Just curious, does anybody have any pics of blacked out tail lights for our cars. Prefarbly black in car color and candain, but eveything else is fine too? Just want to see what it looks liek before i get my self inot something.

 

mine is not blacked out but thay are smoked >>> here you go>>

 

smoked, blacked out, i just want to get and idea, do u think it make ur car look better, mines all black,

 

i really like the way it looks , as u know i work in jaguar dealer & most of the sales men are driving X-TYPEs & mine is the only one that is modified , i think that ur car will look great with blacked out tail lights cuz its black

 

alrighty, i might do it in the next couple of days, ill post pics if i do, thanx meemo

 

did u remove your tail ights, or just get the spray on stuff

 

no i didn't remove my tail light , and its not a Spray its a Sticker ( i had to use a blow dryer to fit it )

 

kk i see

 

I have a black cat too, and have thought of this, so i would love to see how it looks if you do it. Wherefrom didyouget said "sticker"?

 

im using vht nightshade, its more opf a permanet thing though, sticker i think would be nicer if u ever wante to remove it, or changed your mind

 

I've used VHT Niteshades before = works pretty well. Usually takes 2 coats to get a good dark tinting effect. Note that you are probably making the tail lights illegal by using the stuff, but I don't think it is a major priority for most law enforcement officers.

You can take the Niteshades off with paint thinner or mineral spirits. You'll make a nice mess, but it comes off.

 

nice to know that it can come off, define making a mess, are u making a mess out of the lights, or just the sitaution like paint on walss mes lol

 

ha....the lights will be ok, you'll just have black sh*t all over the place. If you do decide to take it off, I'd mask off all the areas around the lights, then try to remove with a rag dipped in kerosene first. If that doesn't work move to the harsher stuff like paint thinner.

So, if you are **** about it, you wouldn't make that big of a mess.

Of course the best option is to just leave it on there!

 

yeah the BEST option, untilt he cop bitches that its a safety hazard

 

i am thinking about doing this to my car, i already have the side markers tinted but im thinking im going to go with vinyl since its way less permanent than the VHT. My friend used VHT on his taillights and he changed his mind a week later. he used paint thinner to remove them, but the finished product was not pretty. The paint thinner is pretty tough on plastics and can leave them rough and ugly looking. Unfortuantely he had to order new tail lights. Also another factor regarding how easily the VHT will come off is how much VHT you spray on. I would go with the vinyl which is pretty easy to do.

 

Good points jim. Indeed the thinner is hard on plastics. Kerosene would be a better bet to try first.

I've used thinner to get VHT off an old Saab tail light, and scraped it off with a plastic drywall knife. But that tail light was almost flat - easy to remove. I did buff it out with plastic polish and a buffing wheel and that brought the plastic finish back. Still a PITA though.

But you are right....Really if you are going to do VHT be real sure you will want to keep it.

 

yeah i agree chris, the VHT would be the most permanent option.

 

yeah, it will scar your lights that for sure, but it gives u a excuse to upgrade to teh custom arden ones lol.....if u make a mess