rear light alternatives

[rock]

why do we find so few alternatives for clio rear lights (172 style) ? To be honest I like my full red ones, but it just seems all these other makes get stacks to choose from, not just lexus type......?

 

[Tom]

What about led rear lights? based on the standard ones.

would you be interested?

 

[rock]

pics ?

 

[Tom]

Not yet mate ready soon

 

[rock]

what about good old fashioned smoked rear lights ?

 

[Tom]

Diy job

 

[Oakley]

What is the law on smoked/blacked out rear clusters?? Someone who lives near me has totally blacked out surely they are illegal?

 

[connor]

when will they be ready tom clio?

 

[rt172]

Oakley - there has to be a red reflector on the back of any car, so I guess totally blacked out isnt 100% legal.

 

[White16valver]

Quote: Originally posted by Rhys on 19 August 2003

Oakley - there has to be a red reflector on the back of any car, so I guess totally blacked out isnt 100% legal.

THey may look good (well, *may*) but dont forget that no-one behind you can see them in the sun/daylight/anything other than a clear, very black night.

 

[Tom]

Quote: Originally posted by connor on 19 August 2003

when will they be ready tom clio?

about 2 weeks (im busy with work, pics soon)

 

[Bryan]

just remember the reflector tom, dont want you to be arrested for having a non road legal car

 

[Tom]

screw that

they are red

 

[Bryan]

lol, im sure you could create them behind a silver perforated screen, so that when a cars lights shine on them they reflect through the splits in the screen

so in daylight, the car is very silver, but remaining road legal



good idea???

 

[Tom]

maybe but id have to fabricate new lights im using oe ones for now

 

[Bryan]

important part



.........for now



the time will come

 

[Tom]

yep gotta make the new car stand out

 

[Bryan]

something tells me it may stand out quite a bit

 

[Tom]

 

[connor]

I wanna see them

 

[stevewright]

my mark 2 clio went for its first mot the other day, and i had blue tinted lights that i sprayer, i liked the look of em, but mechanic said theyd fail. so after trying everything to get the tint off, i used paint stripper, not knowing that itd melt the bloody plastic lens!so the mechanic said they still wudnt pass, i had to borrow sum clio lights to get thru mot, and now ive ordered lexus style lights of ebay! (ps, anyone wanting lexus lights, check ebay, good prices)

 

[theICEman]

Ive seen the silver perforated screen idea in action on a new shape Punto and it looks amazing! The lights have been covered with a pin-stripe silver film, with really narrow stripes, so the lenses look solid silver from a distance of over about 6 feet away, but the light shines through perfectly when the lights are on. Its definitely a better technique than mixing up a thin paint solution to coat the lens, or DIY spraying. Just dont know where you can get the film from??