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ehh...no
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Old Jul 16, 2007 | 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Pro52R
do it right or don't do it @ all..

Some clear coat few a few drops of black in it..have a good paint shop do it and it'll last forever
Pro that is the way to do it! I have not done the Camaro lights but I did have my buddy do these for me. He did them at his body shop, it is clear with black added in and then cleared, sanded and polished. They look better then the paint!!



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Old Jul 21, 2007 | 01:46 AM
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Originally Posted by BayAreaSS
I would give it a try. I have Blackouts on my Pewter Camaro and i really like it. The stock tail lights are pretty ugly
you have some pic?
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Old Jul 21, 2007 | 02:13 PM
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i bought some vinyl crap off some guy ebay once... and i threw em right in the trash... i been looking at the tail light covers... probably only a little more....
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Old Jul 21, 2007 | 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Pro52R
do it right or don't do it @ all..

Some clear coat few a few drops of black in it..have a good paint shop do it and it'll last forever
You could take that to the bank!
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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 07:00 PM
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i have had tailight covers and the vinyl..the tailight covers melted my tailights..the vinyl was ok but it wasn't as dark as the picture they put on ebay, also it had bubbles in it until i trimmed it down a lil bit but once it was on it looked decent, I took it off though. If i was gonna blackout my tailights again i would just get them painted and call it a day that way you wouldn't have to worry about anything
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Old Aug 4, 2007 | 10:28 PM
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I like that look.. I wonder how different a good VHT application would look side by side with the blackened clear?
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Old Aug 5, 2007 | 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by High Pressure
Pro that is the way to do it! I have not done the Camaro lights but I did have my buddy do these for me. He did them at his body shop, it is clear with black added in and then cleared, sanded and polished. They look better then the paint!!




that looks real good
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 12:54 PM
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I would rather put the film on than put these on.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-99...QQcmdZViewItem
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To install try soap and water, just like window tinting and squeege all the air bubbles out and let dry in the sun for 1/2 a day. All should look good then. ....now I gotta find some for T/As!!
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Looks like it would stick to the lights without anything but static force! Just have a very clean surface.
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Old Sep 17, 2007 | 10:48 PM
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Just do the VHT, it's surpisingly easy to do and it looks cool too
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 11:32 PM
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i only like the smoked tail lights look on dark cars on lighter cars it just doesnt look right
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by 2K2WS6TA
Just do the VHT, it's surpisingly easy to do and it looks cool too
Got any more pictures of this?
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