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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 03:33 PM
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 05:22 PM
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Hawk 584 are those covers or spray on
and if spray on can you show me with ur brakes on?
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 05:31 PM
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Those are covers from AVS or LUND.... Do a search on here for "Tail ight Covers" and you will get the part # for them. They can be picked up at any auto parts store such as Autozone or Pepboys....Good luck.
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 05:50 PM
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Dont get taillight covers. People could easily walk by your car and ****** them. Nightshade. Here are some pics of mine. Let me know if you have any questions.

BEFORE CLEAR



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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 05:52 PM
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DEFINITLY going with nightshade
can u show me with ur breaks and lights on?

the covers just dont look as nice
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 06:02 PM
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I see if I can get one by saturday.
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 06:30 PM
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ok thanks
thats the only thing that is gonna worry me is the cops saying the turn sigs are to dark
i havent made good friends lately with them
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 06:35 PM
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I have had a cop stop me once. He thought they where covers and told me to take them off before dark. I was over it...
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 06:40 PM
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lol its not that tail lights im sure will be fine
its the turn sigs that worry me the most
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 06:59 PM
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Why not just buy the turn signal lights from ebay? You can get them in black.
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 07:31 PM
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o didnt know that
will look into that
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 08:08 PM
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You can buy the corners from ebay..but they are gonna be alot more if you do that. 11 bucks for some night shade...I did my stockers and they where pretty dark but you can do very light coats just until its dark enough where you cant see much orange, just keep the can far away from them. I know how much of a pain it is to change them so I understand if you dont want to change them out a bunch of times. A can should be just enough to black out the tails and lightly do the corners. Another thing I did was the rear running lights on the bumper.
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 08:10 PM
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noticed that
but my dad said we can try the clear+black first before buying some VHT nightshade
and i have a pretty steady hand so im hoping on the best

how long yours take entirely
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 08:13 PM
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ARIOCH,

Those blackouts look awesome in person, better than the picture shows.
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 08:21 PM
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Save your money and spend your time with nightshade. I did all 4 corners on my black firebird with nightshade and sprayed them with clear from autozone. looks awesome. I also did my 3rd brake light. As far as tinting the taillights...IMO looks better without covers or nightshade. There can be too much black. If you get black rims make sure they have a chrome lip.
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 08:28 PM
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I dont want my whole car black tho
i just want everything black but the rim lips and the hood stripes i plan to add
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 08:55 PM
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I used 1 and 1/2 cans on my taillights and another can for the four corners.
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 09:01 PM
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TA Kid how long it take you to do yours?
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by 3.8redbird
TA Kid how long it take you to do yours?
Well, it took about 2 hours. 90% of that time was cutting out and taping paper around the taillights. The corner lights and 3rd light were easy cuz you just take those out. It is easier then you think. Just prep it and follow the instructions on the Niteshade can.
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o ok sounds easy
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