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feckers
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Blacking out rear lights...

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Would just like to know how difficult it is to tint original rear lights to pure black?! :!:

I think they can be done by painting on layers of black paint and following that with a coat of clear lacquer paint. I also think you can paint on layers of red paint tint and that gives the same effect. :wink:

Has anyone tried either of these or heard of another way to do this?

Any help welcomed - many thanks! :thumbs:
chapcorsa
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dont do it mate, either buy some smoked ones or leave them standard, had them on my corsa when i first bought it n they looked crap even though they were done properly. swapped them straight away for some mhw smoked ones. still manged to sell the old ones for £20 tho!! lol
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i think yours are well cool si want mine 2 b lyk that but mine went crap with dust etc on them[img][/img]
feckers
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How did you do that to your lights si?!
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he just used black spray paint m8, I used proper proper black tint spray from motor-world but mine r crap ( check pix in my album ) as dust etc got on them so bodyshop guna do mine in future :P
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They are well dark though! :lol:
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thats how i want mine , wana do a set for me si lmao
feckers
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Where can i get the black spray tint paint from?!
feckers
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so i\'ve got to sand them first with some wet and dry sandpaper so the paint has something to attach itself to?! As in the finish on lights aren\'t pure smooth?!
feckers
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well i\'m gona have a go at doing it so i\'ll take some pics at the different stages and post them up if it turns out well! Thanks 4 all your help with it!

p.s. should it be a gloss finish balck spray paint i use?
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ahaha ur mums like oo wat u cooking
nothing just my lights lol
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Post by Sepherz »

Hey all,


Would this help? Its Trilogy Tail Light Tint and its available from http://www.gbdriver.co.uk/acatalog/Onli ... nt_55.html for £12.98.

I think that gbdriver.com site is excellent :P got some good stuff at cheap prices! And free delivery!
feckers
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I just went for the spray paint option - it works a treat too :D
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i agree with chapcorsa, tinting your own with that spray stuff will just look tacky and cheap, you\'d be best of buying some mhw smoked ones, about £130 a set, but well worth it.
feckers
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bad pic... but u get the idea

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i\'ll post one up when they\'re on the car n see what they look like then
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