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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 10:49 PM
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kinda tinted but not really

has anyone seen tail lights that are tinted but not tinted all the way. kind of like the blackline bmw tail lights.

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i want to tint mine but i don't want them 'fully' tinted. has anyone seen these before?? or if they could photochop something together?
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 10:53 PM
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Check out AngeloSe3p .. Hes done that to this tail lights but his tints were alot darker :P Not my cup of tea if you ask me lol
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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 12:53 AM
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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 02:42 AM
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venom's tints are totally blacked out. not the look i'm going for. and i know angelo tinted half of his tail light. not quite like the blackline bmw ones. i'm looking for a light full tail light tint but maybe more emphasized on some parts. just don't know which parts i would make darker. i don' tknow how to explain what i'm looking for hahah. like the blackline bmw ones are tinted, but the lines are darker.
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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 03:10 AM
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I am completely confused by what you're asking...
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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 03:59 AM
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On my old miata i was going for the same look. I used a film like window tint. Maybe try that but with a very very light tint? I say experiment!
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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 10:32 AM
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I know what your talking about. I went light on my tint. not as light as that BMW but not nearly as dark as most. this might be a little darker than you are wanting. this is 2 coats of tinting paint with clear.

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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 11:06 AM
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I remember seeing gh8st's RX8 and it had VERY light tint. Even lighter than the above RX8 and as hardly noticeable. If I recall correctly, he used one light coat.
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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by josh95mx
I know what your talking about. I went light on my tint. not as light as that BMW but not nearly as dark as most. this might be a little darker than you are wanting. this is 2 coats of tinting paint with clear.
what type of tinting paint did you use? did not know you could get it that light with paint. looks good

here is a vinyl tint on my car. daylight pic so it is a bit darker when the sun is gone.

Attached Thumbnails kinda tinted but not really-danny3-small-.jpg  

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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 12:00 PM
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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 01:13 PM
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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by NgoRX8
what type of tinting paint did you use? did not know you could get it that light with paint. looks good

here is a vinyl tint on my car. daylight pic so it is a bit darker when the sun is gone.

hotness!!!!! What paint did you use?
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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by NgoRX8
what type of tinting paint did you use? did not know you could get it that light with paint. looks good

here is a vinyl tint on my car. daylight pic so it is a bit darker when the sun is gone.


It was a PPG, clear base tinted with black and thinned out, then cleared again. I like the way it looks but I almost wish I had gone one coat more or less. But it’s perfect as far a clarity day and night.


on my 3G eclipse I used a rattle can called "night shade" it turned out much the same way, a little darker though on a red tail light.

I think you can still find it on the internet, but i would practice on something else first, allot of folks don’t wash the surface properly and it turns out all orange peely or dull in the finish.

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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 02:31 PM
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Do yo mean something like Mad Mike's 8?

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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 02:40 PM
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Do yo mean something like Mad Mike's 8?

looks like the car has 2 faces.....
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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 04:29 PM
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I really like the light tint, compared to the blacked out ones. Post pics if you go through with it op!
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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 08:51 PM
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lol btw you could probably use the term "smoked" instead of "kinda tinted but not really"
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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 02:40 AM
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but i'm not looking for smoked tail lights. hmmm maybe i got the wrong impression of the 'blackline' bmw tail lights. i always thought that they were sprayed with a very light tint, then another coat but only over the 'lines' and it was just another light coat. this way the 'lines' were more emphasized. i know our tail lights and the bimmer tail lights are very different, but i was looking for that kind of concept. i think this is a better explanation of what i'm kinda looking for. though i really like your tails ngo. it's there, but it's real subtle. i don't want it to be like BAM TINTED TAIL LIGHTS, yaknow??

i feel like my car is too white. i want some contrast in the tail light area, but i only want to tint them very little. and i noticed a lot of guys that do it get a gross brown color. or they go all the way black like the guy above. i'm not looking for either of these.

i do appreciate the input though guys. this is really helpful for me.
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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 02:51 AM
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How bout red? got the idea when i was driving behind a benz
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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 03:07 AM
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^^i've seen that before too. not my style.
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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by dlum125
but i'm not looking for smoked tail lights. hmmm maybe i got the wrong impression of the 'blackline' bmw tail lights. i always thought that they were sprayed with a very light tint, then another coat but only over the 'lines' and it was just another light coat. this way the 'lines' were more emphasized. i know our tail lights and the bimmer tail lights are very different, but i was looking for that kind of concept. i think this is a better explanation of what i'm kinda looking for. though i really like your tails ngo. it's there, but it's real subtle. i don't want it to be like BAM TINTED TAIL LIGHTS, yaknow??

i feel like my car is too white. i want some contrast in the tail light area, but i only want to tint them very little. and i noticed a lot of guys that do it get a gross brown color. or they go all the way black like the guy above. i'm not looking for either of these.

i do appreciate the input though guys. this is really helpful for me.
yah, in a parking garage the inside of my lights look brown thats why i thought about going darker. but i think im going to pop them and paint the silver inside black. you could always try to mix a little blue candy in with it that might cause them to appear brighter in color. my suggestion would be to start out with the tint films you can get off of ebay. That way if you dont like it you can take it off.

once you go black... you never go back brother...
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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 08:55 PM
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... oh, i meant was, the rear end of the car, yeah... that's it
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Originally Posted by josh95mx
It was a PPG, clear base tinted with black and thinned out, then cleared again. I like the way it looks but I almost wish I had gone one coat more or less. But it’s perfect as far a clarity day and night.


on my 3G eclipse I used a rattle can called "night shade" it turned out much the same way, a little darker though on a red tail light.

I think you can still find it on the internet, but i would practice on something else first, allot of folks don’t wash the surface properly and it turns out all orange peely or dull in the finish.
Please tell me your exhaust system and your back bumper
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