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Old May 23, 2009 | 07:38 PM
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I am wanting to buy black tail lights for my tc...

my question is, on ebay, and other sites, they list most of the tail lights as 04-07 or 04- 08....

do all of those fit 09's as well??

heres a link to all kinds of different kinds...

http://shop.ebay.com/items/?_nkw=sci...ghts&_osacat=0

I like the altezza's.... does anyone know if these will fit a 09 even if it says 04-07 or ect
Old May 23, 2009 | 07:42 PM
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yea they should fit fine, i just think ur better off blacking out ur tailights then buying those, there kind of ugly lol
Old May 23, 2009 | 07:45 PM
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yea they'd fit. only thing is the slots for the bulbs in the aftermarket tail lights might be a bit smaller to you MIGHT need to sand down your wiring harness to fit into them. That happened to me and my Anzo tail lights which i didn't really like but i paid to have them professionally tinted. Other than that they should fit no problem
Old May 23, 2009 | 08:01 PM
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what would you recommend doing if i want them blacked out??

how does tinting them work exactly? is it basically the same way as with windows?

what would u recommend
Old May 23, 2009 | 08:04 PM
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i'd say go with tint film from www.decalfx.com or some other good brand or ask a shop to tint them for you for a more permanent look or ask some of the people on this forum. some of them do tinting....i only went to a shop cuz they offered to put in pearl specs into my tint for free haha and cuz i don't trust myself to use tint spray that you can find
Old May 23, 2009 | 08:05 PM
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ok thanks man
Old May 23, 2009 | 08:06 PM
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or vht niteshade
Old May 23, 2009 | 09:40 PM
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I just dropped $12 on the vht nightshade, looks beaast!
Old May 23, 2009 | 09:59 PM
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whats the vht nightshade
Old May 23, 2009 | 11:40 PM
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it's a do it yourself tint spray. works wonders and definitely is cheaper than getting it done from a body shop =P
Old May 24, 2009 | 06:49 PM
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Yea it's good stuff! I managed to do my tails and sidemarkers without any problems and i'm a n00b at painting
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link in sig
Old May 25, 2009 | 07:13 AM
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yup, they all work the same.
Old May 25, 2009 | 07:14 AM
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buy my 09s!
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just take your time prepping and wet sand the heck out of them
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