Vehicle body element comprising a translucent body and method for producing such a body

Vehicle body element, comprising:

• a translucent body having an outer face intended to be turned towards the outside of the vehicle and an inner face intended to be turned towards the inside of the vehicle,
• a holder body intended to sustain the translucent body to the vehicle, forming an enclosure between the holder body and the translucent body, and
• a light system extending in the enclosure, adapted to diffuse light through the translucent body,
• wherein the translucent body has a constant thickness and the translucent body is made of a partially opaque material being arranged to let the light emitted by the light system pass through the translucent body when the light system is turned on, the partially opaque material having a light transmittance chosen so that a quantity of natural light passing through the translucent body, reflecting on the light system and passing back through the translucent body is sufficiently low to blank the light system when the light system is switched off,
• and wherein the translucent body is made of thermoplastic material comprising a colored pigment, a quantity of pigment being chosen for reaching a determined light transmittance,
• the body element further comprising a covering body extending in part on the outer face of the translucent body so as to form a coherent extension body with the vehicle, the covering body location on the outer face of the translucent body being adapted to cover parts of the translucent body where a concentration of natural light is highest.