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Old Jan 31, 2011 | 10:06 PM
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If you had to choose one mod, which would you guys do? Which do you think sets the car more apart from OEM?

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Old Jan 31, 2011 | 10:09 PM
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Tint. It's reallly useful.
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Old Jan 31, 2011 | 10:14 PM
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Tint, you already have tail lights. LED tail lights can come later.
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Old Jan 31, 2011 | 10:18 PM
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All Vettes have taillights,but they don't all have cool looking window tint...
Tint looks sweet during the day(and helps save your interior and keep it cooler),LED tails look best at night--when do you do most of your driving?
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Old Jan 31, 2011 | 10:22 PM
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Since I had done both, I would do the LEDs if I only had one mod I could do
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Old Jan 31, 2011 | 10:23 PM
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window tint hands down,
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Old Jan 31, 2011 | 10:29 PM
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imo tint thats what i am looking forward on my car a 5% sides and back... and prob going to smoke just a lil my back lights...
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 02:22 AM
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Im in the minority, but Id say tail lights rarely = ticket

Not saying "you" would tint outside whatever your state allows, just saying many people who tint do
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 02:52 AM
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The tint makes the car look great but I normally have the windows down when I drive so it's mostly for looks and the tails I never get to see as they are behind me. With that said I vote tint.
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 03:04 AM
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Tint---
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 03:04 AM
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Originally Posted by TorchRedRocket
If you had to choose one mod, which would you guys do? Which do you think sets the car more apart from OEM?

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LED tail lights
For me it is definately halos...nothing beats them at night
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 04:30 AM
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 07:43 AM
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Window tint also helps with the heat so I definitely vote tint over LED tails.
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 07:48 AM
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Im still torn, not sure which direction to go in. As far as the tint goes, I probably drive with my windows down and top off 75% of the time, so I guess it would just be strictly for looks when my car is parked. Plus I just hate the fact of someone else working on my car and the uncertaintly of whether or not they are able to do the DOT matrix on the rear window properly.
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by TorchRedRocket
Im still torn, not sure which direction to go in. As far as the tint goes, I probably drive with my windows down and top off 75% of the time, so I guess it would just be strictly for looks when my car is parked. Plus I just hate the fact of someone else working on my car and the uncertaintly of whether or not they are able to do the DOT matrix on the rear window properly.
I'm not sure about the laws in Indiana, but here in California, they are cracking down on tinted windows (along with everything else!). The ticket now costs $178. If you decide to tint, check your local laws for the maximum allowable tint. As far as the LED's go, I have them on my Torch red coupe, and they really look fantastic! One of the best mods I've done.
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 09:42 AM
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Tint for sure. LED tail lights look like rice on a C5.
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 10:02 AM
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I like both, but I will be doing the tint in the spring.
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 10:09 AM
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I would go with window tint...made a big difference for me especially at night. Seemed like before I had tint and while driving on the highway SUV's, Trucks, Crossovers... would use me as a pace car...even though I would tell myself not to look in the rear/side mirror....muscle memory would kick in and I would drop a rod or cone in one of my eyeballs. I am still the official pace car of the above vehicles, but the tint helps.
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 10:16 AM
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I'd go with tint first.
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