C.Cornell

i want to black out part of my taillights, whats the best way to do this?

vvvv kinda like this vvvv








but id leave the clear top part of the lights untinted. Anyone have pictures?

jjashaa

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Mr. Maker

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I agree with ....Too dark for my liking..

I did a very subtle tint on my tail lamps. Sanded them down and then
added a few drops of black to the clear coat before spraying them.

JDTL-S2002

Did mine like this..

KatabaticSaint

This was exactly how I had mine and I loved them but after getting pulled over 2 times one day I removed it.

If I can give the op some advice DO NOT use vht niteshades it goes on great the 1st time looks awesome but it fade in a year and if you try to take it off it will ruin your taillights a 5 dollar can set me back 150 for new taillights but some sort of lay if you're set on this.

C.Cornell

Damn. that sucks but i thinki might just not tint them at all.

ego_roots

just do this.. not too dark and it looks nice on black.. what color is ur car?

C.Cornell

might.....but it silver.

FrankWhizzite

i used film and it came out immaculate, left the clear part out too

spoiler900

Heres my lights

P-TownTL35

The spray is your best bet, its easy to apply, and if done properly looks great as does ^ninja flips^. The other positive is you wont get pulled over!

spoiler900

I did to my black acura like the white TL above did, blacked the red left the white, looks clean. I used tint and had them done at a local tint shop, this way its removable at will

06accord6sp

When I got my tl painted the guy added my paint to th clear coat and it came out really nice

2N10s

Did mine with film. It's looks great and can change or removed them whenever i want. Was thinking of spraying them but the thought of it being permanent was what made me go film.

crownovercoke

I would be careful of using sprays. Preparing for paint usually would require sanding/scuffing or at least a harsh solvent to get desired effect.

Also aren't Floridas laws a little more easy on tint and such?

Toms02TL

do like 3 coats with spray tint and leave the white.

thats how i did mine they look great and you wont get pulled over as much

Toms02TL

if you want it to come out with the glossy(i cant spell lol) look you have to heat it with a hairdryer or a heat gun right after aplying the spray tint

P-TownTL35

I took out my tail lights, cleaned the surface real nice, and then used night shades (the spray). if you have a steady hand and fluid motion while applying the lights should turn out great. Just have to make sure you do a good job! luckily if you fuck up it comes right off with some goof off.

BlueIce0002

I used VHT Nightshade on mine. It looks great. No problems so far and never been pulled over for it.

CHISOX1

http://www.decalfx.com/
We like them like this, never had trouble with Police.
Looks better on some colors.
Winter Mode.........I apologize

silversurfer99

Were would i find this type of spray to do my lights on my 99 TL??

Type-ES

I'd go with film tint. I hate niteshades, very easy to run and has a blue tint.

lvlarkeo

that sucks! i have had mine tinted for a while now and got pulled over a few times but not for the blacked out tail lights.

Illest144

How much do you think it would cost if I got my tail lamps tinted with film from a tint shop? Im not looking to go really dark, just as dark as Mr. Maker's TL up there ^^

2N10s

buy some film and DIY, it's very easy. I run a tint shop up here and the cost of the film isn't expensive. Some shops around us charge any where from 60-100 bucks. Film cost lest then that and just DIY and trim the excess

Illest144

Thanks, where would I get the film from? And if I just wanted the "smoked" look or just barely tinted like mr. maker's which percent should I use?

ibs

Damn! I did that 5 months ago. Shoulda read this first...

HairyMonkey019

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IMO there is no best way to black out your tails, they're all ugly and reduce visibility of your lights.

leave em as is, they look better with the red.

i also see a lot of tinted tail lights getting dirty, remember black+dirt= easy to see