Im looking to smoke my taillights from the bottom half and i wanna kno what percentage shud i get i want it dark but at the same time too the point that i can still see when i brake or street legal i live in MD as you can see

 

Have you checked out some of the other threads on tinted tail lights to get any ideas?

 

what color is your car? id like to see a photoshop of tinted tails on an smr cl. it would be cool if someone can do this to all cl colors. anyone???

 

Bottom half tinted on NBP.







^ krazykrnboi

 

noah did you ever finish your project with your tails?

 

Not yet...still in progress.

 

[QUOTE=nf3d0149ab;10853601]Bottom half tinted on NBP.



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On 03' tails though, opinions change depending on which taillight.

 

^I like how this NBP CL looks. And that's coming from someone who despises chrome.

 

its satan silver a i want to do the bottom half tint and i checked out some of the threads and i really like how Corrosion's came out but will it look that way for me and what percentage should i get

 

I hate chrome as well.

Not sure what percentage but should be light...

 

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That car is ridiculously hot! Very cleanly modified.


In reference to the original post anywhere from 25-35% should be fine. However if you're tinting them via paint you wont be able to measure percentage, just apply in light coats til you achieve the level of tint and functionality you want.

 

ok i went to check out prices today and most charged me around 140 and another for 110 which one shud i do spray or vinyl sheets

 

up to u man. vinyl overlays look wavy. i vote spray and if anything get some paint thinner and wipe the tint off. a must: SPRAY LIGHT COATS. the paint is really watery

 

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That car is ridiculously hot! Very cleanly modified.
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thnx... new design coming up. ronjon rear lip and a wind diffuser in the front . and projector fogs most likely . and front bumper might come out looking different .


to the orig post, are you tinting 01-02 tails or the 03?

 

for the 03 im going to tint the bottom half and leave the white showing i think it will look real good but trying to decide if i want to spray or vinyl

 

spray... cleaner, shinier because u can wax it, and the vinyl sometimes doesnt cover the whole tail light, especially if your a first timer. Also, tint the white portion alittle too. im going to do that, it adds definition to the tails, and doesnt keep the white sticking out.. more subtle. also spraying gives you more flexibility on how dark or light you want.

 

Can't wait for the updates.

 

I wounder how they would look on anthracite?

 

im not going this job on my own im going to bring it to a shop but i think i will get spay because alot of people say its better but will it still look as glossy as vinyl or do i tell the to add a clear coat

 

spray is wat ppl refer to as clearcoat... i think... thats wat i refer spray as... the shop should know what they are doing. it will be shiny like your normal paint job on the car. u treat it like a paint job on the car also. you wax the tails with the body lol...

 

just make sure they dont get a orange peel look on the tails, if they do, it will look like little sqaures when the light turn on... if so ask for it to be sanded and buffed

 

You be waxin some tails with tha body...

 

 

Do have a link or picture that shows wat it would look like and how much did u pay for urs

 

here is what kind of gloss you will get


thats 01 tails....

this is what it looks like on the 03, but the car is dirty so yeah... not as glossy but the picture above will give you a idea on how glossy it would be. dont mind the bumper... only time i took pics of the 03 tails from behind close up lol >_<

 

thanks looks really good man how much did it cost and how many coats are there

 

uh... didnt cost me much... i own a shop... so yeah... but on the 01 tails i did 3 coats... the 03 i did like 5 coats, but sanded a coat so 4. should only cost about 80-100. but nothing more.

 

am i supposed to tell them how many coats to put on if soo what shud i tell them about my 03 cl thats half cut i want a 25%-35% look or what du u think looks reall good ThX

 

uh its really just they add a few drops of black into the clear, then from there do one coat, then u see what it looks like, then if u want it darker and the first coat was really light, then add a few more drops of black into the clear and do another coat, then if its getting pretty dark to where u can notice it, then just add severall coats till u like the shade.... just make sure they dont make the first or second coat too dark. just do light shades of coats till u like it... cause one u take it out from the booth and look, it might be too dark and u might want it lighter. Then you can sand down coats from there till u get a shade u like. GL

 

u cracked the rear bumper too?

 

someone hit me on the highway

 

ouch....

 

o wellz i guess its for the better... wanted to get a new bumper anyways

 

i love when stuff breaks that you wanted to replace anyways. haha its great

 

lol

 

^hahah yea

 

That usually doesn't work out in my favor.

 

hail storm = new paint job