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smoking tail lights on my corsa

Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 3:07 pm
by webster91
im thinking of tinting the tail lights on my corsa using spray, any tips or step by step instructions on how to get the best results??
and what are ur opinions on depo headlights? :]

Re: smoking tail lights on my corsa

Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 9:56 pm
by jamie nivauxhall
well mate i done mine.. i took mi rear lights out as its far easyer, wash them down and dry them.. mask of the reflactor as this will keep them legal.. i sprayed mine 6 times and its dark enough.. then i put 6 coats of laqure on them to keep them in good order.. hope this helps mate.

as for the depo lights i jst used tinting spray on mine and it darkens them down tho i only sprayed them 4 times with the tinting spray, jst use the same prosedure as the rears ;)

Re: smoking tail lights on my corsa

Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 1:38 pm
by webster91
wikid mate :[ cheers.
do i have to keep my reverse light visible or can i spray over that too?

Re: smoking tail lights on my corsa

Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 5:20 pm
by jamie nivauxhall
o u can spray ovr that 2 but as i said onli so many coats so that u can stil see the light lol ;)

Re: smoking tail lights on my corsa

Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 10:01 pm
by webster91
ok cheers mate :] my car is pretty much identicle to yours.. ill get some pics up soon ;]

Re: smoking tail lights on my corsa

Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 1:18 am
by jamie nivauxhall
o reali nice 1 mate :).. yeh man coz am gona strt a thread soon as i figer out how to work it out lol, onli fing i hate bout mi red car is coz that bits of it is pink and tryin to get them bck is bita hard work in this poo weather llf

Re: smoking tail lights on my corsa

Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 12:19 pm
by webster91
i know mate, they look good after a decent polish tho ;], plannin on sprayin the trims matt black soon so i dont have to keep back to blackin them, but not sure on how it will turn out.

Re: smoking tail lights on my corsa

Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 4:29 pm
by jamie nivauxhall
aye mate thats y i done mine gloss black.. saves the hassel lol lucks wel in the sun :) tho am gona spray mi roof rack covers and scuttle panel gloss blck 2 then strt on mi cav slabs :), act sellin mi nova sr's :)

Re: smoking tail lights on my corsa

Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 10:38 pm
by webster91
how did u spray your trims? just tape up the car around the trims?

Re: smoking tail lights on my corsa

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 12:47 am
by jamie nivauxhall
yeh mate taped of around the car tho whn i done the back i took the back bumper of coz it was bit awkward with the boot lid and stuff

Re: smoking tail lights on my corsa

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 9:58 am
by Big C
jamie nivauxhall wrote:mask of the reflactor as this will keep them legal..
you mean like this:
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and that doesn't keep them legal that makes it so they will pass an MOT. tinting your lights is illegal because it is "obscuring obligatory lights" which is wot i got told when a cop car pulled over when i had ran out of fuel, they did a once over of my car then told me that my rear lights weren't legall.

Re: smoking tail lights on my corsa

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 2:27 pm
by jamie nivauxhall
yeh like that.. onli mi reflactor bit is bigger not as narrow, wel i thought if thur is enough light cumin through they will be legal :S

Re: smoking tail lights on my corsa

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 2:44 pm
by Big C
yeah so did i but according to the traffic officer anything covering the main lights that doesn't come standard is illegal, but ur really unlikely to get pulled over i never hav,it only cuz i was already pulled over and she was sat behind my car while it was on the side of the road as the battery was basicly dead from having hazards on for ages so she decided to give me a verbal warning :(

Re: smoking tail lights on my corsa

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 6:41 pm
by jrdz92
hey guys so soes that mean mine are illegal then check my lights out
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Re: smoking tail lights on my corsa

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 9:27 pm
by jamie nivauxhall
o f**k reali mate.. that aint good wel the thing is i havnt bin drivin this yet as im onli doin mi test for the 2nd time round so il afta wait til i get it on the road and c :S lol cheers 4 the advise anyways mate...

yeh man yours wont pass mot, as u need the reflector showin tho y is urs dull looking? have you lackered yours?