smoking tails

[madmaxEKhatchB18C5]

well, i'm finally ditching my odd looking tails (see link below) and putting in some of the red/clear tails (basically like stock, minus the amber turn signal lens)...

i think ricochet and a few others have the red/clears and i think some of you have them smoked, which is what i wanted to do. i plan on sanding the outside of lenses (400 grit then 800 grit) when wet and then doing nite-shades, followed by clear coat...

i'm wondering how many coats of nite-shades people have used to get the lenses dark, while still keeping brakes, rev. and turn lights visible thru the lenses...(i.e. no cop-stops due to the dark lenses)

anyone with experience let me know...

check out the old tails here--i'll admit i liked them a while back, but the more euro tails i see out there, the less i like having them on my ride, even if they are slightly disguised...

http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/579824/4

[Beastiek2]

true those old tails were cool for a hot miute
new one are nice
i am not sure if your talking about the tint spray that makes it dark almost black cause
my friend did it to his saturn and man that shit is dark ,looks great but its dark -not sure how many coats tho sorry

[GScivic7]

2 light coats will give it a nice tint. I ended up spraying like 4 coats on to my bumper lenses when I had the Civic cause I wanted them to be black. With amber bulbs they still showed up really well.

[madmaxEKhatchB18C5]

beastie....lol "one hot minute"...yeah...we all have moments of weakness...

thanks GS...i will start with 2 coats...

what do you think?? Tape off the reverse lights or tint the whole thing?

i think ricochet taped off his rev. lights...i'm feeling like tinting the whole thing though...i'll post pics when it's all thru...thanks for the help

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[Beastiek2]

yea tint the whole thing in my opinion
yea some pics deffinitly -good luck

[PoisonFangs]

I know a guy that used a can on each tail light. I looks sweet just sitting there but not cruising behind him.

[CivicSiRacer]

Just use smoked vinyl. It's what I'm going to use. Nightshades doesn't come off very easily.

[sofast]

I used three coats. They were a little dark but still very visible http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/528935

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[madmaxEKhatchB18C5]

Originally Posted by CivicSiRacer

Just use smoked vinyl. It's what I'm going to use. Nightshades doesn't come off very easily.

i was also considering this, but is it difficult to get smooth lines when i have those curved 96-98 hatchback tails?

SOFAST, thanks for the photo...those lights look really dark, i like the look...can you still see brake, rev and turn signals thru them during daytime and night? any cops ever give you a citation for them b/c of visibility issues?

thanks for the feedback...this will be my 3rd set of tails on there, so i want to get it right this time...all the help is appreciated

[GScivic7]

I wouldn't worry so much about reverse lights, but if your brake and turn signals don't show through that well, just buy some LED bulbs and you'll be fine.

[madmaxEKhatchB18C5]

good call GS...now i have a back-up plan if i tint the shit out of them...werd

good weekends everyone