VHT Nite Shades [Merged 8-7] tint tinted smoked painted tails taillight taillights

[TBSpyder]

I did the same thing with altezzas but in black. Looks good.


The paint is Testor's model car paint. Transparent black. Go to your local hobby shop.

 

[onepimpclipse]

Or you could get Night Shades which is a little more expensive.

 

[DSMlaser4u]

ur good ol local wal-mart

 

[tunerkid]

i always wanted to get lights like those and then paint the "CF" part red to match my car and then paint the centerpiece along with it.. anyone have pics of painted light slike that?

 

[DSMlaser4u]

i was thinking about that.. but i dont think it would work to good cause the cf part is liek a cheap sticker .. maybe wid the chrome ones or something heh. i want to still try that out.. maybe in a future project

 

[VexRacing]

Get the night shades spray, you can order it from summit for like 8.00. I have my bumper lights, tails, and reverse lights all done with it.

 

[FourG63 97GST]

thanx! night shades it is

 

[Raph]

Originally posted by DSMlaser4u
and current state of tails (still need wet sand to get rid of orange peel and bumps)

looks great man...make some close ups

what grit u using between coats 800?

and when ur finished a 2000 ?

 

[DSMlaser4u]

not sanding between coats jsut laying it on thin as hell.. yet to sand shit takes 48 hrs to even dry and says 3 hrs between coat

 

[98FWDSM]

hey, i was the stupid one and bought the el cheapo thing off of eBay and it was just a vinyl sticker.....it looks like sh*t and i just threw it away....i really didnt wanna spray paint the light....i could do it, but i would rather have a cover or something....the car is black, and i want the center piece to be black

Thanks

 

[goalieman24]

paint or vinyl.... there isnt much else

 

[Syndicate13]

Actually there is much else. www.importfan.com and www.carbonwerks.com both have carbon fiber replacements for the center reflector. Carbonwerks doesn't give a price though so I don't know which is cheaper.

 

[TBSpyder]

Take it to a body shop...they should be able to paint it for less than $50.

 

[goalieman24]

250$ for a center piece... daamn. it would look nice but you could get that look with some CF vinyl for a lot cheaper.

 

[Rice Over Wheat]

Originally posted by Syndicate13
Actually there is much else. www.importfan.com and www.carbonwerks.com both have carbon fiber replacements for the center reflector. Carbonwerks doesn't give a price though so I don't know which is cheaper.

Here's the email I got about the Carbonwerks tail piece. It's really YOUR tail piece with cf rolled on it and sent back to you:


From : CarbonWerks <[email protected]>
Reply-To : "CarbonWerks" <[email protected]>
Sent : Sunday, February 22, 2004 4:46 AM
To : "XXXX" <[email protected]>
Subject : Re: Eclipse cf center taillight cover


$125 plus $12.00 return shipping. You send us your tailight section WITH THE LETTERS COMPLETELY OFF and we will custom laminate the one you send and send it back finished. You have the option of having the hole shaved or opened back up.
Sincerely,
Leo Kozloski
www.carbonwerks.com

 

[98FWDSM]

hey guys, i appreciate all the help...but i dont have 125-250 bucks to fork out on just the center tail light piece.....i have been searching online and i found this~~~~> http://www.speedyperformanceparts.com/gt-styling_mi_eclipse_blackout_z.html i was thinking about just using the center tail light cover and just selling the other 2 pieces....does anyone have a pic of these tail light covers installed???..it would be even better if they were on a black car

Thanks

 

[Rice Over Wheat]

Here's a follow-up. I asked the guy at carbonwerks if by "laminate" he meant a sticker...here's his reply:

From : CarbonWerks <[email protected]>
Reply-To : "CarbonWerks" <[email protected]>
Sent : Sunday, February 22, 2004 6:20 AM
To : XXXX <[email protected]>
Subject : Re: Eclipse cf center taillight cover


No it is not a sticker, I take 2 layers of carbon fiber 2x2 twill and epoxy resin and actually laminate the carbon fiber to you stock tail light section and finish the neccessary steps to give it a show finish. The stock tail light section is stil under the carbon fiber.
Leo
www.carbonwerks.com

 

[theboogieman]

..yeh, no fake stuff here at our shop! No offense to those with the carbon fiber "look" but I just can not bring myself to using carbon fiber vinyl. You do have to send yours in to be done cause we don't keep them lying around. Mark yours if you'd like, it will be the same one coming back to you.
Leo

 

[SikRacing97GST]

Do they make these? Smoked or even Black i guess head lights and taillights for a 97 eclipse? i cant find them anywhere- Tony

 

[boostdevil]

do you mean covers that go over the lights? or actually head and taillights that are already smoked? they do make headlight and taillights smoked out covers, but i dont think they make the actually lights themselves with a smoke tint.... however you could just do it yourself, all you need is some smoke spray tint, and some clear coat, wash the lights off first and allow them to dry, then spray light coats on each light at a decent distance, continue until you think you have the right amount of tint on them, then just clear them as soon as they dry

 

[bOOstd GSX]

I think it would be better for him to use alcohol to clean the headlights/taillights before he sprays them This way ALL of the dirt will come off and the smoke tint wont crack or peel.

just my .02

 

['96_Talon_TSi]

Probably use alcohol or acetone to clean the lights. You might also want to do some light wetsanding with a high grit paper. This should help the tinting stick a little better.

 

[EclipseGSX9705]

someone up near me does smoking...they look very good too.

 

[SikRacing97GST]

thanks i appreciate the advice, now where can i get the "smoke" spray

 

[bOOstd GSX]

Any auto parts store. The brand is called "Nightshades".