Amber Headlight Tint

[SeaWolf]

Anyone tried this stuff ?

http://www.k2motor.com/alp02yl.html

..and is it any good ?

[wkohler]

fcontreras did a pretty nice job on his, recently. Send him a PM and I'm sure he'll tell you what he used. They came out very well.

[Sgregory]

That stuff will not work on a BMW. Its a specially adapted formula that will only adhere to JDM cars, weed whackers, lawn mowers, and blenders. But all kidding aside, it should work. Maybe try looking for some film or tint though because I know if I tried to spray that on it would be really thick in some areas and thin in others.

[IRideFixed]

for a less expensive option, any hobby shop will have what you are looking for. basically just a transparent yellow paint used on models and rc cars.

[C.R. Krieger]

That stuff will not work on a BMW. Its a specially adapted formula that will only adhere to JDM cars, weed whackers, lawn mowers, and blenders. But all kidding aside, it should work. Maybe try looking for some film or tint though because I know if I tried to spray that on it would be really thick in some areas and thin in others.

While I agree wholeheartedly, the last is more a commentary on your spray painting skills than on the product.

I don't have a problem with doing this to high beam lamps or fog lamps, but please don't try it on your main beam lamps. Aside from the obvious drawback of less light hitting the road, it's downright illegal in most states.

BMW did make some lamps for the French market, but they were not yellow lenses. The lenses were always clear (for maximum light transmission) but they had yellow reflectors. It is an easy difference to spot if you've ever seen them. I have a set of the French fog lamps that I'll eventually get around to installing in my 'is air dam.

[mooseheadm5]

http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech ... color.html

[fcontreras]

this.

I did it with stained glass paint from an arts and crafts store.

1. Make sure the headlight is CLEAN AND DRY
2. Spray ONE nice and even kinda thick coat, you can only do one coat, every time i tried a second coat it would become murky.
3. If you mess up, rubbing alcohol will clean everything off.


The spray cost me ~$10 and I was able to do:
High Beams in my E39, E28 Friends E36
Fogs In my E39, E28

and I still have a bit left over.

and to everyone who says that i have lessened my light output, Daniel Stern has this to say

What about light loss due to filtration?

There is no substantial loss of light from a properly-applied absorption-type selective yellow filter placed in the optical system (reflector, bulb, lens, or intermediary filter element) of a lamp, because the blue being filtered out is only a very small part of the bulb's total output.

[Karl Grau]

You could use a French spec H4. It's almost the same effect and easily reversible.

[mooseheadm5]

You could use a French spec H4. It's almost the same effect and easily reversible.

Where from?

[Karl Grau]

Where from?

ummm, France? (sorry, couldn't resist)

The last ones I got were from a Citroën guy on Ebay.

They look like this: http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... 0232905447

[C.R. Krieger]

The last ones I got were from a Citroën guy on Ebay.

Huh ... I never figured you for gay.

[Karl Grau]

Because I bought yellow bulbs or because I dealt with a Citroën guy?
It's been a long day so I'm probably missing something here.


Oh, and NTTAWWT

[C.R. Krieger]

Because I bought yellow bulbs or because I dealt with a Citroën guy?

The latter ... and probably the former, too. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

[SeaWolf]

I did it with stained glass paint from an arts and crafts store.

1. Make sure the headlight is CLEAN AND DRY
2. Spray ONE nice and even kinda thick coat, you can only do one coat, every time i tried a second coat it would become murky.
3. If you mess up, rubbing alcohol will clean everything off.

Thanks, I used Krylon clear glass paint from an arts & crafts store - $10. You're right about successive coats going murky but if left to cure the additional coats dry clear. I put 6 light coats on and they came out excellent. Cheers.

[John in VA]

Thanks, I used Krylon clear glass paint from an arts & crafts store - $10. You're right about successive coats going murky but if left to cure the additional coats dry clear. I put 6 light coats on and they came out excellent. Cheers.

In the time you spent painting them you could have applied a protective film (like Xpel or Laminex), accomplishing function and purpose.