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I just did mine tonight, tint is drying in the shop. I plan on telling them: "Really officer... the car came from the factory that way!"

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Old 05-22-2012, 10:55 PM   #16 (permalink)
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I just did mine tonight, tint is drying in the shop.

I plan on telling them:

"Really officer... the car came from the factory that way!"
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Old 05-23-2012, 10:51 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Here are some pics of my tail light tint.

I followed this guide to the nuts with all the steps and materials:

HOW TO TINT YOUR TAIL LIGHTS WITH VHT NITESHADES (VIDEO 1 OF 2) - YouTube

HOW TO TINT YOUR TAIL LIGHTS WITH VHT NITESHADES (VIDEO 2 OF 2) - YouTube

I only put on 2 coats of nite shades instead of 3.

The final finish turned out like glass - lots of polishing pays off nicely...
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that looks great man. i just want to find someone to put window tint on mine. i dont feel like taking them off and all that
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Old 06-20-2012, 06:03 PM   #19 (permalink)
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+1 on the Bluebat overlays. I have some on order...GTR tails is what he calls them. I should have them installed in the next couple weeks when I do my tint.

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that looks great man. i just want to find someone to put window tint on mine. i dont feel like taking them off and all that
this works well too check my album if you need pics.
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Here are some pics of my tail light tint.

I followed this guide to the nuts with all the steps and materials:

HOW TO TINT YOUR TAIL LIGHTS WITH VHT NITESHADES (VIDEO 1 OF 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSKA0ElKg1Q

HOW TO TINT YOUR TAIL LIGHTS WITH VHT NITESHADES (VIDEO 2 OF 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8-hZP6-ZY8&feature=channel&list=UL

I only put on 2 coats of nite shades instead of 3.

The final finish turned out like glass - lots of polishing pays off nicely...

This looks perfect. One coat is all I want, just pure awesomeness.
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A few questions, how well do these form around the creases and edges in the 370 tail light? Are they hard to install? I'll search for threads on these but maybe you can PM me details, price etc.

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Mine were painted at my shop it looks so much better then anything else you can get.
hi, do u know how many coat that you did on ur tail light?
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Here are some pics of my tail light tint.

I followed this guide to the nuts with all the steps and materials:

I only put on 2 coats of nite shades instead of 3.

The final finish turned out like glass - lots of polishing pays off nicely...
That looks really nice!
I was going to do overlays, but I'm comfortable with painting, so maybe I'll give this process a try.
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That looks really nice!
I was going to do overlays, but I'm comfortable with painting, so maybe I'll give this process a try.
It's really pretty easy, follow the youtube guides and you will have no problems. You do not have to sand much at all with the 2000 grit AFTER the final clear coat, VERY lightly will do the job, or you will have to polish allot!

Don't forget to do the 3rd taillight! - link here



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I tried vht on my buddys ford escort once just as a test dummy and it came out pretty bad, so I just went with the tints.

My friend tried vht on his max and it came out good, but when he went to remove it because he wanted it back to stock color, he had a hell of time gettin that ish off. Just a warning if you are using VHT.
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A few questions, how well do these form around the creases and edges in the 370 tail light? Are they hard to install? I'll search for threads on these but maybe you can PM me details, price etc.

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The key when applying these to the tails is heat. The heat makes the vinyl pliable and easier to work around the taillight .

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not sure if this work.


sorry for the crappy pic.. but this blackout seems like painting the chrome housing from inside the lens.
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Is there a way to get replacement tail light covers if you mess up?
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what do you mean? How you mess it up? Its pretty straightforward LOL, get the tint done by a shop if you doubt your handy work.
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