine white as well.

I don't dig the look during the daylight as much, but it looks amazing at night.
It tones down the light and makes it look very deep. It is bright enough too.
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