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NewOrleans
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With my paint job do you think it would look good to get my headlights and taillights blacked out?
Someone on craigslist can do it so was just curious what yall think
heres a pic of my car

just a side pic to get the idea of how the contrast works
richee3
#2
Tinted taillights look good on silver. SwissFerdi just did his. Don't send your lights off to some dude on Craigslist though. You can do it yourself and save a bunch of time and money.
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NewOrleans
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QUOTE (richee3 @ Nov 7, 2009 - 6:44 PM) *
>Tinted taillights look good on silver. SwissFerdi just did his. Don't send your lights off to some dude on Craigslist though. You can do it yourself and save a bunch of time and money.

so what bout headlights? and how can i do it myself
black13
#4
There is tint film on ebay, you can easily just cut it and apply yourself and if you don't like, just peel it off.

I think with that two tone, if you black out your inner headlights, it lines up with the black paint on the hood and could look cool.
NewOrleans
#5
anyone good with photoshop wanna do it for me????? thx
Tech-Nics
#6
why not just tint the high beams??? like this?

SwissFerdi
#7
^ Craaaaaaaaaaaap...that's tempting.

NO, you can either do it via Nite-Shades like I did (12.99 for a can) or go the vinyl route. However, don't send them out to some guy either way. Just don't. Check my last profile pic for what tinted tails look like (although mine are only tinted and not blacked out like you wanted).
'97 ST\ Eibach \ KYB \ Kenwood \ Alpine \ Cusco \ OEM+[sold 10/18]'93 MX-5LE
NewOrleans
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QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Nov 7, 2009 - 10:45 PM) *
>^ Craaaaaaaaaaaap...that's tempting.

NO, you can either do it via Nite-Shades like I did (12.99 for a can) or go the vinyl route. However, don't send them out to some guy either way. Just don't. Check my last profile pic for what tinted tails look like (although mine are only tinted and not blacked out like you wanted).

Well how did you do that. I like how yours look
and the highbeam looks freekin sweet like that
SwissFerdi
#9
Wet sanded the tails using 600 grit sandpaper; make sure the tails AND the sandpaper are both wet enough. I did three VERY thin coats of VHT Nite-Shades from about 15 inches away. I then threw three coats of clear on (make sure to wetsand in between coats to enhance gloss).

Done.
'97 ST\ Eibach \ KYB \ Kenwood \ Alpine \ Cusco \ OEM+[sold 10/18]'93 MX-5LE
NewOrleans
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QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Nov 8, 2009 - 2:07 AM) *
>Wet sanded the tails using 600 grit sandpaper; make sure the tails AND the sandpaper are both wet enough. I did three VERY thin coats of VHT Nite-Shades from about 15 inches away. I then threw three coats of clear on (make sure to wetsand in between coats to enhance gloss).

Done.

and how well does the light show thru. and you wet sanded inbetween each spraying? and where did you buy the clear from? also in ur personal opinion do u think the night shades would look good on the high beams? sorry for all the questions lol
SwissFerdi
#11
All good, questions are fine.
Light shows through perfectly, just like stock. I didn't wet sand between any coats, but I should have. Just do the three coats (no wetsanding in between) of Nite-Shades (or two thick coats, it really depends on the darkness you want...I'd recommend spraying something else that's plastic to get a feel for it). Then one coat of clear, wet sand it, then another, etc.

I bought both the Nite-Shades and clear from Advance Auto. I used Duplicolor clear, but I wouldn't recommend it because it is not very glossy. Again, this can be due to not wetsanding between coats of clear.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Nov 8, 2009 - 1:59 AM
'97 ST\ Eibach \ KYB \ Kenwood \ Alpine \ Cusco \ OEM+[sold 10/18]'93 MX-5LE
yellowchinaman
#12
If you black out your tail lights I'd say black out the number plate surround too so it looks like a continious strip.
Spider77
#13
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QUOTE (Tech-Nics @ Nov 7, 2009 - 7:47 PM) *
>why not just tint the high beams??? like this?


Like the highs, but where can I get my hands on those covers for the lows?
SwissFerdi
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QUOTE (yellowchinaman @ Nov 8, 2009 - 6:06 AM) *
>If you black out your tail lights I'd say black out the number plate surround too so it looks like a continious strip.


