hey u mind checking out that white van with the blacked out windows? it looks kinda suspect

 

Dang, your taillights are dark AF. Hope you don't get rear ended.

 

its actually pretty visible haha. i believe the original owner of the car did a tint on the inside. But the lights show through very well during the day and night.

 

wat are u talking about tint on the inside? the lens is red. u tint the inside the lens will still be red lmao

 

lol you're talking like I don't know that? I've had multiple people, mechanics, and all look at the car and even said the same thing. If you saw it in person, you can see that it's red still.

 

 

holy fk **** sometimes

 

Holy fk is right. Some folks need to go back to school and study physics. If you darken the reflector inside the tail light or coat the inside of the red plastic cover, less light gets through to the reflective base. That means less light is refracted back through the cover. As a result, it appears darker and less "red". Totally plausible that only the inside is tinted. Actually makes far more sense. Why would you coat the outside which is exposed to the elements and possible physical damage?

Do the experiment yourself. Take a piece of red transparent plastic. Place a piece of white cardboard under half of it, then a piece of black cardboard under the other half. Do both sides still appear to have the same color?

 

While I agree that the red would get darker with the black background, you should still see A LOT more red on the outside because of the base color of the red lens itself.
To me, this looks like a well done outside (or both) paint.

To not pollute this thread even further, we can take it elsewhere, but unless someone can do a before and after, this conversation is somewhat moot.

Keep the pics coming, gents.

 

 

Just finished wrapping my car - Avery black pearl nero, three full days

 

i dig it. where did you get the Zele from?

 

That's sexy!!

 

its the outcast garage z-style replica

 

im lost with wat ur saying. so ur saying that yes those tail lights are tinted from the inside? and it makes more sense to tint tail lights from the inside?