After an exhaustive search, I was unable to find a company like GTX or Wade that offered turn signal blackouts for third gen Camaros. So, I decided to make my own. It only cost about 20 dollars, and the end result is just like commercially available blackouts.

Step One: I went to a local radio controlled hobby store and picked up a sheet of clear lexan plasitic (about 1/16th of an inch thick). You may be able to find it already tinted to a color you like, but the store owner told me how to tint it.

Step Two: I used a piece of posterboard to cut a template that fit exactly into the opening on the turn signals (with the signals still in the front facia). You only need one, because the left side, reversed, is a perfect fit for the right.

Step Three: Cut the clear plastic sheets to match the template.

Step Four: Boil a large pan of water. Pour in a bottle of liquid black Ritt Dye. Drop in the plastic lenses, and they will soak up the dye. NOTE: The heat will try to warp the plastic. Don't worry. Take them out of the pan, and lay them flat on the countertop on a sheet of aluminum foil. Another pan filled with water set on top will help to flatten them back out while they are still hot. It only takes a few minutes to get them really dark. Stop whenever you are happy with the level of tint.

Step Five: Use 3M double-sided molding tape to make a box shape around the entire perimeter of the backsides of the lenses.

Step Six: Tape the lenses directly over the existing turn signal lenses. The thickness of the plastic will give your front end a smoother look.

I have done this to three different cars, so far. I have never had one fall off, and the Ritt Dye does not bleed off (one of the cars was white).

 

Or you could do
Step 1, tape surrounding areas,
Step 2, spray Niteshade on.

 

sounds good...hope it looks good also...

one thing about the niteshade...you cant remove it...you f*** up and your screwd...with the covers...all you have to do is peel them off.

Where do you get the Ritt Dye??.

And can you get some pics of what it looks like on a car?...

Welp...off to the yellow pages looking for a hobby shop...sounds really good...hope it looks as good as it sounds...

Thanks

DABE

 

Looks Great! What is Niteshade? Is it made for tinting lenses and stuff? Can you get it at parts stores or is it a special order item?

 

Ritt Dye is available in the Chemicals section of Wal-mart near the diswashing and laundry detergent. It is normally used to dye clothes, drapes, that sort of thing. I just joined today, so I'll have to figure out how to do the picture post thing.

 

nite shade is a "spray on " tint....its like the covers...but its painted on the signal lense itself. you can get it at summit racing for about 7 bucks a can...i dont perfer it...b/c if you want to take them off you have to buy new lenses....with the covers...its peel and your back to stock...

Hope this helps.....

off to walmart....

DABE

 

Wouldn't laquer thinner take care of it though, at first I thought of Aircraft stripper, but then I remember that stuff is a little too strong for plastic.

 

i dunno....good question....

 

damn.....talk about your turnsignals, brakes, headlights, hmmmm foglight covers?

 

i dont know how much difference there is but i got paint on the window of one of my models and used laquer thinner to get it off and it fackin melted the plastic. somethingto think about