How would blacked out tail lights look? has any one done it to thier TC2.

 

i think wellesleyscion has tinted vinyls on his tail lights. try his build thread.

edit: nevermind.. he has red overlays on his passenger side reverse light. don't know of any other tC with tinted tails yet.

 

 

nothing different compared to another car that's done the same.

 

pretty much. haha

 

tCRICE10 has blacked out tails, i dont know how to take the image from his post, so i'll put the link from the thread to his post!

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/sho...0&postcount=19

 

i have the silver 2nd gen and i only tinted the white paint black and left the red shiny and alone and i congrats from people as i was driving ... dont do the whole tailight only the white strip (=

 

I am actually waiting for the paint to dry on mine right now. i used VHT nightshades with a adhesion promoter base. i did this on my 05 and used about 4-5 coats of clear then sanded and buffed it till it was cleaner than my paint. if anyone is interested, ive been taking pictures along the way from removal to finish coats.

 

if your honestly looking for a professional tinted tail light look i would go with vinyl overlay. I just bought a 15" x 10 yard roll today for my car. Im also going to be tinting a couple of my friends cars tail lights with it. Its a dark grey overlay. You can buy pre cut ones for 15 bucks on ebay. Vinyl is vinyl if you do your research you can find out certian brands that sell the right color to your specs. Many people use the spray but i feel thats a waste of money and time. your better off with the overlays considering they last 5 years and they have a nicer finish along with being more protectant. I would advise you have someone who knows how to do them but their gonna charge you anywhere from 50 to 100 to do them.

 

since when is vinyl more protectant then paint and clear coat?? vinyl overlays are cheap and a PIA to get on right. and good luck tinting a 2011 tail light, the lens has alot of curves and a sharp flat spot on the top, can almost guarantee regular tint wont work or look right on that. should work good for the 05-10 lens though.

 

you are aware that vinyl has been around twice as long compared to the new tint sprays correct? The reason why people use the spray and clearcoat is because they cannot handle vinyl. Vinyl is a more professional look. you dont need to destroy your tail lights to make them look nice. And if you buy the right ____ you get good quality outdoor vinyl and it will last 5 years. I know the paint is more protectant but why would u need a more protectant paint on a tail light? lol. seriously if your going to paint your tail light you might as well toss them in the trash if you ____ up. Vinyl you can easily replace if your skilled at it. I personally think that vinyl is a more professional look and your clearly uneducated about vinyl. vinyl is about the same price and yes the application is harder. The reason why its harder is because it takes a skill. Also for the 05-10 lenses it will be difficult but we can do it.

 

if you say so.... ill tell you what, if you can get vinyl to look better than my painted lights, i will strip them and have an educated person put vinyl on them. post some pics if you do a 2011 tc (if you're not doin a tc2, then post somewhere else). "the reason its harder is because it takes skill"?? i was refering more to the 2011 light, not in general. if you can paint and clear without skill or knowledge, then you're a special case. the 05-10 light is a light curve with no ridges, the only gap is a small one around the reverse light (05-06). there are several bends and bevels on the new one including a ~1/8'' step where the red lens meets the clear marker, so basically, for the 2011 application, until i see vinyl that looks good on it, i think paint is the way to go.

 

ehh im okay, i rather just smoke the white/clear parts of the tail light

 

I offer several taillight overlays for the 2nd gen tc! Email me to order ;).

B@t

 

^ I have mine ordered from Bat. I'll do pics and a review when I'm done.

 

http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/...randon/tc1.jpg

Used VHT Nite Shades. I took my time and they turned out great.

 

I am working on a 1f7 and black theme :

 

 

nice but its kinda too blacked out, maybe a smoke would be nice.

 

Any pics yet ?

B@t