What's The Difference?? No Tint VS Light Smoke VS Dark Smoke Headlight Tint

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An answer to the question many of you have been asking. How much does headlight and taillight tint effect the light output of your lights?? In this video I show you exactly what it's like without tint, with light tint and with dark tint on the headlights. With a side by side comparison showing the difference between each one.
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  • @TheRealElectrofox
    @TheRealElectrofox4 жыл бұрын

    7:20 - "You should not be driving at night time if you can't see right now." Words to live by, Thank you for that.

  • @rweakley
    @rweakley2 жыл бұрын

    The problem with this is that the camera sensor can change its sensitivity to compensate for different light levels. The real way to do this would be with a light meter to get a lux reading. The only exception is the one shot where he has one dark and one light at the same time.

  • @romanjohnston

    @romanjohnston

    Жыл бұрын

    Yep. As a photographer your exactly correct.

  • @oldschoolchartist

    @oldschoolchartist

    6 ай бұрын

    If the camera settings were all set to manual and the non-tinted image was not clipping then this comparison WOULD work. But with a camera set to any auto mode (T/A/ISO) then the comparison fails. Side by side of the WALL would be very helpful. I am thinking about a light smoke tint for a Daytona Gray RS5... undecided.

  • @sizzlacalunji

    @sizzlacalunji

    4 ай бұрын

    And even with the light and dark tint, you can see that the light output is reduced. Told me all I needed to know.

  • @centerpinfishingaddicts4897

    @centerpinfishingaddicts4897

    18 күн бұрын

    If he used a real camera and locked all settings that would be a fair comparison.. Set the setting based on no tint, the use the same settings for all 3

  • @andrewjaxe399
    @andrewjaxe3995 жыл бұрын

    I'm pretty sure his camera is adjusting the exposure to make all of them look identical in light output. Need to set camera to manual settings for fair test.

  • @iWeasel410

    @iWeasel410

    5 жыл бұрын

    Agreed!

  • @BKRedline

    @BKRedline

    5 жыл бұрын

    vr6- hit-licks agreed the darkest tint actually looked brighter

  • @AndrewLeet92

    @AndrewLeet92

    5 жыл бұрын

    Pretty sure? I am freaking certain.

  • @billyshelton8090

    @billyshelton8090

    5 жыл бұрын

    I would like to see the light output measured with a tint meter. I think there would be a difference.

  • @andysgaragetherapy

    @andysgaragetherapy

    5 жыл бұрын

    Looks really good, thank you Christian!👍🏼👍🏼

  • @sethbowling
    @sethbowling4 жыл бұрын

    People are saying the camera settings are the flaw of this test, but I think the real flaw is the distance from the wall. There is not a difference in the comparisons because the headlights are too close to the wall. At a farther distance, there would be a noticeable difference. Great video though. I appreciate the time that you took out of your day to upload.

  • @GoneDeathMode

    @GoneDeathMode

    2 жыл бұрын

    Its both, coz the brightness could be affected by setting such as exposure and white balance. On top of that, a light output test against a wall thats 3 meters away is nowhere near relative to what the lights would be used for. So all in all, this really was a senseless test that should have been done with the wall being more than 20ft away from the car as that would be where it would matter most.

  • @thormjolnir2017

    @thormjolnir2017

    Жыл бұрын

    One major problem with all these perspectives and side line analyses is that he is telling you what he is seeing with his own eyes. Unless you're openly calling him a liar I think he can judge pretty well. Bro looks pretty fit, don't think his eyes are likely to be fudged🤑. Beyond that, do you all really think he hasn't, given what he does for a living, driven tinted hl down the road. Trust is always an issue but if Bro lies he will lose rep and therefore business, which he won't do. Great vid as always. Keep em coming👍👍🤑

  • @DavePianist
    @DavePianist4 жыл бұрын

    Hey Chris. I found your channel by accident and I'm so glad that you're from Vaughan. Many of your videos are so informative and you're very confident and knowledgeable in what you're doing. I just got my 2019 Civic hatchback sport touring and I'll definitely hire you to wrap my car!

  • @omarspost
    @omarspost3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for making the vid. Much appreciated. LUX meter would help quantify light output. Even with manual exposure, its pretty difficult to show realistic brightness changes through a camera. Most aren't aware that human eyes dont see brightness in a linear fashion. When it comes to concentrated light, for our eyes to perceive double the brightness, the light output needs to quadruple.

