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I'm not overly happy with all the chrome in my headlghts and taillights. I can bake my headlights and paint the chrome inside, but the tails require cutting and resealing. Overall, the tails will be a PITA to paint. So another option I'm looking at is getting overlays.

 

But how are the police around here about tinted taillights? Should I not even bother with the overlays and do the cutting?

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I'm not overly happy with all the chrome in my headlghts and taillights. I can bake my headlights and paint the chrome inside, but the tails require cutting and resealing. Overall, the tails will be a PITA to paint. So another option I'm looking at is getting overlays.

 

But how are the police around here about tinted taillights? Should I not even bother with the overlays and do the cutting?

Never seen the police hastle anyone about the tinted tails. We've done a few customer trucks/SUV's, but we use the nightshades style paint. It takes preping, wet sanding and some patience. But in the end looks great if you smooth it out. I think the overlay would look pretty tough.

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Here's how they look now:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1128/1343375266_e32886b21a.jpg

 

I have a few options:

 

Just cover the chrome lower half:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/BlueBatmobile2005/Subaru%20WRX%20STI%20Overlays/stit106d.jpg

 

A light smoke full coverage:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/BlueBatmobile2005/Subaru%20WRX%20STI%20Overlays/stit206.jpg

 

A darker smoke:

http://www.pcpcdallas.com/images/film/hs-tuners-red-06-wrx-rear.jpg

 

Or "Stealth" smoke:

http://www.pcpcdallas.com/productimages/ss-tails-psm.jpg

 

Just for reference, these are what the painted tails would look like:

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b16/stype002/Sti/DSC03733.jpg

 

I'm mostly leaning toward the HotSubarus.com Smoke, or their Stealth Smoke if I go with the overlays. But the painted tails have that OEM (not stock, but OEM) look that I like.

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I have had my tails tinted with nightshades for two years. I have gotten pulled over for them three times but never got a ticket. Hilliard told me I needed reflectors on my lights and to go buy some at the auto store and stick em on. Norwalk told me I needed to take my tail light covers off. and OSP told me he thought I turned my lights off when I turned the corner. I personally think they look best tinted dark on black cars.
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Hmm.. I think I'm going to go with the paint then... Going to have to pick up a dremel and silicon sealer, and hope I don't screw 'em up. ;)

 

 

I painted my headlights on my 06WRX back when I had it, I was also going to paint the rears but i said fuck it. Its super-simple to do and I know if you havent already there is a whole page dedicated to it on Nasioc.com. I never used a dremel, I just heated my oven up to 250 put the lights in for 20min pulled them apart, re-sealed them and put em back on the car. I advise doing the headlights it looks amazing with a flat black coat over the chrome. Here are a couple old pictures.

from this.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c375/allaboutwrx/BlackingOutTheLights004.jpg

to this.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c375/allaboutwrx/6-29-06013.jpg

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I painted my headlights on my 06WRX back when I had it, I was also going to paint the rears but i said fuck it. Its super-simple to do and I know if you havent already there is a whole page dedicated to it on Nasioc.com. I never used a dremel, I just heated my oven up to 250 put the lights in for 20min pulled them apart, re-sealed them and put em back on the car. I advise doing the headlights it looks amazing with a flat black coat over the chrome. Here are a couple old pictures.

from this.

Oh, I know about baking the headlights. But you have to dremel the tails.

 

i have tinted tails and headlights on my 06 sti....both are the film. i dont have a pic of the headlights right now

Funny, I'm going with black rims also.. Tell me you don't have the Chargespeed v2 lip. I definately have to paint my headlights/tails now so our cars aren't indentical.

 

I like that look, How do you tint your tails. I had GTO's on my Camaros but the wrx does not seem to have a light that would work on.

If you want to tint them, goto http://www.hotsubarus.com.

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Guest neonrtdriver

I have flat black tails on my beater R/T and I haven't had any problems.Just used the VHT shades with NO clear.

 

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j232/neonrtdriver/ShowLetter.jpg

 

 

Also here is a TC that I did some audio work to but they also used the VHT night shades but cleared over it.

 

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j232/neonrtdriver/fusion.jpg

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