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Old 05-01-2006, 02:57 PM
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Smoked Tail lights

I want to smoke my tail lights and am wondering how you get both tail lights, as well as the brake light in the middle right under the spoiler out so I can get it sprayed. Also, what is the best type of spray to use to get a nice shiny black look. Thank you very much.
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I've only done the center light, and it's really easy to get out. You just use an interior trim removal tool and pop out all the fasteners on the inside of the trunkand remove the liner, then it's just undoing the wire harness and loosening two nuts. It's a 5-10 min job max.
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if your talking about smoking the white part of the tail lights, i had mine done professionaly at this custom car place neer my house in SI they didnt use a spray they actually tinted them from the inside and im really happy with them

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I want to smoke my tail lights and am wondering how you get both tail lights, as well as the brake light in the middle right under the spoiler out so I can get it sprayed. Also, what is the best type of spray to use to get a nice shiny black look. Thank you very much.
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I got my white part tinted too...but I'm getting bored of it and I think I w ant to get the white part white again and get the rest of the tail lights dark so theres only the white part. I went to a shop today and this guy has this dark vinyl stuff that he says will make my tails very nice and dark...
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thats funny cuz i was thinking of doing the same thing lol, i cant decide wat i wanna do tho i kind of like it the way it is but then again i want a change
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I got my white part tinted too...but I'm getting bored of it and I think I w ant to get the white part white again and get the rest of the tail lights dark so theres only the white part. I went to a shop today and this guy has this dark vinyl stuff that he says will make my tails very nice and dark...
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Originally Posted by ItalianStallion
I got my white part tinted too...but I'm getting bored of it and I think I w ant to get the white part white again and get the rest of the tail lights dark so theres only the white part. I went to a shop today and this guy has this dark vinyl stuff that he says will make my tails very nice and dark...
i think they use actual tint like they would tint a window with, btw all us ny locals should meet up im in brooklyn!
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i did it 1 month ago.done by a profecional who mixed clear laker with 15 drops of black color and sprayed the outside.
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THey sell a smoke spry for this. I saw it here: http://www.freestylemotorsports.com/...roducts_id=144
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go this forum on the other site(http://forums.mbnz.org/forums/forums...45706&posts=30)
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very black

the spray that they sell is very black, i did it and i did not like it. it went of with a pressured air very easy.

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Like This? If the sun does not hit it directly like it does in that pic, it matches the paint job. You need to take it to a shop that specializes in something like this... because I've seen lights that didn't come out all that well. It is tinting spray that is later covered with clear coat. Nice and shiny finish.



Originally Posted by ItalianStallion
I got my white part tinted too...but I'm getting bored of it and I think I w ant to get the white part white again and get the rest of the tail lights dark so theres only the white part. I went to a shop today and this guy has this dark vinyl stuff that he says will make my tails very nice and dark...
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Yeah DirtyVegas, I wanted to do mine exactly like yours...but I have a feeling that nobody around here has the expertise to make it look nice...I'll keep my lights the way they are, for now.
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bro if u need a good place and live in ny u can go to the place i got my lights doen there relle good they do all custom work its in SI u should check it out its in SI tho
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Yeah DirtyVegas, I wanted to do mine exactly like yours...but I have a feeling that nobody around here has the expertise to make it look nice...I'll keep my lights the way they are, for now.
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i will get some photos for u
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Where is the place in SI?

Can you give me contact info on the place in SI?
How much did you pay?

I think i want to get mine done now that i see it looks hot as hell.

NY/NJ MEET... Lets get something going
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Originally Posted by noregret4life
Can you give me contact info on the place in SI?
How much did you pay?

I think i want to get mine done now that i see it looks hot as hell.

NY/NJ MEET... Lets get something going
a meet is coming soon my friend check the gatherings threads
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Originally Posted by DirtyVegasMB
Like This? If the sun does not hit it directly like it does in that pic, it matches the paint job. You need to take it to a shop that specializes in something like this... because I've seen lights that didn't come out all that well. It is tinting spray that is later covered with clear coat. Nice and shiny finish.

That doesnt look like an improvement. It looks like a mistake.

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