im gonna attempt this tonight or tomorrow after work. i have the precut pieces and i picked up a window tint kit...spray, suquegee(sp?), and razor blade. from what im reading it sounds pretty easy just a lil time consuming. any other info i should know??

 

Keith, have any idea where the pictures is that has all the corners (like above) with the added yellow on yellow?

I have it at home. but I am not home right now.

I think it is in the old SB thread..... which means we would never find it....

 

here it is....
Please keep in mind that the bottom right picture makes it look worse then it really is. when the car is outside in the sun it is a much closer match... not perfect, but not bad either. (I really should update that picture. )

 

I don't like the clear sidemarkers. They stick out too much. I'm thinking about blacking mine out.

 

Painted. Not polished yet.

 

looks great SC-ed.

 

SC's pics show that you can get about the same result from paint, as you can from film. Advantage of paint, no bubbles, complete coverage. Advantage of film, reversable upon fixit ticket, cheaper.

PAINTED





FILM OVERLAY

 

how was it painting? i did the film this weekend on mine...hard as hell on the rear. im thinking of taking it off and painting.

 

Glad to hear that you were able to try this weekend. Please post up pictures so I can see how you did. I can't understate, how hard this is to do on our lights.

 

when I first looked into doing this, there were threads of guys spraying their lights with "night shade" products, or other inferior paint products. The finished projects looked beautiful, but were not long term solutions. In one case, the paint cracked and fell off.

So, more info from SC-ed on the product used, and maybe the costs involved would be helpful.

 

Hey Bottoms up!!! (Dawn)

 

ill post pics asap at work now

 

How you can you get fix it ticket for red tail lights? As far as I know red on the back is legal.

Got to go now. Will post later.

 

its the reverse light lighting up red that's illegal.

 

Looks daymn nice SC!!! Especially with the VR.

 

I used Testor's transparent red paint on a set of taillights once upon a time, looked awesome at first, horrible after the outdoor elements.

 

Reverse light. Probably illegal. But if you get a ticket its easy to sand it down a little and reclear them. Have you seen those pink reverse lights from the factory on some cars?

One more advantage of painting process I used. You can play with the color mix - dark, light, pink, red whatever you want. First I tried some red I had in the garage on a piece of plexiglass, but it turned out pink. Didn't like it. So I had to buy a some dark red.
I have painted lights before and never had a problem if its done properly. First I wet sanded them with #2000 sandpaper. Mixed a 11 oz. can of Dupli-Color T125 clear top coat with about 2/3 5 oz. can of Dupli-Color DSGM380 Medium Garnet Red. Applied a good wet coat of the mix with paint gun. Wet sanding again with #2000. Then three coats of clear top coat. After 48 hours wet sanding with #2000 and polishing with fine cut 3M rubbing compound. Thats it.
Looks smooth and shiny now.

 

sounds good. yes it is possible to fix them by taking off the paint, it's just more work in this case. I wish i had the ability to paint, i want a very light smoke over the taillights.

 

Thats how I painted my clear sidemarkers. Didn't like how they stand out.
I used a single coat of "night shade" and sandet it to get just that light smoke. Then clear coat. The hard part is to get even sanding with no dark/light spots which will be more difficult with the tail lights. The "mix" method will work much better. You can mix exactly what you want.

 

nice SC-ed!! Love that rear bumper- is it Fabulous?

 

Its V(F)ailside V1.

 

wow SC, that tint is real good. i'd be way to scared to do it myself. lol

 

Don't be. I do all my painting. I'm repainting my vailside every summer b/c of the stone chips (two times already). The lights are peace of cake compared to matching that VR.
Oooh, and I'm not a painter.
All started 2 years ago when I was quoted $3000 for molding the sideskirts and painting the kit. It took me about $300 and a weekend in the garage.

 

these were taken with my phone so not the best shot. anyways...i had a tint guy help me out with it. front turned out half decent but he suggested painting....most likely will redo it when i get the time!

 

fronts look fine....did you take any of the rears...did you do those in smoke as well?