CPTdooberhead

I'm painting my rear lenses - which do you think looks better:
A) or B)

SidViscous

Definitely B but is it legal?

CPTdooberhead

Who cares, my car hasnt been "street legal" for a while

Dave

I'm not a fan of painted lenses, but if your gonna do it, you might as well do the whole thing. Why bother doing less?

CPTdooberhead

I was thinking keeping the white so I wouldn't get hassled by cops, should that arise. Either way, the paint could be scratched off

Melchior

I think that 'A' looks better. The all red tail lights look too much like the ugly 'PORSCHE' center lens that came as an option for these cars.

SidViscous

Legal emmision wise and ower and all that is one thing.

Or something not obvious like lowering it.

Paintint lenses however is something the cops can see and hassle you for.

You know since your in a Porsche they are just looking to pull you over anyays.

CPTdooberhead

This is true, but is it actually illegal? Even if the reverse light is still white through the paint?

SoCal Driver

It's not the back up light that's possibly illegal. It's the turn signal. Check your state's traffic codes as a bliking red light to the rear, or front may be illegal.

ian

They can't pull you over for all red tail lights because lots of cars come that way from the factory. Ok maybe not lots, but some do. The only way you could get pulled is if you put your car in reverse and they notice that you have pink reverse lights.

Case and point for all red tail lights from the factory....

SidViscous

Dat is a vedddddy gooood Qvestion.

Does it matter. Even if it was and the cops kept pulling you over it would be annoying.

Got pulled over once in the Lincoln because my "A tailight is out"

No Tailights were fine. Some of the red plastic lenses don't have bulbs because they are glued to a flat piece of chromed plastic and aren't supposed to light up.

First time I had a cop who knew he was really wrong but couldnt admit it and got flustered.

SoCal Driver

You paints your lenses you takes your chance!

CPTdooberhead

I'll tell the pig its factory

Bryan

Tons of GM cars came with all-red rear taillights. Heck, a lot of them used basically the same lense for the taillight, brake light, and turn signal. I'm thinking those early '80s Grand Prixs? And I know there have been some later cars will all red taillights.

Bryan

washington951

how are you going to paint them - what paint are you using?