About to smoke tail lights but can't decide
03-08-2005, 06:53 PM
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About to smoke tail lights but can't decide
Hi all, I'm thinking about getting my tail lights smoked but could not decide which way to go at it.
Should i go this way?
or this way?
Should i go this way?
or this way?
03-08-2005, 08:20 PM
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2004 Mercedes Benz CLK 500
i like the bottom one better. Looks a lot more aggressive. BTW, where do you get that smoked taillights thing? I like it, is it expensive to get? I want an aggressive look to the back of my car.
03-09-2005, 09:57 AM
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fr34k:
Dude, your car looks AMAZING! I really wanted a White CLK cuz i love white benzo's but I got such a good deal on my silver one that I couldn't turn it away. I'm definitely gonna jock your smoked tails. Thanks for posting that pic! How did you smoke your tails?
AznxKCBoy, fadedinc:
Here's a link of how you can do it yourself... http://forums.mbnz.org/publications/pub.asp?id=164
Mtechnik:
How do you plan on smoking out your tails? Also, I think you should smoke your tails like fr34k has.
Dude, your car looks AMAZING! I really wanted a White CLK cuz i love white benzo's but I got such a good deal on my silver one that I couldn't turn it away. I'm definitely gonna jock your smoked tails. Thanks for posting that pic! How did you smoke your tails?
AznxKCBoy, fadedinc:
Here's a link of how you can do it yourself... http://forums.mbnz.org/publications/pub.asp?id=164
Mtechnik:
How do you plan on smoking out your tails? Also, I think you should smoke your tails like fr34k has.
03-09-2005, 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Rafi Jooma
fr34k:
Dude, your car looks AMAZING! I really wanted a White CLK cuz i love white benzo's but I got such a good deal on my silver one that I couldn't turn it away. I'm definitely gonna jock your smoked tails. Thanks for posting that pic! How did you smoke your tails?
AznxKCBoy, fadedinc:
Here's a link of how you can do it yourself... http://forums.mbnz.org/publications/pub.asp?id=164
Mtechnik:
How do you plan on smoking out your tails? Also, I think you should smoke your tails like fr34k has.
Dude, your car looks AMAZING! I really wanted a White CLK cuz i love white benzo's but I got such a good deal on my silver one that I couldn't turn it away. I'm definitely gonna jock your smoked tails. Thanks for posting that pic! How did you smoke your tails?
AznxKCBoy, fadedinc:
Here's a link of how you can do it yourself... http://forums.mbnz.org/publications/pub.asp?id=164
Mtechnik:
How do you plan on smoking out your tails? Also, I think you should smoke your tails like fr34k has.
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03-10-2005, 12:03 AM
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is Sick as Fu*k
Ive got a guy that does them out here in LA...you guys can ship out your lights to me if youd like and I can get them profesionally done for you with automotive paint...ive done it to my truck and my dads CL...looks SICK I think its around $250-275...BUT ITS QUALITY...and what else would you want but QUALITY for a BENZ...the file sizes are too big to post pictures but if you want to see a picture of my trucks tails or the CL`s tails Email me PERSIANGODFATHA@AOL.COM
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03-10-2005, 01:45 AM
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G63
thanks! 
i got a shop do it professionally for me...
very good quality....
i think it's better for a professional shop to do it rather than doing it yourself unless you're skilled at it... its not gonna look nice on merc if it's not perfect
good luck!
i got a shop do it professionally for me...
very good quality....
i think it's better for a professional shop to do it rather than doing it yourself unless you're skilled at it... its not gonna look nice on merc if it's not perfect
good luck!
03-10-2005, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Mtechnik
I ended up doing it the same way fr34k did. At first i was having doubts but after seeing fr34k's pic I decided to go on with it since I already sprayed one side. Results were ok i guess. White with smoked tail lights look so much better.
03-10-2005, 11:42 AM
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I've always like playing with cars and working on it myself so yea i did this one myself. I used tint spray for this set but if i had tint film i rather use that instead. Took each tail lights off and the 3rd break light, masked it then spray. Going to my bodyshop today to have them buff it for the extra glossy look. Hope this helps.
03-12-2005, 05:23 PM
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2004 CLK500, 78 6.9,
Vinyl tint
I just got my windows retinted, this time in 15% tint at Sunshield in Sherman Oaks, CA. When I went to pick up my car across the street, it was sitting in a place that does vinyl stickers for those ricer cars, and they showed me some options for smoking my tail lights! I'm going to get this dark vinyl sticker over both lights, with cutouts for the clear portions. They're charging 160 for it, and it's completely reversable and warrantied. I'll post pics when theyre done next weekend!
05-10-2005, 03:48 PM
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Jello:
Did you get a chance to put on the Vinyl Stickers? If so, can you please post pix? I'm thinking to tint mine really soon and this would help me decide how to go about doing it... Spray or Sticker. Thanks!
Did you get a chance to put on the Vinyl Stickers? If so, can you please post pix? I'm thinking to tint mine really soon and this would help me decide how to go about doing it... Spray or Sticker. Thanks!
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05-10-2005, 05:44 PM
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2004 CLK500, 78 6.9,
Hey Rafi.. wow, I forgot all about this post. I was talked out of getting the tint done by the girlfriend... I looked at some BMWs that had the tint done, and I decided I just didn't like the blacked out look for my car. The tint does look really good though. I wish I remembered what the place was called that did that sort of work, but they're on Van Nuys Blvd., just south of the 101 in Van Nuys.
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Jello:
Did you get a chance to put on the Vinyl Stickers? If so, can you please post pix? I'm thinking to tint mine really soon and this would help me decide how to go about doing it... Spray or Sticker. Thanks!
Did you get a chance to put on the Vinyl Stickers? If so, can you please post pix? I'm thinking to tint mine really soon and this would help me decide how to go about doing it... Spray or Sticker. Thanks!
05-10-2005, 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by fr34k
let me give you an idea..
a pic of mine..
a pic of mine..
05-10-2005, 06:31 PM
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Hi all, I'm thinking about getting my tail lights smoked but could not decide which way to go at it.
Should i go this way?
or this way?
Should i go this way?
or this way?
05-12-2005, 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by jello2594
Hey Rafi.. wow, I forgot all about this post. I was talked out of getting the tint done by the girlfriend... I looked at some BMWs that had the tint done, and I decided I just didn't like the blacked out look for my car. The tint does look really good though. I wish I remembered what the place was called that did that sort of work, but they're on Van Nuys Blvd., just south of the 101 in Van Nuys.
Haha, that's cool. I guess I'm probably just gonna use the spray on mine. HOPEFULLY, i'll have them done by next week and I'll post pix for u guys. By the way, I'm tinting mine like picture #2.
