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nicfromsidcup
 Post subject: 944 rear lights -smoked?
PostPosted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 10:39 am 
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At the Gaydon show I saw a 944 turbo with smoked rear lights. As mine's all black and one of the existing ones is cracked i was thinking about adding the smoked ones. However despite some serious Googling I can't find anyone that supplies them. Can anyone help out please?
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may be that they were spray tinted???
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 Post subject: Re: 944 rear lights -smoked?
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yeah it is possible. How hard is it to do that?
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hi it easy....but you do need to make sure your len's are clean...no silicone polish on them...tooth brush and white spirits is a good way...you will get the spray of ebay..(of course) around about £6+spray lights coats let dry till you get the disiered effect...but dont go to dark as it will become against the law and you will need brighter bulbs.......
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thanks for the advice, i'll give it a go!
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nicfromsidcup wrote:
At the Gaydon show I saw a 944 turbo with smoked rear lights. As mine's all black and one of the existing ones is cracked i was thinking about adding the smoked ones. However despite some serious Googling I can't find anyone that supplies them. Can anyone help out please?


Our magazine editor Tony Blow has a black 944 Turbo with smoked lights.
I think you saw his car.

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I liked it so much i took a photo:

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has he got his windows tinted..i have asked at all my local tinters and they say it could not be done....
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I don't think they were although it looks like it from the pic.
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you need to add reflectors if you smoke the rear lights otherwise its an MOT fail, ask me how i know !

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is that on the back of the lights to brighten them up?
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you need to add reflectors if you smoke the rear lights otherwise its an MOT fail, ask me how i know !

How do you know? :? (well you said to ask!) :roll:

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nicfromsidcup wrote:
is that on the back of the lights to brighten them up?


no the unlit red reflectors don't work when tinted

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you need to add reflectors if you smoke the rear lights otherwise its an MOT fail, ask me how i know !

How do you know? :? (well you said to ask!) :roll:


cos i had a car fail a few years ago :(

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lindsayhbrown wrote:
Graham Waller wrote:
lindsayhbrown wrote:
you need to add reflectors if you smoke the rear lights otherwise its an MOT fail, ask me how i know !

How do you know? :? (well you said to ask!) :roll:


cos i had a car fail a few years ago :(

I think I'd guessed :)

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