  • @NoDrAmA357Hk
    @NoDrAmA357Hk4 жыл бұрын

    Tinting doesn’t matter when you have camera eyes 👍🏽

  • @mantis_toboggan_md

    @mantis_toboggan_md

    4 жыл бұрын

    Robot ears?

  • @KingPimpinThe3rd
    @KingPimpinThe3rd3 жыл бұрын

    Wow this video is perfect! I wanted to tint my Camaro Headlights but heard about some people having a brown hugh to it. Between that an diminished visibility, I was pushed away from the idea until now. You completely debunked both fears. Thank you!

  • @bankyankinlive

    @bankyankinlive

    2 жыл бұрын

    Did you tint yours?

  • @Swish36
    @Swish365 жыл бұрын

    Thank youuu. This gives me a general idea what shades of tint are best for my application

  • @destrict6
    @destrict62 жыл бұрын

    OMG so glad someone took the pain and time to do this. I always wondered and now I know. Thank you so much. Love from India

  • @CurtGentry
    @CurtGentry3 жыл бұрын

    Thank You for this video. I've been tempted for years to tint my headlights, but was always too afraid I wouldn't be able to see.

  • @kenimhoff6475
    @kenimhoff6475 Жыл бұрын

    Best video on headlight tint. I am at this point to decide what to use and you have nailed it on the head.

  • @carloscantu1372
    @carloscantu13723 жыл бұрын

    Just came across this and I think the light smoke would be the best seeing as how it doesn’t diminish the light a whole lot but it also gives it the aggressive look during the day I appreciate your video and honestly subbin for this content

  • @rachelbailey8165
    @rachelbailey8165 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent video! Been trying to decide if I want to tint my headlights and this has solidified my decision to tint them!! Thanks so much!

  • @iggidybabii4039
    @iggidybabii40393 жыл бұрын

    Didn’t even know you could do this until I was at a shop yesterday. Great video before I go get mines today thanks!

  • @aranykai
    @aranykai5 жыл бұрын

    Sorry Christian, but you need to repeat this test with locked exposure on your camera. You can clearly see less light is being reflected back onto the cars in the head-on shots, but the light-wall shots look identical because the camera is adjusting itself.

  • @v_nigel31
    @v_nigel313 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this vid! Just got my headlights tinted with light smoke and the tail lights with dark smoke. So cool! 💯✨

  • @bankyankinlive

    @bankyankinlive

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hows the visibility at night in the headlights?

  • @HatesReverance
    @HatesReverance3 жыл бұрын

    Great video, I was on the fence about light tint and you've convinced me. P.s. your cars paint is friggan dope!

  • @nerrynayzov
    @nerrynayzov5 жыл бұрын

    Christian as always another great video and an awesome comparison

  • @kaizenyashin
    @kaizenyashin2 жыл бұрын

    Video was very informative. I learned something new. I think the light output would have a clearer example if the light was shown on a road at night. That way we could see how far out it projects.

  • @victorsherpa2816
    @victorsherpa28164 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for making this video. Saved me so much time and effort.

  • @ideagh0st
    @ideagh0st2 жыл бұрын

    Great job with this video. Straight to the point and no bs.

  • @justinmccoy510
    @justinmccoy5104 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video it helped me decide to tont my xterra lights awesome quality and production on the video

  • @kevinblank3844
    @kevinblank38444 жыл бұрын

    This video was very well put together keep up the good work

  • @cowboy-wr5jt
    @cowboy-wr5jt2 жыл бұрын

    Chris , thank you! your videos are helpful. i plan to do my lights the week.

  • @steveworner5971
    @steveworner59712 жыл бұрын

    What a totally helpful video test - many thanks! Just what I needed to know.

  • @kyleturner7427
    @kyleturner74274 жыл бұрын

    Man I just want to say thank you! I was going back and forth on whether or not to tint my headlights and you answered everything I needed to know! I’m a visual person and need to see something before I can completely commit to it!! Thanks again so very much!!

  • @DRJEBP

    @DRJEBP

    3 жыл бұрын

    how's your tint doing? no regrets?

  • @oborrelli
    @oborrelli5 жыл бұрын

    Great video bro!... I appreciate the info. Thank you!

  • @qp522
    @qp5222 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!! I'm gonna try to do the light smoke probably by my birthday. Super excited.

  • @northwestmountainbikeaddic6874
    @northwestmountainbikeaddic6874 Жыл бұрын

    Than you this video helped me so much! I’m definitely tinting my headlights today! I already have vivid tint in my room just sitting

  • @lens240
    @lens2403 жыл бұрын

    So many photography experts here which have a point. But still very informative. I noticeable difference that I did notice however is the tint does dramatically reduce glare.

