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hahaah sooo i tinted my tails like a month ago and there so dark that i ither get the finger or get honked at even though ive signaled lol Their so dark i dont evan bother signaling anymore HAHAAH their fine at night but during the day u cant see anything... so my question is what can i do about it? Can i use paint thinner or sand them down then clear coat it whats ur opinion guys! thanks

 
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try isopropyl alcohol and a cluth but it may take a while. the plus is it wont ruin the plastic like thinner would. dont sand it will look terrible, but if youre painting again maybe it wont matter. or get some new ones on ebay and just use some lighter tint film.

 
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haha


Nah, but seriously.. lol. Sorry to hear that man, I cant help ya, but I wanted to be the first to mention the above img. Good luck!

 
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you are pretty much going to have to take the tint off and re do it. I did the same thing at one point. I used Goof Off Graffiti remover to take it off. It all came off really fast and didnt ruin the plastic. You can buy it at Home Depot. I recommend the vinyl film though. It looks so much cleaner than the spray.

 
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your a dumbass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! no for real did you use tint or polycarbonate paint?

 
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yeah i forgot to mention, dont use window tint or anything, use vinyl it will last a long time without peeling. check headlightarmor.com i think they make cutouts for our cars.

 
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Hey, I had the same problem. Tinted them way too dark. When I push my brake lights at night, they are as bright as how the normal lights were at night before i tinted them.

I have tried to get a brighter watt bulb. we run 5 watt bulbs right now stock, the only company out there making a brighter bulb is piaa, they make a 8 watt bulb for 13.99 for the pair. Not sure how better it will improve our problem, but it has to improve it at least a little.

The only reason I am concerned for this problme is that if someone rear ends us, they could blame it on our lights and i think it will be our fault.

In conclusion, I think I am going to order the piaa lights, see how much it improves it, and if it doestn help, then I will probably use a little thinner to take off some of the paint while the lights are on at night, then when i feel they are light enough, I think I am just going to RE CLEAR COAT THEM ONLY. and the clear coat should cover up any sand scratches or swirls i get from stripping the paint. What are your thoughts on the last paragraph, keep in touch, we should really solve this problem for cops messing with us but for at fault accident sake.

 
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Dont use thinner. and yes your lights need to be visible, as well as the reflector inside the tail lights

 
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if coupes use a 7440 bulb for brake, you can use the raybrig 2x hyper clear. clear bulb, 2x brighter than stock. they only make that size tho, and w5w which are the mini wedge.

 
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thanks guys! hey dont make fun hahaha i learned from my mistake a stupid one.. they didnt look that dark when painting them lol guess i was wrong... o well i think im gonna sand them just a little lol and then clear coat it ALOT lol if that looks like **** ill put my stock ones back on or repaint it

As for the rear ending problem im pretty concered haha just becuase i know it would be my fault i usally slow down before so the people behind me see that im about to stop its not too bad about the break lgiht becuase i have one in the car and on my spoiler jsut signaling is a problem! ill keep u all posted when im done thanks again

Ivy

 
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our coups do not take a 7440, they take a 7443, piaa is the only one making a brighter watte bulb