Rear bumper reflectors - dark tint??

007 · Feb 12, 2007

Well I'm not a fan of the horizontal red reflectors in my rear bumper. I cant see how they legally need to be there since most aftermarket body kits down have them. So I'm thinking of blasting mine with a ton of nightshades. What do you think? Anyone done it?

Meant to post this in talk, sorry.

SaleenGT2001 · Feb 12, 2007

did it on my buddys true blue last week. we tinted them DARK and they look great!

bluextc · Feb 12, 2007

Something I was planning to do once it's a little warmer out.

SaleenGT2001 · Feb 12, 2007

if you look at wally world they have transparent black spray paint. its $3 a can and works like niteshades. i did the side markers on a GTO with it and i cant tell the differance.

RedDaemon · Feb 12, 2007

SaleenGT2001 said:
if you look at wally world they have transparent black spray paint. its $3 a can and works like niteshades. i did the side markers on a GTO with it and i cant tell the differance.

cant tell a difference in its overall tint or how much it can reflect?

Saleen4971 · Feb 12, 2007

when i paint my spoiler, im gonna pull mien out and spray them body color

Stangsgrl · Feb 13, 2007

Humm...I never really thought about those...kinda didn't even really know they were there honestly.

I'd like to see pics of what others have done

XxMustang281xX · Feb 13, 2007

body color would look cool. i just sent the money order yesterday to a member on here i forget his name on here though for clear ones that he had smoked for me

007 · Feb 13, 2007

SaleenGT2001 said:
did it on my buddys true blue last week. we tinted them DARK and they look great!

Don't suppose you can get a pic can you.

So wheres the cheapest place to buy niteshades?

Oh yeah - how do you get em out. I've never looked.

XxMustang281xX · Feb 13, 2007

2 nuts on the back i think...10mm? if i remember correctly

SaleenGT2001 · Feb 13, 2007

you have to pull the bumper. there are 2 small nuts on the back. it will be a few days till i can get pics, but i will get some

007 · Feb 13, 2007

SaleenGT2001 said:
you have to pull the bumper. there are 2 small nuts on the back. it will be a few days till i can get pics, but i will get some

Thanks!

XxMustang281xX · Feb 13, 2007

you do not have to pull the bumper. u just reach up under and its 2 nuts (came out wrong lmao)

Stangsgrl · Feb 16, 2007

No pics?

myponyrocks · Feb 16, 2007

I just bought pre-cut overlays soaped on, squeegeed, done... unfortunately I don't have pics, but if no one puts any up I can later.

Mustang5L5 · Feb 16, 2007

007 said:
I cant see how they legally need to be there since most aftermarket body kits down have them.

Well not all aftermarket parts are legal. Look at the body kits by major manufacturers like Saleen and Roush, they have the side reflectors.

The reflectors are there to fulfill the legal requirement to have an amber and red reflector visible from the side profile of the car. If you remove or modify this, the car technically does not meet the legal requirement.

However unless you live in cali where they nitpick, i doubt they will care.

I purchases some clear reflectors for my car. On a silver (like mine) or white car i think it would look clean, but on any other color it would look bad. On a dark car, i'd put a layer of tint on them or spray em darker.

I haven't installed my clear reflectors yet. It's a PITA to pull the bumper to do this and i'm lazy

XxMustang281xX · Feb 16, 2007

the roush have them because they use the stock bumper. saleen does not have them. im getting mine from a fellow stangneter because he got a saleen and it doesnt have them.

Mustang5L5 · Feb 16, 2007

Hey you are right. Saleens don't have them. WOnder how they got around that?

XxMustang281xX · Feb 16, 2007

other cars don't have to have them. they don't have to be there.

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