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help with 3rd brakelight tint
I just ordered the 3rd brakelight tint from stangmods and the cut of the tint is about 3/4 of an inch too wide. Is it supposed to be like that and I'm just supposed to fold it over the top? I was going to try it, but I didnt want to screw anything up.
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no its not supposed to be like that, its supposed to be a tad smaller than the brakelight, the tint is a film that stretches, but you could try it. I would contact cust. service and talk to a rep there. they should send u a new one
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blah, Ive had the worst luck with this stuff. First it took me 3 months to recieve my taillight tint from autobadges. Now this....Oh well
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that's why you order the spray stuff, take the brake light off, apply it, wet sand, and repeat until you get desired darkness, then you take some clear spray paint and put on as a final finishing coat, and wet sand until smooth and polished.
then you don't have to worry about the retarded tint film crap, and air bubbles and it being too big or too small, or it cracking or any # of other stupid things. http://www.v6z24.com/howto/tintedlights you need 800 & 1500 grit sandpaper 1 can of clear spray paint http://i17.ebayimg.com/04/i/07/0a/43/cf_1_b.JPG newspaper to lay the taillights on rubbing alcohol and cotton balls or squares to clean the taillights up real good before you tint them. |
I see a post coming from Jack in the near future about his experience with spray tint hahahah
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Originally Posted by Dave04Mustang
(Post 291372)
I see a post coming from Jack in the near future about his experience with spray tint hahahah
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Originally Posted by Mixedbreed02GT
(Post 291385)
if you do it right it will come out good...i've seen several done with spray, just requires a lot wetsanding, spraying, wetsanding, spraying, until you get the desired effect, then you spray clear on to seal your work, and let it dry for 6 -8 hours.
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Originally Posted by theycallmevirg
(Post 291444)
I've seen enough spray jobs go wrong so im not going to be doing that. The thing with the tint is you can just feel it off if you don't like it. I contacted them, and they are going to send me a new cut of tint.
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here's some taillights that were tinted using VHT Night shades.
he just put a few coats on, nothing extreme, just darkened them a little bit to accent them. |
Originally Posted by Mixedbreed02GT
(Post 291385)
if you do it right it will come out good...i've seen several done with spray, just requires a lot wetsanding, spraying, wetsanding, spraying, until you get the desired effect, then you spray clear on to seal your work, and let it dry for 6 -8 hours.
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Originally Posted by stanger00
(Post 291768)
sounds like too much work. the tint is faster and removable.
don't have to worry about all this with this. but unfortunately most people would do the tint film on the tail lights, because they are too lazy to do the other way...wouldn't want anyone to do "too much work". as for removable, you won't need to remove it if you tint it moderately with the spray, not too much, but just enough to make it look good. |
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Originally Posted by Mixedbreed02GT
(Post 291782)
yeah and it also looks like garbage with air bubbles, and when you see the edges of the tint paper, and then if it gets scratched then you have to take the tint off and replace it.
don't have to worry about all this with this. but unfortunately most people would do the tint film on the tail lights, because they are too lazy to do the other way...wouldn't want anyone to do "too much work". as for removable, you won't need to remove it if you tint it moderately with the spray, not too much, but just enough to make it look good. |
only reason they look purple is because you bought clear's. if they had been regular stock red taillights, they wouldn't have the purple effect to it. but damn they still look pretty good.
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Originally Posted by Mixedbreed02GT
(Post 291782)
yeah and it also looks like garbage with air bubbles, and when you see the edges of the tint paper, and then if it gets scratched then you have to take the tint off and replace it.
don't have to worry about all this with this. but unfortunately most people would do the tint film on the tail lights, because they are too lazy to do the other way...wouldn't want anyone to do "too much work". Not all tint is made equal, that ebay shit doesn't cut it. Autobadges' tint and maybe Stangmods are the way to go in most cases. |
Originally Posted by Mixedbreed02GT
(Post 291782)
yeah and it also looks like garbage with air bubbles, and when you see the edges of the tint paper, and then if it gets scratched then you have to take the tint off and replace it.
