Tail Tint? has anyone done it?

[Mugenjibz]

Hey guys...I was toying with the idea of tinting the taillights on my 89 740 wagon... just wanted to ask if anyone has done this before? pics wud be great, and methods would be even better. a freind told me there is a spray-on tint that i cud apply...but i wanted to ask the opinions on this board as well. thanks in advance for any help :-D

edit...ive seen another thread where a member did the spray on tint on his 740 sedan but it came out a bit dark for my taste...are there any other methods is what i also wanted to ask. k thanks.

[swunder]

Well this isnt really tinting but applying Veil to your car will tint all the lights and the liscence plate. Veil is a paint that is supposed to help prevent laser radar guns from picking you up. I used it on my cars and it looks cool, but here in NJ only x-band is used by police and the paint is 90 bucks a quart so you may want to look elsewhere...

[NiM130]

I know some other people have used Testors Black Tint spray or VT Nightshades spray tint. Use the search feature to find what you should do, a bunch of different threads will come up.

[fengler]

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b345/fengler2/IMG_1753.jpg
it looks dark but the light still comes through pretty bright.

[DoubleV]

I've been toying with this idea for a while.... I remember some company offering a tinted plastic layer that gets custon cut and sticks to the lights, but I've forgotten where I saw them.

[NiM130]

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b345/fengler2/IMG_1753.jpg
it looks dark but the light still comes through pretty bright.

Fengler, are you selling your tails on ebay now?

If it's not, someone is selling the same tinted tails.

Sorry for the off topicocity

[fengler]

nope not mine, it may be romantt88

[Mugenjibz]

I've been toying with this idea for a while.... I remember some company offering a tinted plastic layer that gets custon cut and sticks to the lights, but I've forgotten where I saw them.


thanks for teh responses guys....dont worry i search before i make a thread....doubleV, this is the kinda response i was lookin for....damn i really wish ud remember where u saw the stick on tint for the lights! otherwise i guess ill think about trying the model car paint...i shud be able to get it at a hobby shop right?

thanks again guys

[romantt8]

;-)

[manbeard]

i'm the guy you were talking about with the super dark tails....they are back to normal, for the most part now. i put wayyy too much paint on mine. it sucked.

[Mugenjibz]

lol yeah...i saw ur thread, and i thoguht it looked nice, but as the people who commented in your thread...i am worried about the light output thru the tint...:oops:

[manbeard]

lol yeah...i saw ur thread, and i thoguht it looked nice, but as the people who commented in your thread...i am worried about the light output thru the tint...:oops:

i got tired of them being so dark, so i got some rubbing alcohol and took off some paint. then i went out and got some LED bulbs, and they were bright. now i'm back to all red

[Mugenjibz]

damn that was a fast reply. yeah i was actually planning to put LED indicators and i figure that wud be bright enough, but i just wanted to know what specific paint u used on your tailights then? and where i could get it? thanks.

[manbeard]

damn that was a fast reply. yeah i was actually planning to put LED indicators and i figure that wud be bright enough, but i just wanted to know what specific paint u used on your tailights then? and where i could get it? thanks.

yea, i'm quick. or just real bored.

i used that testors model tint paint. i got it at hungates. but you could probably get it at any hobby shop.

[YURPLES]

BEFORE:

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AFTER:

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I USED THE VHT NIGHTSHADES ON MY RED BRAKE LIGHTS AND IT WORKS PRETTY GOOD. I ALSO USED TESTORS CANDY APPLE RED TO PAINT OVER MY AMBER TURNS. I THINK IT CAME OUT GOOD. IT'S NOW A LITTLE DARKER THAN IN THE PIC AND IT LOOKS ALOT BETTER. THE LIGHT SHINES THROUGH JUST FINE.

[CaptainWhoosh]

The plastic paint (for like plastic lawn furniture and stuff) that is sold at OSH or other hardware stores made my front signals nice and dark, but light still got through plenty well, I dont run them on my car because I didnt like the look much, but thats just my preference ;)

[DoubleV]

Dunno if this is the one I saw years ago, but its the result of a google search.

http://www.decalfx.com/smoked_tail_light_film.html