Emin

Thanks

A few more small mods and Ill finally be ready for a formal forum intoduction :P

carbonfiberwhor

on the subject of it being illegal in Florida, I dunno where you got your information from but it is completely legal AS LONG AS the light shines through and visibility is not broken. If it is, then you get a fine and you have to replace them.

03MBC320

i'm thinking about doing this too and not sure how to go about it
i dont want to use the spray though i know that, i was thinking about finding a pre-cut layover kit, but had trouble.. someone said they bought theirs off ebay? whatd you search as because i couldn't find them =(.
i was also just thinking about taking the 35% tint roll i have and cutting them out myself, would that work?

skittles

where can i get my tails smoked? anyone here wanna do it for me? i can do mechanical stuff but when it comes to cosmetics i suck.. ill pay you to do it.

c230kracer

Tried that, doesn't work, you gotta buy Vinyl tint film to make it work. Also you need a heat gun. I'll be working on tinting the tails this weekend with the vinyl i'll let you guys know how that goes.

xVinceCx

I agree, you should go get em on ebay.
I just placed my overlays on 2 days ago

c230kracer

Here it is, took me 4 hours....-_- it was really tough with those curves on the tails....as we thought it would be. I used vinyl smoke tint, and made my own tint solution with a hair dryer. I also did the mirror blinkers too, the car is coming along just fine, next up, coilovers and brabus lip kit...finally!

Here is the shot with some light going into the tails.


Here's the shot without light.



Here's the shot with the trunk




Let me know what you guys think!

c230kracer

Also, i'm kinda curious how long it would last because i could not get the upper part of the tail light covered....it took way too many tries, and i pretty much ran down to my last inches of vinyl film. If any of you have an idea of what i should do on that exposed lining,please let me know heh other than that, i thought it looked great without tinting the whole thing but the red.

XsuperbeeX

nice ... did you take out the taillight to wrap it?

c230kracer

Nope, i didn't take them out, it's actually easier to apply it with it attached because it gives u more force to push out the bubbles. Those damn bubbles, very persistent! After the vinyl is on, you just push the extra vinyl into the sides of the housing and it pretty much wraps in that way.

skittles

ok.. read the whole d*amn thread... almost 2 hours.. i still dont know where i can get that spray can talked about in page 1. whats is called? any brand in specific? where can i get them? its the spray can that becomes a film or something.. all i know is you can peel it off if you dont like it..

Emin

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=tint+spray

There you go

skittles

LOL!!! hahahahahahahahahaha!!! nice one! thanks anyway!

EDIT: hold on.. which brand is the one i can peel off?

skittles

is this a good deal? i found a guy who will paint my tails, third brake light and grill for 150. also what material is the grill made off? real chrome or plastic? coz paint wont stick on chrome for a long time..

LAMB09

Just a quick question about the process of applying the vht nightshade.

I am wondering if it is best to lightly sand the light first and then spray the first coat, or to spray a coat and then sand the light.

Also what is the best sand paper to use 600?


Thanks for the help

eesjunin

That seems to be a good price! I got my tails sprayed yesterday, $50
The grille is plastic with a layer of chrome on it. i snded mine down, several coats of primer and instead of using the flat or gloss paint, there is a new rubberized paint on the market. this way it will not chip when rocks/sand/etc hit it

skittles

post a pic of your tails. i had mine done the past weekend.. 70 bucks tail lights and third brake light.. tipped him 10 more coz he drove to me.. i got ripped off...

eesjunin

well technically i didnt pay for them, and got them delivered to me as well. I had a credit with this shop, so it was a freebee.
but here they are

here are the pre-tinted for comparison:
https://mbworld.org/forums/attachmen...90710-1114.jpg
https://mbworld.org/forums/attachmen...90630-1337.jpg

LAMB09

Order 2 cans of VHT Nightshade, wanted to confirm the prep work before i spray my lights.

I know I need to sand the lights prior to spraying, just wondering what sand paper ppl used on theirs? I have been reading around some say 600 some say 800.

Also after the first coat what is best sand paper to use?


Please help

Thanks

eesjunin

After the consequtive coats sand them with 800 or higher. On the plastic i wouldnt use anything lowere than 800.

butthead713

I wouldnt got with the spray on because the light flow cant go throw as well as in can go throw the film and the film has a glossy look to it so it looks alot better than the flat balck spray look. btw there are reflectors in ur tail light so when u use the spray on u cnt see the reflectors in ur tail lightss. here in houston they giive tickets if u cant see the reflectors idk how it is in ur state. also tint is alot easier to come off and the lights will look the same when u take them off!

eesjunin

When i gave a choice to the pro-shop to get this done, they ordered the vynil kit, but when they got it (the ebay one) they said it would not hol din time and will peel off. So they recommended to spray. I bet it really comes down what do you want in the end.

butthead713

yep it really comes down on what u want and what u feel lik looks good on ur car!! u dont wanna be driving something u dont feel lik it looks good. but ya post pics up when u get it done

Tribalfish

Does anybody know if there are other LED tailights than the s class style?