don't have to worry about all this with this. but unfortunately most people would do the tint film on the tail lights, because they are too lazy to do the other way...wouldn't want anyone to do "too much work". as for removable, you won't need to remove it if you tint it moderately with the spray, not too much, but just enough to make it look good. i never used taillight tint so i wouldnt know first hand how bad the edges look. i just heard around the forums that the taillight tint is pretty good. first negative i had seen so far. im sure if the tint is applied right than there shouldnt be any air bubbles. for the OP cant you just put a razor blade to the excess tint to make it fit? whoever you bought it from just had poor quality control. |
Is the best way to prove your argument is with racial slurs?
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Originally Posted by Wombozi17
(Post 291842)
Is the best way to prove your argument is with racial slurs?
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Originally Posted by Wombozi17
(Post 291842)
Is the best way to prove your argument is with racial slurs?
Originally Posted by stanger00
(Post 291844)
its greg coming back in true form....
anyone who uses that stupid tint strip crap on their taillights is a ricer, and a half assed lazy peson. takes a whole lot to use a squeegie and put some tint on, not to mention it looks like total hammer duck shit. but it takes some attention to detail, elbow grease, patience, and a little bit of skill to use the spray stuff and have it come out looking right. |
Originally Posted by Mixedbreed02GT
(Post 291852)
that's all people like him know how to do. he's a newbie tool with less than 100 posts...oh and he'll drop the "you don't know who i am line" on you...so watch out. He might sue us.
he's telling it like it is. what reason was their to bring up anything racial? this is a post about tinting, not racial degradation. anyone who uses that stupid tint strip crap on their taillights is a ricer, and a half assed lazy peson. takes a whole lot to use a squeegie and put some tint on, not to mention it looks like total hammer duck shit. but it takes some attention to detail, elbow grease, patience, and a little bit of skill to use the spray stuff and have it come out looking right. I just call it how it is... |
Originally Posted by Turd Ferguson
(Post 291853)
Yeah... I'm a newbie... check out the profiles greg@94gt and greg@sn95...
I just call it how it is... |
Originally Posted by Mixedbreed02GT
(Post 291860)
you're calling it like a tard.
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Originally Posted by Mixedbreed02GT
(Post 291852)
anyone who uses that stupid tint strip crap on their taillights is a ricer, and a half assed lazy peson.
takes a whole lot to use a squeegie and put some tint on, not to mention it looks like total hammer duck shit. http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...038_2_full.jpg Hmm http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...38_14_full.jpg Hmmm https://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d...o/DSC01098.jpg Hmmm Attachment 23935 Hmmm Attachment 23936 All ricers and lazy people, eh? |
Originally Posted by PColav6
(Post 291885)
Hmmm
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...038_2_full.jpg Hmm http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...38_14_full.jpg Hmmm http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2...o/DSC01098.jpg Hmmm http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...t/ca90dfbe.jpg Hmmm http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o...r/IMG_5031.jpg All ricers and lazy people, eh? Some people like to take short cuts... I could care less really. Not my money and I ain't got drive the thing when the tint washes halfway off in the rain. |
Oh and how can I forget
http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/4...c002472wx1.jpg This guy's a total ricer! SVT Cobra? My ass! It's a honda in a ford wrapper! |
Whatever happened to Lance?
I haven't seen him in a long as time... shoot... I haven't seen alot of guys... |
Not sure.
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Yeah... well, I guess its hard for him to drag his old bag of bones to the computer everyday...
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Originally Posted by Turd Ferguson
(Post 291896)
Yeah... well, I guess its hard for him to drag his old bag of bones to the computer everyday...
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Originally Posted by PColav6
(Post 291900)
Haha..maybe he can't afford to keep the computer running with all the gas his Z71 is sucking up
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Originally Posted by Turd Ferguson
(Post 291889)
Not my money and I ain't got drive the thing when the tint washes halfway off in the rain.
if you let it all dry for the proper amount of time (6 - 8 hours)...then you won't have any problems. but if you're in some big ass hurry, and you don't apply it right, and you don't allow it to dry, then you get crappy results. |
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