step 1: get your supplies together
u'll need the following
a.ur tail lights of course
b.1500 grit sand paper 1 sheet 75 cents
c.VHT's nite shade translucent spray paint for taillights u can find thins on ebay but it more expensive that way given that ebay sellers are crooks...that shoud be ur last resource u can do wut i did and go here http://www.vhtpaint.com/products/sfID1/7/sfID2/34 click on dealers and find sumewhere to buy this stuff near u ....should be like $8-$10

d.soap and water
e.windex
f.spray paint clear that should be easy to find i found it at pet boy's like $5


Step 2: get ur lights and hit em (sand em)wit that 1500 its easier with water after u finish ur lights should be cloudy when dry






Step 3: clean ur lights up wit that soap and water and then dry em off

Step 4: spray ur windex on them bad boys and clear em like ur cleanin sum windows

Step 5: for this step make sure all is clean and dry if u dont u'll be sorry...start ur first coat of the nite shade paint..... make it thin and even


after that let it set for a while dont be in a rush or u'll mess **** up...it should look like this...



after it set and not too wet start ur second coat 2 coats is most likely all ur'll need thats all i put..should look like this....


now let that set

Step 6: after ur nite shade is dry start ur first clear coat ....apply ur clear in the same fashon as ur tint coat nice and even and thin....let that set a while then put ur second coat nice and evenly and it should be enough ur finished product should look sum what like this ....


a mod like this even makes this **** look good

this is just a how-to... im not reasonsible for anything u mess up or damage done to ur car
have fun

 

been done alot but still a good, easy writeup. now. how legal is this?

 

pretty fukin legal in la lol

 

would get pulled over in a heartbeat over here

 

eheheheh

 

is that **** even legal in la?

 

nope. I got a fix it ticket from CHP for it

 

You should get a ticket for your Avitar.

 

eh don't like it... maybe just a slight smoke but definitely not that dark. Looks like those GTS blackout covers from the 80's

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rockofcali &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
a mod like this even makes this look like ****
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fixed

go smoke out your eyeball

 

My causine did the same thing!!! But then his dumb *** got pulled over and got a fix ticket. Then he comes to me telling me he had to take them off but the only problem was that he didnt know how!!! So there i go taking it off w/ tinner and a blade. I told him to do the other tailight but he said he didnt know how and that it was too hard to do!!! Were talking about a guy who didnt know what, and where a spare tire was!!! He had NO idea how to take the lugs off!!! So there I go in the middle of the night to take them off and put the spare on. I had to drive almost 20 min away to fix his flat!!! Pissed the shnittle out of me!!! And to top it off HE GOES THE NEXT WEEK TO GET HIS TAILIGHTS REPAINTED BLACK!!!

 

how do they look lit up?

edit: i think they'd look a little bit better if they weren't so damn dark.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 97LSTeggy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">nope. I got a fix it ticket from CHP for it </TD></TR></TABLE>
LOL poor OP

 

too dark for my tastes

 

any pictures of it lit up at night??

 

Nice write up, id like to try this on my integra...

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PatrickGSR94 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">eh don't like it... maybe just a slight smoke but definitely not that dark. Looks like those GTS blackout covers from the 80's </TD></TR></TABLE>Yeah, if you look at the first coat i think that looks real good but not over the top. I could see my tails like that.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 994drLS &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">any pictures of it lit up at night??</TD></TR></TABLE>X2 i wanna see how they look at night...

 

i dont give a **** wut anyone says or thinks about tinting tail lights as long as im makein my money heres one i did for $25 i did all blinker lights front and sides +tail lights and im doin another one today for $25.....thats $40 profit so wut if its illegal aint my prob besides i live in the ghetto ....cops dont worry about tinted lights here they worry about other ****

 

I like em nice write up.. . <TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Sam92Teg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You should get a ticket for your Avatar.</TD></TR></TABLE> x2

 

looks cleaner on the old school

 

Depending on where you live, its not technically illegal. Inorder for tails light to be DOT approved, in sunlight you have to be able to see a red tint so that the car behind you knows where you tail lights are. You also have to be able to see red when you shine a flash light on the tails at light. So if you put on a ton of coats so that all you see is black, then it is probably illegal. If you just put like two light coats on, you're probably ok.


My friend got out of a ticket for the exact same thing because he asked the cop what the restrictions where on the tail lights. The cop told him exactly what I just said and then my friend asked him to show him where he was in violation. The cop then just kinda back tracked and told him to lighten the tails back to red a little bit and let him go with a warning.

Long story, but depending on where you live, you can do it legally. I think it looks like poop, but to each his own.
~Ben

 

thats nasty

 

They looked much better stock.

 

Why dont you just tint your headlights while your at it??? lol

 

i honestly think it looks good, oem tails are so plain. jsut white, red, yellow blobs on tegs.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Blahblah718293 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i honestly think it looks good, oem tails are so plain. jsut white, red, yellow blobs on tegs.</TD></TR></TABLE>

if his car wasn't so shitty looking and had some color other than a horrible primer and there was different pictures of different angles then id fathom the thought of doing it, but till then....

OE is for me