[jdrdeer]

I went to a paint shop today and he said he couldn't paint my taillights because it wouldn't adhere well and may chip.

here is the pic of how I want my taillights to look.

[Blindside_137]

pretty sure translucent tape, then just cut to fit

[JDLM]

Smoked vinyl, and he said he can't get paint to stick and he works @ a shop? Give me a break I have smoked/tinted tails for 10 years w/o a shops help and they seem to be doing just fine

[fdriller9]

Yea you can totally spray tint it but I would use smoked vinyl.

[JDLM]

Originally Posted by *********

Yea you can totally spray tint it but I would use smoked vinyl.

Yeah or do a lot of creative back masking

[Josh1a1h]

I was going to get my whole rear light light smoked, but this looks really good too!

[edirtaynine]

smoked vinyl tint. i have the same on my tails. takes like 5min to do.

[#Tee]

Just get lci's, I think tinting them will lower the resale of the car and the car parked next to it lol

[edirtaynine]

Originally Posted by StretchNpoke

Just get lci's, I think tinting them will lower the resale of the car and the car parked next to it lol

ill trade u my tails plus a large banh mi. kthxbye.

[#Tee]

ahah no wai no jose! these bad boys cost me like 600 big ones + coded. I was gona put my old tails on craigslist..hoping someone would buy them and custom it on their 96 civic coupe vtec....would look pretty cool i think since the shape are almost the same haha.

[N0OS3]

As said above, the tails in the pic you provided are done with smoked vinyl... if you overlay and have a very sharp (very new) hobby knife, a ruler/straight-edge, you can get pretty clean cut without damaging your lights.

I like the LCI idea too though. ^__^ E92's are a little easier to fit the LCI's in, vs E90's you have to ALSO buy a whole new trunk...

[fdriller9]

Originally Posted by StretchNpoke

ahah no wai no jose! these bad boys cost me like 600 big ones + coded. I was gona put my old tails on craigslist..hoping someone would buy them and custom it on their 96 civic coupe vtec....would look pretty cool i think since the shape are almost the same haha.

Dude your avatar....insane.

[Elliott@DetailAddict]

Lamin-X

[jdrdeer]

Thanks for the replies. I got them done today with gloss black vinyl for 20 bucks. Well he was doing my shadow line trim anyway. Looks just like the pic came out awesome and totally reversible!

[Blindside_137]

does the amber signal shine through the vinyl? you need smoked film/translucent tape..

[JDLM]

Originally Posted by Blindside_137

does the amber signal shine through the vinyl? you need smoked film/translucent tape..

Thanks for reiterating the same thing we have all said

[Blindside_137]

Originally Posted by JDLM

Thanks for reiterating the same thing we have all said

not sure where youre going with that.. If there is plain black vinyl over his tail light wouldn't that not allow any light through?

I said in the very first post what he needed, and black shadow vinyl is not tail light film, correct?

[JDLM]

Originally Posted by Blindside_137

not sure where youre going with that.. If there is plain black vinyl over his tail light wouldn't that not allow any light through?

I said in the very first post what he needed, and black shadow vinyl is not tail light film, correct?

I thought you were just replying to reply

Basically it is a "smoked" vinyl (if I recall pretty heavy duty) and it will allow light through.

It is not a non-transparent vinyl like what would be used on trim

[Blindside_137]

Originally Posted by JDLM

I thought you were just replying to reply

Basically it is a "smoked" vinyl (if I recall pretty heavy duty) and it will allow light through.

It is not a non-transparent vinyl like what would be used on trim

right, but in his most recent post he said he had gloss black vinyl used, done by the guy doing his shadow trim. So if thats what was used it should be the lamin-x type film instead. Don't want the OP driving around with no signals in the rear lol