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04-02-2008, 09:43 PM

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im thinking about blacking out my tail lights also. anyone know whats the law on the tinting taillights....i live in california.

does it have to be like Havok2 & EsCrasston or is all black alright or what?

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04-02-2008, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by transambandit

you have to do A LOT of prep for the vht or it will crack/peel and look like ***, i just ended up getting the blackouts from summit racing, looks 100x better than tint.

not to be a dick but i have to disagree.... ive had VHT on my car for a few years now, no crack/peel at all. and i didnt spend a lot of time on prep ....

all i did was clean them up real good, hit them with light coats til i got the desired darkness and then hit it with some clear over it...

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04-02-2008, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DoggyB22

no tint/covers are legal. ive been stopped one time, the cop looked at the lights, he asked if they were covers i said no, stock taillights, even has the DOT markings. he gave it a

look and said ok, have a nice night...

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04-02-2008, 11:56 PM

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got any pics of your tail lights?

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04-03-2008, 06:12 PM

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https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...nightshade+how

This is a how to I made, If you think it is worthy say something cause I am trying to get it stickied.

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04-03-2008, 07:07 PM

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I also got my tint film off of ebay. 2 years old, and they still look great!

And I never get hassled by the cops for them.

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04-03-2008, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Randy WS6

I've done mine with VHT Night Shade this week , but i had black out on my car for years. I like the VHT much better, my self.
They look real black but there not as dark as the black outs, The light shine threw much brighter. Day and night

Now thats gangster!

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04-03-2008, 07:25 PM

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I almost want to cut out the sections wher my reverse lights are on my GTS blackout covers.... I can barely see when reversing into my garage at night (I have 5 % tint on the rear window as well, so that does not help much)