Styling Stilo Black Lights

[Oakley28]

Hello all,

Whats opinons on these?

Getting alloys Powder Coated Black and thought it might go with the Metallic on Black theme?

 

[Shadeyman]

Sorry, black tint not my thing.

I've saw the same Lexus style lights without the black tint and they looked great on a black 5 door.

 

[mzhussein]

urgh, stay away from the lexarse ones.....but tinting the rears works well when done right, i did my mates GP recently.....couple of coats fo spray tint, then couple coats of laquer....theyve polished up nicely....

 

[Yellow Peril]

Hello all,

Whats opinons on these?

Getting alloys Powder Coated Black and thought it might go with the Metallic on Black theme?

Go ahead if you like being stoved up the rear end when braking hard in traffic! Most of the darkened lenses I've seen in action reduce light output to a glimmer!

 

[mzhussein]

we saw this problem coming on the GP, and we fitted high intensity bulbs....they are just as bright as my stilo stock ones...(compared side by side at night and in the day)

 

[volxstu]

Those lexus ones always leak. Give them a spray. I have been told there is nothing better than having them done professionally.

 

[Mr Cousins]

From first hand experiance they are fine I liked them and bought them for £50 odd quid from the bay and theyve never failed me.

Check them out.

 

[Mr Cousins]

Although they dont come with bulbs just so you know.

 

[volxstu]

What about the bad seal that let's water into your boot?

 

[Mr Cousins]

Oh aye, it isnt a seal on the light as per, the light doesnt cover the whole hole where the old light goes by a few cm letting heavy heavy showers in the spare wheel well, i just sealed it up with some black foam i had and you cant even tell its there.

Always looks over practicality

 

[yellowperril]

i seen a stilo with blacked out lights but the red bit at the bottom had been masked out if you get me, it looked good i must say
dont know if thats any help at all??

 

[Oakley28]

Cheers for the feedback - I wont be getting them. Anything that you buy that needs modding to fit properly should never be fit in the first place.

 

[PNL]

Sorry, black tint not my thing.

I've saw the same Lexus style lights without the black tint and they looked great on a black 5 door.

Wee typo Shadey their not available for 5dr only 3dr stilo's.. tis why I added cover on my old bus to break things up a bit

 

[Shadeyman]

Wee typo Shadey their not available for 5dr only 3dr stilo's.. tis why I added cover on my old bus to break things up a bit

I'm sure it was a 5 door, followed it for about a mile, north bound M6 near junction 12.

 

[PNL]

Alas no lights are available for the 5dr unless things have drastically changed in the last few years which I very much doubt..

http://www.twenga.co.uk/dir-Cars-Motorbikes,Car-ignition-lighting,Rear-lights-0127232

Maybe it was a phase 1 lamp you saw..

 

[Shadeyman]

Looked very Lexus like to me but I'm no expert.

 

[MattW89]

Cheers for the feedback - I wont be getting them. Anything that you buy that needs modding to fit properly should never be fit in the first place.

what do you mean modding?

i have these lights and havent modded a thing and there perfect, lights are bright at night unlike other darkened ones, and they look professional, i personally think self tints are cheap, plus you gotta get it exactly right otherwise the 5-0 will have you over.

these are road legal, look nice, fit exactly where the old lights were, all you gotta do is swap the bulbs over to your new pair.

oh yeah and the rear sidelights are sweeeet.

 

[Oakley28]

People are saying that they dont fit tight like the OEM lights and that you need to fill the gap they leave otherwise they let water in?

 

[Mr Cousins]

True. They only let water in if you absolutly drench them. A shower, sprinkle, light shower anything like that there perfectly fine.

 

[roy lovelock]

be careful with these types of lights, they can fail the mot with them and also get you a fine if they are too dim. also there is nothing worst than following a car with these horrible dark lights in traffic, you never know when they are braking until you hear the clump.
some think they look nice which i dissagree, but saftey is the key thing the light are there for, take away a small percentage and that could be the diffence between life or death.
roy