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-   -   Taillight Blackout (http://www.the370z.com/diy-section-do-yourself/53314-taillight-blackout.html)

rhd 05-22-2012 09:55 PM
I just did mine tonight, tint is drying in the shop.

I plan on telling them:

"Really officer... the car came from the factory that way!"

:tup:

rhd 05-23-2012 09:51 PM
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Here are some pics of my tail light tint.

I followed this guide to the nuts with all the steps and materials:

HOW TO TINT YOUR TAIL LIGHTS WITH VHT NITESHADES (VIDEO 1 OF 2) - YouTube

HOW TO TINT YOUR TAIL LIGHTS WITH VHT NITESHADES (VIDEO 2 OF 2) - YouTube

I only put on 2 coats of nite shades instead of 3.

The final finish turned out like glass - lots of polishing pays off nicely... :tup:

Pauly 05-24-2012 08:14 AM
that looks great man. i just want to find someone to put window tint on mine. i dont feel like taking them off and all that

Bluebatmobile 06-20-2012 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by speedfreek (Post 1682183)
+1 on the Bluebat overlays. I have some on order...GTR tails is what he calls them. I should have them installed in the next couple weeks when I do my tint.

Here is his link Pictures by BlueBatmobile2005 - Photobucket
:hello:

B@t

nmjaxx9 06-20-2012 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Pauly (Post 1734359)
that looks great man. i just want to find someone to put window tint on mine. i dont feel like taking them off and all that
this works well too check my album if you need pics. :tiphat:

bdavis89 06-20-2012 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by rhd (Post 1733957)
Here are some pics of my tail light tint.

I followed this guide to the nuts with all the steps and materials:

HOW TO TINT YOUR TAIL LIGHTS WITH VHT NITESHADES (VIDEO 1 OF 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSKA0ElKg1Q

HOW TO TINT YOUR TAIL LIGHTS WITH VHT NITESHADES (VIDEO 2 OF 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8-hZP6-ZY8&feature=channel&list=UL

I only put on 2 coats of nite shades instead of 3.

The final finish turned out like glass - lots of polishing pays off nicely... :tup:

http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/p.../TintTail2.jpg
This looks perfect. One coat is all I want, just pure awesomeness.

sparky 06-20-2012 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Bluebatmobile (Post 1782098)
:hello:

B@t
A few questions, how well do these form around the creases and edges in the 370 tail light? Are they hard to install? I'll search for threads on these but maybe you can PM me details, price etc.

Thanks :tiphat:

rikkiphan1506 07-30-2012 02:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Baer383 (Post 1704680)
Mine were painted at my shop it looks so much better then anything else you can get.

http://www.the370z.com/members/baer3...01-rt-side.jpg
http://www.the370z.com/members/baer3...3-img-0010.jpg
hi, do u know how many coat that you did on ur tail light?

RITDR 07-31-2012 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by rhd (Post 1733957)
Here are some pics of my tail light tint.

I followed this guide to the nuts with all the steps and materials:

I only put on 2 coats of nite shades instead of 3.

The final finish turned out like glass - lots of polishing pays off nicely... :tup:
That looks really nice! :tup:
I was going to do overlays, but I'm comfortable with painting, so maybe I'll give this process a try.

rhd 08-01-2012 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by RITDR (Post 1847564)
That looks really nice! :tup:
I was going to do overlays, but I'm comfortable with painting, so maybe I'll give this process a try.
It's really pretty easy, follow the youtube guides and you will have no problems. You do not have to sand much at all with the 2000 grit AFTER the final clear coat, VERY lightly will do the job, or you will have to polish allot!

Don't forget to do the 3rd taillight! - link here

:hello:

Have fun!

nmjaxx9 08-01-2012 09:05 PM
I tried vht on my buddys ford escort once just as a test dummy and it came out pretty bad, so I just went with the tints.

My friend tried vht on his max and it came out good, but when he went to remove it because he wanted it back to stock color, he had a hell of time gettin that ish off. Just a warning if you are using VHT. :tiphat:

Bluebatmobile 08-08-2012 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by sparky (Post 1782468)
A few questions, how well do these form around the creases and edges in the 370 tail light? Are they hard to install? I'll search for threads on these but maybe you can PM me details, price etc.

Thanks :tiphat:
The key when applying these to the tails is heat. The heat makes the vinyl pliable and easier to work around the taillight ;).

B@t™

HerOuji 08-08-2012 09:37 AM
not sure if this work.
http://www.the370z.com/members/herou...1-img-2098.png
http://www.the370z.com/members/herou...0-img-2096.png
sorry for the crappy pic.. but this blackout seems like painting the chrome housing from inside the lens.

AlexRaymond19 01-23-2013 05:09 PM
Is there a way to get replacement tail light covers if you mess up?

nmjaxx9 01-23-2013 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by AlexRaymond19 (Post 2126952)
Is there a way to get replacement tail light covers if you mess up?
what do you mean? How you mess it up? Its pretty straightforward LOL, get the tint done by a shop if you doubt your handy work. :icon17:


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