Light Tint
June-20th-2005, 04:06 PM
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Light Tint
I just went out and bought a bottle of nite shades. And intend to tint my new fog light covers, tail lights and 3rd brake light.
Has anyone had any problems with there tinted tail lights? I hear there kind of illegal. BUt hope its one of thouse things where no one cares, like speeding.
Does anyone have pics with there lights on. I want to be sure that not too much light is tinted off.
Has anyone had any problems with there tinted tail lights? I hear there kind of illegal. BUt hope its one of thouse things where no one cares, like speeding.
Does anyone have pics with there lights on. I want to be sure that not too much light is tinted off.
June-21st-2005, 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by zerocover
I just went out and bought a bottle of nite shades. And intend to tint my new fog light covers, tail lights and 3rd brake light.
Has anyone had any problems with there tinted tail lights? I hear there kind of illegal. BUt hope its one of thouse things where no one cares, like speeding.
Does anyone have pics with there lights on. I want to be sure that not too much light is tinted off.
Has anyone had any problems with there tinted tail lights? I hear there kind of illegal. BUt hope its one of thouse things where no one cares, like speeding.
Does anyone have pics with there lights on. I want to be sure that not too much light is tinted off.
I did mine w/just some black spray paint and clear coat.
https://www.mazda3club.com/photo-video-gallery-29/%2A%2A%2Anew-pics%2A%2A%2A-my-mad-tizite-rizzide-40008/
https://www.mazda3club.com/3rd-gen-protege-mazdaspeed-p5-mp3-26/no-more-amber-my-car-40143/
So, Headlights/Tails/Sidemarkers/Bumper lights all smoked.
The great thing about the tails...they ended up having a nice ghost red effect to them...tinted, but when the light hits...the red stands out...looks sharp.
June-21st-2005, 03:03 PM
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Do the cops harrass you at all for it. Were any of thouse pics with the brakes on.
I did my fog light covers today. Looks awsome but I keep getting the watery effect when I spay them. Any tips.
I did my fog light covers today. Looks awsome but I keep getting the watery effect when I spay them. Any tips.
June-21st-2005, 03:10 PM
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You can see the lights just fine...when you press the brake pedal...they light up perfectly!
All the lights work fine, reverse & turn signal/hazards
You might have to sand down and respray....remember, it's not a totally flat surface, so you really should spray in LIGHT, THIN coats....just to get a nice tint....not too dark you know.
All the lights work fine, reverse & turn signal/hazards
You might have to sand down and respray....remember, it's not a totally flat surface, so you really should spray in LIGHT, THIN coats....just to get a nice tint....not too dark you know.
June-22nd-2005, 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by zerocover
Do the cops harrass you at all for it. Were any of thouse pics with the brakes on.
I did my fog light covers today. Looks awsome but I keep getting the watery effect when I spay them. Any tips.
I did my fog light covers today. Looks awsome but I keep getting the watery effect when I spay them. Any tips.
Did you spray them outside while it's hot out, and brought the can out from a nice cool air conditioned house ?? If so there's your problem...the temp change will cause it to spray funny.......
I did my stockers with no problems...just spray nice even thin coats....too little can be fixed...too much presents a problem
June-22nd-2005, 01:32 PM
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I think the can was no good. It was not a uniform spray at all.
I painted them and they got bubbles it was just no good so I scraped all the stuff off. Then did 3 light coats, when that was all crappy I went back and did 2 thick ones to make everything smooth as glass.
Looks good but too dark to be used on the fogs. Nite shades seems to leave a purple tint, so im gonna have to check out some other optinons. It looked like a nice gray after the first couple just it wasent dark enough. When it was all done it was a terrible purple.
I painted them and they got bubbles it was just no good so I scraped all the stuff off. Then did 3 light coats, when that was all crappy I went back and did 2 thick ones to make everything smooth as glass.
Looks good but too dark to be used on the fogs. Nite shades seems to leave a purple tint, so im gonna have to check out some other optinons. It looked like a nice gray after the first couple just it wasent dark enough. When it was all done it was a terrible purple.
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