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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Andrew149
Yeah, one thing about spray tinting that kinda sucks is the fact that you need to be very careful that both tail lights are the same shade. As you can see from Andrews tails, it's really easy to have one side darker than the other. You don't have that issue with tint film. And as the last post states, it's real easy to pull off the film if the Poe-Poe gives you any ****. If your gonna go the film route, buy a big sheet of it so you can practice and get it perfect. When you cut your pieces, cut them with about 2inches of overlap on all sides. That way you can heat the film with a heat gun or hair dryer to stretch it over the edges(without burning yourself). I'm planning to use the film as soon as I can get some cash together. Oh and BTW, don't skimp on the quality of the film(no autozone BS). Find a place that sells LUMAR window film, and get them to sell you a sheet. That **** will last forever, and is not extremely expensive.
 
Old Sep 17, 2009 | 01:58 PM
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black pantyhose ftw.
 
Old Sep 17, 2009 | 03:12 PM
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haha thats not my car man!
 
Old Sep 17, 2009 | 04:18 PM
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haha thanks guys for all the input i think im gonna do the tinting one and leave the reverse lights clear ill take some pics when all over done done with
 
Old Sep 17, 2009 | 09:39 PM
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Here, this sounds like what you're looking for:
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VHT Nite Shades (a bitch to source)
Matte Clear coat
Done slowly and lightly lol

Taping off the clear was a BITCH! but it looks great and matches the silver
I'm gonna go a couple coats darker and tint the 3rd brake light soon.
 
Old Sep 17, 2009 | 09:41 PM
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With the spray tint, it looks a little different on each side due to differences in lighting. For example the passenger side seems a tad lighter because the sun was setting. They look great at day, and better at night!
 
Old Sep 17, 2009 | 10:20 PM
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damn thats looks great thanks
 
Old Sep 17, 2009 | 10:23 PM
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 10:25 PM
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 12:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Andrew149
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haha thats not my car man!
Lol, sorry
 



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