Ok, thinking about it, not sure 'bout the pro's and cons' chime in guys I need your help and input!
Headlight and Rear lights TINT.. YEH OR NEY ?
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streethorse
15 Year Member
They look good as is, unless you just dont like red.
I wouldnt do it cause I want mine to be as bright as posible to keep some
moron from slaming into me. Tint has to reduce brightness, thats what its
supposed to do.
I wouldnt do it cause I want mine to be as bright as posible to keep some
moron from slaming into me. Tint has to reduce brightness, thats what its
supposed to do.
Ordie
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y2k2GT
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TrueBlue03
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i say tint them, but not too dark.
i've had the copletely pitch black at like 2%....and then now with like 15% and i have to keep my eyes out for cops and always worry about riding without the tail lights on because they look close to pitch black when the sun isnt shining.
they do look very good on cars that have other black parts on them ex: black rims or dark black tint. depends on the color i guess.
i've had the copletely pitch black at like 2%....and then now with like 15% and i have to keep my eyes out for cops and always worry about riding without the tail lights on because they look close to pitch black when the sun isnt shining.
they do look very good on cars that have other black parts on them ex: black rims or dark black tint. depends on the color i guess.
snowboarder1988
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lvmustanggt
New Member
Just did mine last weekend...I have a black car of course...but I like it.
any write up's on how to tint ? I have never done any
snowboarder1988
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Yeah, I've done a couple appearance updates to my car in the past couple weeks. I'll be taking some pictures this weekend...once I actually wash the car. As far as the tint goes...It's just VHT niteshades. The trick is that you must follow it up with 2-3 clear coats. Hopefully I'll post a thread this weekend with pictures of the new mods.
lvmustanggt
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lvmustanggt
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VHT niteshades
Just bought it off ebay for $ 17.64. Thanks for the name that I could find the product
Just bought it off ebay for $ 17.64. Thanks for the name that I could find the product
supastang03
Member
i say tint them, but not too dark.
i've had the copletely pitch black at like 2%....and then now with like 15% and i have to keep my eyes out for cops and always worry about riding without the tail lights on because they look close to pitch black when the sun isnt shining.
they do look very good on cars that have other black parts on them ex: black rims or dark black tint. depends on the color i guess.
That looks killer. Hopefully mines look as good on my True Blue. I messed up the DIY tint job though and in frustration just ordered the vinyl smoked overlays from StangMods. I get them in tomorrow. We'll see how it goes.
TrueBlue03
Member
lol that was actually my 3rd attempt at the VHT niteshades method because its so permanent and i kept messing up and having to hand sand it all back down.
total time speant making the taillights look like that: 10+ hours.... NOT WORTH IT. i should have listened to everyone and bought the overlays...
i really recommend everyone to go with the vinyl overlay method. They look better, are easier to apply and end up saving you so much time (and frustration
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Ordie
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snowboarder1988
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lol that was actually my 3rd attempt at the VHT niteshades method because its so permanent and i kept messing up and having to hand sand it all back down.
total time speant making the taillights look like that: 10+ hours.... NOT WORTH IT. i should have listened to everyone and bought the overlays...
i really recommend everyone to go with the vinyl overlay method. They look better, are easier to apply and end up saving you so much time (and frustration
What problems did you run into? I had two issues with using this stuff...the paint will run if you apply too much at a time...and you can't "top off" the lenses with a light coat becuase it will come out hazzy. You have to do a full coat or nothing. Any hazzy spots that did develop were cleared up with the clear coat. To anyone who is doing this mod...Using the clear coat is most important step! If you dont, you won't be happy.
Here's what you get with clear coat...I'm sure that someone with more experience could have done an even better job...
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1992 2.3LX
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i am doing my headlights because they were crystal clear got some smal scratches. Am in the process of sanding them but doubt they will be crystal clear again. So I will just spray them and run HIDs to fix the problem.
TrueBlue03
Member
LOL i feel ya man....those are the same problems. I tried to make it smooth without hazzy so i sprayed it on thicker, but when you spray it on thicker it dries so damn fast that its hard to correct the drippage. I also had some weird problems when clear coating because the clear coat reacted a little weird in some of the more rough hazy spots and didnt get completely smooth.
i agree completely. clear coat is most important to make them look decent. The problem for me was that i still never got that perfectly smooth mirror look that overlays can give you.
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