Whats the best way to blackout my tailights on my acura tsx? any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!!!

 

tint, because you can remove it later

 

thanks, so tint directly from the exterior?? any kind of tint will do?

 

yeah tint directly on the exterior, what kind of tint im not sure. a shop will know though, hopefully. haha

 

i've heard of peeps using laminex...is that better than regular window tint?

 

lamine-x is good cus its pre-cut haha

 

My cousin went this way, not sure if you'd want to, but his dad works at a body shop and they just took the plastic piece and sprayed it with black automotive paint. LOL. I didn't think it'd work, but it looks really good!

 

The spray is not as easy to remove as a tint. I used the Laminex on my old civic. I purchased it by the linear foot, applied then cut. I felt like some of the precut stuff was just a little too small for the area needed to be covered. Check out laminex website and see your options. Plus laminex helps prevent scratches......not sure why you would need this on tailights but helpful for clear body mask. Good luck, let us know what you decide to do.

 

rice.

 

my daily meal.

 

dont do it, ed!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

oh no im not doing it LOL

 

whats wrong with eating rice????

 

you semi-expensive car will turn into some cheap civic.

Wing spoilers - circa 1999
blacking out tails - circa 2005.

this fad should have died with the ending of Rob and Black.

 

vht

 

i eat rice everyday.

 

about like 60% of the cars in my college parking deck have blacked out tail lights. Ive only very rarely seen it used tastefully. Otherwise like said its overly rice and whenever i see it i immediately think "college kid"

 

Exactly my point.

thank you for having the same views that I do.
most people black out to be different....but its so easy to do that every one ends up doing it.

Be original. DONT be that guy that blacks everything out.
it makes your semi-expensive car look RICE!

 

trying to find a pic my friend showed me. a white maxima tinted EVERYTHING. all windows, front windshield, headlgihts, tail lights, even his damn fog lights.

 

haha..how did rice become a topic on this..too funny..blacked out rice anyone?

 

because blacking out is rice!

 

guess my car is rice.

 

Don't go with the spray as you'll end up having to buy some tail lights if you don't do it right as the stuff is very hard to remove if more than one layer is applied. It will need more than one layer by the way.

Window tint is not made for exterior use. It will come off after a month or so from rain showers and or car washes.

More than likely what you've seen is people using vinyl laminate on their tail lights, headlights, etc.

 

i had a taillight tint done at a local body shop. Ive had it for close to two years and haven't come off yet. I guess they did a good job lol. I have debated on whether or not I should take it off since Im going with a new direction with my car.

 

^blacking out is to easy. any one could do it.

the harder part in modifying a car is picking things that go well or flow. if you can achieve this, then your car will be epic and every one will like it....

 

@ kowloon - the blackout works if you go the whole mile and complete the look. I dont think it looked bad on your car, the only thing i wasnt a fan of was the double wheel setup the silver contrast wheels looked flawless imo

 

Am I outdated or missing something here?
Why do you guys want to black-out the tailights?

 

x2.
this fad should have died in 2005.

 

the thing is that its more of a smoked than a blacked out. Like you can clearly see when I brake. I only did the double wheel set up because I didn't want to do the whole thing since I just wanted to see how my car would look like if I blacked out everything. It's off already.

In my opinion, I think it flows well since all I have cleared headlights which matches the chrome on my rims with the door trim and window trim. But of course not everyone likes my rims. You can't please everybody.

 

i think kowloon's car looks great

 

different strokes from different folks

 

Vinyl... but make sure you get the outdoor grade vinyl to make it last.

 

i say tint the turn signals red.

i used red vinyl tint and cut the shape of the turn signal

 

Yea, you don't want join the Civic ricer crowd.

 

i am thinking in Lamine-x Tail Lights and Head Lights Gun Smoke Tone on Tsx 12 White pearl, please i need your opinions

 

Dont be a Modesto.

 

He's new, he wouldnt even know who that is!

 

Only OGs know about Modesto!
And he wouldn't be modesto-ing unless he did the yellow brake calipers too!

 

or until he did 80mph in a 20mph zone.

 

it was more for you guise than him.
Keep up!!