unknoWnHAM

Owner of a white c300..

Im very interested in blacking out my tail lights (red part only, leaving the white). Any suggestions or comments to be made to what options i have available??


Paint vs Vinyl??

AdidasC230

do a search this has been discussed a ton of times, most paint, vinyl doesnt stick cuz of the ridges of our headlights

Stevedotmil

VHT niteshades is how most do it yourselfers do it. Auto parts stores usually have it. That's how I tinted my corner lenses.

Sportstick

I notice you wrote "blacking out", and not even "tinting". This is a really bad idea and I hope you will reconsider on behalf of everyone who will be driving behind you at night.

mhass350

My opinion, send them out to someone to get tinted (such as Jon's Tinted Tails in NJ or Scott's Paint & Performance in OH) and just do them a Black Cherry or a med/dark tint. Thats what I did on my Grand Cherokee. I want to tint mine but I am not sure which shade to go with as my car's palladium silver.

Here's a pic of another member with cherry tint on a white W204 (hope they don't mind):



I tried the vinyl and I did a good job but the edges started peeling and it started to fade quickly. The paint is fantastic when done well, nice and glossy. No comment on VHT nightsahde, never tried it but its availabel at Autozone or similar if you want togo that route.

Also, as long as the light output is there it *shouldn't* be an illegal modification. I was worried a few times when I saw police behind me but all was good. The tint is very dark but the light will still come through, some say it enhances the light output; im skeptical. Just think when you tint your windows - hard to see in but you can see out.

FWIW, I tinted my Grand Cherokee's tailights Black Cherry through Scotts Paint & Performance and it cost me $100 incl. shipping and I was without tailights for 5 days.

http://www.jeepgarage.org/attachment...8&d=1307725657

http://www.jeepgarage.org/attachment...1&d=1307725712

*Couldnt figure out how to include the pics and re-size them to a smaller size .

tanktube67

Have them done by a pro.

Cherry red on Black

unknoWnHAM

Looks sickkk ..... thats exactly what im trying to do... and when you say done by a pro, you mean a local tinting shop?? painter shop?

areyouin

Tanktube67, do you have a pic of the rear tails from a distance?

tanktube67

Take it to tint or paint shop look at your local yellow pages.

tanktube67

unknoWnHAM

tanktube where did you say you did yours?

AMafia718

I as well wanted to tint/paint the red of my taillights, but idk about the cherry red... I was thinking more black....

AMafia718

Also have same color car... The pall. Silver

tanktube67

A friend of Jimme from Royal Mufflers did it for me, are you in SoCal?

unknoWnHAM

Yeah im in LA

tanktube67

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Stryker0624

I had my vinyl wrapped and they hold up fine plus the shop I use we take care of any problem as long as I own it. If the shop is willing to back there work you shouldn't have a problem. Also the tint they used was like a one way mirror it doesn't lessen the brightness of the lights.

vanitr

I like the cherry tint on the taillights. Anyone know of a reputable paint or tint shop in the Greater Vancouver area that can do such a professional looking work?

hitokiri89

I did this a few months ago , looks great but they are way too dark at night lol getting ready to order to LEDs to bring out color at night .