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Title: Tinted my Repeater & Reflectors - looks pretty good
Post by: RocketRossUK on 06 August 2013, 20:51
Hey up guys,

thought i would just post on my activities today, decided to tint wrap my reflectors and repeater with light tinting film to match my Depo smoked LED Rears.

They look so much better than the bright red standard one, what you guys think?

Here are some before and afters: (sh1t phone pics i know)

(http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k489/rocketrossuk/IMG_0991_zps8133a3c5.jpg)

(http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k489/rocketrossuk/IMG_0993_zps43ec1a8e.jpg)

(http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k489/rocketrossuk/c3e488d5-4e13-4752-9cb4-bd8c6d32cc6d_zps928da1cf.jpg)

(http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k489/rocketrossuk/IMG_0958_zps2685fcc8.jpg)
Title: Re: Tinted my Repeater & Reflectors - looks pretty good
Post by: Rgdogg on 06 August 2013, 20:58
Looks good! Goes well with the rear LEDs, what did you use and how easy was it?
Title: Re: Tinted my Repeater & Reflectors - looks pretty good
Post by: RocketRossUK on 06 August 2013, 21:32
Quote from: Rgdogg on 06 August 2013, 20:58
Looks good! Goes well with the rear LEDs, what did you use and how easy was it?

Just got smoked tinting film from eBay, its not too hard to do, just a bit of patient and heat gun or hair dryer and off you go  :cool:
Title: Re: Tinted my Repeater & Reflectors - looks pretty good
Post by: Ginge 35Edition on 06 August 2013, 21:44
Like it!
Title: Re: Tinted my Repeater & Reflectors - looks pretty good
Post by: Snoopy on 07 August 2013, 00:25
Be interesting to see what vosa or a strict MOT tester says.
I think there not tinted for legal rear reflector reason's and thats why they are seperate to the rear lights.

Dont get me wrong i like the look improvement but iirc local police use to pull lads with tinted lights and refer to the reflector part.
Title: Re: Tinted my Repeater & Reflectors - looks pretty good
Post by: Booth11 on 07 August 2013, 03:34
They look great, as do the rear LEDs.  CSG really suits the smoked look  :cool:
Title: Re: Tinted my Repeater & Reflectors - looks pretty good
Post by: Raffe on 07 August 2013, 06:51
Look good, neat mod  :cool:
Title: Re: Tinted my Repeater & Reflectors - looks pretty good
Post by: dubber36 on 07 August 2013, 10:45
As Snoopy said, the reflectors.must be red in order to reflect a red light which makes yours now illegal. Now I don't suppose you will have any issues with it at all... until someone runs into the back of it when it is parked at night and your insurance won't pay out.
Title: Re: Tinted my Repeater & Reflectors - looks pretty good
Post by: RocketRossUK on 15 August 2013, 14:38
Quote from: dubber36 on 07 August 2013, 10:45
As Snoopy said, the reflectors.must be red in order to reflect a red light which makes yours now illegal. Now I don't suppose you will have any issues with it at all... until someone runs into the back of it when it is parked at night and your insurance won't pay out.

Oh...tough choice now, the red just looks so awful. I park my car on my drive every night, so fingers crossed that wont happen
Title: Re: Tinted my Repeater & Reflectors - looks pretty good
Post by: pryda on 15 August 2013, 14:57
works well mate
Title: Re: Tinted my Repeater & Reflectors - looks pretty good
Post by: charlie on 15 August 2013, 16:59
Good job bud aren't the lights on the r smoked if you know what I mean  :cool:
Title: Re: Tinted my Repeater & Reflectors - looks pretty good
Post by: RocketRossUK on 15 August 2013, 17:47
Quote from: charlie on 15 August 2013, 16:59
Good job bud aren't the lights on the r smoked if you know what I mean  :cool:

its not the lights, it the reflectors near the bottom that people are warning me about.