I would just pick up a set of bluebats. I had it on mine and had the "gtr cutouts" So it gave it the effect, but the actual part that lights up on the tails was not covered by the film. Looked great too





Here is a pic to show the gloss of it. Looked like paint




Here shows the actual cutouts on the tails and reverse lights

 

Also I have done it all . Right now I have 2 set of lights one that I used the taillight "spray" Nightshade sucks use this stuff its ok and cheap.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Smoke...ht_2558wt_1120

and the other is bluebat overlays. If you want a really blacked out look go with the spray of have them professional tinted at a tint shop. When you do this you will get pulled over. I live in cali and cops suck, but I have not got in any trouble with the bluebat due to the holes. Cops think its fine.

personally go with bluebat unless you want the cop hassle.


but just incase you do go for the spray over it and get a ticket here is a DIY for removing it.

http://www.onethoughtproductions.com/g35mods/DIY/?p=5

 

^^^ what is "real paint"?

I've had bats (and I recommend them) - but I’ve also had 2 shades of smoked paint - have been pulled over (for speeding) and they didn’t say a word about the taillights... I've had cops behind me with both versions of smoke and they haven’t ticketed me (I'm in So Cal)...

When
I had overlays - the reason I did was so I could remove in case of ticket - got pulled over 5 or more times for speeding (none on my record btw) and they never mentioned the tint, so I felt comfortable about a more permanent solution... besides, with my setup overlays wouldn’t work anymore...

Bats Overlays (yrs ago)


Previous painted smoked


Current painted smoke

 

Can you remove your taillights from the car?

 

OCG35 - I was reading two things at once do not mind that real paint stuff ahaha.

but I got pulled over 3 separate times for tickets for my taillights being spray tinted in socal. ....

 

im thinking of putting a really light lamin x film on top of my vht painted tail lights, the lamin x are really glossy

 

no he can not remove them

 

I drilled two holes and added them, from Pepboys.

 

if they needed to be removed (for some strange reason) - it’s as easy as grinding out the molded area and removing as normal... but in nearly 5 years, the only time I've removed them was to paint. Why would they ever need to be removed?

 

Ok I went with Nite Shade tint. I spayed the light assemblys and then I buffed them to a polish once the paint dried. I feel it turned out really well. Btw I did a fade on the headlamps.

Here some shots at the local car show today with some hooters girls.

 

pic of during the painting

 

this was during the polishing phase.

 

rear shot with the brakes pressed

 

Close up on the headlamps with the Nite Shade faded from the edges. I also buffed out the middle so as not to lose any function from my head lamps.

 

final shot of the new rear look



side profile shot now with both ends smoked