tail light tint cover

[joserivas19]

i just found this on ebay, do you guys recomend it or should i just buy the nite shade paint?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Oldsmobile-Alero-Tail-Light-Tint-Cover-Smoke-99-03-04_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ38661QQihZ019QQitemZ 290193022207QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

[SIUlero]

go with the paint....that pic looks like they just photoshopped out the taillights

[meadus101]

Looks like the seller painted the tail in MSpaint.

[YALEROYNOT]

thats what i want, easier to remove. im not a big fan of painting thing ( interor trim,lights, etc)

i hope it is not that dark tho.:eek:

[joserivas19]

yeah thats what i thought too. just wasnt sure if it was cheaper. do any of you have the link on "how to" paint the tail lights? thanks.

[Gr1m]

these are pictures of my car with that cling stuff, it really doesnt matter what you do but i would use the tint instead of the paint, because if you ever get a ticket or whatnot for it, you can easily remove the tint, rather then spending $150 on new rear tails.

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/2268000-2268999/2268232_14_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/2268000-2268999/2268232_9_full.jpg

[joserivas19]

Gr1m, where did you purchase these tint covers? they are exactly what i want for mine. were they expensive?

[YALEROYNOT]

these are pictures of my car with that cling stuff, ....

what % is it grim ?

[joserivas19]

u just got a message from gr1m. he says its 20% and that he got it at a local sound and security shop installed for $125. hope this info helps.

[YALEROYNOT]

u just got a message from gr1m. he says its 20% and that he got it at a local sound and security shop installed for $125. hope this info helps.

$125 wow :rolleyes2: seams high to me
its like $10 a roll ;).

wonder if it will come off ? it might not cause the plastic

[joserivas19]

yeah, it does seem pricy. will regular window tint work just as good? that isnt too hard to take off is it?

[pimpalero2003]

all you should need is tint get a roll so you can try a couple times. and a heat gun. take tails out clean very very well take a heat gun and warm the tint up. pull the clear pasic off. warm it up again now spray soapy water on the tail and lay the sheet of tint on the tail get a squgey and spread it out get all the water out and bubbles now trim you excess off....
also first step is cutting it close to the corrct size..

[bnight04]

I want to do that but I painted my tails. I dont like it now so I have to wet sand it. will it still look good if I wet sand and then lay the tint over?

[pimpalero2003]

wetsand should be fine since your throwing someover it

[joserivas19]

pimpalero, so any tint will do? will walmart tint work just fine? thanks for the mini how to, really appreciate it.

[pimpalero2003]

i dont know but i quess it would work vin is the one that did that

[shackney]

this is what i used one my tails i heard regular window tint does not work becasue it wont curve with the tails ive had this stuff on for over a year and no problem with it yet http://www.rvinyl.com/wrapkits/vinyl/smokedheadlights.htm?

[shackney]

i know it says headlights but works for tailights heres pic on my car http://www.aleromod.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=515&d=1159910695

[YALEROYNOT]

this is what i used one my tails i heard regular window tint does not work becasue it wont curve with the tails ive had this stuff on for over a year and no problem with it yet http://www.rvinyl.com/wrapkits/vinyl/smokedheadlights.htm?

you need to heat it for the tail light curve. like doing a back window in a alero

i know it says headlights but works for tailights heres pic on my car http://www.aleromod.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=515&d=1159910695

how dark is that % ? looks like 30%

[Gr1m]

i didnt pay $125 for them installed, my stereo shop used my car as the test car to see how they looked

[joserivas19]

oh ok, my bad gr1m. i misread the message you sent me.

[shackney]

when i ordered them they only had 50% which is what that is i would go with teh darker tint they sell

[Gr1m]

yea, it doesnt really matter how dark you go because the lights go right through it.

[joserivas19]

shackney, how much tint did you order for the tail lights? will the 24" x12" be enough for both sets of tails or do i need to get 24" x 24"?

[YALEROYNOT]

shackney, how much tint did you order for the tail lights? will the 24" x12" be enough for both sets of tails or do i need to get 24" x 24"?

the tail lights are 24 x 9.

