03-15-2012, 05:26 PM
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tail tint suggestions?
Attachment 10965
this is one possibility for tinting my tails. i dont know yet what i want to do with them. i dont want to black them completely out. but i also dont really want to do what every one else does to theirs.
Last edited by 03gxeco : 08-09-2012 at 09:26 PM.
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03-15-2012, 09:27 PM
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here are my suggestions....
my coupe:
and my sedan:
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03-15-2012, 09:43 PM
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what about this?
or this V?
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03-15-2012, 10:34 PM
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^^^ so lame!!!
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03-16-2012, 11:27 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by spc2125
^^^ so lame!!!
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yea my photoshop "skills" are not all there.
you say lame, i say innovation. I see everyone tinting the same way and id rather not be just like them. anyway, i did start this thread for opinions so i accept yours. |
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03-16-2012, 11:32 AM
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Personally on a white Alero I go with a Mazda 3 like tail or LED replacement with a clear lens
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03-16-2012, 08:28 PM
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its silver lol
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03-16-2012, 09:43 PM
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if you are going to black out the area not lit by the bulbs, you might as well do the small 194 on the outer tail as well to bring some balance to it... i don't know about you, but that bulb burns out all the time on my cars, so why not just eliminate it and tint that area as well...
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03-17-2012, 02:33 AM
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Use VHT NiteShades. you can pick it up at O'reillys/checkers or autozone for about 12 bucks.
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03-17-2012, 12:04 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by louie2000
Use VHT NiteShades. you can pick it up at O'reillys/checkers or autozone for about 12 bucks.
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i have rustoleum lens tint. ive had it since last summer so why not use it.
im still undecided on how im going to tint them. im not doing a complete black out just like a smoked look. cops here will give me alot of crap for it being to dark. and even though my reverse lights dont work, i dont know if i want to tint that part. |
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03-18-2012, 10:48 PM
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My tails are dark as shit...lol! VHT Nightshades for the win.
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03-29-2012, 12:36 AM
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^^^ X2
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03-29-2012, 08:08 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tw0123
if you are going to black out the area not lit by the bulbs, you might as well do the small 194 on the outer tail as well to bring some balance to it... i don't know about you, but that bulb burns out all the time on my cars, so why not just eliminate it and tint that area as well...
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i pulled the 194's out of my tails a long time ago, never use em. now from far away she looks like a vette at night from a distance 
Lonnie: just keep an eye on em, mine fade about every 2-3 months and gotta keep redoing them to keep them nice with VHT
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03-29-2012, 09:11 AM
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03-29-2012, 09:25 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sleepyalero
i pulled the 194's out of my tails a long time ago, never use em. now from far away she looks like a vette at night from a distance
Lonnie: just keep an eye on em, mine fade about every 2-3 months and gotta keep redoing them to keep them nice with VHT |
That's why I clear coated mine with like 3 or 4 coats...they shouldn't fade, but if they do that is a plus because I went to dark....lol
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03-29-2012, 02:50 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lonnie
That's why I clear coated mine with like 3 or 4 coats...they shouldn't fade, but if they do that is a plus because I went to dark....lol
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good point, mines just vht, no clear. i did about 3 coats and stuck em in the oven for 20 mins at 100*
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03-29-2012, 11:12 PM
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i did VHT and clear, they are fading a bit... but it has also been almost 2 years... and all I did was wash the lenses, no sanding etc lol
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Silver: 2.4L, 5 speed, GAGT seats, front & rear STB's, all red tails, led headlights, Magnaflow muffler, Milzy Motor mount, WAI, Cosmo short shifter; sold n missed
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03-30-2012, 11:58 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tw0123
i did VHT and clear, they are fading a bit... but it has also been almost 2 years... and all I did was wash the lenses, no sanding etc lol
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How many coats of clear because it sounds like you got through the clear after some time...unless your clear coat is what's fading and not the VHT?
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03-30-2012, 11:33 PM
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i did about 3 coats of each...
this is when they were first done (sorry crappy cell pic)
and this was a couple weeks ago:
not a huge difference, but still a bit lol... 2 years later...
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Silver: 2.4L, 5 speed, GAGT seats, front & rear STB's, all red tails, led headlights, Magnaflow muffler, Milzy Motor mount, WAI, Cosmo short shifter; sold n missed
Tequila: 2.4L, GA interior swap, scrapped...
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04-26-2012, 05:21 PM
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I'm liking the idea of smoking out my tails. Hopefully it'll look pretty good. I want to, but I also don't want to mess up. Any suggestions from people who've already done it? 
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