Hey, I just finished giving my clear bumper lights amber tint, and it came out great, ill be doing my clear corners next. Ive also bought stock tails to replace the altezzas the previous owner put on. I was thinking about lightly smoking my 96 tails, not completely tinting them black, but enough to give it a kinda dark look, but with red/white/amber still showing through. Anyone got any pics of 95-96 tails like this?

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The tint on this Maxima is way too dark, I want some of the original colors to still show through.

 

Go to your local tint shops, they can do it. They use a film made for plastics, rather than glass and can do any shade. I was quoted at $75 for inners and outers.

 

Im gonna do it myself, it isnt hard, I just want to see if anyone has pics of 95-96 smoked tails, not completely tinted black. 97-99 is acceptable to I guess. I saw a pic of Mr****s95SE, and I like the was his stock tails look on his black max, and mine is black as well, so I wanna see pics of some smoked tails so I can make a decision. I havent been able to find any.

 

Trying to do the same thing , man. I talked to my next door nieghbor which is a tint guy. He says its really hard to tint taillight due to the curves and etc. But keep in mind i live in a small town. Someone who lives in a bigger city may have better skills , lol. Anyways i was told to pic up some stuff from my local parts store. From what i gathered it is like a paint on tint. They say if your looking for a light finish, apply a light coat or a heavier coat for darker apps. Does it work ? Not sure. Ill try this weekend and let you know.

 

Isn't that what NiteShades is for. Put on one coat, wait 15 minutes, spray another. Wait for a day or two for the color to settle, decide if it's dark enough or you want darker. When done, apply a few coats of clear.

 

Is that whats its called ? Didnt know what is was , lol !

 

vht niteshades is spray tint, yes...

 

dam thats a hot lexux.. o_O why wuld I tint my taillights when i can just get the lexus?

lol. but i didn't know they had plastic film for taillights.

 

i used Niteshades on my eBay red clear tails, only on the clear part. you can still see the clear lenses thru it, its not totally blacked out. here is how it looked. sorry, all i got are iPhone pics:







this is probably only half of what you are looking for since i only tinted the clear part but i hope it helps

 

I think that looks great I like the half tint look.

 

i used the nite shades as well but mine turned out to be fully blacked out..id go to the tint shops in your area and get them to fit you up some film to cover your lights...i might do the same to mine in the future because the sprays are uneven (one tail light is darker than the other when the signals are lit)

 

How many coats did you use ? Did you clear them ?

 

Im actually not using vht, im using a japanese spray, thats "smoke" colored. The also have the colors amber, yellow, and red. I used the amber spray for my clear bumper lights, and it came out great, it looks completely stock!

 

Thanks, yeaa something like this, but a little lighter, and on the stock tails. And how did you get the 97-99 rear lip to fit on your Max? Is that a 97-99 bumper?

 

I did when I did mine. It seals in and protects the paint.

 

yea i put on a 97-99 rear bumper because i liked that rear lip a lot better. BTW i put about 2 1/2 coats on my tails. the first coat i applied was very light

 

cool i hope mine turns out that good !

 

I had very good results with niteshadez. The trick is to do light coats until you get the darkness you want, and then clearcoat aftewards. At least 2 coats of clear, and more if you're using a rattlecan.

 

Ill post up some pics of mine when I'm done. I'm waitin for my spray 2 come in, so it will b done next week.

 

this is what i did to mine.. just a light smoke to my red/clears

 

is that brake led strip functional? did it come like that or what?

 

Good job, those look good.

 

oh yes its fully functional! i bought it like that. ill post up a pic of it later

 

here is a quick pic, its a crappy one...

 

where did you get that lip spoiler with the LED in it?

 

 

sweet lip! Please tell us where you got it from.

 

i bought it like that from eBay.

 

Was it a ebay business or just an regualr person that you bought it used from?

 

it had to be a business because the person was selling the lip for different cars. also each one had the option of just the lip or the lip with the LED brake light. i don't remember who i bought it from because i bought it like this time last year. just do a search and see what you come up with

 

I cant find that spoiler. I want it

 

yea thanks dude i read that... my question was not IF he bought it... it was WHERE... lurk on

 

mines were done using the film:

 

nice car shift nismo