Lamin-x headlight and tail light covers

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  1. mrWRXdude89

    mrWRXdude89 Member

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    hey guys and girls.

    i was wanting to see what a silver wrx would look like with blue lamin-x on the headlights and black lamin-x on the tail lights. ive tented tail lights before and i love it but it was a spray and not a film. Is there a write up somewhere that tells you how too apply the lamin-x? a DIY maybe?
     
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    why ruin the light output of your headlights?
     
  3. mrWRXdude89

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    well i have hids and they are pretty bright. i didnt think blue would be that wbad for the light output and i thought it would look good with silver
     
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    It's your car but anything colored will kill the light output hid or not. However the blue lights I don't like. But again it's your car.
     
  5. Alex

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    I am not a fan of putting colored tint on headlights, I prefer just clear protective tint. However, if you are choosing blue you need to be concerned that it may put you at risk for a ticket. Super blue lights are a no-no according to the police.

    I have tinted most years for the Impreza and would be happy to walk you through it. What is your MY?
     
  6. Matt

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    going on what Alex says, blue is illegal if it's above the bumper. Below the bumper, it's iffy, at best
     
  7. Jake

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    I had the yellow laminex on my foglights on my old wrx. It's still on them and still looks good. But I would put anything over the headlights. And if you do the tails, make sure you don't go too dark as that is a ticket magnet as well
     
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    I want to tint my fog lights yellow. whats the best way to do that then?
     
  9. Jake

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    the laminix film, you could paint but thats messy. and requires you to take the fogs out and put them back in. the film just applies over a cleaned surface and is pretty thick and somewhat protective
     
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    Ultimately you want to use this type of film not for aesthetics but for protection. It is the same idea as the clear bras.
     
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    $24 for just my fogs, that's all i want anyways. maybe sidemarkers later but i'll post pics of the fogs?? Hope it looks good.
     
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    Yup I have clear lamin-x on my JDM fogs. Super thick and tough.
     

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