smoked taillights

[nick_sixx]

hey i know this should probably be in the appearance gallery, but nobody ever goes there so not worth it. anyways, today i saw a black crx driving on waterworks road with tinted/blacked out taillights and it looked fcuking hot. anyways thinking of doing the same thing to my eg so i can look like this http://youtube.com/watch?v=s8GkAQuaSkQ does anyone know if you can diy it with model car window paint? or should i buy something like this http://cgi.ebay.com.au/92-93-95-HONDA-CIVIC-EG-2-4DR-SMOKE-ALTEZZA-TAIL-LIGHT_W0QQitemZ370038483243QQihZ024QQcategoryZ3371 6QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem. prefferably not the altezza route...

[Nismo3oi]

best to paint them but u'll probaly get defect for it depending on the police.

[nick_sixx]

yeah not too worried about that. ive been pulled over maybe 8 or 9 times, and am yet to get defected for: bald tyres, illegal exhaust, open pod, lower than 10cm in some parts, and (haha) different headlight bulbs. so yeah how do you go about painting them?

[connorling]

i got a spray print from the shop, got home, and tape it around the light, covered most of the rear with news paper, and just spray it on.

ob the bottle, it says not to spray more than 3 layers, otherwise people cannot see the light.

i did it on my car, my car is white, it looks nice....... u should do it

[nick_sixx]

i got a spray print from the shop, got home, and tape it around the light, covered most of the rear with news paper, and just spray it on.

ob the bottle, it says not to spray more than 3 layers, otherwise people cannot see the light.

i did it on my car, my car is white, it looks nice....... u should do it

what paint did you use? i will do the same :)

[rayb3na_]

i saw this on a dc2r yesterday actually but they way he did it looked pretty legal to me? it looked like he gave the light a quick once over and then accented the parts where the lights dont light up like the housing kinda thing and blended it in quite funky (Y)

[nick_sixx]

yeah i think ill do like 2 layers over where the bulbs are, then 3 layers or so around where the housing is. so yeah still confused as to what paint i use? just black spray paint? or what? im so lost...

[Dell99]

there are tinting paint u kno

[Stcmon]

u cud just purchase vinyls and stick them on ur taillights, there are vinyl kits on ebay

[rayb3na_]

you could use actual window tinting too if u wanted but dont use spray paint cos u wont see no light lol theres spray on tint <---- there really is sucha thing!

[nick_sixx]

thanks i just bought the tint film off ebay, $16US, cant go wrong, plus i can peel it off if/when i get defected

[Boban]

might be going off topic a bit here, but has anyone tried painting them from the inside, pulling the cover off and than putting it back together??? IMO it would look less illegal as the red/yellow would still show just be a bit darker

PS, a mate had an old laser and we painted his taillights and headlights black (left only 2 small holes) and had no probs with the police, but i guess it depends what officer you get pulled over by

PPS, nick, give all automotive imports a call (look in yellow pages for # as i cbf), a friend picked up a black steering wheel for $50 :)

[rayb3na_]

might be going off topic a bit here, but has anyone tried painting them from the inside, pulling the cover off and than putting it back together??? IMO it would look less illegal as the red/yellow would still show just be a bit darker

PS, a mate had an old laser and we painted his taillights and headlights black (left only 2 small holes) and had no probs with the police, but i guess it depends what officer you get pulled over by

PPS, nick, give all automotive imports a call (look in yellow pages for # as i cbf), a friend picked up a black steering wheel for $50 :)

rofls what does a steering wheel got to do with tinting tail lights?

[Boban]

loooooooookkkkkkkkkkkkk @ his signature :) he wtb one

[nick_sixx]

thanks boban ill give them a call. my tinting kit thing gets shipped today so if it requires any sort of thinking to do, ill write up a diy so others wont fcuk it up as much as i will :)

[Jord]

i used the sprasy on tint on my old car! did the job but couldnt get them as dark as i had wanted. anyway 16us dollars u cant go wrong! although i think i paid 12 bucks from autobarn and it was called VHT sun resistant.

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc62/Jord_civic/Jordscivicandstuff035.jpg

[DvSnGuYeN]

I used spray tint from HobbyCo™. It's like $12.95 a can it's beaut!.. sprayed 3 layers on and looks dark during the day, yet the light can still be seen.. then again, it was only 3 light coats.. LoL..

It's water resistant and all that stuff.. it's like an enamel once set..

[tiksie]

yeah not too worried about that. ive been pulled over maybe 8 or 9 times, and am yet to get defected for: bald tyres, illegal exhaust, open pod, lower than 10cm in some parts, and (haha) different headlight bulbs. so yeah how do you go about painting them?

Because of people like you, I get sussed out..

Fix your bloody car mate.

[GGK20A]

Because of people like you, I get sussed out..

Fix your bloody car mate.

lol @ yesterday...

i must say u should fix ur car, just wait till that day you do get defected *knocks on wood* and you would regret it...
well i would..

[C1V1C_CK]

Hey mate check out my smoked lights. They look mad as.
But also depends on the colour of your car. Never been pulled over by cops and been defected for it. :thumbsup:

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll193/C1V1C_CK/CivicRear1.jpg

[xStickersx]

Hey mate check out my smoked lights. They look mad as.
But also depends on the colour of your car. Never been pulled over by cops and been defected for it. :thumbsup:

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll193/C1V1C_CK/CivicRear1.jpg

what did you use/how did you get them looking like that?

[C1V1C_CK]

They were the stock Ek Civic lights with about 9 layers of the nightshade paint. What country u from??? Can help you find some of the paint.
Bty do you like them?? Only just started modding my car

[sb01ax]

Hey mate check out my smoked lights. They look mad as.
But also depends on the colour of your car. Never been pulled over by cops and been defected for it. :thumbsup:

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll193/C1V1C_CK/CivicRear1.jpg

looks nice man, would b better if they were darker! u can actually get them done pro at the shops! i got mine done n looks awesome! ill get some pics of it when i find my camera

[Lukey]

Not on a civic but same principles.

http://www.team-integra.net/sections/articles/showArticle.asp?ArticleID=193
http://www.team-integra.net/sections/articles/showArticle.asp?ArticleID=234

[nick_sixx]

just put the tinting film on tonight, looks pretty good i think so far. the light still gets through at maybe 80&#37; brightness, will take some photos during the day tomorrow (Y)

[kazam]

i used the sprasy on tint on my old car! did the job but couldnt get them as dark as i had wanted. anyway 16us dollars u cant go wrong! although i think i paid 12 bucks from autobarn and it was called VHT sun resistant.

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc62/Jord_civic/Jordscivicandstuff035.jpg

so something like this would make your windows darker? so y do people get their windows tinted if u could just use this? im not being a smartass but i really wanted darker tints and dont want to have to fork out another 200 bux

[kazam]

anyone?

[destrukshn]

it may fade?
it's dull?
looks rough.

[Riviera]

you also have to remove each window lol.... to avoid overspray on everything else inside the car.... what else... it will take too long to dry leaving a
spray paint smell...

[steve88]

i did it as well. i made the break slightly tinted and reverse/amber darker but not 100% dark, u can faintly see the indicator/reverse tint, here is a pic
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/casmira/IMG_1468.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/casmira/IMG_0785-1.jpg

i wet sanded it to about 600 after i did the tint (takes a few days to properly cure) then sprayed clear coat, reflects bueatifully. no hassles by cops

[sb01ax]

heres the pics durin the day, havent had time to take pics at nite yet. if u look carefully u could c thro a lil bit, mite get it done again just a bit darker