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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 08:39 AM
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Tinting outside headlight pieces

The can of nite-shades i ordered came yesterday so i tinted my bumper lenses on my black max and they look really good, now i'm considering doing the outside pieces of the headlights, has anyone tinted those? pics?]

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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 08:58 AM
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I assume lots of people have probably done it, but its normally with vinyl.
Old Dec 14, 2008 | 09:10 AM
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yeah, i was surprised that what i got looked as good as it did, it came out great, i just want to see a pic if it tinted before i do it so i know it won't look weird
Old Dec 14, 2008 | 10:06 AM
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If you tint your headlights, your visibility is not going to be that great. But that also depends on how dark you go.
Old Dec 14, 2008 | 10:21 AM
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i'm not wanting to tin the headlights, just the outer piece, it won't effect viability
Old Dec 14, 2008 | 11:12 AM
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I'm guessing he wants to tint the corner lights, not his headlights.
Old Dec 14, 2008 | 11:42 AM
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Pics?
The niteshades tint is ok, but it wont last forever and you will have to redo it eventually.
Old Dec 14, 2008 | 11:54 AM
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Are your corners nightshade.?^^
Old Dec 14, 2008 | 11:58 AM
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Are your corners nightshade.?^^
No, I had all of my lenses professionally tinted using PPG paint.
Old Dec 14, 2008 | 02:14 PM
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No, I had all of my lenses professionally tinted using PPG paint.
No wonder they're so black. I knew it couldn't have been done with nightshade.
Old Dec 14, 2008 | 03:34 PM
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No wonder they're so black. I knew it couldn't have been done with nightshade.
When I did them with niteshades it was about the same level of darkness. They werent as glossy so I had to wetsand and polish.
Old Dec 14, 2008 | 04:17 PM
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my nightshades have held up well so far and they def. needed clearcoat
Old Dec 14, 2008 | 05:30 PM
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Corner lights dont look bad tinted, depends on color of car
Old Dec 14, 2008 | 05:38 PM
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Corner lights dont look bad tinted, depends on color of car
Depends on the theme of the car, if it flows well.
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