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Old Apr 2, 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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Old Apr 2, 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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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by DoggyB22
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?
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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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 11:56 PM
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got any pics of your tail lights?
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Old Apr 3, 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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Old Apr 3, 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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Old Apr 3, 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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Old Apr 3, 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)
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That one reason i VHT'ed mine ,to see when backing up. Plus it looks cleaner to me.
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Old Apr 3, 2008 | 09:48 PM
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heres mine pic dosnt do it justice, shitty camera.
i also have all my lights tinted now 3rd brake light and all corners as well.

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Old Apr 3, 2008 | 10:27 PM
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ill sell someone some rear covers for like twenty bucks
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