hi this is my attempt on a diffrent look for s4 lights lmk wut yall think. better pics tomorrow

 

How about a day shot to actually be able to see them?

 

hey we both live in GA... sweet.
I like the look- what all did ya do?

 

those are illegal right?

 

^ yes.. They are.

 

how come?

 

Depends were you live I guess. They're completely legal here. As long as you can see the lights easily at night then they're fined. Which it looks like you can.

 

Ahh.. Any tampering of the OEM markers and tail lights is technically illegal in OR, WA and CA afaik.

 

I was j/w since I see them alot around here in Georgia, and a 'vert friend in Texas has that as an option on his website. But anyways, to the OP, what exactly did you do?

 

i just sprayed the housings with sum paint i found at the parts store. its called metalcast smoke, and when i got finished it was dark ill post day pics tomorrow

 

I like them,
so I'll be looking

 

oh and i also resprayed the black around actual lenses first.

 

you know its funny that the legality portion got brought up.
i have several friends, mostly being middle aged guys, from work that have their lights painted. including the owner of the body shop, all of his cars are blacked out. and he never gets in trouble.
course, thats kinda comparing apples to oranges huh?
:: ZOOOOM :: cop: we have a red mazda traveling at high speed............nvm, its just a old guy
versus the same scenerio with me, being 20, TICKET, and harassment to follow
gay, i hate norcal sometimes, SPECIALLY the richer areas

peace

 

i'll be interested to see daytime pics but i'm not a fan of s4 lights

 

ok heres a daytime pic lmk what yall think

 

too dark for me, they look murky instead of tinted or smoked.

 

actually, I like it. it's dark enough it seems to match the outer part of the trim, making it uniform, but obviously translucent enough to let the light through. my suggestion for improvement, if you want to do it, would be to fill the lights with clear resin so it would be smooth over the whole back end.

 

i might try the resin thing if i can find sum more lights cheap. i really only tried this on mine because they was faded so bad.

 

It is not the nighttime visibility that is at issue with the local popo- it's the DAYTIME vis. If you can't see your brakelights during the day, someone will most assuredly *** end you before too long. I had my tails (s4) smoked, and my neighbor (a Pinellas county sheriff) warned me that I would get a fix-it ticket for these, so now they are in my attic, and a shiny new set of s5's are installed.

IMO, I wouldn't risk it, as sick as they look.

 

u can see them fine in the day. and y do u say they look sick?

 

sick = good, I just worried about getting rearended.

 

oh thxs lol but im looking for some s5 lights locally people want too much on ebay

 

They don't look too great to me..

 

just imo, i dont like smoked out taillights...thats just me though

 

Just a tad bit too dark for my personal liking. But they still look good. Nice job man