Well, it goes along with the idea of tinting tail lights...VHT is one of the worst products out there.
I've never used it, but saw a lot of DIY's and forum posts about ppl using it, I did something that nobody does anymore.............searched!
how do i make my taillights look like these
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I've never used it, but saw a lot of DIY's and forum posts about ppl using it, I did something that nobody does anymore.............searched!
if you are confident in your abilities with a spray can, just get the dupli color tail light tint spray, and do proper prep and aplication untill you get the shade you want, and i would recomend useing multipul thin coats and once your done, either gently wet sand it or if your know how to use an orbital, you can buff it will polish compound on a low speed
This is how everyone should approach painting, to avoid runs and drips, and to get a nice even application.
If it is not dark enough, you can always add more, it's much harder to remove once you've done it.
true story. i dont do much painting just because theres so much prep involved, to do it correctly, like a buddy of mine that does body work says, "anything you paint, its 85% prep 5% equitment and 10% technique", cause i know that people that are good can make rattle can look BALLIN like youd have thought it came out of a booth.
To the OP, if you don't feel comfortable doing it yourself, you can always just buy a set.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/96-00-Honda-Civic-2-Door-JDM-Red-Smoke-Tail-Lights-Pair-/260820536844?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Model:Civic&vxp=mtr&hash=item3cba1d8e0c
http://www.ebay.com/itm/96-00-Honda-Civic-2-Door-JDM-Red-Smoke-Tail-Lights-Pair-/260820536844?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Model:Civic&vxp=mtr&hash=item3cba1d8e0c
tony9156
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$10 on ebay, just search tail light smoke vinyl, you'll get a bunch of results just pick how dark you want it. It's what I used on my car and the best thing is if you don't like it you can just peel it off. Don't pay someone to do it either, it's really easy. You apply it just like window tint. And you don't have to take the tail lights off to apply it. There are plenty of how to videos on Youtube. Don't use the spray stuff or buy new tail lights trust me. Here's a pic of my tail lights, I went with the dark
I painted mine this weekend. 3 thin coats of vht niteshade. 4 coats of duplicolir clear. Prep work was easy
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ferret15
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sunglare! I only wish i had that problem. It looks like you taped off for the reverse lights? Looks like it turned out just fine. I am thinking about doing this or the JDM style. I haven't decided yet, but i have a white civic and the Black on white looked good on my last car so i was leaning for that again.
Sun glare in massachusetts this time a year ain't right lol.
Yes I taped off the reverse lights. I like to see where I'm going when in reverse
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Yes I taped off the reverse lights. I like to see where I'm going when in reverse
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I don't mind the light tint like in the first post, a lot of Volkswagens have lights like that and it looks cool. Blacked out tail lights look terrible to me though, especially if the car isn't black. I would try the film, at least that way it's removable.
Agree 100%.
Blacking out the tails on a car, especially one that is not black can draw (unwanted) attention to the car too.
Everything done to the exterior of any automobile draws attention
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ferret15
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better word would be focus. You don't want something to draw focus to just one part. I personally don't think tail light draw focus unless they are the only thing that is black. Depending on the car you may draw focus with red taillights more than black.
That I do agree. I have the black housing headlights. Black corner lamps. Black rims. Ask the other s**t that came black stock. I plan on tinting my windows. Its all gonna flow nicely when I'm done
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