DIY: Tail Light Mod
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was think about doing this one and thought it would be better/easier to use that book cover stuff (pastic sticky stuff can't remeber the name) and cut with a compas with an add on razor/knife tip...this will make it super smooth and ensure when you sprey the circle stays a perfect circle?? good idea or not? anyway I can tell you on the weekend when i try it.
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Just throwing in my 2cents, but if you're going to be leaving circles or whatever so you can see the lights I think you'd be better off using "vinyl dye" to actually stain the surrounding plastic black. That way you won't get colour leakage in the surrounding area.
Night shades are designed to let the lights shine through, and as such are designed to be used over the entire area to cover everything.
Night shades are designed to let the lights shine through, and as such are designed to be used over the entire area to cover everything.
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try sam (samson), i'm pretty sure that's his car in that photo actually (but now he's gone crazy with the tint and attacked his lights since, and it's all tinted now lol)MissxFTO wrote:Tailights look great.! anyone live in qld who's done it before and would like to do it for me hahaha
although, seriously, this is a very simple thing to do, bassically.
just cut the shapes out of cardboard or plastic or anything really (as long as it will stop the spray from getting to the areas behind it) and stick them on (cover up the places that u dont want to tint)
then spray till your happy with the amount of tint, then remove the bits, and u r done.
2 steps... do it urself, dont be lazy that's my job lol
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Pull your lights out, should be 4 x 10mm nuts from memory in the boot of the car under those sexy little flaps.
Spray from side to side the more coats the darker it will go. Leave about 10mins between each coat. DONT BE TEMPTED to spray it heavily as it will run and look sh*t when you put your lights on. Nice thin even coats..... very easy to do though, just dont rush it
Spray from side to side the more coats the darker it will go. Leave about 10mins between each coat. DONT BE TEMPTED to spray it heavily as it will run and look sh*t when you put your lights on. Nice thin even coats..... very easy to do though, just dont rush it
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Yeah wouldnt do it on front headlights (but would work) and defintly can do it on front indicators, i had done my side ones but hadnt got round to front ones yet as i hadnt decided what im doing with them yet (might be replacing them)
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