Tinting tail lights
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Tinting tail lights
Been wanting to it for a while now, and it seems relatively doable myself. Haven't read anything about anybody doing it on a CLK, but I saw several people talking about using VHT Niteshade and just coating their lights on that on other model cars. Just wondering if any fellow CLK owners have their lights tinted, and if it was a DIY job, or if they had it done professionally. Thanks
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i had it done professionally once. They sprayed it. In my opinion, smoked tail lights didn't look great on my black CLK. It kind of made it ricey like those smoked out black honda accords. So i changed them out with new pair of taillights. I bet it'll better on a dark silver colored car, but just not on my CLK.
Actually now that i think about it, my taillights were too dark. I think would've been better if it was lighter.
Actually now that i think about it, my taillights were too dark. I think would've been better if it was lighter.
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I had mine blacked out also. A little too dark for me, but that's the way I bought them. They were tinted with film. Ended up buying another set and smoking the turn signals myself with film. I used the VHT spray on my mirror turn signals
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i think if tinitng just the clear turn signals light enough where theyre theyre dark and still translucent would look nice. similar to the SLK/SL AMG tails.
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I guess it's whatever you feel like doing. It seems like you've got enough opinions and pix from us. I think when I did my front and back lights, I cost me around 200. if I were to do it again, I'll probably lighten the shade and only black out the red and leave the white alone.
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u can have them painted or tinted with film
i decided to paint them because it actually has a crystalline look to it when the lights are on...the tint film just makes the lights look darker at night
tint is def costs less 50-70 bux professionally
i paid 220 to get them painted...and they look sick at night
i decided to paint them because it actually has a crystalline look to it when the lights are on...the tint film just makes the lights look darker at night
tint is def costs less 50-70 bux professionally
i paid 220 to get them painted...and they look sick at night
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