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smoked Tails on a dark GS?

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Old 06-25-07, 10:47 AM
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Does anybody out there have the smoked tails on a dark colored GS? I'm toying with the idea of putting them on my midnight pine GS3 but I haven't decided if it will look good or not.
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Personally, I don't think it would look good. It's not because smoked tails aren't cool or anything, but it's because your car is already dark to begin with. There's no contrast to it. I think it would look like a taillight-less GS300.

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Im considering doing this on my black GS, since im going for the stealth look, ie. black grill, black rims and smoked tails.

Here is a pic I found of a tint kit on ebay:


looks good to me. Not "tail light less"
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Originally Posted by shvc1991
Personally, I don't think it would look good. It's not because smoked tails aren't cool or anything, but it's because your car is already dark to begin with. There's no contrast to it. I think it would look like a taillight-less GS300.

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i'd have to agree. hey, havent seen anyone with smoked tails but kept the signal and reverse clear! anyone?
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Originally Posted by luciano
Im considering doing this on my black GS, since im going for the stealth look, ie. black grill, black rims and smoked tails.

Here is a pic I found of a tint kit on ebay:


looks good to me. Not "tail light less"
I have this .. haven't applied it yet but I love the look
Old 06-25-07, 12:32 PM
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i have tinted tails... check out my cardomain link in my sig.
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I don't think it would look that great on a dark car.
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Originally Posted by luciano
Im considering doing this on my black GS, since im going for the stealth look, ie. black grill, black rims and smoked tails.

Here is a pic I found of a tint kit on ebay:


looks good to me. Not "tail light less"
Well putting that on would help give u that "stealth" look.
Old 06-25-07, 01:33 PM
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Now that I've seen it , I think it looks good and fits the "stealth" theme I'm looking for. I found a set of smoked lens LED tails, but depending on the cost I might go with the tint. thx for the replies. I'll be posting pictures of mine before I start modding it hopefully tommorow.
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I still stand by my first opinion.
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I think it looks best on a light colored car...
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