so my transparent test tint wore off after couple months....so i bought a can of VHT night shade and attempt to re-tint it. but i totally miscalculate it and it turned out too dark like this:

before:


after:


i don't really like it cuz it's way too dark during the day. i wouldn't mind at night...but i'm thinking just going back to stock tails and red-out the amber part. the problem is...VHT night shade's coating is unremovable. what do you guys think i should do?

 

Don't use Goof-Off to clean off the paint. It'll melt the plastic.

 

holy $hit!!!!!!!!!!!

 

do you think rubbin alcohol will work?

yea no kidding, it is sh*t!

 

You should remove the trunk key hole, do the AE headlight, black out the door handles, and get black rims.. so that your car will be in a "stealth" mode..

But on the serious side of note: I think it looks fine. The only thing I'd be worried about are the cops busting you for having those tails..

 

Wet sand the lights with 600 grit paper to get the paint off. Works like a charm.

Then work your way up to 1500 grit or so and then you will be able to polish them out.

 

Brings back memories of Knight Rider A trip to the local junkyard might be in order.

 

i did...they only had one side and asked for $50. i was like wtf?

 

yes 1 hour of sanding will get it off, i did the same thign to mine i didnt read the bottel where it said it will dry darker but my car is beige so it doesnt look so bad, i been meanign to take it off too jsut been too lazy to take of the light, so its staying like that for now

 

ouch... reminds me of when I was calling around for a replacement Bose HU... they all wanted 280-300 bucks...

 

Do the brake lights shine through?
You could sell those on here or ebay and buy another OEM set and start over.

 

i just PM 96stillen_max and we're gonna meet up and swap our tails.

 

good work
54654

 

lol ******* kevin.

as long as you don't go back to the altezzas..

 

lol kevin...damn how many coats did you do? at least you worked it out..

 

i almost did cuz i can't find cheap stock tails...

ugh...like 26?

 

Damn. Junk yards are a rip. I've found taillights on ebay for 1/4 the price junkyards are asking.

 

Thats nuts man.

 

that looks darker than night, cops are gonna be busting your ***** real soon

 

 

i think it looks good kevin, leave it alone

 

>_<

...try using an eraser on them, I've heard that works

 

Good luck with getting the shades off, it looked good like this:



I guess you were trying to go for something different, but IMO the tails look good the way you had them. Are you going to try to reapply the tint? If I were you I would leave the tails alone.

 

i think you need to do 97 conversion

 

Hey blackcat might be interested in your Gen II's?

 

96stillen_max is gonna take my tails, and i'm gonna get his stock ones. we're gonna meet up and swap the tails on the spot. and then i'm just gonna red-out my tails that's it...

no it's not worth it just for the tailights.

 

dude you can get a set of used 95/96 tails for under $100... jut get a new set then burn those!

Ant

 

Familiar with stuff called Thiner. The stuff bodyshop use to mix with paint. I think it might do the job. It clean pretty much anything...anyway that what i might try if i were you ....good luck!!!!!

 

Elbow grease, terry cloth towel, finger nail polish remover (ie acetone) = removed. Acetone will not cloud the plastic. It takes quite a bit of rubbing to get the paint though. I've done this numerous times when changing my smoked lens setup.

 

mineral spirits works wonders with paint, along with some hard rubbin.

 

They looked pretty good unpainted.

 

those look pretty sweet actually, but the cops would be all over you like white on rice :P

Tony

 

Hello everybody.

I got a problem as well. I had my bumper corner lights tinted, but I want to retint them and need to take off my paint as well. What I got from this post is not to use GooGone but instead try finger nail polish. Wont the nail polish harm plastic? Also, what should I use for rubbing off, paper towels? o.O thnkx

 

cool, tell him to PM or email me

 

at least it worked out in the end but that really sux if you had to pay to get new tails

 

Personally, I'd tape off the top section and then wet sand the bottom half of the lights, then polish etc... shouldn't be too bad.