cmn130

I know some of you have gotten your taillights blacked out.


I wanted to know what you think is best. How did you get yours done?


I know there are several options

1.Have body shop paint them..
2. Paint them yourself.. nightshade?
3. Have them tinted..

I liked the tint idea so I dont have a perminent blacked out taillight incase one day I dont want them on there anymore. Where can you get them done or where can you buy the film? locally here in san antonio tx, I havnt found anyone that tints the taillights..

thanks

dynomite05

First off you shouldn't be painting them. I had my old set of tails tinted with film. Any good place that does tints should be able to tint your lights. With my new tails I bought some film on ebay and did it myself since it was only the turn signal. I also used Nightshades on my mirror turn signals and it came out great.

This is a pic of my blacked out tails and my smoked.

GT40MkI

My 3rd brake light is still done...I had the tails done for a while and peeled them off to redo as there were a couple of tiny bubbles and I can be OCD.
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This is the kit...I have a new in the wrap kit for medium smoke and one for dark smoke...
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mikey33

I recommend a good paint job over tint, but that is just me.

dynomite05

Painting them??? With paint?? Or tinting them with tint spray??

snail45

Tinting with Nightshades spray tint worked well for me. You have to lay it on with heavy coats or it will not be glossy though.

dynomite05

You could just do 1 coat of clear

mikey33

I believe if you go to a shop they mix clear coat with black or something and spray them. They come out extremely smooth with a perfect finish and no tackiness or anything.

dynomite05

Never heard of that, that's interesting

mikey33

I might be wrong, but I believe that is what they told me.

snail45

This is true. The clear needs to go on thick too though. Light coats of anything from a rattle can will turn out with a matte finish. But yes, it would be easier to do light coats of tint to get the shade that you want and then a heavy coat of clear to make them glossy.

tgoss

Yep that's true. MPRESIV have his painted and they look incredible. If I ever went that route that's what I would do.

Mikesamg

Mine are painted to copy the Porsche from Fast and Furious. The shop I go to owns it and it was sitting out front and I just said copy that. It took just a couple hours and they had them back on the car and I was on my way. I can ask how they painted them if you want.

It's a little dark but they are a deep cherry red and the lights during the day and night are not effected at all. The car looks much better then the dull stock red tail light color imo at least on a black car.

sunny_j

i tinted mine

cmn130

so u do heavy coats wont that make them like BLACK BLACK?

ps ur car looks good. i have the same color. even on stock rims. did u paint ur side moldings? lowered with star?


I have some nightshades how did u all prep them? sand them then paint then clear? heavy coats of nightshade? or light coats then heavy on clear?

I have called alot of tint places no one seems to tint the tails.

snail45

Thank you. I just did one heavy coat of nightshades. It did get them a little dark but not black. All that I did to prep them was take them out, clean them really good, and tape off the clear parts. I felt that sanding would be unnecessary because they are in the back and won't be hit with rocks or bugs. Make sure to lay them flat and not standing up so that there is less chance of running.

Here is a little better of pic on how dark they came out with one heavy coat.


If I were to do it again, I would do light shades of tint and a heavy coat of clear. It would be a little less scary and you would be able to better control the shade.

I lowered the car with washers and vinyled the all the chrome trim in matte black. Emblems and grille are painted though.

Hope this helps.

cmn130

i love ur car man, i have the same color...


I blacked out my grill and emblems. but hate the crome molding and need to lower the car. how did u do the washers im not to familiar with them. also are your ricks stock color or painted? car looks so sick..

when u said if u could do it again u said u would tint them with a heavy coat of clear ? like tint as in film or paint still?

Peter_02AMG

That what the paint shop did to my 911 tail light, They said they bake the paint/clear on the lense. Look like it came from the factory and it doesn't chips or scratches.

Vic55

Paint, clear, buff

Peter_02AMG

Love your guards Red Turbo, that my next car color

snail45

Thank you very much! It is great color. Your car looks really nice too.

I am not a big fan of chrome either. Using vinyl on the molding strips and door handles was a pretty easy process. A little time consuming but easy.

There is a DIY on the washer drop in the DIY thread that I used for help. I did see a lot of concern about the bolts not being long enough and when you put the washers in, there aren't enough threads left to hold the nut safely. So what I did was drill the original bolt out and put a longer one in. This allowed me to use more washers to go lower and still have enough threads to get the nut on all the way. Once you see the DIY thread you will know what I am talking about. The rims are powdercoated dark grey.

If I were to tint the tails again, I would do light coats of nightshades to get the preferred shade and then a heavy coat of clear spray paint to give them a glossy finish.

cmn130

ill look for the diy thread. i dont want mine as low as urs just a little lower then factory so maybe thats what I need to do.. I thought ur rims were painted they look good on there ! did u take ur tails off ti paint them? was it hard? is there a place to go for diy instructions ?

The pics of the porsches look insane ! i may just have to paint them..

dynomite05

It's hard to stay focused on the tail lights looking at those beasts...Nice stable you have!

mikey33

Beautiful car

snail45

Yeah, I took the tails out. Not sure if there is a DIY on it or not. The drivers side is easy. Just pop the clips out to get the carpeting away and you will see the nuts and bolts holding them in. There is an air tank in the way of a couple bolts on the passenger side so I had to unbolt the tank and set it out of the way. Its not too bad. The third brake light I just taped off while it was on the car.