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K, this is a real easy process guys.
Instructions to remove the inner tail lights are about 12 posts down.

Materials needed:
VHT Night Shades <--- tint spray paint
Clear coat paint
600/800/1000/1200 sand paper

1) In the trunk, pull back the carpet covering the back of the tail lights. there's gonna be 3 plastic screws that you have to remove. this can be done by hand.

2) Disconnect all the lights from the housing

3) K, now that we have the housing off the car, we're gonna start sanding it down to get a smooth result. First start with 600 rating sandpaper, then 800, then 1000, You can even go up to 1200 if u want, but it's not necessary.

4) Now that the sanding is done, we apply the tint paint. I personally used VHT Night Shades paint. It's stayed for over 2 years and hasn't faded at all. Remember when working with spray paint, you want to do several LIGHT COATS. Start each spray stroke off the housing and go at an steady pace and distance. If you miss a tiny spot, just add another LIGHT coat and let it dry until you're satisfied with the shade you want.

5) Let the tint paint dry. I let the paint dry for 24 hours before i applied the clear coat. for the clearcoat paint, i used DupliColor's clear coat paint, and i'm satisfied with it. Provides a nice gloss to the tail lights.

6) After waiting another 24 hours for the clear coat to dry, it's safe to put it back on the car. Put the housing on the correct side, and hook up the lights again. Each light fits in only one place.

7) Put on the 3 plastic screw things again, and cover it up with the carpet, and voila, you're done.

pictures?

and you might want to add the removal of the inner tails for the newbs.

so are you painting the outside? or the inside?

he talking about panting the outside of the tails

I don't know how well you can tell but these are tinted with three coats of nightshades. I think they look good. Compared to the tails on my moms 2002 they are much darker.

Mike, did you order any of this poop yet?

The 3 screws

Removing the lights

Pic of the lights removed

What the light looked like b4 (pic with flash, lol)

And what the end results look like.

Another

One more...

If i remember right, it's the same process for the removal of the inner lights, except you need a wrench for this. I'm not sure what size they are, so i'll leave that up to you guys :) here's a pic of the 3 bolts you have to remove. Then once they're out, the light should pop right out.

Here's a pic of mine that I did at the beginning of the summer...I used about a full can and an 1/8 of another..looks nice and black

Remember to check with your state laws. My friend who tinted his tails that dark gets pulled over often because the reflector isn't visible. Typically the rule of thumb is as long as your reflector is visible, you should be ok. but that dark paint sure looks good, WhiteOSV.

looks good, i'd only do this to get rid of the amber reflectors, maybe even tape off the reverse light sections.

oh, and a suggestion, it might look better if the 3rd brake was tinted to match.

or if you don't wanna do the black tint, you could do red to get rid of the amber areas. ;)

I need to get better pics. lol

thanks bjensen....but the reflectors are visible when light is applied to it...no matter how dark it is (unless its actual PAINT lol)...I mean that's the only time a reflector is useful anyway (when light's applied). I know at least in Illinois it's okay to have em' tinted.

looks good... what did you use/where did you get it?

i'm talkin to a guy to get some overlays done for the amber on the rear, and maybe some eyelids... i'll keep everyone posted.