that looks great. i wanna get a set done like that for mine. itll look like yours Rock, but i have black IROC rims. i wanna tint the other lights except the head lights, i would like to see if i can get some good black halo projector lights.

 

Looks good! IMO shorten them tailpipes. LOL

 

got them tinted in they look sick

 

at angles they look real long but its flush with the bumper. i'll be redoing the exhaust when im finish the lq9 swap this april. i have long tube headers now so i have to work on the whole thing lol

 

Any green third gens with this done? I am really thinking of doing this but im kinda iffy about any laws over here in Chicago or cops being douchey about it.

 

Vht nite shade, clear coat, 800 and 2000 grit wet sand, and buffed with meguiars ultimate compound. Im pretty impressed with how they turned out

 

bump

 

I did mine with nightshades and love it. Wanted something different so i left my reverse lights normal. Gonna to do my buddys blue rs this week.

 

what is this vht and niteshade,and where do you get it?

 

what is vht niteshades and where do u get it?

 

I did all of mine and I did what you did for the set I did for my uncles 98 Bravada and to be honest I wish I would of done em like yours with the reverse normal. Good job btw

@Matt, I checked my local Oreillys that sells Spray paint, Well not local its about 45 mins from here since they dont sell spray paint near here. Well they did not have any in stock but if they dont consider doing what I did. I ordered mine from Amazon with the clearcoat bundle. Here it is mine was around $27 with shipping but def check your local stores if they have them.

Also I don't think I posted mine, here is a pic of them on my project Camaro. Its an old picture I might be done in a week and its gonna be outside for wetsanding so I will get a better picture then.

 

you can get nightshades at pretty much any auto store, its in a spray can

 

I just cant stand the grid when theyre tinted, cover>tint.

 

[QUOTE=Projekt IROC;4571895]I just cant stand the grid when theyre tinted, cover>tint.

I agree 100%. The grid style just doesn't look right when its tinted IMO. I have the other style and i think it looks better tinted

 

cool,thanks for the info.ive been wondering how to do those.im going to do mine.i had blackouts on my 87 iroc,that was a bad experience they would come off when i was driving.i ended up losing them!well one of em.i never seen anyone around here with there tail lights done that way.there sick!

 

lol Alex is good, How long it take for him to do it?
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*Is jealous of the Police Interceptor Badge, Damn you!*

 

I thought about having mine done on the gta but they don't really need it plus I like the grid light pattern. I had em done on my other ride (obviously not an f-body) but they do look hot when done right.

 

 

End results after my first time trying this.. I really like the stuff, but it can be somewhat finnicky at times. I'm satisfied though. It's definitely not show quality by any means, but I could use the practice. I think they're fine for my application. Can only get better from here, though







Oh, and I applied mine differently from others.. I tend to be impatient when it comes to this kind of this, so consider this the "rushed" approach.

 

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/auto...il-lights.html

heres my thread with pics

 

looks perfect and badass here

 

I like how the SC lights look better tinted than the Irocs....

 

We have a guy here in the Dallas metroplex that does that for you. I think they also sell kits. I cant remember his name or the company. As soon as I foind out I will post it. All it takes is a heat gun or even a hair drier. And they come in different tint darknesses.

 

my 89 iroc

 

Here's the rear of my car with those GTO lights (they fit good with velcro on, and so far nobody has stolen them yet!)

 

I couldnt remember the company name but I got it if you are all interested.

The name of the company is Big Worm Motorsports.
Here is his web site. http://www.bigwormmotorsports.com/

He is a sponsor for NTTGA and he showed us the tint for all of the car lighting rear, side marker and the like. you can email him for info.
I cant promise but you can tell him NTTGA sent you and you may get a deal.

 

One coat of VHT Night Shades

 

guy that does what? I dont think window tint would look as good as what we all have.

 

It is not window tint. It is tint made for rear lights as well as side marker lights. They come in different darkness shades. All it takes to put them on is a heat gun or even a hair dryer. It forms to the shape of the light and doesnt scratch easy. He put it on a guys car at or local club meeting, on all the marker lights as well as the tail lights, and it only took 15-20 minutes to do all of it.

 

I think so also. I like the Grid lights, but I think they look "fat" on the backend for some reason. I think it's just a trick on your eyes though because of how different the two lights look between eachother.

 

Bump for pictures (this time with grids for comparison). I'll be posting pics of a set of junkyard tails I got today. Round 2 of tinting.. this time I decided to be more conservative with the tinting, and allow alot more light to show through.

 

Here we are:

Stock comparison:

Modified:

Both:


I picked these up from the junkyard yesterday and they were ROUGH. I do have to say they cleaned up quite nicely, though. I decided to go lighter on these ones. I think grids look great when given a fair amount of tint, but blacking them out throws the "scheme" off a bit to me. They look great both ways I suppose, maybe it just depends on the application (as well as who's looking at them).

Enjoy.

 

they look ok to me but you need to clear them.....but i like them done a more professional way ( meaning with a gun and car clear).......cause i did my 3rd brake light on my 4th gen and did clear them too....but they will fade over time. The way my tail lights were done on my 3rd gen will never fade.

 

just like rockjay i had my lights tinted by charged350... he did not use vht or niteshade

but mines a bird....

 

I did mine with VHT nite shades as well. Turned out great. See my picture link.

 

I applied two coats of clear. The light was somewhat poor where I was standing to make them appear dull. They're certainly not perfect by all means, but they're far from dull.

 

Couldn't resist

 

I kinda like that with the stripe. Wouldn't do it to a set of grid tails though. I have a set of those off the car that I have tinted, they've been replaced with a set of grids - tinted, too of course

 

A+ Wishmaster

Very professional looking!

 

I have my 87 blacked out with 1 coat of VHT i havent cleared them yet lol

I am going to wet sand and do another coat before i do

Check out my albums for pix

 

BUMP!!!
Here's mine done with window tint. And did the third brake light as well. At night with the brakes applied you can still clearly read IROC-Z in the third brake light

 

i used VHT and only put on 2 coats...and then 2 coats of clear enamel for a nice shine

 

Here ya go!

 

Do you really mean window tint!? Because those look like some of the best I have seen.

 

15%

 

Sorta tinted.....been there done that with the "full tint".

 

im gonna do that to my tail lights , but just a lil tint so if anyone in the houston area wants em tinted let me kno , i work at a bodyshop !

 

Wishmaster awesome... looks like the folks getting them done at shops are getting the superior product hands down. I have stayed away from night shades as I have not seen a good glossy version, which is what I would want.

I instead have used the "cling style" on a few other cars though and had good results... They look like they have been painted. Best of all a cop comes up and you can say oops sorry I forgot to take them off after the show and peel them away... LOL! So this might be an option for some. I think it would work best on birds and the non grid camaro lights!

I don't have the bird done, but here are examples I did on my girl's Stang, daughter's Civic and my fiero. Mods I hope it is OK!

Stang... bought on ebay... described as dark smoke




Nice gloss, unlike most, not all, niteshades paint jobs



Civic... I cut myself from 5% window cling. I may go with 20% at a later date, but I have ridden behind the car and brakes can be seen fine, even in the day


Tailights with headlights on... you can see the brakes even in the day.



Fiero... in process... I did the tails and refectors


Completed

 

Going to have to call you out on this. How did you manage this with the tails being rippled? Any tips/hints/tricks would be truly appreciated. My tails are starting to look dull and I'm looking for that gloss tinted shine back.
Looks good. Can you still see the red through it in the day?

 

Here is mine