SeOuLiS250

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not really
it sucks to get pulled over just for the black out overlay and next thing you know the police will give you tickets for exhaust, window tint, intake etc...

and I hope you know that this "lil" CL world that you mentioned happens to be one of the biggest and finest Lexus Forums

smokyis350

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Not a fan of smoked tail light period.

radicalrev

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loved them if they are done right.

Not too dark not too light, not vinyl, smooth and glossy

jbuffett

How are they smoked, is it an overlay or did you have them modified?

I have a Black / Obsidian car and I have been looking for a good non-overlay way to smoke mine.

AM1

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i have the aerotect redouts and smoked tails also. i wouldnt take mine off for any reason. in fact i would go darker if i could. 20 percent tint and smoked tails, and doesnt look like every other ISX50 on the road.

mdgrwl

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Your asking for opinions right, so in all honesty, I think they make the IS look cheap and street/boy racer like a pimped out Civic.

Rash

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Not a fan of smoked tails, but it looks fine on dark cars.

truoutkast

Redout = sexy and less headache with the PO PO. =)

mikez

Not a fan of the tails.

Was following a M5 in the city with them the other day and nearly rear ended him cuz he accelerated so quick and came to a stop and I couldnt make out his brake light was on...

Lexasaurus

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Red out ftw!

blk250

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+1 to avoid CHP warning !!

AM1

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your opinion. i think dark colored cars look better with smoked tails, the darker the better.

again your opinion. but, really whose car are you driving yours? or the police?
hmm seems like you were probably following very close. ive seen cars where there tailights are abosultely black like painted very very dark. light still comes out. or for people who want to have smoked tails and are paranoid, do what i do and swap out the turn signal bulbs and reverse lights to a high power LED bulb.

haha i know ppl who work in insurance, auto claims, when you rear end someone, it is almost always your fault no matter what. trying to say that the tailights were too dark or the car was too low or it was raised up too high, almost always does nothing for your case. if you want to apply that argument then why not apply it people who lower their cars a lot or to people who raise it up very high? point is, im willing to bet that most people who modify their 2IS do a good amount of modifications and how is one modification any worse then another? i mean if you are going to lower your car, put an exhuast on, then smoke your tailights, etc if a cop wants to harass you believe me they will. so, i always say if you do one mod might as well be happy and do what you want, forget about worrying about police.


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mikez

Nah it was in stop and go, and since he was completely black tint I cant see infront of him and he took off and immediately came to a stop, so right when I got on the gas I noticed he was stop dead and I had to brake hard.

I am not saying who's fault it is if I rear end him lol, but you gotta know when people drive there's a lot of thing going on at once, and people will get distracted in their own thoughts or focus on something else (on the road I hope). Bright braking lights help snap their attention back in focus... better safe than getting hit right? But that dude's was so dim it looks like you taking a flash light to your palm and looking at it through the back of your hand, I swear to god I only knew he stopped from the speed I was closing in.

Needless to say, he was pulled over a block down the street lol

L-S-D

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+1 if done right they will look nice... like mine


the ops.. are too dark for me it think..

Phil888

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^^what he said Overlays are overrated.. lol Just smoke it out lightly and you could still give it a stocky look. Heres a quick pic.. Three sprayed smoked with two extra spray on the orange corners and 6 total sprayed on the reflectors.