Blacking Out a T/A
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Blacking Out a T/A I drive a 2001 black M6 Trans Am, not WS-6, and i want to make it all black pretty much, instead of clear corners, have them black, blacked out rear lights, blacked out front foglights and daytime runners as well. that and deep black window tint, and possibly paint some interior parts glossy black. Where can i go to find the blackouts for the lights on the rear, or the corner lenses? Has anyone used VHT nightshades for this sort of thing? Opinions, guidance, and comments are all welcome.
Re: Blacking Out a T/A I have heard of many people using the VHT nightshades. They have all pretty much said that it works good. The only caution I would give you is that this stuff is very very thin and prone to drip marks. When you use it just make sure you use very thin, light coats. Just build them up untill you get the desired color.
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Re: Blacking Out a T/A I have seen 2 T/A's that painted the inside of the tail lights. pulled the lenses apart and paint the inside. Gives it the custom look of a "stock" blacked out light. And it may fool some cops!! I have allso seen different cars that sand and polish the lights and then use VHT blackshades. Looks sweet
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Re: Blacking Out a T/A I have balckouts on the taillights of my black Formula. I am also considering blacking out the rest of the lights. I got the taillight covers from AutoZone for $40. They had to order it, but it only took 3 days. PepBoys has them too. They are made by AutoVentshade (http://www.autoventshade.com/). The Camaro and Mustang covers are right on the shelf; Firebird stuff almost always isn't.
I prefer covers or replacement lenses over painting/tinting. This is because I can easily return to stock if need be. (Plus it hides a shatterd taillight.)
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<small>[ December 05, 2002, 09:23 PM: Message edited by: VIP1 ]</small>
I prefer covers or replacement lenses over painting/tinting. This is because I can easily return to stock if need be. (Plus it hides a shatterd taillight.)
--VIP1
<small>[ December 05, 2002, 09:23 PM: Message edited by: VIP1 ]</small>
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Re: Blacking Out a T/A Thanks for the info VIP1, i have a friend working at O'Reillys, so i'm going to try to get them through them instead of autozone or pepboys, that is, if they have them <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> .
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Re: Blacking Out a T/A i have some that came off of my t/a. the only thing is that the corner on one of them is cracked off. they still look good on the car though.
email me at z28NvyBlue02@hotmail.com i will sell them for 20.00 and i am in the houston area if you want u can come look at them and check them out. no big deal to me.
email me at z28NvyBlue02@hotmail.com i will sell them for 20.00 and i am in the houston area if you want u can come look at them and check them out. no big deal to me.
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Re: Blacking Out a T/A well if your going to black out literally everything on the car, dont forget the red glowing light ala knight rider in the front. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />
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Re: Blacking Out a T/A BlackDeathTA,
Glad to be of help.
345-hp Blender,
That would be neat. I would like to make a KITT replica (a 3rd gen of course). I wish there was a one piece taillight blackout available for 4th gen Firebirds. ( like this: http://users.rcn.com/my57chevy/taillights.jpg )
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<small>[ December 09, 2002, 11:27 PM: Message edited by: VIP1 ]</small>
Glad to be of help.
345-hp Blender,
That would be neat. I would like to make a KITT replica (a 3rd gen of course). I wish there was a one piece taillight blackout available for 4th gen Firebirds. ( like this: http://users.rcn.com/my57chevy/taillights.jpg )
--VIP1
<small>[ December 09, 2002, 11:27 PM: Message edited by: VIP1 ]</small>
Re: Blacking Out a T/A what is VHT nightshade? never heard of it.
Some people have had success using testors tint paint on the lenses, I myself wasn't able to pull it off. But it's worth a mention
Some people have had success using testors tint paint on the lenses, I myself wasn't able to pull it off. But it's worth a mention
Re: Blacking Out a T/A </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by v7guy:
<strong>what is VHT nightshade? never heard of it.
Some people have had success using testors tint paint on the lenses, I myself wasn't able to pull it off. But it's worth a mention</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">It is a smoke colored clear coat in effect. spray it on and wa la you have tinted lights. It is available at After Throughts Auto >>>>>
<strong>what is VHT nightshade? never heard of it.
Some people have had success using testors tint paint on the lenses, I myself wasn't able to pull it off. But it's worth a mention</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">It is a smoke colored clear coat in effect. spray it on and wa la you have tinted lights. It is available at After Throughts Auto >>>>>