Wunko

I was interested in tinting my tail lights but I wasn't sure about Washington state's laws on that.

The WA State Trooper website said no tint overlay or anything is allowed - period, but then other people said that your brake lights have to be visible from a certain distance.

What have you guys heard?

Yes

this should answer your question. basically, the 1,000 feet away is based on one regulation. but there's a law prohibiting taillight modifications which trumps that.

http://forums.officer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98754

mkiiisupra

If it's light, you might get lucky. If it's dark, you'll probably get one some time or another. I talked to a lot of people over a long time that have been pulled over for it.

Wunko

Thanks, Jason. That link was helpful. I guess that no mod rule does trump the 1000 ft. rule and these are State Troopers who are saying that. :^/

MK: Yeah, makes sense. I thought tinting the tails would look nice but I might have to think about that again since I don't know if I really want to get pulled. Tinting it lightly could be fine but if it's hard to tell it's different than stock, might not be worth it to tint in the first place. Personal preference I guess.

Body shops and some tint shops can do tinting on lights if you don't go the DIY route?

RCPnoi

i'm one of the few that got pulled over....but the cops didnt really bug me much i jus made some excuse....and day or night i usually drive with my city lighs jus so that they can see some red rather than jus hella black

Wunko

From looking at your sig those tints don't look bad at all. Do you have any larger pics of your IS around these forums?

markeezy

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yeah, look in this thread. should be in the last couple of pages (4-7)

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/pac...thering-4.html

RCPnoi

yogi jus makes all our cars look good with his expert photomanship...hahahaz
i likez dat word you can see it first hand if you come up to our meet this sat at UW in bothel...check out the thread for more info or PM me


thankz mark....cant wait to c everyone again this weekend

Yes

one thing you can get away with is tinting them red. it covers the amber for a cleaner look. but it's subtle enough that a cop probably wouldn't think twice if he were behind you.

Wunko

Thanks for the link, markeezy.

Maybe I'll go to your guys' meet one of these days. I'll keep an eye out on the forum.

Hmm, red tint could work. Never thought about that. It's definitely good for red outs if you want to get rid of any orange on taillights like other Lexus models.

markeezy

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^ there's one on the 21st (this saturday). you should go.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/pac...21mar2009.html

RCPnoi

dont forget we have that huge meet to crash on the 29th
Golden Gardens meet is sponsred by NWN but everyone crashes it
help us crash dat place help us rep the toyota/lexus

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/pac...th-convoy.html