My friend just purchased a used g35 and the car came with smoked lights.

Is there a way to unsmoke them or is getting new tail lights the only option

 

if it's vinyl overlay you'll beable to remove them but if they're painted he'll have to get new ones, check the edges when the trunk is open you'll beable to tell if it's an overlay

or he can trade with someone on here that wants smoked ones,

 

how do i remove, just heat up and peel like a sticker?

i think it might be vinyl

 

I say do a search under "overlays". There are several examples on how to remove them usually from improper installation or having to start over. You should find what you are looking for.

 

Just heat them with a heat gun or blow dryer and peal off.

 

are most of the smoked lights done by vinyl or are they painted?

 

if it's smoked by the smoke tint, you can sand it off and polish the lens again.

 

or just use paint thiner

 

^ that might eat away at the plastic.

 

swap tails? =P

 

if its 03-05 coupe i havea extra set of tails

 

90% of the the time they are overlays.. Just peel em off, I highly doubt they're paint.

I peeled both of mine off without a blow dryer in less than 1 min.

 

If its paint or spray, get a pan... and place the tails lense side down in brake fluid.. let them soak for a day. i did this with my old car and the paint just fell right off them, never clouded or harmed the plastic one bit.... Then use any plastic scratch/polish and buff them up with a nice microfiber towel... worked great for me...

 

For tint spray, use rubbing alcohol and it'll remove everything off the taillights.

 

well from what ive seen a good 90% of the time in this town they are painted and not overlays...