Smoke Tail Light Kit for Coupe

liquid · 05-26-2007, 10:17 AM

My car is Sparkling Graphite and I was thinking of getthing these:

http://www.**********s.com/product.a...x_tails_E92_PR

What do you think? I’d love to see any pics of a Sparkling Graphite car with dark lights.

Thanks,

James

urnone · 05-26-2007, 12:07 PM

ive seen pics of them on the coupes... they look nice but I cant decide if i want to do them or not. I need to see night time pics and see how visible the lights are when braking etc...

ksfrogman · 05-26-2007, 12:13 PM

I purchased clear Lamin-X from **********s for the headlights, and love it! I'm not sure how the taillight's film is, but if it's anything lke the one for headlights, it's extremely thick and durable (unlike the tint for windows).

The clear headlight film actually makes the headlight look a bit more shiny.

gobo335i · 05-27-2007, 04:39 AM

ksfrogman? were they easy to apply? Got any images? Thx!

liquid · 05-27-2007, 10:19 AM

ksfrogman,

did you get the smoked one's for the front or are they clear? i saw the smoked but i wonder if they are legal.

james

ksfrogman · 05-27-2007, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by liquid

ksfrogman,

did you get the smoked one's for the front or are they clear? i saw the smoked but i wonder if they are legal.

james

I got the clear ones. I would not go with smoked in the front. Either clear or yellow. And the ones I got were thick enough to be table mats. Those things are easy to medium difficulty to apply. They are adhesive, and you use distilled water on the cleaned headlight surface to apply these. It's a challenge to stretch them out and get all the air bubbles out, but once applied, you can remove them and reapply. I used Latex gloves to apply these (don't want your fingerprints stuck on the adhesive side), and a good squeggie (spelling?). The hard plastic tool that comes with it is too hard and small. I went to Pep Boys and got a bigger and more pliable one.

ksfrogman · 05-27-2007, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by gobo335i

ksfrogman? were they easy to apply? Got any images? Thx!

They're on here:

urnone · 05-27-2007, 11:11 AM

i dont see anything different really... you said it just makes them shiny?

KJFlood · 05-27-2007, 01:29 PM

I plan on getting the smoked ones soon. I had these on another car and LOVED it....adds more contrast to a white car(not to mention it makes the front lenses NEARLY chip,crack proof) ...AND makes a dark car look SICK.
The only hang up I have about doing these is that the former car was a minor P.I.T.A to get the film "plum" ...and it was a FLAT cover....the 335i e92 is curved so...I can only imagine what a ROYAL pain this will be .

Now I just need to find a set of factory rims that I can get powder coated black and I will have the contrasting b&w look I love so much.

gobo335i · 05-27-2007, 09:17 PM

Thats a sick picture. Nice work on your bucket. So no on the smoked headlights? I thought it might be subtle on a darked out space grey 335i. Dont like?

ksfrogman · 05-28-2007, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by urnone

i dont see anything different really... you said it just makes them shiny?

Yes, it makes them look a little bit glossy. Hard to describe it. Guess you just have to see it in person. I got them simply because I wanted to protect those expensive Euro Xenons, but was surprised at how much they glossed up the plastic.

ksfrogman · 05-28-2007, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by gobo335i

Thats a sick picture. Nice work on your bucket. So no on the smoked headlights? I thought it might be subtle on a darked out space grey 335i. Dont like?

This is personal preference. If I had to go with any color, I'd go with the yellow (DOT approved). I've seen a lot of E46 rides with this and like it.

daveyg · 05-28-2007, 02:52 AM

I just put the lightly tinted ones on today very thick and not easy to put,imo,after about 6 hours i pulled them back off no bubbles but foggy looking. wasnt happy.The gloves are a good idea because you dont want to leave any finger prints thats for sure.

gobo335i · 05-29-2007, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by daveyg

I just put the lightly tinted ones on today very thick and not easy to put,imo,after about 6 hours i pulled them back off no bubbles but foggy looking. wasnt happy.The gloves are a good idea because you dont want to leave any finger prints thats for sure.

Pictures? Of the process and results? I'd love to see the smoked result. Thanks!

daveyg · 05-30-2007, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by gobo335i

Pictures? Of the process and results? I'd love to see the smoked result. Thanks!

Sorry no pics.I was trying to cover the amber and decided to do the whole lens.Would of been bad ass if it would of worked.

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urnone Major 36 Rep 1,015 Posts Drives: Black Sapphire 335i E92 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Miami, Floriduhhh iTrader: (2)	ive seen pics of them on the coupes... they look nice but I cant decide if i want to do them or not. I need to see night time pics and see how visible the lights are when braking etc... __________________ Mods: Painted Reflectors, GP Thunder Angels, Rear Fogs, 20% Tints, Front Aero Lip, Alarm, Black Layovers, Pearlescent Brake Handle, Debadge, ACS Roofspoiler, LED license plate, 6000k HID & HID Fogs, LED footwell mod Click to see my BMW plate collection
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gobo335i Toy Wrangler 12 Rep 193 Posts Drives: 135i - GoCart on Steroids Join Date: May 2007 Location: Los Angeles, California iTrader: (0)	ksfrogman? were they easy to apply? Got any images? Thx! __________________ Had a 335i. It was a highway missile. Traded to a 135i. It's a go-cart on steroids.
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liquid Lieutenant 72 Rep 583 Posts Drives: graphite 328i E92 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: South FL iTrader: (1)	ksfrogman, did you get the smoked one's for the front or are they clear? i saw the smoked but i wonder if they are legal. james
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urnone Major 36 Rep 1,015 Posts Drives: Black Sapphire 335i E92 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Miami, Floriduhhh iTrader: (2)	i dont see anything different really... you said it just makes them shiny? __________________ Mods: Painted Reflectors, GP Thunder Angels, Rear Fogs, 20% Tints, Front Aero Lip, Alarm, Black Layovers, Pearlescent Brake Handle, Debadge, ACS Roofspoiler, LED license plate, 6000k HID & HID Fogs, LED footwell mod Click to see my BMW plate collection
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KJFlood Sheepdog 4 Rep 164 Posts Drives: 2010 m3 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Lorenzo iTrader: (0)	I plan on getting the smoked ones soon. I had these on another car and LOVED it....adds more contrast to a white car(not to mention it makes the front lenses NEARLY chip,crack proof) ...AND makes a dark car look SICK. The only hang up I have about doing these is that the former car was a minor P.I.T.A to get the film "plum" ...and it was a FLAT cover....the 335i e92 is curved so...I can only imagine what a ROYAL pain this will be . Now I just need to find a set of factory rims that I can get powder coated black and I will have the contrasting b&w look I love so much. __________________ "[Tyranny cannot be safe] without a standing army, an enslaved press, and a disarmed populace." James Madison
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gobo335i Toy Wrangler 12 Rep 193 Posts Drives: 135i - GoCart on Steroids Join Date: May 2007 Location: Los Angeles, California iTrader: (0)	Thats a sick picture. Nice work on your bucket. So no on the smoked headlights? I thought it might be subtle on a darked out space grey 335i. Dont like? __________________ Had a 335i. It was a highway missile. Traded to a 135i. It's a go-cart on steroids.
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daveyg Lieutenant 27 Rep 468 Posts Drives: 07 335i e90 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Riverside, calif. iTrader: (0) Garage List 07 335i sedan [0.00] 2006 e90 [0.00]	I just put the lightly tinted ones on today very thick and not easy to put,imo,after about 6 hours i pulled them back off no bubbles but foggy looking. wasnt happy.The gloves are a good idea because you dont want to leave any finger prints thats for sure. __________________
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