f150on22s

i want to smoke the stock taillights on my dd... without sanding & paint.
Any ideas?

sleepinghawk

How about this...

http://www.afterthoughtsauto.com/vhtnigpain.html

f150on22s

does that really work?

chaman

iTrader: (5)

...ask the school bus that will rear end you....

sleepinghawk

I have the kind that are the covers that you pop on. No velcro, fit really good. Come off easy to clean. Only use in day time mostly, some claim about the heat being trapped in with the covers on, I guess with the lights on. No problems for me with the pop on.

f150on22s

where did you get it? i'd like to order one if i could or pick one up some where

nhra-trans-am

iTrader: (103)

I have the pop on ones too. You can get them at autozone. they don't have them on the shelf, they have to order them for you. Mine took about 3 days to get to the store

Here is a pic of them on my t/a

sleepinghawk

Yes as nhra-trans-am said, auto zone, advance auto..

todddchi

iTrader: (3)

VHT works just fine if you do it right. But according to your original post you don't want to sand or paint, and VHT done properly, does require sanding, painting, and clearcoat.

But if it's done right, it looks 1000% better than pop-ons, and you don't have to worry about the pop ons falling off or breaking / getting stolen. I've had both on various cars and the VHT looks much better, but it does require more work.

Another benefit is that you can use any number of coats of the VHT to get a very light smoke, or pitch black.

I was nervous about using the VHT, so I picked up an extra set of tail lamps on ebay for $20. I'm not sure TA tails can be had that cheap, but it was a good insurance policy for me, plus I wanted to be able to go back to stock come resale day.

There is a good write-up in the appearance hall of fame sticky.

If you decide to go with VHT, get it from summit, it's cheaper.

98blackvert

how much are the pop ons??

orangeapeel

iTrader: (18)

VHT looks better if you have a steady hand and can get an even coat on the lights.

sleepinghawk

[QUOTE=98blackvert]how much are the pop ons??[/QUOTE
I think I paid about $40.00 from advance auto

Reject

iTrader: (24)

i'd still go and get a body shop to lay a real fine tint on them, mixing in alittle black with the clear coat, so you can tint it to what ever tint you want. it'll also look waaaay better than the other ways said


orangeapeel, when did you become a mod?! congrad's on that

JasonWW

iTrader: (2)

I always thought the VHT stuff would look best if you darken the edges more and left the middle area a little lighter. That way at night the centers would glow and slowly fade around the edges. I think it would look cool and still be fairly bright during the day. Any thoughts on this?