Smoked Tailights, comments or suggestions? Options

[Rook]

I've been wanting to smoke my taillights. My friends told me he knew how to do it but i saw how he did his Integra and my other bud's Cavalier...and it looks really dull. I want to do it but make sure it looks good...like the glossy look:) Is that hard to do...or is my friend just not good at it? lol.

Oh! im also thinking about front light covers. I'm thinking about getting some GTS covers i found on andysautoparts. What shade would look best...and would i have problems with those here in Texas?

[Cuts_the_Pilot]

wow jdm tails look ill with a slight tint.

if by ill you mean awsome then yeah.


i made the paint mate, go to a bodyworks and get them to mix you some black and clear mix.

This post has been edited by Cuts_the_Pilot: Dec 2, 2008 - 5:38 PM

[Rook]

wow jdm tails look ill with a slight tint.

if by ill you mean awsome then yeah.


i made the paint mate, go to a bodyworks and get them to mix you some black and clear mix.

lol. ok. so wat kinda paint is it exactly??

If you want a "painted" look and a durable finish, I can hook you up with the guy who did the lights on my Vette. It's a gel coat that gets sanded and polished, essentially the same treatment as paint. Looks FANTASTIC, and he can lay it as thin or as dark as you want. here's what it looks like:

The tail lights and side markers used to be red and the reverse lights (each side of plate) were white.

yeah that looks good. how much does he charge?? only prob would be that ..i'm in tx..

This post has been edited by Rook: Dec 3, 2008 - 12:13 AM

[Fastbird]

yeah that looks good. how much does he charge?? only prob would be that ..i'm in tx..

I paid $215 to have the complete 9 piece set done (four tail lights, one high mount tail light, reverse light panel, side markers, front turn signals). For just the tail lights I couldn't see him charging more than a hundred bucks. I'll PM you the contact information for the guy. You'd have to ship him your lights, but you shoudl be able to find a donor set to use for the interim if htat's your only car. Also, he does a VERY quick turnaround and you could probably do a 4 day turnaround over a weekend.