Blackout Opinions
no body with me on this one? wish i could photoshop it to give you an idea,....i'll try paint, it'll look ghetto but that all good lol 
09-13-2005, 01:23 PM
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Here is what mine looks like, I love it! I'm probabably gonna blackout the 3rd brake light too but not sure how to go about doing that. To get the rear filler panel that smooth I undid my brakelights and pulled the center peice out and took it inside and wetsanded it with 2000 grit then 4000 grit sandpaper then polished it with some cheap plastic polish I picked up from Autozone.
09-13-2005, 01:30 PM
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Blackouts look great on dark cars, but a bit out of place on light cars. I have blackouts on the back of by 2001 Black Formula. No one's said anything bad about them. Another good thing about blackout covers is that they hide a shattered taillight. 
Mines been held together with clear tape for a year now, but you can't tell because the entire red lens is there and the cover hides it. I dont feel like paying $300 for a taillight. 
The covers only cost me $40 or $45. They are available from Autozone.
Here they are:
Here they are as a one-pice (it would me nice if someone actually made it)
(This is an edited image, the one-piece blackout is not real).
The blackouts are made by AutoVentShade (AVS). They are available at most auto parts stores for $40-$45. They might not be on the shelf (the Camaro ones usually are), but the store can order them (no shipping charge to you) and they'll be in in 3 days.
If you do decide to buy the AVS blackouts, you are better off buying them at a local auto parts store (as stated above), since some online stores seem to want $50-$60 plus shipping.
I have had blackouts on my Formula for 3years without any melting.
I removed the "AVS" logos with 3M FinesseIt-II.
Mines been held together with clear tape for a year now, but you can't tell because the entire red lens is there and the cover hides it. I dont feel like paying $300 for a taillight. The covers only cost me $40 or $45. They are available from Autozone.Here they are:
Here they are as a one-pice (it would me nice if someone actually made it)
(This is an edited image, the one-piece blackout is not real).
The blackouts are made by AutoVentShade (AVS). They are available at most auto parts stores for $40-$45. They might not be on the shelf (the Camaro ones usually are), but the store can order them (no shipping charge to you) and they'll be in in 3 days.
If you do decide to buy the AVS blackouts, you are better off buying them at a local auto parts store (as stated above), since some online stores seem to want $50-$60 plus shipping.
I have had blackouts on my Formula for 3years without any melting.
I removed the "AVS" logos with 3M FinesseIt-II.
09-13-2005, 01:43 PM
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Ya I got mine from Autozone and I just used a tad of fingernail polish remover to get the AVS logos off. My tailights are pretty scratched up so this made it look alot better. I blew the right one off at a car wash once onto the ground and it scuffed it up a bit but you can't tell from a couple feet away.
What should I buy or do to get the 3rd brake light blacked out?
What should I buy or do to get the 3rd brake light blacked out?
09-13-2005, 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by DarkOneX
Ya I got mine from Autozone and I just used a tad of fingernail polish remover to get the AVS logos off. My tailights are pretty scratched up so this made it look alot better. I blew the right one off at a car wash once onto the ground and it scuffed it up a bit but you can't tell from a couple feet away.
What should I buy or do to get the 3rd brake light blacked out?
What should I buy or do to get the 3rd brake light blacked out?
I dont know of any cover for the third brake light. I think the only option is VHT Nightshades (its kind of a lens blackout paint/tint).
09-25-2005, 02:08 AM
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Originally Posted by 01 Red WS6
I don't like the black out look. I say use some niteshade on them and smoke them out. It will make it darker but not black
that sounds like it would look better does anybody have any pics of this?
10-04-2005, 08:40 AM
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the AVS blackouts are the way to go.... people can post pics online of the ones they spray painted with that garbage.... but i saw pics of a car online.... n it looked damn good but then in real life.... i saw the same tailight and they look like garbage u can see the spray paint marks....
10-04-2005, 09:44 AM
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Actually, it does look kind of bad *** completely blacked out like that. I'm still gonna keep it the way it is but might be a good idea for someone else.
Oh and I use lots of Zaino, my car is ALWAYS shiny and clean looking
Oh and I use lots of Zaino, my car is ALWAYS shiny and clean looking
