my bandit

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pay 175 to have ALL my lights on my trans am blacked out? its a professional job so i know there is no way that it will get messed up.
also should i paint the reverse lights or keep them clear?

btw my car is black with black rims

tpain

if you were closer i could do them for about a 100 bucks, but guess it sounds like a good deal.

my bandit

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also i do know about vht niteshade i just want the tails to look completely black and i dont want to mess it up

sweetbmxrider

iTrader: (13)

if you mess up, you sand/strip it off and do it again. its not hard but its your money.

02gtp4now

iTrader: (7)

if they are using automotive base and clear thats a little high but not bad, and i would keep the b/u lights clear

my bandit

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yea i just dont want to mess up too much

yes he is using a base and clearing it. i mostly just want it to look good and i dont know if vht will get it as black as the car

*98TransAm*

you can get vht as dark as you want depending on how many coats you have and how heavy its painted on.

my bandit

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but isnt it the more coats you put on the harder it is to see the lights?

Flaring Afro

^ the darker the cover, the harder. this is natural as its blocking light. replacing the bulbs with leds will make it brighter though. you can get ones that screw in and hold like 5+ or something.

imo do it yourself, couldn't be hard. start with signals, they don't stand out much anyways. if it doesn't look perfect, get someone else to do taillights or get a cover (i think there's a cover).

*98TransAm*

yeah, ive seen it done on a black car and it matched perfectly and you could still see the lights fine during the day and at night.

writeup https://ls1tech.com/forums/paint-bod...eparation.html

theres a bunch of info and pics on this site about this, try searching.

my bandit

iTrader: (10)

did you use it on your car?
if so can you post pics of it

nifty97z

iTrader: (47)

I used it on my car. Light shines through perfectly (but I have to redo one front marker, lol). I did my front markers (blinkers), rear side markers and my third brake lamp. And all of them look real black during day light.

EDIT: can't get into my photobucket to upload pics

98 WS6

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I say try it yourself first. If it doesn't work out, then go get it done. Unless you REALLY don't trust yourself and you think your gonna spray VHT all over your car or something, but you should take the tails outta the car anyway, but you get my point.

If you mess up, just sand it down and take it to the shop, it won't make a difference. Oh yeah, and i'd keep the reverse lights clear. Blacking those out too is overkill IMO.

my bandit

iTrader: (10)

ok i think yall have me comvinced to try it.
i just needed to tell the person yes or no by tomorrow to get it done monday for cheaper

*98TransAm*

not my car but heres some pics

BlkBird2000

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I hope you have a very nice picture in your head about how black this is going to look. All that black kinda takes away from the car. I have blacked out my side markers, 3rd brake light, and got covers for the 4 lights up front(fog and daytime running lights). My red tail lights and chrome tips break it up. Things like too much *** or too big of ****(yes ****) are not good. Bigger they get the fatter they get. Not sure where i'm going with this. I'm tired. Just don't want you to make a mistake of going too black and regretting it. Maybe some tail light covers before you make the commitment? Sorry for long post. Good luck.

devilsalmostfree

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hey man, im closer, what would it cost for just the tail lights?