Has anyone done this or is a really dumb idea? I mean would smoking the clear tail lights produce the exact same look as smoked stock red tail lights? Or would it produce a different look?
Of course if it looks the same then smoking clear tails will be such a waste of money since most people pay more to replace the stock ones.
Appreciate ANY comments cause i thought about a light tint not too dark. Thx.

 

i would imagine the lights would look more "bronze" since the light is clear/whit and not red... depending on how dark the tint is.

 

clear with chrome housings underneath?

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i've seen it done before. try doing a search, there were a few pics of it posted here. if your're a fan of the jdm tails i think you would like it. not sure how it looks when lit up though.

 

there's a picture of it in the jdm tail lights sales thread.

 

try headlightarmor.com they have something to smoke your taillight.

 

there was a step by step video on how to smoke it, but i cant seem to find it anymore...

 

Sorry everyone but i can't seem to find pics of it anywhere. It's ok if i get flamed but if someone could post a link?
Looking for pics of smoked jdm clear tail lights...

 

dvo has em https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....81#post4450581 scroll all the way down.

 

THANK YOU!!! YOU ARE A GODSEND. haha there's no way i would've found that on my own. It answers my question, it definately looks different from a smoked stock red tail light. Now I can tint it and not wonder if i wasted money on clears.
I like them and think they will match nicely with my SMB clears. any opinions? or perhaps a photochop of the clears tinted?

 

great found but i wouldn't do it on JDM..

 

Just open the taillights and paint the inside housing black!

 

Not as simple as it seems. The tails are bonded together. The oven method won't work; you would need to dremel them apart. The cut would have to be very precise, and it would be pretty difficult to insure an airtight bond when you glue them back together. Also, from what I know, the lenses rest very tightly against the reflector, so the amount of material taken off the lens from cutting them open might compromise your ability to put them back together without using an epoxy filler of some kind.
That being said, I would love to see pics from anyone who pulled it off!