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Old Feb 2, 2004 | 01:05 PM
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Smoked (tinted) 3rd brake light!

Just wanted to share my latest mod, smoked/tinted 3rd brake light.

Lemme know what you think.

Edit: night pics on page 2.
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Old Feb 2, 2004 | 01:06 PM
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good idea, i may steal it hahah looks good
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Old Feb 2, 2004 | 01:06 PM
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2 of 4
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Old Feb 2, 2004 | 01:06 PM
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pretty pimp, what did u use?
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Old Feb 2, 2004 | 01:07 PM
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with brake light on (daylight thou)
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Old Feb 2, 2004 | 01:08 PM
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last one for now, with light on.
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Old Feb 2, 2004 | 01:10 PM
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wow cant see the light for ****.. hehe.. but it does looks hot as hell.. you get points for creativity!
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Old Feb 2, 2004 | 01:11 PM
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this is what I used to tint the light. is called "nite-shades from VHT" spray-on tint.
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Old Feb 2, 2004 | 01:44 PM
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^^ Where did you get that night shade?
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Old Feb 2, 2004 | 02:17 PM
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I got mine from a local store called "GI Joes" they are a sporting goods store which also sells automotive and camping stuff. It cost $8.99 (no tax in oregon).

You should be able to find it online too ..

http://www.pjhbrands.com/vht/nightshades.htm
http://www.spmotorsports.com/ATCmisc_lens_tint.html
http://www.stevensautoglaze.com/nati...o/niteshds.htm
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Old Feb 2, 2004 | 02:45 PM
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looks good. i'd like to see how well it does at night though.
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Old Feb 2, 2004 | 04:15 PM
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And you sprayed that on the outside part of the light right? I have no idea how you smoke a light...
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Old Feb 2, 2004 | 04:24 PM
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yeah its sprayed on the outside of the light. The light looks glued shut pretty good so I wouldn't recommend trying to open it and doing so from the insude.

smoked is a way of saying tinted or blacked-out
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Old Feb 2, 2004 | 04:25 PM
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you know you can use that stuff on your taillights 2 right? i think that would look good 2 if you have stock tails? and how many coats did you use on it?
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Old Feb 2, 2004 | 04:37 PM
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yeah I know one could use that on tails too. I think it looks pretty damn good! I've got the RRM gunmetal tails and kinda like the clear lenses.

I did about 5-6 coats. Let it sit and dry for 15 mins inbetween coats.


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you know you can use that stuff on your taillights 2 right? i think that would look good 2 if you have stock tails? and how many coats did you use on it?
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