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    Hey,

    Just a curious question that i'm asking is how do people tint their tail lights? Professionally or doing it yourself.
    I tinted mine by myself. I didn't want it completely blacked out


    This is the before and after.

    Thoughts and opinions are welcome.

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    pics are too small
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    Quote Originally Posted by BlackFlag View Post
    pics are too small
    from what I can see.looks good You forgot the reverse bar
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    sorry guys i'm new. If i try and 'insert' a picture then they end up too small like the ones i posted first. and copying and pasting isn't working.
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    cant see
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    doesnt work copy and paste from photobucket
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    reverse bar is yet to come still. Me and my buddies we both doing our cars so it was a quick deal. It was a spray on tint.
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    I did it myself. I didn't go super dark but it was enough to notice. Yours look good.


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    By what i can see they look alright.
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    i cant really see.... I did mine myself and i did a awful job.... im going to have to wet sand them and then clear coat them. Did you just spray them or did you clear coat them too
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    I just took some water and cleaned and made sure no dust or anything were on them and then just sprayed them and let them dry 24 hours.
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    What paint did u use?

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    can't remember the name. I'll see if one of the other guys remembers and get back to you. but it was from o'reillys and i remember it being some farm black out or something but i couldn't find it on their site. it was in a aerosol can.
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    i think it was by vht called nite-shades
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    i go by oreillys pretty often. i will check tomorrow. ive been wanting to tint mine and that stuff looks like it did a good job. on a scale of 1-10 how satisfied are you with it?
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    I used VHT on mine also... Turned out much darker though..
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    For the cost it was and how it turned out. i'm at a 9. a 10 probably would be if it was actual tint not a spray. my buddy did mine because he's done it a few time with his other cars. the main goal is to make it even and consistent on both lights. He did an excellent job on mine. The darker you go the easier it is to be consistent. I didn't do mine completely blacked out i just wanted a little bit of shade to them, that's why they aren't very dark.
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    im gonna have to look into that stuff. did you by chance do your headlights to with it?
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    i did not do the headlights. i'm guessing it would work the same but my not last as long just cause the front of your car gets hit with the most stuff (rain, dust, rocks, etc.) that's a question my dad had too when i did my taillights is how long does it last before it starts looking crappy and so far so good. I am guessing it'll last for pretty much ever being it is a spray on to plastic 'paint'
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    im gonna try clear coating it and see if it lasts longer
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