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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Flip
DrJesus616 is right..Try doing them yourself first.. 04+ grand prix REV lights & 3rd brake lights dont like VHT paints or nightshade..It bites into the OEM clearcoat..The only problem is VHT paint sucks to remove because it gums up sandpaper so it will cost you to remove the stuff if you dont like them.. Adding everything up you will save money by having someone do it for you if you dont have the time to do them..If you are in a hurry.. You will not like them because nightshade doesnt like to be sprayed fast.... Spraycan clearcoat will not have the shine you want.. All the polish & compounds that you will need too..Cheap to have someone do them for you..
i have used nightshade before and didnt like the look. This was on my old car and i ended up sanding it all off and took them to get professionally done. Im glad i got them sanded good enough because if they would have been ruined it would have been $400 for new tail lights on that car.
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 08:45 PM
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Here a pic of my vinyl tint overlays.



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Old Nov 18, 2010 | 01:39 AM
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ive got 5% all the way around. never been pulled over for the tint. but when i have been pulled over i just roll down both windows haha.
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Old Nov 18, 2010 | 06:42 AM
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any updates whitegxp?
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Old Nov 18, 2010 | 08:24 AM
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ima wait untill i get the led tail lights from ebay once i get those i will tint them but i did put some hids ill post pics of those later
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Old Nov 18, 2010 | 08:34 AM
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cool what did you go with?
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Old Nov 18, 2010 | 08:48 AM
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6k in the headlights and 6k in the fogs nice whitish bluish color
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Old Nov 18, 2010 | 11:46 AM
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heres the pics of the hids
first one is right when they were turned on so they were blue they are a lot whiter once they heat up
second one is just the fogs
3rd is just the headlights
4th is both
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Old Nov 18, 2010 | 12:46 PM
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they look good
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Old Nov 19, 2010 | 04:26 AM
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6k is what i have as well ... i can never get a good picture of them at night because theyre so damn bright the camera doesnt know whether to **** or go blind ...

i have noticed, and this was completely unintentional and unknown to me before getting the bulbs that the tint/ eyebrow i added to my headlights prevents some of the glare/ misdirection of the extra brightness these bulbs do throw ... so i dont have the awesome cutoff projectors should have but there is alot less light hitting people in the eyeballs when at a stop light ...

now i just need some 3k's for the fogs and ill be set and ready for winter ... ahhh **** .... i need some winter tires and rims ... anyone know if the stocker/ steel rim off an impala or monte will fit our ( montes ) car ? ill ask elsewhere ...
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Old Mar 14, 2011 | 02:41 AM
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did mine today with nite shades and automotive clear






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damn those look pretty good!!
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