  • @EduardoGarcia-jl7ek
    @EduardoGarcia-jl7ek3 ай бұрын

    Great comparison and testing!

  • @staycalmandreflect5296
    @staycalmandreflect52964 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this.. It was a question on the back of my mind somewhere. Lol

  • @robertwinnall8120
    @robertwinnall81203 жыл бұрын

    Ty so much for this video. I just bought dark from vivid and was scared I wouldn’t be able to see. This answered my questions

  • @Robwho58

    @Robwho58

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ok that was 6 months ago. Can you see at night?

  • @HotBoiMack

    @HotBoiMack

    2 жыл бұрын

    ?

  • @madebyscratch
    @madebyscratch5 жыл бұрын

    Great comparison vid. Keep in mind that halogen bulbs might make a difference with not being as bright as HID/LED bulbs.

  • @kitzmanusig2551
    @kitzmanusig25512 жыл бұрын

    Awesome presentation, you nailed it brother.

  • @yatwanhayward411
    @yatwanhayward4113 жыл бұрын

    Dude best comparison video ever...thanks

  • @nickdibart
    @nickdibart2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video. This was the exact info I was looking for.

  • @sohaibyounus
    @sohaibyounus3 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much, super helpful! Surprised how little of a difference the dark tint made.

  • @ronf.hercules37
    @ronf.hercules372 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Sir. I consider this a great video, under the circumstances. You have shown that there is relatively little light difference that resulted from the tints... at the source! There is sure to be incremental lost of intensity, the further the light must travel. However, that could be the subject of another video.

  • @XTarik.TarikX
    @XTarik.TarikX4 жыл бұрын

    Great informative video. Thank you.

  • @kristianortizcolon6960
    @kristianortizcolon69604 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video man 👍🏻

  • @flmhdpsycho8347
    @flmhdpsycho83473 жыл бұрын

    It's definitely appreciated that you tried to make a comparison. But the only way to really test is to set the car back a little further and test the hotspot with a Lux meter.

  • @Nguyen2fold
    @Nguyen2fold4 жыл бұрын

    I have the light smoke hex rt now and it definitely makes a difference. It's darker at night.

  • @salthenerd3682

    @salthenerd3682

    3 жыл бұрын

    Reason why I removed the Vvivid hex light wrap. Well I live in l.a and cops are looking for any excuse to pull you over.

  • @billybritt5334

    @billybritt5334

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hoang you should not be driving at night,get that.lol

  • @TheNolesfan94
    @TheNolesfan944 жыл бұрын

    Awesome demonstration!!!

  • @K61000
    @K61000 Жыл бұрын

    thank you this video really helped me decide what i was going to do with my street bike its all blacked out and after i have this done im sure its going look amazing thanks again i was worried but even with the dark tint its more then enough for me great helpful video wish you could tint my bike for me lol

  • @Pkdimmock
    @Pkdimmock4 жыл бұрын

    Wow. So when looking at the car in the dark you can def see difference in the lights. You can also see that the light reflecting off the wall illuminates the car less and less as tinted darker but the three shots of the white wall look identical. The light also does look nice and white and not brown or yellow. Cool vid. Thanks. Answered my questions.

  • @villagesautodetail
    @villagesautodetail10 ай бұрын

    Fantastic.. I was wondering this question on Vvivid Dark/Light Smoke. Question answered!

  • @BKRedline
    @BKRedline5 жыл бұрын

    Camera is adjusting. You need a lumens meter

  • @BlackZGTR

    @BlackZGTR

    4 жыл бұрын

    lux meter

  • @Robwho58

    @Robwho58

    3 жыл бұрын

    End of story!

  • @GoldSK96

    @GoldSK96

    2 жыл бұрын

    What he said☝️☝️☝️☝️

  • @kingstonsean
    @kingstonsean4 жыл бұрын

    Excellent demo. Thanks.

  • @TheGrimey1
    @TheGrimey14 жыл бұрын

    Im getting the dark smoke on my charger rt. This video was a huge help bro.

  • @DRJEBP

    @DRJEBP

    3 жыл бұрын

    how's your light output holding up?

  • @JeovannyTovar
    @JeovannyTovar9 ай бұрын

    Dope video! Light Smoke tints already came in and I plan to put them on a 3rd gen CRV factory lights. The headlight case is pretty old and foggy so I polished them up good to remove the haze and plan on putting the light smoke tints on for style + UV protection.

