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03-02-2005, 07:34 AM

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Smoked Side Markers

Any one smoke there side markers that were already clear??
Any pics??

Im looking to do it!

03-02-2005, 07:42 AM

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irish smoked his side markers, but they were OEM. custommaxima sells smoked fronts, but not rears for some reason. im gonna smoke my clears one of these days, i just dont like working outside in the cold.

03-02-2005, 07:44 AM

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wat kind of paint are you thinkin about using?

03-02-2005, 07:48 AM

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not paint, VHT Nightshades spray on light tint. paint definitley will not work, light wont shine thru it.

03-02-2005, 07:58 AM

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VHT Nightshades on OEM corners. See sig and more pics on my homepage.....

03-02-2005, 09:29 AM

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whats the link to your cardomain

03-02-2005, 11:34 AM

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not paint, VHT Nightshades spray on light tint. paint definitley will not work, light wont shine thru it.

on nightsade. I used it to tinit my tail lights

03-02-2005, 03:00 PM

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not paint, VHT Nightshades spray on light tint. paint definitley will not work, light wont shine thru it.

survey says.....X

mine are done using dupli-color gloss black enamel spray that you can buy at most auto stores. The first time I did it I used a smoke paint, but it looked kind of brown on my black car, so I took it off and used the black enamel....2 thin coats and 2 coats of gloss clearcoat. Light shines through fine, and it is a perfect match for the car's paint when off.

As long as you put VERY thin coats on (i.e. just enough to cover) light shines through just fine (of course, it is dimmer than stock, but so what!)

some pics you can see:

03-02-2005, 03:02 PM

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i stand corrected....

just make sure you listen to him with "VERY thin coats"

03-02-2005, 03:14 PM

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i stand corrected....

just make sure you listen to him with "VERY thin coats"

yes, make sure you practice on something else...they need to be very thin, just enough to cover...else they will look like crap...

03-02-2005, 03:30 PM

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Any one smoke there side markers that were already clear??
Any pics??

Im looking to do it!

it's not exactly what you wanted to know but it's close...

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=384461

03-02-2005, 03:32 PM

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didnt polak do this mod aslo? or maybe im wrong

03-02-2005, 03:55 PM

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I did this using some plastic-specific paint from Rustoleum (got it at Wal-Mart). Used thin coats and let them dry well in-between coats. Came out pretty good. I put a couple of coats of Gold Class over the top of them and it seems to be holding up well, knock on wood. The key is not to get in a hurry when spraying. If you do, you'll only end up stripping and repainting.