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03-18-2007, 07:18 PM | #1 |
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DIY - Amber Vinyl Overlays
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1. Gila Silver Xtreme tint - Autozone 2. Scotch brand clear tape. 3. Scissors OK... I'm DAMN Lazy, but I wanted to see if silver tint would look better than smoked and nobody else posted pictures with silver. In the middle of this I realized that the tint was not reflective enough and also that I felt like an idiot sitting in front of my car with scotch tape. So I quit and snapped some photos. Please don't make this a sticky! P.S. Time for a beer. |
03-18-2007, 09:44 PM | #3 |
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hey...you tried...no harm no foul...granted it isn't pretty and I see no difference..but you tried something new! So I give you a and a Good job!
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03-19-2007, 12:13 AM | #5 |
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Ok...I didn't even make the connection that he was using silver! WOW , but there is hardly any difference, sorry! I thought it was just a clear plastic film in protest or something to hunters product in the Marketplace! Wow! Still, Good job with experimenting!!
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03-19-2007, 12:58 AM | #6 |
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haha looks like saran wrap
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I used the overlay that was posted by someone else here to cut the shape. When I held it in place, it seemed that even if I were applying the proper way, there would still be many kinks in the tint due to the curve of the headlight. I think this may have to do with how the overlay was created. I think a professional tint shop could do this exact job in 15 minutes. |
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03-20-2007, 11:20 AM | #8 |
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Good try...
I'm still waiting for someone to try: 1) light grey etched glass vinyl for a 'frosted' look - would tone down the amber http://www.decalfx.com/etched_glass_decals.html 2) Titanium Silver Carbon Fibre vinyl - might work to simulate euro look http://www.decalfx.com/carbon_3_titanium_sheets.html Or even a black CF vinyl overlays and or reflective silver (not metallic silver). The CF ones might be interesting as it has a dynamic textured look, especially the silver CF. Might be the closest thing to the Euro lights look most of us are looking for.
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I dunno... Both me and my paypal account awaits
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03-20-2007, 05:58 PM | #12 |
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Awesome! Are you going to use the posted overlay? For me, it didn't seem like the tint would lay right even though the pattern seemed right.
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04-06-2007, 09:00 PM | #14 |
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I might give this a shot. There's CF vinyl in silver available on ebay as well, like 5 bucks a foot...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SILVE...spagenameZWDVW just waiting for the weather to warm up a little in the northeast, being very unlike april this week... |
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