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hey I have a silver 2002 civic sedan and i am thinking of smoking my tail lights, i was wondering if any one has a pic of it done on a 2002 civic sedan, just want to see how it is done. Also what is the best way to smoke your tail lights. Thanks in advance

 
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VHT Nightshade is your friend. Just be careful with it otherwise you'll completely smoke your lights. Some cops will give you issues if they are too dark.

 
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oh yea where do i get that product and also what is the darkerst youcan go.. i just wanted a light tint

 
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light tint will look like $hit, its either completle black or none at all,
on ebay they sell 2 kinds of it. one, darkens by the layer, the other is no matter how much you aplly, still same tint. you choose. and you will get a ticket because you not going to have red reflector in the back. tinted taillight only look good on some colors, but thats just my opinion.
this is how you do it:
Tinting Tail Lights

4 door 2003 sedan

 
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Or try this:

Lamin-x.com - Protective Films

Protective film that also comes off if you get bored of the look, or police hassle you.

 
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Go get some of that smoke spray from a hobby store, crappy tire or pacific mall, they have EVERYTHING

 
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thats way too dark

 
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Lamin-X gets you tickets also. Buy aftermarket lights that have a reflector built in somewhere..

 
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There are lots of diy's about how to do it with the VHT nightshade stuff. Just make sure you clearcoat it after, it will look sick!

 
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I just tinted the tails in my sonoma about a month or so ago....I used the hobby shop and it turned out great. Not 100% perfect, but still really pleased for a couple hours work. Best advice; Wetsand the lights before smoking them and sand off the d.o.t. lettering or else it'll look like crap, also clear coat them after using a clearcoat that is compatible with w/e you used to tint them.
Heres some pics...I agree it only looks good on some colors. Oh and so far no trouble from the cops and I can see all my lights fine as well as the reflectors.





And yes, I know...I still gotta do my third brake light....I'll get to it as soon as I can stop fixing everything else.

 
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I've been thinking about trying this out for a while and came across another good "how to" article using Nightshades tinting spray. He cuts out circles and sprays over them, looked cool after it was done :thumbsup:

http://www.mx6.com/forums/2g-faq-appearance/155820-how-custom-tinted-tails.html

 
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tintin lights ant that hard in ur in the sagga area i can do them 4 u if u want

 
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just remember that smoking the tail lights is basically the same process as painting metal.....prep - prime - sand - spray - wet sand - clear

TIP#1 - remove the tailights from the car
TIP#2 - when spraying - spray past the lense about 6", then go back - this will avoid the build-up