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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 12:59 PM
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anyone have a pic of their vht tailights with the brake on? i would like to see how bright it is after being sprayed. thanks.
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 01:02 PM
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It depends on how many coats you put on. Mine have a few light coats, and can be seen easily in daylight.

I'll post a pick if I can find one.
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 01:37 PM
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This might just be the reflection, I can't remember. I'll take another when I get off work.

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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 01:39 PM
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^^beautiful car
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 01:50 PM
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^^beautiful car
Thanks man, nothing looks meaner than a blacked out SS or WS6
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 09:05 PM
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or GTO!
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Old Oct 28, 2007 | 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by GTO JIMMY
or GTO!
um no.....















jk nice looking vht job
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Old Oct 28, 2007 | 11:46 PM
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Check the link in my sig
FWIW at night or in the daylight they seem only slightly dimmer than stock, it's tough to get the pic right so it shows it, but so far no cops have given me any grief for having tinted tails ^6 coats of vht

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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 02:34 PM
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Lights off


Driving Lights



Brakes & Driving Lights on:
(Actually, my hazards not brakes.. couldn't press the brake and take a pic)




That was with 3 coats of Nightshade and 3 coats of clear.
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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 02:38 PM
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The vht lets plenty of light through! you dont have to worry about that at all. i had covers back in the day and people were always telling me my lights werent on, no problems since i nightshaded them
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Anyone know why my VHT is cracking. I decided to do my 3rd brake light and I had no trouble before, but it cracked horribly. I put another coat on and no luck. I put the clear coat on and it's still cracking. I have no idea why it's not working for me this time, I even sanded down the plastic before hand.
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Originally Posted by allbaugh_04
Anyone know why my VHT is cracking. I decided to do my 3rd brake light and I had no trouble before, but it cracked horribly. I put another coat on and no luck. I put the clear coat on and it's still cracking. I have no idea why it's not working for me this time, I even sanded down the plastic before hand.
Seems to be a common problem with some of the 3rd brake lights
maybe some tinted vinal sticker would work to black it out
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Originally Posted by 2K2WS6TA
Seems to be a common problem with some of the 3rd brake lights
maybe some tinted vinal sticker would work to black it out
Weird, this has me completely stumped though. Why would it crack on the 3rd brake light. I put 5 very thick coats of clear over it and i hope i can sand it out...the clear just keeps building up over the cracks and cracks again. I guess I can put a strip of tint over it and it'll look good.
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 10:06 PM
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with the third brake light I put 3 coats of clear oni it first then I put the vht on and it works perfectly fine ill get pics tomorrow.
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Old Nov 5, 2007 | 02:41 PM
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ok thx a lot...i tried sanding it all down and its just not working...i'll continue to do that...clear it...then vht, then clear.
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Old Nov 5, 2007 | 02:47 PM
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your coats might be too heavy, and you may not be waiting long enough before a second coat
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Old Nov 5, 2007 | 05:43 PM
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ok i'll go real light, just about ready to start
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Old Nov 5, 2007 | 08:51 PM
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You need to sand it down smooth and spray an adhesion promoter on it first. I had the same problem, and a trip to Autozone to buy a $4 can of that **** fixed it.

I wish I would have known to use it the first time, it would have saved me a lot of damn time.
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i put a coat of clear on every 15 minutes for the last few hours..after the clear i'll pick up the stuff u mentioned, vht, more clear...
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