I would get 12x36 for each side i like to have extra.

[shackney]

they only had 3 sizes when i order mine they change lot stuff on that shit but like yalero says get a size thats bigger and be safe with extra be better to have extra rather than not enough what you guys thing 24x48 be enough or b better to get 24x60?

[StoopidAlero]

heres a pic of mine. I just used a transparent paint from a hobby shop. never been pulled over yet.

[StoopidAlero]

heres another

[StoopidAlero]

I have LEDs in the inner tails.. thats why they look different. I just the normal bulbs in the outters.

[joserivas19]

that looks nice, but just in case i do get pulled over, i would like to take them off without a hassle.

[joserivas19]

thanks shackney, i think i might go with 24 x 48. i normally tend to screw things up the first time, so i might need a lil bit more.

[joserivas19]

does anyone the dimmensions for the headlights? im thinking about doing them too at the same time.

[pimpalero2003]

i wouldnt do the headlights just paint the bezal

[joserivas19]

well my car is metallic gray and i just wanted everything to look black. theres a company that sells the headlight covers but i cant find one that makes them for our cars. does anyone know what company that is? oh, and how good are they? do you guys recommend them?

[YALEROYNOT]

well my car is metallic gray and i just wanted everything to look black. theres a company that sells the headlight covers but i cant find one that makes them for our cars. does anyone know what company that is? oh, and how good are they? do you guys recommend them?

AVS ( auto vent shade) makes them


www.autopartswarehouse.com (http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/mmp/oldsmobile~alero~headlight_covers~parts.html)

[joserivas19]

thanks yalero. ive been looking for these for a long time. really appreciate it. now with these and my tails light tinted i'll be blinging here on base. lol.

[black]

this ebay dude is a pure rip off.

you can see the photos were altered.

http://i12.ebayimg.com/03/i/000/b5/77/c950_1.JPG

http://i24.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/b5/77/c98c_1.JPG

exact same picture.

even better example:

http://i9.ebayimg.com/01/i/000/b0/d6/09d4_1.JPG

http://i3.ebayimg.com/01/i/000/b0/d6/0a41_1.JPG

same guy, same ripoff.

[NickAlero2000]

do you have pics of your car with the head/taillight covers/tint, if so, can you post or PM them?

[shackney]

i posted pic of mine and so did grim in this thread unless ur talkin to someone else

[NickAlero2000]

no lol i c them thanks

[lonnie]

That guy on ebay isss full of shit, you can buy that static cling ting from wal-mart in a big ass roll for 9to15 bucks. I will be buying some this weekend and installing so I'll post pics whether it turns out good or not.

[adam337]

this ebay dude is a pure rip off.

you can see the photos were altered.

http://i12.ebayimg.com/03/i/000/b5/77/c950_1.JPG

http://i24.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/b5/77/c98c_1.JPG

exact same picture.

even better example:

http://i9.ebayimg.com/01/i/000/b0/d6/09d4_1.JPG

http://i3.ebayimg.com/01/i/000/b0/d6/0a41_1.JPG

same guy, same ripoff.


yes. but. read his feedback. he has alot of good replies on the tint products so obviously its not a total scam just chopped pics.

[adam337]

im thinking im going to buy dark smoke from the place shackney provided.. and if youre afraid youll screw it up go with the method the other guys did and use pantyhose lawl

[adam337]

actually. i dont think ill go with shackneys link.. ill go with the link on that site made for smoked tails. http://www.rvinyl.com/wrapkits/vinyl/smokedprotectiontaillights.htm just incase anyone else wants it

[lonnie]

Man Yall spend alot of money for stuff thats not necessary. You can get the thick static cling tint from walmart, autozone, pepboys...etc I've bought it many times and I doubt you find any difference between them.

[lonnie]

Ok I tried the tinting with the walmart static cling tint and the problem I was running into was it was curling at the end. I wouldn't recommend that anyone goes that route and I know how to do it but it just didn't stick down there. The middle would smooth out just fine. I guess I would pay for one that was precut if I believed that it would work.

[meadus101]

The tint is fine, but the Static cling... Has anyone used it with positive results yet?