  • @briankress9997
    @briankress99979 ай бұрын

    Awesome video glad somebody did what you just did because I put the light smoke on my car and it looks good and I have daytime running lights when they’re on you can’t really see that it has any tint on it so I am going to go with the dark to see if that looks better. I’m sure it will. I don’t drive the car much at night and I definitely don’t drive it in the rain. I’m strictly going for the look. Thank you very much for doing this video.

  • @buffalo182
    @buffalo1822 жыл бұрын

    Love this video. Super succinct and informative.. Thank you

  • @CD-lw6fl
    @CD-lw6fl4 жыл бұрын

    Nice comparison. Thanks 😎👍

  • @Walter370z
    @Walter370z Жыл бұрын

    Awesome and helpful video!🤘🏻🤘🏻

  • @Crix4evaTnT
    @Crix4evaTnT5 жыл бұрын

    Awesome review bruh

  • @THELATINKINGS
    @THELATINKINGS4 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video. Thank you!!!

  • @rachelledaves4968
    @rachelledaves4968 Жыл бұрын

    Good video bro thanks for the breakdown and showing us how it goes because I was going to get mine did

  • @kennycerrato4921
    @kennycerrato49213 жыл бұрын

    Wow the best way to get alldout out the way thanks for that amazing explanation

  • @unknogne
    @unknogne Жыл бұрын

    i’ve used those hex tints before, best tint i’ve ever used. 💯

  • @voltairedizon5049
    @voltairedizon5049 Жыл бұрын

    This was very helpful. Thanks

  • @johnwesnefski3098
    @johnwesnefski30983 жыл бұрын

    Finally a helpful video thanks man

  • @EricArthur-di5pp
    @EricArthur-di5pp9 ай бұрын

    Thank you. Glad you made the video. It helped me make my decision. I was worried that the Dark Smoke might be too dark. It doesn't seem so in the vid.

  • @notfast_ed4.0
    @notfast_ed4.02 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for this video! Very helpful!!!

  • @kamilmyszor9829
    @kamilmyszor98293 жыл бұрын

    Thanks man, great video, definitely will use dark tint Greetings from Poland

  • @phillip557
    @phillip5572 жыл бұрын

    Great video. I like the lighter smoke tint best. I would have gone and bought the dark smoke without knowing. thanks for the info

  • @garysnyder4703
    @garysnyder4703 Жыл бұрын

    This video was definitely helpful. Thanks.

  • @Eric-rr4ee
    @Eric-rr4ee5 жыл бұрын

    This video was helpful and informative to me. About to see if you have one for tail lights. If not then could you post one? Thanks!

  • @kurtmillikin9814
    @kurtmillikin98143 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the demonstration

  • @vladleonard86
    @vladleonard864 жыл бұрын

    Great video man. Thank you

  • @victordante1866
    @victordante18664 жыл бұрын

    Super helpful man thanks 🙏

  • @caylee3277
    @caylee32774 жыл бұрын

    Awesome review 👍

  • @hybridzepher
    @hybridzepher4 жыл бұрын

    This video was definitely helpful. I’ve been looking into tinting my headlights and I’m definitely going to go with Dark Smoke tint

  • @RC-bx6cn

    @RC-bx6cn

    2 жыл бұрын

    You are going to regret that at night and on rainy days at night I promise you

  • @francisjaessonulson5853
    @francisjaessonulson58532 жыл бұрын

    This Video is really helpful

  • @robseibertgulfcoastrealest3243
    @robseibertgulfcoastrealest324310 ай бұрын

    Nice. My questions were answered. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

  • @itiz_me4942
    @itiz_me4942Ай бұрын

    What a legend thanks man really appreciated

  • @TheLancephillipslive
    @TheLancephillipslive3 жыл бұрын

    I wrapped our 2021 Mazda 3 headlights with dark smoke and it's a drastic difference in light output. Dark smoke is too dark to safely drive at night. It looks awesome, but safety has to be first.

  • @HotBoiMack
    @HotBoiMack2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this video bro

  • @dsarquez
    @dsarquez5 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Thanks man

  • @georgewatson6246
    @georgewatson62463 жыл бұрын

    Very good . Thanks for the video . Now I know which one light dark

  • @patrickbreeze720
    @patrickbreeze720 Жыл бұрын

    Great video.. Thanks for sharing!

