Tinting Tail Lights: Which Method Did You USe?

[SRT82ECOBOOST]

I am hoping fellow members can weigh in with the method they used to tint their tail lights and show some pictures of the results. Thanks in advance for your responses.

 

[SRT82ECOBOOST]

Leaning towards this product from Lamin-x:
http://www.lamin-x.com/Ford-Taurus-SHO-13-Tail-Light-Covers-p/f242.htm

 

[Frozen Taurus]

Leaning towards this product from Lamin-x:
http://www.lamin-x.com/Ford-Taurus-SHO-13-Tail-Light-Covers-p/f242.htm

Those look perfect, that's what I am gonna do in the spring.

 

[SHOdded]

Suntek carbonxp has been recommended on another forum.

 

[mjhpadi]

Lamin-X for both headlamps and tails.  Good heavy film and actual was not all that difficult to install, just a little time consuming. And that is the kit I purchased...well, actually the kit for the '10.

 

[Darkside]

I have the Lamin-x currently on the car.  I only went this route since I couldn't get my painter to commit to painting them.  The Lamin-x is alright but no where as nice as a good paint job.  At some point I'm sure I'll pull it and have them painted.

 

[DJE624]

I have the Lamin-x currently on the car.  I only went this route since I couldn't get my painter to commit to painting them.  The Lamin-x is alright but no where as nice as a good paint job.  At some point I'm sure I'll pull it and have them painted.

I would have to recommend that you DO NOT pull Lamin-X (maybe any tint) off of headlights.  I did and it was an expensive nightmare. The lenses have a UV coating on them that comes off very easily.

 

[SRT82ECOBOOST]

I would have to recommend that you DO NOT pull Lamin-X (maybe any tint) off of headlights.  I did and it was an expensive nightmare. The lenses have a UV coating on them that comes off very easily.

2013's already has tinted headlights, so I am looking at matching that tint on the tail lights only.

 

[DJE624]

I would have to recommend that you DO NOT pull Lamin-X (maybe any tint) off of headlights.  I did and it was an expensive nightmare. The lenses have a UV coating on them that comes off very easily.

2013's already has tinted headlights, so I am looking at matching that tint on the tail lights only.

Good!

 

[bpd1151]

2013's already has tinted headlights, so I am looking at matching that tint on the tail lights only.

This is not correct.

Tail lights are NOT tinted from the factory.

The attached images were all culled from FMC directly, or Ford Dealership Sales Lots as examples there of:

 

[2Canches]

Why do people want to sacrifice safety for looks. Are we that vain in today's society? My 2 cents which after exchange rate is probably nothing & since the government took away our pennies then the nickel exchange manages to 2 cents. IMHO

 

[mjhpadi]

I used the lightest (tint) available for the headlights, I wanted to put the film on the headlights more for protection then to darken them, and I didn't want to lose any light, the tint color did exactly what I wanted, you have to look very close to see that they are not stock.  Also with the gunsmoke on the tails, I really believe it improves the look and does NOT sacrifice any safety.

 

[QwikEVO]

I have the smoke tint from Lamin-X.  I love it.

 

[BiGMaC]

Looks great!  How is the brightness on the tails... got any night pics.  This could look great on my tux black one too.

 

[SHOdded]

Oh no!  BiGMaC's moving over to the Darkside too! 

 

[QwikEVO]

Looks great!  How is the brightness on the tails... got any night pics.  This could look great on my tux black one too.

Best I could do without taking her out of the garage...

 

[BiGMaC]

I appreciate that!.... raining cats and dogs here.  Thanks for the pic... I love the definition the tint provided on the side marker. 

 

[steve142857]

2013's already has tinted headlights, so I am looking at matching that tint on the tail lights only.

This is not correct.

Tail lights are NOT tinted from the factory.

The attached images were all culled from FMC directly, or Ford Dealership Sales Lots as examples there of:

Mike: if you read his comment again, he was mentioning that the headlights were tinted from factory, not the tail lights...
I would believe they are indeed a bit darker on the recent model...

 

[bpd1151]

You're right. I misread. But either way, neither are tinted.

Ford wouldn't presume the liability of tinting either heads, or tails from the factory.

Hell, all one has to do, is to go out to any dealer lot for themselves and look.

Back on topic, local company I used to do my heads and tails, used a vinyl film. It wasn't Lamin-X, but IDK what mfg'er it was either.

I mentioned this in PM to dje624, when he posted about his (albeit negative) experience when removing the film from his heads, which he said damaged the exterior surface.

I noticed a bubble in/on one of my assemblies, which I took back to them, and they removed the original vinyl material, w/o any adverse side effects.

Hope that's of some help to the OP.

I've heard of people having used the VHT "nightshades" spray on stuff, but the results weren't nearly as good as with the film.

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[SRT82ECOBOOST]

It would be of incredible importance if people would just read the title of a thread. I just don't start a thread by saying "Tint: Not just for windows anymore!!!". I use the same methodology that I use for technical writing of a important email or proposal of Subject Heading: Subject Description. I would like to think by posting thread in this manner it actually concentrates efforts to stay on topic and also to help with the ability to search for this thread for future users.
Just to set the facts straight about the front headlights on a 2013, they might not be tinted but they are sure as hell smoked and this is what I want to match with my tail lights.