Tinting rear lights

[snakebite15]

Hi, at the mo ive got the black lexus rear lights on my car, they look shocking, iv gone and bought some blue tint spray to match up with my imperial blue Leon, b4 i tint them does any1 think i shouldnt or have any ideas? thanks. Sam.


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[Empi5]

M8, I tinted mine with Smoked Spray, and they do look good as soon as you do them. But over a period of time, the colours discolour and they look cak. So, be prepared to have to repeat it quite regularly. Persoanlly i wouldnt bother

 

[RickC]

will the blue match? have you tried it, i saw a saxo with blue tinted lenses and all it tinted was the reverse light cos it was clear all other parts of it were just a little darker, no blue in sight, think about it before you do it cos it could mess up really bad.

 

[ibiza_95]

if you put enough layers on... 3 i do believe (might not be legal by the way) it should be the same colour as the paint coming out the can ish. use a scowering pad on th lights first tho to get a ky for the paint to stick to. saw an escort at donny with the lights exactly the same colour as the car, looked very cool. you can have a garage make up some tinting spray for you, its your chosen colour plus a **** load of laquer in a can, i dont know wat proportion of paint to laquer tho. mine are tinted black, as my cars black and the look v.sweet. also when youve done put a good few coats of laquer on them to stop them scratching and what not, then just gve them a buf and a polish.

goodluck... oh and i hear if you spray thereflectors its illegal... although mine are sprayed and nothings become of it, come MOT time ill just swap the lights

if all goes wrong just get some nail varnish remover and itll get all the paint off, or just get new lights

 

[snakebite15]

ok brill thanks people! well im just in the middle ov fitting my tinted lights back in, my god its a strugle! theres no room to get a screw driver in! well shud b done in a while so will upload couple pics! cheers

 

[dan leoncupra]

take them to a painter and get them to put blue in some lacker and keep putting coats on till the right shade if to dark put reflectors under your lights for mot and it will pass.my mate done it blue and looks good a year later,im thinking about doing mine black

 

[snakebite15]

this isnt good....my lights are 100% illegal!! traveling down the dual carriage way today, went to indacate left and had big pegoet nearly hit the back ov me, my father says e cant see me breaking apart from the boot brake light and cant see the indacators! reversing as well..... reversing in a housing astate last night, i noticed looking over my shoulder that everything was blue!!! its a desaster!! Iv been tryin to get the blue off the reflector and brake lights with white spirit but it just wont budge!! the can says "easy to remove" bugger off is it!! im very annoyed, im likely to get pulled for that!! HELP !!!!!

 

[ibiza_95]

nail polish remover as in my revious post. itll come off without ny issues

 

[snakebite15]

ideal cheers!!!!!

 

[ibiza_95]

how many coats did you end up putting on anyway?
ive got 3 on mine, brake lights are a little bit sh it... always thought about re wiring them so that the foglights were now my brake lights... never happened though

 

[snakebite15]

right, the boot polish wont work!! my mums just sugested assotate... so boot polish white spirit dont work, iv put 2 layers on. im ment to be going out HELP! goin to try assotate now

 

[ibiza_95]

have u tried nail polish remover!
it will 100% guaranteed get it off.
i know or a fact it will cos i did mine wrong first time and had to do it.

or methalated spirit is the same i think

 

[snakebite15]

OK....ACETONE is the way to get it off...tho i only had a tiny bit left i can clearly see that it removes it completly!! I found that white spirit does not remove the tint what so ever! ok thanks everybody!! panic over!

 

[snakebite15]

nail polish remover ideal thanks!!

 

[Sam20v]

19 on Easter Sunday....at fricking last!

Hey dude, dont wish your life away!!!!
any pics???? .........................................of your mod!!!!