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i just tinted mine as well.... i put a couple coats of clear coat on 'em... looks good..... wish i would've done tthem a bit darker, but oh well, they're good how they are
the lights are visible when I brake, signal or turn on the parking light. and I also got a brake light on the spoiler. well never got pulled over and I dont believe it's totaly illegal since some OEM ones are smoked as well from factory these days
So, did everyone go through Testor's or is there an alternative product that works just as good. Like anything that you can buy at a autoparts store???
here they are with the lights on. just normal running lights not the stops. but my stops are still really bright. and my turns are also pretty damn bright. oh and i rewired my lights to so the circles are now my turns, and the arrows are the stops.
and i smoked mine not blacked out i didnt use all of both of the cans.
then i used duplicolor clear looks nice.
Thats a pretty tight mod. But i think being afraid of gettin pulled over is a big factor, i'll probably stay away from this DIY. Nevertheless nice job... looks tight
The clear can just be a normal clearcoat, it doesn't have to be from testors.
The nightshade stuff looks good and is about the same as the testors from what I can tell.
Make sure you clear them if you do them though, to protect the tint from fading. The biggest suggestion I can make is to also put a coat of wax on them after clearing, just that much more added protection.
ive been experimenting with this stuff for months now.. ive been through 3 dif tinting sprays..i just got a couple big cans of VHT niteshades from summitracing.com. this spray is designed for tail lights. i did a test run on a cd jewel case, the tint is nice, but it has a VERY matte finish... i bought some expensive a$$ clear coat, and it still doesnt look shiny. ive found a bunch of DIYs... some people recommend getting a professional to use a paint gun to clear em, some say you should wax them after a week or so. they say you should sand it with 1000, 1500, or 2000 grit sand paper, or a brown paper bag..nothing works. maybe its because a jewel case is different from a tail light...but plastic is plastic right? i just dont wanna mess up my oem tails. check out these links:
