Painting the inside of fog lights

[TommyD]

I read a post somewhere about painting the inside of fog lights... But cannot find it... Anyone have any experience with it?

I have a 2008 GT, want to darken up the front end so was thinking about the covers or film/tint.. But gave read that they kill the amount of light that the lights give off..

Wondering if painting the inside with a gloss black would still blackout the lights yet still give some reflection of the light..

Any ideas?

 

[themoose06]

Painting it will take away the reflective properties, just get a light tint, much easier to install and will look better.

 

[Sky Render]

Wait, what? You don't want to tint them because it would reduce the light output, but you want to paint over the reflectors?

I has a confuse.

 

[07 Boss]

Wait, what? You don't want to tint them because it would reduce the light output, but you want to paint over the reflectors?

I has a confuse.

Maybe he missed science class in grade school and doesn't realize that black absorbs all the visible light bands. Or maybe , because those are the kind of ideas that pop into your head when you smoke the evil weed.

 

[MassMustang]

Now Cypress Hill is looping through my head. Maybe ultraviolet bulbs are available for the fog lights?! LOL

I used a light smoke (no pun intended) tint on my headlights, fog lights and corners. It does dim the lights a little but I can still see. You could try "bright white" bulbs with the tint though.