I just received the tint order from rockblocker, and it seem really hard to put it on because it came in a precut of the whole back light, but I only want to tint the bottom half portion which is the red part so do i apply the tint on the light first then cut it while its on and then peel the top portion off? Or how do I do this? And about spraying to clean out the light... What do you guys use? Just clean water? or what kind of soap as in car wash soap? or dish washing soap?

Im not sure if I should completely put the tint on and then use an x-acto knife and cut it and then peel off the top portion or what should i do you guys?

Thanks for your great help

What do you guys think? Tint the top portion and have tailight black + red
or
the bottom portion and have my tailight be clear + black?

My car color is NightHawkBlack

 

i put a strip of painters tape on the edge of the line i wanted to cut (was just easier to see the blue line and follow it)
then put the tint on the light, and just used an exacto knife to cut the line i wanted on the edge of that tape. but do not use alot of pressure to where it goes through and hits the lense, you dont need to. just light pressure, will do it enough to the point that it will easily tear off in that straight line. and then lift it up to remove the tape....and bigo you have a straight line.


(eww my trunk is dirty)
i did my top half, and i LOVE it. the best mod ive ever done. look for 02cls car, he has an 03 with the top half tinted. and i think that would look best.

 

you can try what Stealthie said here. and/or get some sort of paper to outline the light and mark it where the cut will be. then you can use it as a template for the tint itself.

 

Yeah, do exactly what Stealth said to do. I did basically the exact same thing he did, but to the bottom portion of the tail light (thanks to Sundiego for the tint ).

 

koo, thanks stealth! really a great help, and i did the bottom half btw ; )

 

 

^werd.

you have yet to post pics as well.

 

here's how mine turned out...I like it, they sometimes look completely black




I'm going to take the amber turn signals out and replace them with chrome bulbs, so the upper part looks completely clear.

 

that does look great. i'm glad you liked it. finally someone tints the '03 tails correctly.

 

Lets see some more pics guys.. im thinking about doing this as well but want to get a better idea of how it will look

 

i still <3 a light coat of tint over the clear blinker part of 03s

 

I thought the clear spoiler light matched up with the upper portion of the tail lights. Btw, Advanced autoparts had a sale on Silverstar bulbs, so I put a pair in their to match my fronts.

 

i like this better than the bottom half tinted.

i tinted the whole tail on my 02, but i really like the 03 with the bottom tinted.

good decision!

 

I think i fucked up pretty bad... what do u guys thinK??? RE-DO or leave it alone??

 

 

truexh. can't see anything wrong from the pic. everything looks aligned and can't see any bubbles. what did you eff up and can you post a closer look?

01CLkid: that looks pretty good. now you need to black out that A emblem. i had the Rockblockers too, but decide against putting them on.

 

looks pretty tight man. I've got the rockblocker tint on my first gen and some people comment on how it makes the rear look a bit more agressive

I noticed you're from FL... will you be attending the Markham Park meet on the 28th this month? Check it out in the off topic section under meets and events pronto if you havent heard... hope you can make it!

 

Looks just fine to me, other than it needs a good washing

Oh, if you do have a couple small little air bubbles, just drive around with your headlights on for a while, the tail lights will get pretty hot with the incadesant bulbs in there, and eventually they'll work themselves out, or you'll be able to push them out pretty easily. I had a couple when I did mine, and I wasn't feeling up to messing with it anymore at the time, but I came back a day or two later, and they we're all gone.

 

did you cut too much off on the right side of the left tail light? right where the clear housing meets the tint?

 

did your tint line up perfectly?....because mine didnt, and thats one of the reasons i only did the top half, because it wasnt cut big enough for the whole light.

 

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I got frustrated trying to get the whole thing around the curve at the top, so I just started from the bottom and worked up till I covered all the red, stepped back a bit and thought it looked pretty good. So I got my x-acto out and cut right above the line dividing the upper and lower portion of the tail light. Repeat on the other side.

 

yeah, i got lots of tint small bubbles but it look like to me they wont ever go away or im not sure.. but my plan is to poke a tint sharp needles to each bubble to pop the air out... but since u said they will go away then i will wait 1 week then see if it will disappear. Thanks

 

my bubbles went away in a few days...depends on the weather. i wouldnt pop anything.

 

Where do i get this tint from?

i am about to do it too cuz my car is black so it will macth

 

^^^rockblocker.com

yeah the bubbles will ride out just give it some time

 

DO NOT POP ANYTHING....it seems like it will work but it won't your best bet is to redo and keep trying. I'm not sure about the meet, but I will def check it out.

 

Any NC owners?