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Old 03-09-09, 08:01 PM
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So this is a photoshoped tint job and painted tail lights. My wheels are chrome.

What do you guys think?
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Old 03-09-09, 08:05 PM
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Nice nice... like the dark coloring in contrast with the silver. Are you planning on 15% all around, or darker? I'm going to tink too around next month or May, and get 15% on back. Can't tint the front windows or windshield in NJ.. stinks.
Old 03-09-09, 08:14 PM
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looks good, but i'm a fan of tint.

i just ordered a billet grille from carson toyota. painting my emblems black for the rear and will be tinting the tails. my own mini version of murdered out.

back to you...do it. how were you going to tint the tails?
Old 03-09-09, 09:09 PM
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not a fan of tint also but just tint the windows..leave you taillights alone they are to nice to be tinted
Old 03-09-09, 11:42 PM
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Ive never seen it done before on a LS430 personally, but it's unique, I'm all about supporting something that's never been done before. After all, it may even look great.

But on the other hand... if you were going to tint the tails... I believe you would need a darker car for them to look great. Maybe if you had black pearl emblems and trim with some black wheels/chrome lip it would do the tint more justice.

I say... DO IT, and post pictures.
Old 03-10-09, 05:18 AM
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Had this thought before. And i got a silver LS. Please do it, and post up!
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I think it would look good.
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i did this on my white gs last year and loved it at first but didn't much care for it after about 3 months. not sure how it would look on silver though.
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not a big fan of tinting the tailights.....unless you go all out and murder the entire car.........my opinion
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I'm kinda with some of the others, yes on windows no on tails. It is your car though and if you like both then do it! It does not look bad, just not my taste.
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I agree with JBLover!
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Window tint looks hot, taillights not.
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I always kinda liked the look of VW GTI's and Jetta's that had it done. I've seen a number of Mercedes with it (new CL's with the white lense in the middle like the LS)

Here is another photochop of the full rear
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Originally Posted by bigcory
I always kinda liked the look of VW GTI's and Jetta's that had it done. I've seen a number of Mercedes with it (new CL's with the white lense in the middle like the LS)

Here is another photochop of the full rear

Wooooo.. your babe lookin' kind of wide there....

Liking the tint, but not liking the lights. Maybe it's just the contrasting colors for some reason on lights are not doing it for me. Are they legal?
Old 03-10-09, 10:42 PM
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yay on the tints on the window...
nay on the tinted tails.to me its not gonna look right with such a bright colored car.but if you do tint it,tint the entire tail light and not too dark.a light tint would look alright.


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