DHiser27

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What is the best way to tint the tail lights on a '99 Firebird? Can you use normal black spray paint? I only want a little bit of a tint, not a complete black.

EsCrasston

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either get a can of VHT Nightshades or do what I did and use come RC Car spray tint. It's much cheaper and worked just as well IMHO.

tylerdj

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Use the VHT Nightshades like mentioned about with a few coats of clear on it. Works very good.

BIG_MIKE2005

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Another vote for Nightshades. If done properly it'll looks great.(see my sig.)

s.o.m.SS

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We just reduce the hell out of reg black paint and just scuff the lights, spray them and then clear. See if any body shop will do it for you. I think it looks better than the VHT outcome.

BIG_MIKE2005

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I'd be willing to bet mine look just as good with VHT & clear as yours.

DHiser27

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i dont want mine as much as yours BIG_MIKE, i just want a little bit of tint, so the red still shows, just darkened a bit. my cousin knows a guy that will do it for $20, hes not clearing them out at all, just using black car paint. im scared, cause this car is my baby, so just makin sure this can be done with this kind of paint. do you spray the inside of the light or the outside?

enos44

that looks pretty cool and i think it would look pretty cool on my car but is it illegal? and if so have you ever been cited for having it?

quiet_storm98

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yeah in alot of states it is illegal...i got pulled over for it before

2000BlackM6

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wouldn't it be just as dark as some GTS covers? or would it be darker with the VHT, cause I was possibly going to do the VHT, but I don't want to completely ruin the ability to see at night

s.o.m.SS

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Maybe I just don't personally believe a rattle can could match up to a good ol' spray gun.

quiet_storm98

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i agree those look much better then the vht'd lights...if i ever tint mine again i will get it done at a paint shop the right way

trenz_em

I Did Tint Mine With Vht , I Like Them Cos At Night They Are Nearly Transparent When The Lights Are On. Are The Painted Ones See Through When Lights Are On ?

italicizedsponge

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i used RC car tint and it works the same but i got pulled over and it peeled off when it was in the hot sun. i clear coated it and everything. i had covers since i got my car and got sick of the look so im just keep the tails stock for now

GunshotZ28

I have a friend who used VHT Nightshades on his '06 Subaru STI. I helped him do it this past weekend. We painted his fog lights, headlights, and his taillights. I personaly wouldn't do the headlights. His headlights came out good, it's just that the brightness of the headlight isn't as good as it was before. I'm even thinking about ordering a can for myself so I could tint my taillights and my third brake light, maybe even the side lights on the quarter panel to my '96 T/A. It's either I tint my taillights or go with the '98+ T/A honeycomb taillights.

BIG_MIKE2005

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You can make the Nightshades look just as good as ANY other paint. 100% Gaurenteed. All good paint job comes down to good prep & solid painting procedures. True the Nightshades will be not as glossy without clear, but you'll want to clear them anyway to keep wax from leaving it's mark & so you can just hit the entire back panel with the buffer.

I'd rather use a product made for tinting tail lights then reduced paint that isn't designed to let the light back out after you paint over it. My tails are just as bright at night as they were before & during the day my brake lights can be seen easily. Same goes for all my sidemarkers.

It's been over a year & my car sits out in the elements every day & is driven over 50 miles a day, so it's not a covered garage queen. The VHT has withstood the elements & not faded at all. Why go thru all the trouble of professionally sprayin on reduced black paint when you can remove your tails & do the VHT/Clear in your garage in a weekend??

f50nut

I'd be willing to bet that VHT is just reduced black spray paint in a can, but it looks damn good when done right.

2tone

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What else would it be?! lol

s.o.m.SS

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Listen bigmike I don't know if you have stock in VHT or what but I still disagree PPG in a spray gun > rattle can. I stated my opinions and experiences im not trying to write a persuasive essay here. So now I am going to quit whoring the thread. Have a nice day.

EsCrasston

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i used RC car tint and cleared it with a DuPont clear and it worked great. Mine never peeled off in the sun or anything. and it has been very hot and sunny here.