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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 11:11 PM
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vht taillights?

I want to do it myself but I'm not good at spraying. You know what shops can do it for me?
Old Aug 2, 2011 | 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by eugrub
I want to do it myself but I'm not good at spraying. You know what shops can do it for me?
Get them tinted better.
Old Aug 2, 2011 | 11:30 PM
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Tint shop can do it?
Old Aug 3, 2011 | 12:38 AM
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Get them tinted better.
My choice goes to the above too and plus, in case you get into some sort of issue. Then you can have it removed or if you want to re-tint it than that's simple too.

IMO spraying your tails down isn't the best idea.
Old Aug 3, 2011 | 04:17 PM
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My choice goes to the above too and plus, in case you get into some sort of issue. Then you can have it removed or if you want to re-tint it than that's simple too.

IMO spraying your tails down isn't the best idea.
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Old Aug 3, 2011 | 07:21 PM
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I just refinished mine with niteshades today. I havent seen any taillights with actual tint on them since my explorer forum days but I can say that VHT doesnt look bad when done correctly. However, the removal is a pain so if you are worried about getting pulled over or ticketed, go with a tint. If you dont have any worries, go for the spray.

BTW, I think bluebatmobile (sp?) has some precut tints for our taillights. Ive never ordered from him, but Ive heard good things.
Old Aug 5, 2011 | 06:09 AM
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I did mine.. very happy with it.

Just took both tails out..
Cleaned them both with isopropyl alcohol..
Made circle cutouts for the reverse lights I didn't want to tint..
Sprayed them down with about 3 light coats til i had the desired shade..
Let them dry.. then clear coated about 3-4 coats..

put some wax on them and called it a day. I get a lot of compliments about them. I wish I had some good pictures somewhere here.
Old Aug 7, 2011 | 07:50 PM
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go with the tint tinted my max looks good and can always remove
Old Aug 7, 2011 | 11:03 PM
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Very nice man. Liked where you moved the maxima emblems to.
Old Aug 8, 2011 | 12:29 PM
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Very nice man. Liked where you moved the maxima emblems to.

Thanks man. Felt like i had to switCh the back up a little lol
Old Aug 8, 2011 | 07:29 PM
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No problem, you made the right choice. It looks good there and plus, haven't seen anyone else on the 6th gen forum do that.
Old Aug 8, 2011 | 07:36 PM
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i had my trailblazer vht .. ill go tint if i was you ... vht does fade after awhile and when sprayed on a headlight it looks green .... on my tailblazer i had my headlights done and with the 55 watt hids and sun light it started fading within months of having it on ... the diffrence in look is vht also is a flat look .. and harder to remove
Old Aug 10, 2011 | 07:59 PM
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Will ziebart shop do it?
Old Aug 13, 2011 | 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by BossMaxima
I just refinished mine with niteshades today. I havent seen any taillights with actual tint on them since my explorer forum days but I can say that VHT doesnt look bad when done correctly. However, the removal is a pain so if you are worried about getting pulled over or ticketed, go with a tint. If you dont have any worries, go for the spray.

BTW, I think bluebatmobile (sp?) has some precut tints for our taillights. Ive never ordered from him, but Ive heard good things.
I have em .

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