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View Poll Results: What should I do with the headlights?
Remove the passenger tint, keep it clean
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Tint the other side as well
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Tinted or no?

Old Oct 13, 2009 | 12:32 PM
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Just got a new headlight and still have one from before still tinted. I'm thinking about getting rid of the other tint as well but can't decide. Tell me what you think! Till then, driving around w/ both......

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Old Oct 13, 2009 | 12:40 PM
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Looks like you got a cover on it...smoked might be better. IMHO, you should only tint the taillights if you would like to. Some people like that some hate it. I did mine and I loved the effect...
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Old Oct 13, 2009 | 12:43 PM
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It's actually a tint I bought from Batmobile.. Pictures of smoked headlights?
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Old Oct 13, 2009 | 12:55 PM
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You know tinted wouldn't look half bad IF the rest of your car had aftermarket aspects as well.

IMO tinted headlights with a Stock car is
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Old Oct 13, 2009 | 12:59 PM
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tint the taillights and get black-housing headlights!!
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Old Oct 13, 2009 | 01:04 PM
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Just a warning, if you get blacked housing headlights, your light output will be decreased because of the painted over reflective surfaces.
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Old Oct 13, 2009 | 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by I DTW I
You know tinted wouldn't look half bad IF the rest of your car had aftermarket aspects as well.

IMO tinted headlights with a Stock car is

i agree in some aspects but i think minimal changes really set off a car. the whole "looks faster than it really is" idea is just annoying.
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Old Oct 13, 2009 | 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by I DTW I
You know tinted wouldn't look half bad IF the rest of your car had aftermarket aspects as well.

IMO tinted headlights with a Stock car is
look through the grille...that thing is not stock.
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Old Oct 13, 2009 | 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by xlopezx
tint the taillights and get black-housing headlights!!
+1

Might need brighter bulbs to make up for the lack of reflective material...I'd say just go with the tails!
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Old Oct 13, 2009 | 01:43 PM
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I thought blackouts died in the early '90s with the fox body Mustang?

Get rid of it
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Old Oct 13, 2009 | 02:10 PM
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uh... what's the point of headlights if you're gonna just black them out? I say you should paint the inside rather than tint the outside.
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Old Oct 13, 2009 | 02:44 PM
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Get rid of. Looks ricey IMO...
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Old Oct 13, 2009 | 03:20 PM
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Argggh! She looks like a pirate to me matey. Black out the 2nd and it will look like Pumpkin Jack.
Painting the interior is the only way to go for that look without being ricey IMO.

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Old Oct 13, 2009 | 03:29 PM
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tint it looks great!!
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Old Oct 13, 2009 | 03:36 PM
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no.
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Old Oct 13, 2009 | 04:34 PM
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if your gonna tint the front lights the backs and the rest of the car best be tinted as well..

GO LIMO OR GO HOME
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Old Oct 13, 2009 | 04:52 PM
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Do both. Keep it like that. One side tinted, one side not. Do the same with the rear. Then get two different pairs of wheels. That way, from each side, it's like a different car.
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Old Oct 13, 2009 | 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by bluelineshooter
do both. Keep it like that. One side tinted, one side not. Do the same with the rear. Then get two different pairs of wheels. That way, from each side, it's like a different car.
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Old Oct 13, 2009 | 05:29 PM
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how about the outline tint?
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Old Oct 13, 2009 | 06:03 PM
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I agree with most of you guys.. I like the uniqueness but the overall tinted headlights look just doesn't go w/ anything else in the Z.. It really kills it since cosmetic-wise it's completely factory..

Outline tint I don't like just because it makes the headlights look round... Like a G35 or somthing and I personally like the agressive edges.. Thanks for offering the idea.

I like bluelineshooter's idea best.. Maybe even painting half the car another color!!!! Pink anyone?!

Next step: how the hell do you remove tint without leaving residue?! It's been on the car for almost a year!
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