Fog Light Tint w/ Yellow Bulbs?

by **cklinh** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 6:55 pm

Well... good thing I used my credit card to order if they fry... :-?

by **cklinh** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 10:27 pm

OK... just received the film today... won't have time to install for a few weeks, but just wanted to report back...

The film is approximately 12.5-13 mm diameter... and it came with a little plastic squeegee type thing... haven't done a dry fit yet to see if it'll cover mostly everything...

by **dvdchris45** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 12:23 am

Remember: If its a PERFECT fit and covers the entire light, then there could be a chance of them frying. There's gotta be SOME room for the heat to escape.

Good luck with the squeegeeing!

by **cklinh** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 3:02 pm

OK... so I lied... I found some time to install it today...

Notes:
1) The tint they gave me was actually slightly oversized (it hung over a teensy bit)... but I don't think ventilation would be that big of a problem... there's actually a hole in the back of the fog light that I assume is for evaporation, but could act as a ventilation hole too...
2) This damn thing is very hard to work with... I've got tons of air bubbles trapped underneath that I can't squeegee out... using a hair dryer helped a bit, but the bubbles are still there
3) It was very hard to wrap around the curved surface... I had to lift it up a few times before I was able to massage everything into place...
4) Should have done this a LONG time ago... I was surprised by how scratched up the fog lights are... much more so than headlights (lower to the ground?)
5) The yellow bulb looked much brighter through the tint than the OEM bulb. You may not be able to tell from the pics I took...

by **iinokturnolii** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 4:16 pm

cklinh that sh!t looks hot... i like'em... ummm how many layers did it come with? did it come with a clear layer? i should be getting mine in a few days maybe mon. or tues. can wait to slap them on...

by **---CAMRAZY---** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 4:21 pm

Very nice cklinh.... I like it.

by **Astro** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 10:25 pm

Looks good, cklinh! June has those bubbles too and she was the 1st one to get them. They even installed them. I wonder if it's because of the heat from the light.

by **cklinh** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 3:38 pm

iinokturnolii wrote:cklinh that sh!t looks hot... i like'em... ummm how many layers did it come with? did it come with a clear layer? i should be getting mine in a few days maybe mon. or tues. can wait to slap them on...

Just the two yellows.

by **NeFaRiOuS_SLE** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:46 pm

Did you try spraying a layer of baby soap on there before your attempt of tinting it? I've tinted the windows on my Buick before, but although it looked tacky (a puro grandma's car being fitted with 5%), there were absolutely no bubbles.

Personally for a tint job like that, it'll be much more recommended to leave the OEM bulb in there, but then again I only have a yellow colored bulb and kept the lens clear, but that was strictly for visibility with my HALO bulbs, but that was before I actually found the horizontal beam adjustment valve hidden under a plastic tube --- Both lights were SEVERELY to the right.

Fog Light Tint w/ Yellow Bulbs?

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