Got bored on a weekend decided to tint my tailights and 3rd brake light. used vht nightshade 3 coats and duplicolor clear coat 3 coat. regular masking tape around clear sections of the lens.


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Looks sweet bro!

 

Looks good, are they still bright enough?

 

yup i think so. i could post pics with them on i guess.

 

give us the paint and clear coat you used one more time didnt understand what was posted up above. it looks sweet little nervous about doing this mod.

 

Don't be nervous and if you want a step by step let me know i could pm you exactly how i did it and stuff to watch out for if you've never tinted tail lights before

Product Required:
VHT Nightshade 1 can
Duplicolor Clear Coat 1 can
3M grey scuff pad

 

Those tail lights look really good i think i like them better than mine. I I'm guessing that they where sprayed on the inside of the lens?
I had mine done at a tint shop just a tint over the lens from the out side even tinting the reverse light.

Rob

 

No i sprayed them on the outside i think the biggest difference is that 99% of people that spray there tail lights do not use clear coat. And it leaves the lights always matte and dirty looking. If they put like window tint on your tail lights cant you cut out your reverse light?
I'm not super experienced with window tint ie. how sticky it is and what kind of residue would be left behind. but its an idea.

 

I guess i could cut out the reverse light. Never know what it looks like till some post s a different look. Did you sand between coats?

Rob

 

That looks great!

ON the discussion about the taillight tint, On most cars we use static cling window tint on the taillights because they stretch. Then use a heat gun to "melt" or "shring" the edges around the back of the light, and it won't lift and looks permanent. The nice thing here is that its cheap, it looks great, you can't mess it up, and if you don't like it you can remove it!