Thread: Keep it undercover with tint

Most Police dept have undercover cars and sometimes not the normal Crown Vic or standard SUV. When these cars have lights they are usually stuffed in the rear deck hidden behind tinted windows and not a problem hiding them. When they are put behind the grill you tend to see them because the sun is shining off the lens cover or the lights mirror backing making it a dead give a way. Use a high quality automotive grade tint to cover the lens. This does not have to be super dark, a light smoke or very low tint will do just fine. The film blocks the sunlight or a cars headlights when you look in the grill. Most of the time you really have to look in the grill to see the lights. This will also work for dash lights and visor lights. Keeps your vehicle looking that much more undercover. I have found that if you use a light smoke it does not hinder the the light output. Today's lights are so bright you cant notice a difference. I noticed this on a DEA car used for drug busts. This is also good for if you travel out of your area into other states that dont allow lighting in POV's.

Here is my grill lights hard to see that there are 4 LED light heads. There is only a small reflection on the very top due to the camera flash.

Edit: Link To A Previous Discussion Entitled "Tinting Grill lights?" - http://www.elightbars.org/f13/tintin...-lights-14748/

I find the spray works better. film peels after a while

Originally Posted by Zapp Brannigan

http://www.elightbars.org/f13/tintin...-lights-14748/

Yes I have tinted mine before. I just tinted one of the SO's cars grill lights well as the lights on the rear license plate. It really does make them less visible and it didn't really reduce the brightness or color.


Zach

Originally Posted by Zach C.

Yes I have tinted mine before. I just tinted one of the SO's cars grill lights well as the lights on the rear license plate. It really does make them less visible and it didn't really reduce the brightness or color.


Zach

The words I posted are an actual link to a previous discussion, I edited my post, but I couldn't do anything until after Moderator Approval.

I changed the wording in the first post.

http://www.elightbars.org/f13/tinting-grill-lights-14748/

Originally Posted by Zapp Brannigan

The words I posted are an actual link to a previous discussion, I edited my post, but I couldn't do anything until after Moderator Approval.

I changed the wording in the first post.

http://www.elightbars.org/f13/tintin...-lights-14748/

Oh sorry most other forums the words show up blue. I didn't know it was a link.


Zach

A trick we used was to take black pantyhose and stech accross the light head. this would stop the glare from the lense and when you turned the lights on you dont even know its there. now its not that great long term on the oudside lights but for deck lights and visor lights its a cheap and quick fix.

Does it not reduce the brightness of the leds?

Not enough to make a difference.

Station 3 and I did this on his POV grill lights and it worked very well.

We actually did this with the marker lights on our 2011 demo Charger. I'll have pics up soon to show everyone what I'm talking about, but we ended up using the "custom" paint that you get to shade your taillights as "black" without killing light output. It matches the black of the vehicle, and looks slick as hell to boot without diminishing the vertex we put behind it.

Pics to follow.