Author	Message
RoweY	Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 3:03 pm    Post subject: Re: Headlight Tinting Well i'll tint my fogs at the weekend and think i'll leave the headlights for now, thanks
macca1411	Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 2:57 pm    Post subject: Re: Headlight Tinting Front fogs are 100% legal to tint as they are not required to be fitted to the car. Those plastic trims that go on the outside of the headlamps would probably be deemed illegal if they stop any part of the beam pattern passing through the lens. Masked headlamps as in the Valeo type don't affect the beam as the reflector isn't touched, although a DIY version could be classed as a modification that affects the approval mark given to the headlamp unit.
RoweY	Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 2:44 pm    Post subject: Re: Headlight Tinting Is tinting the fogs also a grey area or is that 100% legal ?
lee1985	Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 11:05 am    Post subject: Re: Headlight Tinting Does this refer to completely tinted lights or even DIY masked lights (which as you know is on the outside of the lights) too?
macca1411	Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 7:13 am    Post subject: Re: Headlight Tinting There are a few videos on youtube on how to tint headlights. As for which ones are legal, it's a massive grey area. I was talking to an MOT tester about this the other day. The end result was we couldn't come up with an answer. Although the tints don't alter the beam pattern or stop the light passing through, it could make the headlamps illegal as by making any modification to them it removes the approval licence. Even the Road Vehicle Lighting Regs don't really offer much help. In the end it was decided that if he got a vehicle in with after market tinted headlamps, he would request a VOSA visit so that they could decide. It might be worth contacting VOSA and the local traffic police yourself and asking their opinions, as the last thing you want is to be stopped and have the car removed from the road while they sort out the ins and outs of the modification and whether it should be legal or not. I'm looking at this tint for my fogs. There is also the youtube link how to fit it on the listing.
RoweY	Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 7:07 am    Post subject: Re: Headlight Tinting Thanks, good job you said, they are the ones i was thinking haha.
LiamGTi180	Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:22 am    Post subject: Re: Headlight Tinting I can't recommend one but I would definitely say avoid fly eye kits. They look cheap and tacky. Look like someone has put tights over your lights
RoweY	Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 5:24 am    Post subject: Headlight Tinting Could someone please help me with this and tell me which tint is legal please, thanks