Mid-West Smart Summer Rally

[Big Panda]

Originally Posted by shadowchameleon

quick question. I noticed some smarts with the smoked headlight covers... do anyone one with these drive around at night with them on? do they dramatically effect the brightness to an unsafe amount? GF, Jessica, is worried about it. Not gonna defend them until I get some backup.

Don't mean to rain on your parade, but I wouldn't do it. Then again, as you know, I'm an OLD FART!

What I've been thinking about doing is taking the headlamps apart and painting the 'chrome' background BLACK. This would kind of give the same effect, but not cut down on the output of the lamps. Also, being that mine is a little Panda, the adding of black around it's "eyes" would be appropriate.

[Big Panda]

Originally Posted by Suze

DVD Contact info:

epikos, LLC
Media Production & Consulting
Epikós Media Productions

Don Wigington, Owner
don@epikos.net

I also have his phone number.

The dvd is 10$ and they said it will be ready in about 2 weeks.

Thanks Suze......I'll get hold of "Don" and order one!!

[Suze]

Originally Posted by Big Panda

Don't mean to rain on your parade, but I wouldn't do it. Then again, as you know, I'm an OLD FART!

What I've been thinking about doing is taking the headlamps apart and painting the 'chrome' background BLACK. This would kind of give the same effect, but not cut down on the output of the lamps. Also, being that mine is a little Panda, the adding of black around it's "eyes" would be appropriate.

smoked headlights (and tail lights) are illegal in many (most?) states. I'd love to tint zippy's tails. That red clashes with the pink!

What Panda says, paint the chromy bits on the inside - much safer, legal and I think it looks better.

[jetfuel]

Originally Posted by Suze

zippy's tails.

...ok can't hold it anymore....





jetfuel

[GiantKiller]

Originally Posted by Big Panda

Don't mean to rain on your parade, but I wouldn't do it. Then again, as you know, I'm an OLD FART!

What I've been thinking about doing is taking the headlamps apart and painting the 'chrome' background BLACK. This would kind of give the same effect, but not cut down on the output of the lamps. Also, being that mine is a little Panda, the adding of black around it's "eyes" would be appropriate.

I did the melt apart and paint thing$30 or you can get actual Brabus lights last I looked(about 18 months ago) $1200 there are some of the sponsers doing it for $200 Smartune was doing it Dan from smartune helped me do my own.

[Big Panda]

Originally Posted by GiantKiller

I did the melt apart and paint thing$30 or you can get actual Brabus lights last I looked(about 18 months ago) $1200 there are some of the sponsers doing it for $200 Smartune was doing it Dan from smartune helped me do my own.

Don't know if I'm brave enough to try that myself. I may take one out some day and check it out. But I would rather do that than spend the $$'s for the tinted covers and then have some cop give me a ticket AND make me REMOVE THEM!

[jefferios]

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[Neonspinnazz]

Originally Posted by Suze

smoked headlights (and tail lights) are illegal in many (most?) states. I'd love to tint zippy's tails. That red clashes with the pink!

What Panda says, paint the chromy bits on the inside - much safer, legal and I think it looks better.

Not in Illinois! Most modified cars here tend to start off with the ricer exhaust tip and smoked tails and heads.

Wow, this area is still alive and kicking!

P.S. My church had a nice auto show today. I saw everything from the Tesla (CA plates, road legal), an EV Herbie Beetle (won best of show), a couple Deloreans, an amphicar in original mint condition, to eventually a monster of a pickup truck towing an even equally as monster cigarette boat. Yet there were no smarts. When they have it next year I will be a parking it there and informing the uninformed.

[jefferios]

Well today I got around to putting on the decals I was given at the rally...It looks pretty good.

[Suze]

Whhheeeeee! Jefferios...! but I think you know...