ok so i want to smoke my tail lights and front running lights.. what do i need to buy and what do i need to do? i have no clue on where to start.. and how legal is it?

 

well i'm not sure about smoking the lenses but there are covers you can get to black them out. for smoking the lenses directly i don't know how you would do that. maybe paint them with translucent black? or tint? don't know. good luck though and hope you find the answer you are looking for.

 

check out this thread https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/auto...ng#post2786475

also the helps alot to

 

there's stuff called VHT Nightshade. If your good with a spray can it'll work out really nice. there's alot of people who have done it do a search for it.

 

thanks guys i had not even though about searching, just figured i would ask first..

 

The way you do it is you mix black paint with alot of clear then spray it

 

I'll try to get a better pic of my smoked taillights, if you want...



you wanted smoked tail lights...i just had to do it!

 

I used VHT Niteshades on the Tail Lights, 3rd Brake Light, Front Side Markers and Front Signals on this 87 Iroc I built for a guy.





I also used it on my Front signals on my Formula

 

Heres a guy who did his taillights with black paint and some clear mixed.

http://www.superchevy.com/technical/...al/index1.html

 

cool thanks guys, i like the idea of mixing some black with the clear.. sounds like a good idea i'm going to try that..

 

thats what i did...it jus takes a good painters hand to spray it and you have to prep the lights correctly...otherwise...your gonna get stuck with a lot of work to sand it back down....the other question is how dark you wanna go...

 

Charged350-- How well does the light show through? Do you have a night pic with the parking lights on?

 

well you can warry the darkness with how much black you put in the clear and how many coats of it you actually spray on the lights, no pics of it at night but the running lights during the day are kinda hard to see, but once you hit the brakes you can see it perfectly almost...at night i dont think it should be a issue, i had my cherokee done for almost a year now, never heard any complaints from the po po, and i live in NY where they are absolutelly illegal....

 

What I did when tinting the lights was shine a flashlight from behind after every coat starting with the 3rd, to get it to where I wanted it, and where I wouldn't get hassled.

 

I think I like the black/clear mix look better than the VHT. The shine makes all the difference.

What kind of mix ratio did you use with the black/clear?

 

I want to try this on my 82 trans am tail lights lets hear more!

 

Goddamn that's a nice formula. Those black turn signals really make the red pop. Any night pics?

 

Alternating smoked T.Lamps, VHT & alot of masking!

 

Are those pop up T-tops? Never seen that before. BTW great job on those tail lights. Looks real nice.

 

Yep,they are C&C t-tops.

 

Thanks!

No night pics, but here is one taken inside a parking ramp during the day with the lights on:

 

those tailights look awesome! how exactly did you get that patten in the lights like that? and those t-tops are awesome! I've actually been wanting my t-tops to do that but i didnt think those type exhisted. where you find them?

 

This is what it took to achieve the checker board effect.All the blue squares are masking tape.It was individually cut to fit the small grid sections(squares).Afterward you just spray your prefered color.As for those C&Cs.These were an aftermarket conversion by Cars & Concepts(C&C).They went out of business yearssss agoooo.They wont fit the GM tops either.C&Cs are about 2 inches shorter.

 

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anyone have pics of the rear lights on a newer firebird done? and how about anyone with 91-92 front turn signals/lamps painted?? thanks

 

do you have any pics of your taillights without them being on i want to see how they look with out them on and this might be my next mod

 

Wow! old post.Well this is the best pic i have.Does'nt really detail much though, but if your behind me you would see the checker board pattern easy.