  • @williecaguana1020
    @williecaguana10203 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video man

  • @Gio9DUUST
    @Gio9DUUST3 жыл бұрын

    Nice, now i know what 2 choose

  • @brianrobillard494
    @brianrobillard4945 жыл бұрын

    So many of you out there seem to think you need the brightest lights possible out at night, thinking the brightest led lights are safe and cool but all you’re doing is blinding the rest of us on the road! This VVIVID LIGHT SMOKE TINT IS NOT UNSAFE, I have it installed it on my Dodge Avenger headlights and DARK SMOKE on the tail lights and yes you loose a little light but not an unsafe amount and not enough to draw police attention, it’s an amazing product and fairly easy to use (tail lights have 2 round bubbles which is tricky but learn by mistakes I say) but I also don’t blind oncoming traffic like the led spotlights people are replacing theirs with or the ones the manufacturers are using these days, and my car looks way way cooler! So those saying they instantly removed it, grow a pair and stop blinding everyone else around you, even county driving is not unsafe as I do it often, and to those still using VVIVID PRODUCTS...........KEEP ON WRAPPIN!

  • @squeelerjakeaxcradle7095
    @squeelerjakeaxcradle70952 жыл бұрын

    Great review and demo of various tints.Looks great my friend. I’m from the UK and my Mercedes AMG A45 has the same tints light smoke on the fronts and slightly darker smoke on the rears looks great. Great work on your site.

  • @bankyankinlive

    @bankyankinlive

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hows the visibility at night in the front with light smoke?

  • @squeelerjakeaxcradle7095

    @squeelerjakeaxcradle7095

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bankyankinlive Hi mate, mine is really impressive almost no difference at nigh so lm glad l added the light smoke tint on the fronts. My A45 being black and the tinted lights look more menacing too 🙏

  • @bankyankinlive

    @bankyankinlive

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@squeelerjakeaxcradle7095 i have a silver vw cc sport and was wanting to add a light smoke on the headlights but I'm using automotive clear coat with a drop of black in it to do mine.... was hoping it didn't make it undriveable at night

  • @squeelerjakeaxcradle7095

    @squeelerjakeaxcradle7095

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bankyankinlive Should be ok l guess 👌

  • @JZQ1986
    @JZQ198611 ай бұрын

    Good video bud!

  • @mjweber0313
    @mjweber03133 жыл бұрын

    Excellent vid

  • @zleepyjan
    @zleepyjan3 жыл бұрын

    Great review!

  • @ElliutN
    @ElliutN2 жыл бұрын

    I have these on my tail lights right now and light output seems to be just fine. I was actually surprised as to how well light is transmitted through the lens and tint. Im sure for head lights it would be just fine. Best way is to buy some slap it on the car and find out for your selves.

  • @coachb.8565

    @coachb.8565

    2 жыл бұрын

    Which tint do you have...dark or smoke?

  • @sensoryoverload8915
    @sensoryoverload89155 жыл бұрын

    Great video!

  • @ThatOneBjjGuy
    @ThatOneBjjGuy4 жыл бұрын

    Good shit man thank you

  • @brennan9731
    @brennan97312 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Thanks

  • @supercoupe
    @supercoupe2 жыл бұрын

    Ahh Here Is The Video I Was Lookin For 👍

  • @rwatts1350
    @rwatts13505 ай бұрын

    What I got from the video is that maybe it won't blind oncoming traffic with the light smoked. But the lights still work properly enough to see as a driver. I'll try the light smoke. Thanks for the video

  • @akokofredrick1
    @akokofredrick12 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Chris. All the way from Nairobi Kenya

  • @russellschaffner62
    @russellschaffner622 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video!!! 👍

  • @darrenjacques8246
    @darrenjacques82465 жыл бұрын

    if you use a light meter that will tell you the difference in light output

  • @mrfixit____3651
    @mrfixit____36514 жыл бұрын

    I had dark smoke matte and the difference in light output was quite significant . I had to take it off for fear of plowing through a deer that I could not see coming

  • @Subi_doo

    @Subi_doo

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hell yeah huge difference. Took my shit off. Going to try yellow. Kind of just like it to protect my headlamp since the lamps expensive and films cheap to redo later of it get messed up where as a headlamp isn’t cheap to replace or get repaired.

  • @anoofadam351

    @anoofadam351

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'm thinking of tinting because it's looks beautiful. How I would only be riding in the city and my city is very well lit. Do you think it's a bad idea?

  • @commonsense3505

    @commonsense3505

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@anoofadam351 it is illegal in most states.

  • @jessewashere4734
    @jessewashere47344 жыл бұрын

    Would be cool if you did a test drive with and without the tint for comparison

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