whats the best way to tint or smoke some 07 tails..? and where can i find it or take them to get done..? i live in issy

 

i did mines with the overlays, just in case one day i get pulled over by a cop so that i can just rip it off in his face..

you can also use a spray, its called nite-shade or something like that..

theres some window tint shops that do it, you can call em up and ask around

good luck!

 

for best results i'd go with VHT nite-shade!
their is a DIY on here to how to do it!

 

I have tried VHT for tinting tails again and again and they turned out like CRAP every time...

To this day, I've never seen a clean tinted tail job done with VHT nightshades. They always look flat or inconsistent along with lense (with one part darker or lighter) And overylays look like overlays... with edges and still not as glossy as mine turned out to be.

Mine were done by www.jonstintedtails.com and they were better than any other cars tinted tails that I've seen, even at 50+ shows. With options for all kinds of special tints and light/medium/dark/superdark options.

I may even have him spray my 240z lights, as Nick (AKA Honey0Bucket) still hasn't perfected lighter tints, as his tints are too dark to keep the police off my back right now.

I got pictures here somewhere of my tC with the great tails........... ah ha.... here they are:

 

Cool ol' shot of them here too

 

With the curvature of the tails on the tc it's really hard to lay down overlays flat without creasing, which I failed at so I went to a tint shop and they wanted $65 a piece to tint them. so I spent the $30 and bought vht night shades and clear coat off of Amazon.com and did it myself in a weekend. Came out really nice on my TYC's.

 

you can get good results from vht, it is just hard.

my friend mike has a shop in marysville and can tint them with automotive paint.

http://skrmnkustomz.com/

 

nightshades or get them done at the bodyshop becuase the clear they use will turn out shiny

 

Im in Idaho. I can spray them for $60 + shipping and yours in return. I use automotive paint so the finish is durable and will last a long time. I usualy lay down 3 coats of clear so the light can be sanded and buffed out for an ultra smooth finish. I have a set of stock red tC taillights in my garage at the moment.
I also have 1st gen xB and 2nd gen xB taillights here ready to spray.

 

lol I did mine with VHT, first time doing it they turned out pretty good, just need to do the final buffing. If you want help dude I can help you, no charge.

 

I'd use nick - honey0bucket on the forum he's pretty awesome and the most reasonable price you'll find.

 

alright cool..thanks for the feed back guys..and is that dupi clear coat good enough..? the stuff that comes with it in the package deal on ebay..? anyone know of any local spots that sells it..? should be a fun little project..

 

Thanks for the plug Pete! Check out my FB page more in depth galleries of what we can do. We dont use VHT and any darkness is available, as well we can do gloss, semi or matte.

http://facebook.com/skrmnkustomz Thanks for looking!

 

I used UPOL#1 instead of the duplicolor clear coat because I think it's a better product and I know alot of people use it in automotive and because I have had good results with other UPOL products. But either one would work fine just follow the DIY' on here I used both flea's and blackedouttc's.

 

Nice Stuff !!

 

^ Like it... I'd definitely go the professional route over VHT! Local shops doing cool stuff for the win! (wish I had a local option back in the day)

 

sounds good man..and you said it was 75$ u guys take credit or just cash..?

 

If you wanna try the DIY route i can help you out Mike ... LOL


UPOL clear is nop notch stuff (what guy a couple posts up was talking about)... they sell it at the sherwin williams automotive locally. just takes patience and proper spraying method.

i forgot my old screen name to this place...


-Andrew

 

i think im late but tinting tail lights is super fun!

the darker the better, at least that is my opinion. for everyone i have tinted tail lights for i always recommend buying LED replacement bulbs because they are much brighter than the stock bulbs and shine through the tint very well.

 

I did the niteshades on my xb with a double coat of clear afterwards. Looks great.