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Old May 30, 2009 | 06:10 AM
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Smoked out tail lights

alright everyone this is my first post and not gonna lie pretty excited to get some feedback from people who know what to do and how to get it done.
so this is my dilema right now i have a 05' G35 coupe Black with some black tint already on it

so i was wondering what is a good was to get my tail lights smoked out or blacked out. so if you could help me out and btw i live in the Austin Texas area so if there is a place down here that does it could u give me a number
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Old May 30, 2009 | 07:25 AM
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Ever use VHT Nightshades, which is in a spray can. (sand the tail lights down first)
Or use vinyl overlays you can either order them from Ionic and/or Bluebat here, or go to a local vinyl shop.

if you want to be real ghetto, use your leftover window film hah, I kid.
good luck.
search next time.
 
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Old May 30, 2009 | 07:38 AM
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^+1 to search, not trying to be a jerk but there must be 50+ threads on taillights.
 
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Old May 30, 2009 | 09:11 AM
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hook up with "bluebat", really good product and can be removed pretty easily if need be
 
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Old May 30, 2009 | 07:43 PM
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Go to AutoZone or O'Reilly's and ask for a can of Nightshade spray paint it should be $10. Open your trunk and take out all those little screws in it, then pull up your carpet, unplug your tailights, and take em out. Put painter's tape over the reverse light if you want to then spray it down with 2-3 coats back and forth. Let it dry for a half hour then put em back in. At night it looks like your tailights are demonic.

Also don't **** up cause you need paint thinner to get it off.
 
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Old May 30, 2009 | 07:49 PM
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Paint thinner on plastic tail lights! lol ya dont do that!
 
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Old May 30, 2009 | 08:41 PM
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or you can get it wet and take 1500-2000 grit sandpaper to it....from experience.....
 
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Old May 30, 2009 | 11:28 PM
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Get the bluebat overlays and install it yourself
 
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 03:07 PM
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painting em is better than vinyl cause after a while the vinyl will start to peel off. Every person I know who bought vinyl for their tail lights has had them peeling off at one point or another
 
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 03:10 PM
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overlays suck.
they turn yellow and peel.

VHT paint FTW.
 
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 03:10 PM
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+1 to Blue Bats
 
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Old Jun 9, 2009 | 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by $TAR$n$TRAP$
painting em is better than vinyl cause after a while the vinyl will start to peel off. Every person I know who bought vinyl for their tail lights has had them peeling off at one point or another
I had tinted overlays for my old car's tail lights .. They were on for three years, through summers and winters, and I never had any problems with them peeling off anywhere. Or with them turning yellow.

If you get quality overlays installed by professionals, you shouldn't have a problem .. and unlike paint, overlays are reversible if you ever decide to change up your car's look.
 
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Old Jun 9, 2009 | 04:25 PM
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wet sand, buff.. bOOm! no paint on tail lights
 
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