Tail light tint
#1
Tail light tint
I am thinking about buying a can of this:
http://www.americanmuscle.com/spray-...nt-smoked.html
To paint my tail lights. I tried to search and find some opinions on it, but I couldn't find much. Has anyone used this? Is the quality fine? Does it look good going this route rather than a cover? What does anyone think about how it would look on a car this color? And most importantly am I going to have any trouble with any sort of safety inspections if I spray it too dark?
1st reply: Stop compensating for small ***** size.
http://www.americanmuscle.com/spray-...nt-smoked.html
To paint my tail lights. I tried to search and find some opinions on it, but I couldn't find much. Has anyone used this? Is the quality fine? Does it look good going this route rather than a cover? What does anyone think about how it would look on a car this color? And most importantly am I going to have any trouble with any sort of safety inspections if I spray it too dark?
1st reply: Stop compensating for small ***** size.
#4
I really like how those look Sean.. I can't find any on Ebay though. And I work for Ebay which means this is embarrassing. Did you get them from a store or an auction? What did you search for to find them.
Also a question for you. I think I might take off my spoiler, what did you do with the holes it is going to leave behind?
Also a question for you. I think I might take off my spoiler, what did you do with the holes it is going to leave behind?
#5
how long have you had those ebay ones?
ive heared some people who bought some over ebay that ended up trapping so much heat the tail lights kind of warped and sagged
careful with those.
as for autobadges prices.... lets just say that a lot of the time you get what you pay for.
ive heared some people who bought some over ebay that ended up trapping so much heat the tail lights kind of warped and sagged
careful with those.
as for autobadges prices.... lets just say that a lot of the time you get what you pay for.
#6
I have the overlays also. I have read about people having problems with the spray on tint. And I'd by VHT before I bought that stuff from AM. Thoes Ebay overlays look just as good as mine from Autobadges.
#7
I really like how those look Sean.. I can't find any on Ebay though. And I work for Ebay which means this is embarrassing. Did you get them from a store or an auction? What did you search for to find them.
Also a question for you. I think I might take off my spoiler, what did you do with the holes it is going to leave behind?
Also a question for you. I think I might take off my spoiler, what did you do with the holes it is going to leave behind?
http://search.ebay.com/search/search...int&category0=
I just plugged them with black plastic push pins. I had some laying around in my garage but everyone says you can get them at Lowes so id try there.
#8
how long have you had those ebay ones?
ive heared some people who bought some over ebay that ended up trapping so much heat the tail lights kind of warped and sagged
careful with those.
as for autobadges prices.... lets just say that a lot of the time you get what you pay for.
ive heared some people who bought some over ebay that ended up trapping so much heat the tail lights kind of warped and sagged
careful with those.
as for autobadges prices.... lets just say that a lot of the time you get what you pay for.
Have had them on my car for over a year, no problems what so ever.
I have heard of peoples tail lights getting warped but only from the hard tail light covers, never from a tint...
#9
Autobadges is and has always been way over priced... Sounds like Sean might be getting a job offer from ebay, those are pretty kewl shawn might have to look into that tint too. Are they like a 5% tint, always scary people not being able to see my breaks if I were to put the tint on?
#10
Autobadges is and has always been way over priced... Sounds like Sean might be getting a job offer from ebay, those are pretty kewl shawn might have to look into that tint too. Are they like a 5% tint, always scary people not being able to see my breaks if I were to put the tint on?
#11
i had the 20% from ebay for about 8 months. i had to re-apply them once because they started pealing but other than that they worked fine... until about a week ago some f*ucking looser stole them.. but i'm gonna experiment with making my own using regular window tint and a hair dryer...
#13
Sean is this similar to what you bought?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-...spagenameZWDVW
I have time to wait for a response lol. As an ebay employee I have to send him a message TELLING him I work for Ebay before I can even buy it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-...spagenameZWDVW
I have time to wait for a response lol. As an ebay employee I have to send him a message TELLING him I work for Ebay before I can even buy it.
#14
i had the 20% from ebay for about 8 months. i had to re-apply them once because they started pealing but other than that they worked fine... until about a week ago some f*ucking looser stole them.. but i'm gonna experiment with making my own using regular window tint and a hair dryer...
I actually tried regular window tint on a friends car. Didn't work like we thought it would, used a hair dryer too. Granted our tail lights arn't as curved as his (tried it on a mazda 3) so it just might work. Id suggest save the headache and just get another set offline. Window tint just isnt the same as the tint you buy offline for the lights. Regular window tint worked perfect for my sidemarkers though!
#15
Sean is this similar to what you bought?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-...spagenameZWDVW
I have time to wait for a response lol. As an ebay employee I have to send him a message TELLING him I work for Ebay before I can even buy it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-...spagenameZWDVW
I have time to wait for a response lol. As an ebay employee I have to send him a message TELLING him I work for Ebay before I can even buy it.
#19
Leave your third break light you'll be fine. Brake lights are fine with the tint. Its hard light covers that make the brake lights hard to see, but again with as big as our third break light is, were fine.
#20
i had the 20% from ebay for about 8 months. i had to re-apply them once because they started pealing but other than that they worked fine... until about a week ago some f*ucking looser stole them.. but i'm gonna experiment with making my own using regular window tint and a hair dryer...
#24
I made my own for my third brakelight, side reflectors, and my turn signals (which were a pain in the ***). It wasn't too hard. I just bought the cheap AutoZone 2.5% limo black tint, some window tint solution, and a squeegee. I found some masking tape I had laying around the house, put it over the light, and traced the outline with a Sharpie. Then, I cut the tint with scissors, and applied it. It's been about a month and it is still doing fine. It just takes a lot of patience if you want it perfect.
#25
#26
I tinted my tails on my previous car with VHT Nightshade. Its a bit cheaper and DOES NOT come off for anything. I applied 3 coats first because as it dries, it will get darker. It wasn't dark enough for me, so I applied 2 more. I used half a can, it never faded and never had any problems with the police or inspection.
The only downfall to this is you do lose a bit of the shine, but you can clear coat it to gain some back from what I hear. Also, it attracts dust. I live in a very dusty area so that helps. Just takes a quick wipe of the hand and they're clean again.
The only downfall to this is you do lose a bit of the shine, but you can clear coat it to gain some back from what I hear. Also, it attracts dust. I live in a very dusty area so that helps. Just takes a quick wipe of the hand and they're clean again.
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