Tail light Tint

[prelude24]

hey im sure this was coverd somere already but i couldnt find it so im askin here, does anybody know how to tint you tailights? i want them to be as dark as possible.... i heard that there are stickers or sprays, but were can i find them?

srry if its a re-post

[prelude24]

and has any1 here done it?

[twokexlv6coupe]

nope

http://www.preludezone.com/showthread.php?t=2701&highlight=smoked

http://www.preludezone.com/showthread.php?t=483&highlight=smoked

[PreludeBoy95']

i know i've seen like on ebay some tinted so dark u can bearly see the red inside

[91Si4WS]

the tail lights on my black lude are smoked out with transparent vinle and the front fogs, blinkers and markers on both my white one and black one are tinted with 15% window tint, i mainly did that because it is removeable, but when i get the time im actually going to paint the tail lights on my white lude..

[prelude24]

the red dtill shine through im guessing or else it would be illigal? lol

[91Si4WS]

yeah the red still shines through fine on the black one

[jay3134]

Im pretty sure autozone or any parts store sells the spray or the tint. I have seen both of them in there, around here. Im not sure how hard it would be to do though I though I saw a write up on it not to long ago, Ill try to find it.

[prelude24]

that would be great thx

[91Si4WS]

the spray on stuff that you buy in rattle cans is called Nightshades it's made by VHT and that stuff is a PITA to work with, you have to be really particular with it to get a nice finish in the end, sometimes its hard to find at parts stores so check out ebay if you're interested in it

[prelude24]

im gonna try partsource and nappa...i saw it on ebay as well but id rather not buy from there unless i have to

[prelude24]

the spray on stuff that you buy in rattle cans is called Nightshades it's made by VHT and that stuff is a PITA to work with, you have to be really particular with it to get a nice finish in the end, sometimes its hard to find at parts stores so check out ebay if you're interested in it

lol and wats "PITA" ?

[twokexlv6coupe]

pain in the ass

[91Si4WS]

PITA = Pain In The A$$

edit: neck beat me to it

[Drew]

nah. nightshades wasn't that hard. i did it. it just takes some patience. dont go dark though. it wont look that good on white......IMO

[93-LUDE-SI]

I have those tinted ones off ebay. They actually look and work real good. I have to swap them off each year for inspection but Ive never gotten pulled over or anything for them surprisingly, and I live in VA where everything is illegal.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/metalguitarist89/HPIM0056.jpg

[ImPorTuNeRdJ]

i knew it!!! drew i was always wondering why your tail lights had the dark tailight look

[SlickLudeR]

http://a586.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/114/l_6f1602d50be2862d5205869e5933d039.jpg

SPRAY I GET IT FOR 15 UP THE STREET 20 SHIPPED IF U WANT IT

[yogi_pahl]

http://a586.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/114/l_6f1602d50be2862d5205869e5933d039.jpg



thats sick dude the clean on the 5gen tail lights

[SlickLudeR]

Thanx I Love The Look

[yogi_pahl]

you know if you can get it in diff colorers or just black

[SlickLudeR]

Just Back Iam Doing Headlights Next Giving The Car That Frown Look

[1BadBB6]

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/2683/stage7003vg0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

i did mine with the vht, and no there are other colors like red or yellow and more but vht doesnt make it. there is a japenes spray tint called VANS that is like 20-40 bucks depending on where you get it. here is some of the colors they offer: http://motors.shop.ebay.com/_Car-Truck-Parts-Accessories__lens-paint_W0QQ_nkwZlensQ20paintQQ_fxdZ1QQ_ptasZ1

[ImPorTuNeRdJ]

see i wanna do this **** to..but i don't want to mess up then it looks like crap

[mcimo]

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/2683/stage7003vg0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

i did mine with the vht, and no there are other colors like red or yellow and more but vht doesnt make it. there is a japenes spray tint called VANS that is like 20-40 bucks depending on where you get it. here is some of the colors they offer: http://motors.shop.ebay.com/_Car-Truck-Parts-Accessories__lens-paint_W0QQ_nkwZlensQ20paintQQ_fxdZ1QQ_ptasZ1


DANG! That looks tight! I love that you didn't tint the whole light, just the clear part. Thats flippin awesome! Now I wanna do it!

[CHILLZ_VTEC]

rvinyl.com has some tail light tint...and headlight tint too, along with some other dress up stuff......you should check it out...

[prelude24]

i want the whole exterior of my car to be silver n black so ima tint the red part on my taillight but leave the white

[ogsmakdade]

better off using vinyl or tint because it's removable. unless you want to buy a second set of lights.

[ninety3lude]

i want the whole exterior of my car to be silver n black so ima tint the red part on my taillight but leave the white

are you gonna tint your light on your spoiler. i dont think anyone has ever thought of that. that would be cool.

[dewynsd]

They look good dark

[mizlude]

I think lamex looks better

[goose2190]

I have tinted probably 10 sets of lights and i always use the VHT Nightshades. I always get it from a place called SLS Performance, but i'm sure you can get it from lots of other places. It's pretty easy to take off too, you just use rubbing alcohol. I had to redo it just barely to pass my inspection. My lights look the same color as my car and the light still shines through just fine.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p59/goose2190/PIC_0252.jpg
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p59/goose2190/PIC_0284.jpg
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p59/goose2190/PIC_0307.jpg

[LeeSumitPrelude]

wow goose those look rele good.
VHT Nightshades is the brand?
And do uyou just spray with an even coat or is there a method you prefer to use other than a basic sweeping motion like that of which you would use to spray paint?

[ludegrl99]

mine are done too. used the spray. be careful some states they will bust you for the tint cause it is illegal no matter how dark....here they have harrassed me some. they thought they were covers...lmao
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h138/ludegrl99/P1010042.jpg
with the lights on
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h138/ludegrl99/tails1-1.jpg

[tgaff12]

i bought the vinyl on ebay for like 20 bucks it looks sick check the pics on my profile

[98BB6SH]

i love the tinted tail light look. i actually did the same and purchased the tint kit on eBay for $20. i love the stock look too so i have not yet installed/applied the tint. not sure if i will. i really wanna but i love the stock tail lights as well. i'll prob do it one day. i've seen it done on someone else's silver 5th gen and it looks sick. who knows... lol. just need that push i guess.

[goose2190]

Yeah thats the only kind i've tried. But i actually use a pretty heavy coat because if you do really light coats they look sort of matte. My buddy did the matte look on his Discovery and they look pretty good too. I just like the shiny.

[LeeSumitPrelude]

I just did mine and im very pleased with the look compared to what i had previously.
ill get pics up soon and hopefully all of you might agree.

[96SLUDE]

If you type in DIY tail light tinting on google there is a really good write-up that shows you how to use the nightshades properly with wet sanding, the guy does it on his corrado, its a good write-up, BTW thats a really cute picture of you Prelude24 LMAOOO!!

[LeeSumitPrelude]

These just got painted the Prelude is dusty only because of the gravel road..
Tell me wut u think compared to the ones on there previous

[97' Lude]

Just did mine today.....

Before
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn317/silvergt5783/Celica071-1-1.jpg

After
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn317/silvergt5783/Celica083-1.jpg
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn317/silvergt5783/Celica086-1.jpg
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn317/silvergt5783/Celica084.jpg
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn317/silvergt5783/Celica085.jpg