i have gotten a ticket for my blked out tails b4 .. but it was from a cop that was bored .. i've been pulled over many times for other tickets n the cops never mentioned the tail lights .. so its all based on luck .. but it IS illegal

 

correct, blacked out. if they are tinted, your good. if you put really dark tint, no good. its illegal and unsafe.

 

so basically, just depends on the area your in and the cops mood but tinting does look nice on taillights

 

I was looking into tinting my tail lights so I looked up the laws. You can go to www.findlaw.com and click Traffic Violations--->State Traffic Laws---->Choose your state---->Mechanical Violations. Then look for a heading that covers Brake Lights.

i.e. in KY where I live, as long as the light shines red when the brake is applied and is visable at 500ft then you are ok.

however if you live in Texas your brakes must be red WITHOUT the brake applied and seen at 300 ft in the daylight.

 

Pictures of the tail lights in direct sunlight. Kind of a medium tint but it's what I was going for, especially since cops in California are really touchy about tint and blacked out tail lights.

Technically these ARE illegal in California (like everything else), but as long as there is somewhat of a hint of the red reflector and the turn signal is visible from 200 feet away (day and night) it shouldn't be any problem. This is what my brother-in-law told me and he's a cop.


Pictures of my work:

 

^^ thats EXACTLY what I want done with my TYCs!!

 

Got mine from www.Jonstintedtails.com

$225 shipped for a whole new set of tails. Its cheaper if you send him your lights and have them tinted. Turned out great.