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Old 03-16-2012, 09:35 PM
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How do you guys smoke/black your tails??
Seen many different ways to do it
1. Replace with aftermarkets or smoked stockers
2. Nightshade
3. smoke overlays


thinking about blacking out my tails

anybody got some night pics of blacked out tails?
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Old 03-16-2012, 09:46 PM
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either have them professionally done or get a set off ebay
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Old 03-16-2012, 09:51 PM
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x2 for professionally done. Comes out looking better than any other method.
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Old 03-16-2012, 09:59 PM
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Nightshaded.

Off

Running lights

Reverse

Sorry for shitty cell phone pics
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Professionally. It looks the best
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Damn DannyG that looks good for nightshade lol

how many coats did you put on? it looks thick


by professional I would go with replaceing for $80 on ebay
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Old 03-16-2012, 10:07 PM
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I did 3 coats nite shades then like 4 or 5 coats clear coat. Wet sanded 1500 then 300 then buffed with rubbing compound. Haha if you have the money I'd get them done professionally, but for less than 20 bucks I'm happy with what I got Lol
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I did 3 coats nite shades then like 4 or 5 coats clear coat. Wet sanded 1500 then 300 then buffed with rubbing compound. Haha if you have the money I'd get them done professionally, but for less than 20 bucks I'm happy with what I got Lol
I have no clue who around here would do them professionally though or the price it would be
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About 5 coats of nightshade with clearcoat over top. As you can see 3 coats of nightshade would of been fine lol a bit to dark..

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Originally Posted by patten
About 5 coats of nightshade with clearcoat over top. As you can see 3 coats of nightshade would of been fine lol a bit to dark..

Not trying to be a dick but it looks like you photoshopped them black its so dark
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light output with niteshade is ****.
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Originally Posted by patten
About 5 coats of nightshade with clearcoat over top. As you can see 3 coats of nightshade would of been fine lol a bit to dark..

Looks pretty good haha. It all depends how heavy your coats are. I did my buddy's and did light light coats and we ended up doing 4 or 5 coats of nite shades.
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haha no its not photoshopped just way to much nightshade on it. At night its fine but during the day i watch the mirrors pretty close when im breaking
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Im thinking more like......

This eBay - New & used electronics, cars, apparel, collectibles, sporting goods & more at low prices


quick clean effective and slap stocks on classifieds and walk away maybe $50 for the new ones after selling the stockers
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Hard to beat professionally tinted tails

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yeah go with those, are they have led ones if your interested in that.
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Love the snail on the bumper lol


Like what kind of shop will smoke you tails?
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Love the snail on the bumper lol


Like what kind of shop will smoke you tails?
Mine were done by a member on here, but some body shops or custom car painting shops will know how to do it.
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Originally Posted by TommyP
Mine were done by a member on here, but some body shops or custom car painting shops will know how to do it.
I dont trust any shops around here to check my tail lights let alone smoke them lol
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Nightshaded:


Professionally done:
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[QUOTE=b00sted06ss;6399266]Nightshaded:


Professionally done:
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Wow ....****...and Very clean lol

like going from dollar menu to super size
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good god please do not even put nightshades in the list of options. It's like someone painted them very nice and said I think I'm gonna sand the **** out of these till there is no shine
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^ are those the k2 taillights? or just some smoked oem ones off of ebay
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