I'm thinking about getting a CF license bezel. Not sure if that would work since I have no other CF on my car. Wonder if I could just spray my existing bezel black? kindasad.gif

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Nov 8, 2009 - 11:10 AM
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96stgreendemon
#15
Don't spray your highs with nightshade, I did this to my old car and when you hit the brights they look red and it's illegal, this is why they want to make nightshades illegal
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PHLCELICA
#16
You can do what I did to my old celica. I took nite shade spray tint and made eyebrows on all headlights... Wish I had pics of it. It will still give you the option to use the highs and lows if u want to and im sure it'll look good on ur car.
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NewOrleans
#17
well what could be done to black the highs without makin em look red then?
SwissFerdi
#18
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QUOTE (96stgreendemon @ Nov 8, 2009 - 3:56 PM) *
>Don't spray your highs with nightshade, I did this to my old car and when you hit the brights they look red and it's illegal, this is why they want to make nightshades illegal


I can imagine that cops wouldn't appreciate tinted highs, but how would it show red? That's impossible.

'97 ST\ Eibach \ KYB \ Kenwood \ Alpine \ Cusco \ OEM+[sold 10/18]'93 MX-5LE
mmmchocolate
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QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Nov 8, 2009 - 9:10 AM) *
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QUOTE (yellowchinaman @ Nov 8, 2009 - 6:06 AM) *
>If you black out your tail lights I'd say black out the number plate surround too so it looks like a continious strip.


I'm thinking about getting a CF license bezel. Not sure if that would work since I have no other CF on my car. Wonder if I could just spray my existing bezel black? kindasad.gif




cwm13.gif thats what i'm doing....
A work in (extremely slow) progress
benzo
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dude, i normally don't like cars with 2 colors, but your paint is sooo dope!! biggrin.gif thumbsup.gif
NewOrleans
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dude, i normally don't like cars with 2 colors, but your paint is sooo dope!! biggrin.gif thumbsup.gif

thx it rlly mean a lot hearin tht ppl like it kuz of all the work i put into it.
97toyotacelicagt
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QUOTE (NewOrleans @ Nov 9, 2009 - 9:46 PM) *
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QUOTE (benzo @ Nov 9, 2009 - 12:37 AM) *
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QUOTE (NewOrleans @ Nov 7, 2009 - 6:41 PM) *
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dude, i normally don't like cars with 2 colors, but your paint is sooo dope!! biggrin.gif thumbsup.gif

thx it rlly mean a lot hearin tht ppl like it kuz of all the work i put into it.

i second that man i don't really like two toned paint ether but that car looks sweet
NewOrleans
#24
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QUOTE (JustinCapps @ Nov 9, 2009 - 10:56 PM) *
>i did it,

could you possibly give me pics of the light on at night plzzzz
Random_Stranger
#25
I would black our the highs, but nothing else. Ok, maybe the tails too if you really want to. I think it is fine the way it is though, however, I know how it is wanting to go out of the norm for change, I mean look at me... I got friggin red riser blocks and red rims. LOL

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NewOrleans
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QUOTE (Random_Stranger @ Nov 10, 2009 - 1:01 AM) *
>I would black our the highs, but nothing else. Ok, maybe the tails too if you really want to. I think it is fine the way it is though, however, I know how it is wanting to go out of the norm for change, I mean look at me... I got friggin red riser blocks and red rims. LOL

haha yeah i guess guys like me and you just like to blend in as i tell my friends tongue.gif
yeah i like to be out of the norm and it just aint me to just be another car on the road ya kno
JuMPiiN
#27
i live like 4 hours from you in Northern La.... i tinted my tails and my front blinkers and my side markers with Nite Shades.... it works good and only takes about 30 minutes of your time... i didnt wet sand them tho just cleaned them with CLR and dried with a towel and put on coat after coat about a foot away until i got them as dark as i wanted them they look sick and light up just fine. But i taped off my reverse lights so cops wouldnt give me **** for it. Ill take pics and show u if u want.
NewOrleans
#28
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QUOTE (JuMPiiN @ Nov 10, 2009 - 1:51 AM) *
>i live like 4 hours from you in Northern La.... i tinted my tails and my front blinkers and my side markers with Nite Shades.... it works good and only takes about 30 minutes of your time... i didnt wet sand them tho just cleaned them with CLR and dried with a towel and put on coat after coat about a foot away until i got them as dark as i wanted them they look sick and light up just fine. But i taped off my reverse lights so cops wouldnt give me **** for it. Ill take pics and show u if u want.

thatd be cool. and where at in la are you. kuz now i live in baton rouge. for college
JuMPiiN
#29
Shreveport/Bossier about 3 hours from Baton Rouge. I go to LSUS for College lol. Ill take some Pics for you tmo if it isnt raining.
JustinCapps
#30

photobucket is being weird, ill upload more later

it doesnt affect the brightness at all for me

This post has been edited by JustinCapps: Nov 10, 2009 - 2:51 AM
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