tinted my taillights

[87_GT]

i wanted to have my taillights tinted out but i did not want to do anything permanent. so i went to home depot and they had this gila anti glare smoke window tint, that is like a static cling thing. it was only $10 so i picked it up. it was really easy to use and i think it turned out pretty good. it took me about an hour to do both taillights. here are some crappy night pics

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on this last picture of just the taillights the one on the right has just the upper portion tinted and the left is completly tinted

 

[nmcgrawj]

How well does it stick? What area did u find it in?

 

[87_GT]

it is on there really good, i had trouble peeling it off when i messed it up. i guess the real test will be tom. when i wash my car and then drive it all day. i got the stuff in the like window shades area.

 

[nmcgrawj]

How dark is it? Does it only come in one darkness?

 

[87_GT]

yea it only came in one shade. it is pretty dark. i will get a better picture tom. during the day and i will be able to tell how they hold up

 

[nmcgrawj]

Yea looks good from here. I know they have film they use to tint lights...i wonder the difference. How much do u get for $10?

 

[87_GT]

you get a lot of it, it is a 3ft x 6.5ft roll. i used about 1/10 of it and that was only because i messed up about three times when i first started. they say to use this solution that they also offer (or some soap and water mix) to put on the lense before the vinyl to make it easier to move around and get the bubbles out, but i tried that on the first one and i could not get it to stick with the solution. so i just skipped it and put it on dry and it stuck way better. also i had to cut them shorter lengthwise because you have to like stretch it a little.

 

[mo_dingo]

if you want it darker you can always add another layer btw

 

[87_GT]

here is a daytime pic. of it although it is not much better since it is raining outside and i did not want to back the car out

and it looks like it is not tinted on the bottom in the corners, but it is, it just showed up like that since i had the flash on when i took the picture

 

[nmcgrawj]

Looks good to me!

 

[94-302-vert]

That is a really good idea... I may have to try taht.

What % transmission did you use? 20%?

 

[nmcgrawj]

That is a really good idea... I may have to try taht.

What % transmission did you use? 20%?

Only comes in one shade...atleast what he used.

 

[87_GT]

yea it only comes in one shade. i checked the box and no where on there does it give a percentage.

 

[Roland69]

That does look really good nice job

 

[Suspect]

hey i just did mine too. i also did the trunk light and the side markers on the bumper. except i did mine with vht niteshades.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/kidala630/100_0290.jpg

 

[87_GT]

that looks really good suspect. i did my third brake light and bumper markers with the vht as well.

 

[The Green GT]

The solution is so you can work with it once its on, and it take 3 days to cure.


What do you guys think about tinting the tails on a Deep Forrest Green GT with black one piece projector headlights (which I plan on smoking later), black side exhaust, and the taillight trim painted black. I plan on getting black 2000 Cobra R rims later down the road too.

 

[nmcgrawj]

Only do the bezel or the lights IMO....all of it black wont look right on a green car i dont think.

 

[91LX_5L]

cool I like it!

 

[87_GT]

yea green gt i think that i would just do the bezels. i think that would look really good