Taillight and headlight corner tinting!
Sep 23, 2007, 01:10 PM
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Taillight and headlight corner tinting!
i just recently tinted my taillights and headlight coners with this product called Nightshades spray on tint translucent paint...
Step 1: remove two philipshead screws and 10mm nuts holding the outer and inner lighting units and unplug sockets as neccesary...(lights are held in fairly snug and need some wiggling to take off)
Step 2: clean the surface with windex or a good glass cleaner and 70% alcohal solution works good getting grease or sutt off the lens
Step 3: Take the NightShades paint and spray 10-12 inches away untill a light shade appears, let dry and shake can vigorously for one minute then re-apply, this time, apply a rather noticable coat.
Step 4: Apply up to 4 coats for maximum shade and let dry for 1 hour ( preferably in the sunlight in temps of 70 degrees or more)
Step 5: re-assemble lighting units and test for currect coating and visability ( re-coat if needed)
Step 6: Enjoy your sportier lookin ride
headlight corners: tape off selected area and apply these steps but make sure to newspaper these areas!
Step 1: remove two philipshead screws and 10mm nuts holding the outer and inner lighting units and unplug sockets as neccesary...(lights are held in fairly snug and need some wiggling to take off)
Step 2: clean the surface with windex or a good glass cleaner and 70% alcohal solution works good getting grease or sutt off the lens
Step 3: Take the NightShades paint and spray 10-12 inches away untill a light shade appears, let dry and shake can vigorously for one minute then re-apply, this time, apply a rather noticable coat.
Step 4: Apply up to 4 coats for maximum shade and let dry for 1 hour ( preferably in the sunlight in temps of 70 degrees or more)
Step 5: re-assemble lighting units and test for currect coating and visability ( re-coat if needed)
Step 6: Enjoy your sportier lookin ride
headlight corners: tape off selected area and apply these steps but make sure to newspaper these areas!
Sep 23, 2007, 01:22 PM
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Where did you get the front lip?
How did you get the front lip to fit so nice. Where did you find the right size splitter? Is it the one designed for the Evo or another make / model?
And how about a quick guided to installation. Pics, Videos, Thanks.
And how about a quick guided to installation. Pics, Videos, Thanks.
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Sep 23, 2007, 03:29 PM
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An installation guide or a description of how you installed yours for others to see how its done. Maybe you could take a picture of the underside and description of how you secured it to the front end. Same with the canards.
Oct 5, 2007, 10:21 PM
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yea info on splitter please
but on topic:
does that come in other "colors" i wanted to do something like this but in yellow for a more racey look. and yellow/amber is easier to see through fog.
but on topic:
does that come in other "colors" i wanted to do something like this but in yellow for a more racey look. and yellow/amber is easier to see through fog.
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Oct 31, 2007, 03:15 PM
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That's pretty sick bro' nice job. I almost bought canards and a carbon fiber diffuser when I seen how they looked on your car. But I was and still am afraid to drill holes into my car 
Nov 17, 2007, 04:59 AM
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Does anyone know where to find Nite shades in black?? cant seem to find it anywhere? and how much did it cost you to buy your front splitter looks amazing. nicest BLue lancer by far..congrats
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is the tint easily scratched? if something were to drag acoss the surface would it come off, and another coat have to be added? also how many cans and coats would be needed? is there any level of tint that would be considered illegal?
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Mar 13, 2008, 06:49 PM
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Snopro,
Do you have any pics of the rear of your car from farther away so you can see the whole back of the car? I just picked up a Blue 08 and was debating on doing the taillights...
I had the tails tinted on my Stratus with nightshades and then sprayed with a few layers of clear when we shaved the trunk lock and painted the spoiler:
Do you have any pics of the rear of your car from farther away so you can see the whole back of the car? I just picked up a Blue 08 and was debating on doing the taillights...
I had the tails tinted on my Stratus with nightshades and then sprayed with a few layers of clear when we shaved the trunk lock and painted the spoiler: