AGREEDAlot of other forums of different cars do this type of stuff because theres not too much aftermarket support for their rides except for the s**t everyone calls RICE. LEDS, Neons, outrageous wings, ____________________<<add your ricey part here
Since there alot of mods for our beloved civics, we have transformed past the rice of other cars to make ours genuine and stand out from the other cars out there.
My sister in law did that to her Jetta (the pre-cut tint) and it looked good until they pealed off.I stopped reading after post#10.... it just got boring.... no offense...
OP, eBay has some pre-cut overlay 'tint'. I believe its called Laminex. I used it on my fogs and it was a pain to install them but I like the result. When I bought it, it came with a squeegy thing to take air bubbles out and detailed instructions. Basically its super easy but time consuming if you wanna do a good job w/o air bubbles and perfectly aligned. A blowdryer or a heat gun may be usefull as well, thou you gotta be more cautious with the heat gun.
Peace!
Hey man, I bought that stuff on Ebay the pre-cut film for my Trailblazer's headlights to do a smoked looked.... Took it to my window tint guy he put it on for me for free and spent at least an hr trying to get it right, and this guy is GOOD at tinting....Has been at the tint shop here for yrs.. And it still came out like cr** he said he would never use that stuff again... I am sure something small and flat with no curves would be FINE.... But anything that has a curve is not good... Window tint on tails just doesn't seem like a good idea IMO... But hey post some pics and lets see it... yeah the rice thing is stupid, if someone doesn't like it and its a Civic it's rice... Yes Altezza's and Stupid stuff not installed correctly is rice... Agreed... but smoked tails are sick....ya well i bought some tint today. if i get around to it tomorrow illl get it done and post pics.
I don't recommend sanding them or using clear coat. I have done 5 sets of Full Tails so far, the first set sanded and clear coated and they were not the greatest. I did my buddy's Toyota 4Runner tails, trailblazers tails, a set of Civic Tails, then did a 1st gen Eclipse Tails and then the Genesis, and the 4runner looked bad... The others with NO sanding and No Clear coat have been on for a yr now with no problems, still shinny and look great!vht nightshades at pep boys spray on tint clean your lights then sand them a little spray a layer on then sand spray another layer on then spray a coat of clear and your set
And it also depends on the car color. Some look better darker on some colors, some look better lighter on other colors.I think a very light tint can look good, too dark is tacky IMO
i agree. i know a lot of people who have it done.since when is tinting tailights rice, i havent done it but i no some friends that have and it doesnt look bad
Do they make one that is transparent?If i did it i'd prolly get 3M vinyl to withstand the weather better, window tint is designed to be on the inside not outside.....
for sure they make clear bra's w/emDo they make one that is transparent?
Depends on the state. Here in CO it is illegal. But if you do it right, at night they won't be able to tell if the lights are still bright... I know the Covers you can buy that used to be really popular are too dark...what color is your car?
and dont go too dark otherwise u will have cops on ur ass.
i got em, and cops love to tell me
"its not against the law, but u really shouldnt do that"
jus be careful
I knew about the clear bra but tinted?for sure they make clear bra's w/em