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Old 02-17-2013, 09:14 PM
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^ no, if you get HID's you can see better then without the smoked lenses.
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Old 02-18-2013, 08:49 AM
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The stealthy look of dark headlights on a dark colored car is why I did it(also a blacked out pony and coral). I did upgrade to HID to restore night visibility.

Dismissing them as a fad is silly IMHO.
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Old 02-19-2013, 06:33 PM
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Calling dark tint headlights a fad is the kindest thing I can say.

Reminds me of the guy on Mach1Registry a few years ago who put limo tint on his rear window and couldn't see the highway patrol car in his rear view mirror with its overhead lights on for miles.

Tinted headlight may or may not be cool, but I'm pretty sure regular headlights are cooler than a deer in your windshield or a pedestrian under your bumper or giving every cop a reason to pull you over. On the other hand, I can't imagine anything cooler for a cop than getting called out to an accident to find a deer inside the passenger compartment of a Mustang, writing the owner a ticket for tinted lights and then having the Mustang owner's insurance company refusing to pay because the ;police report mentions a pair of really cool headlights.


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Old 02-19-2013, 08:51 PM
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My feeling is that black housing headlights are the way to go. Get the same basic look, but with full light output.
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Old 02-19-2013, 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Sonic Mustang
Calling dark tint headlights a fad is the kindest thing I can say.

Reminds me of the guy on Mach1Registry a few years ago who put limo tint on his rear window and couldn't see the highway patrol car in his rear view mirror with its overhead lights on for miles.

Tinted headlight may or may not be cool, but I'm pretty sure regular headlights are cooler than a deer in your windshield or a pedestrian under your bumper or giving every cop a reason to pull you over. On the other hand, I can't imagine anything cooler for a cop than getting called out to an accident to find a deer inside the passenger compartment of a Mustang, writing the owner a ticket for tinted lights and then having the Mustang owner's insurance company refusing to pay because the ;police report mentions a pair of really cool headlights.

Everyone keeps saying that if you have HID's with tinted tail lights visibility is no a issue, I bet my lights are brighter then you stock ones.

If I didnt have my smoked headlights my HID's would be too bright they are 55w HID's
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Old 02-20-2013, 06:52 AM
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Originally Posted by dwtjr3
Everyone keeps saying that if you have HID's with tinted tail lights visibility is no a issue, I bet my lights are brighter then you stock ones.
Drive around a lot in reverse?
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Old 02-23-2013, 08:52 PM
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Don't listen to Sonic.
He has no idea what he is talking about on this issue.

Listen to those who actually have the dark smoked headlights.
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Old 02-23-2013, 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by TRUEBLUE3934
Don't listen to Sonic.
He has no idea what he is talking about on this issue.

Listen to those who actually have the dark smoked headlights.
Agreed, and I obviously meant headlights
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Old 02-23-2013, 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by TRUEBLUE3934
Don't listen to Sonic.
He has no idea what he is talking about on this issue.

Listen to those who actually have the dark smoked headlights.
Agreed, I obviously meant headlights lol
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Old 02-23-2013, 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Sonic Mustang
Calling dark tint headlights a fad is the kindest thing I can say.

Reminds me of the guy on Mach1Registry a few years ago who put limo tint on his rear window and couldn't see the highway patrol car in his rear view mirror with its overhead lights on for miles.

Tinted headlight may or may not be cool, but I'm pretty sure regular headlights are cooler than a deer in your windshield or a pedestrian under your bumper or giving every cop a reason to pull you over. On the other hand, I can't imagine anything cooler for a cop than getting called out to an accident to find a deer inside the passenger compartment of a Mustang, writing the owner a ticket for tinted lights and then having the Mustang owner's insurance company refusing to pay because the ;police report mentions a pair of really cool headlights.

Your sense of humor is obviously way different... If you accommodate for tinted lenses with hid or in my case bright fog lights, I don't see a problem. Then again I live in a large city with tons of street lights and well lit highways.
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