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      12-21-2006, 05:18 PM   #1
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Question Mild Tint on Tail-lights

What do you all think about a mild tint to the rear tail lights, especially with blacklines on a black car? I don't mean ricer level, but something like a 50% tint?
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      12-21-2006, 05:57 PM   #2
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oooo i would like to see taht
ive seen ppl whove blacked our their stock oem tail lights
but i dont think ive seen anyone whos done that to their blacklines, even a mild one like ur talkn bout.
im interested in hearing bout this sum more...
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      12-21-2006, 06:05 PM   #3
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would like to see how it turns out... not sure if its good or bad though... i mean if you totally blacked out a lighter colored car... such as apline white with 5% on the windows, tinted tails, and some black wheels i'd be screaminn balllllin!!
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      12-21-2006, 06:54 PM   #4
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That might look good, try and post pics
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      12-21-2006, 07:07 PM   #5
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Are you thinking of tinting the entire Blackline or just the upper half (the lighter portion)?
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      12-21-2006, 09:57 PM   #6
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I tried doing a photoshop of my car.

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      12-21-2006, 10:20 PM   #7
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tissot... thats real goood Photoshop skills
i think that looks okay... i mean if i personally was gonnna black out my blacklines, i would do mild tint on the top portion, and make the bottom portion a bit more darker, so it looks like there smoked, i dont know if yall got that, but lol someone needs to try it
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      12-22-2006, 01:00 AM   #8
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tissot... thats real goood Photoshop skills
i think that looks okay... i mean if i personally was gonnna black out my blacklines, i would do mild tint on the top portion, and make the bottom portion a bit more darker, so it looks like there smoked, i dont know if yall got that, but lol someone needs to try it
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50% top
30% bottom

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ew, god no.
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      12-22-2006, 01:41 AM   #10
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would like to see how it turns out... not sure if its good or bad though... i mean if you totally blacked out a lighter colored car... such as apline white with 5% on the windows, tinted tails, and some black wheels i'd be screaminn balllllin!!
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I took HSU's car as an example. I hope he doesn't mind
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      12-22-2006, 01:44 AM   #11
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I like Not Ur Avg 3's idea to keep the white part of the blackline somewhat white, and only tint the red part. i think that would look pretty sick.
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I had something like this in mind.. Darker on the bottom, lighter on the top. Sorry for the crappy ps
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      12-22-2006, 07:55 AM   #13
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Will tint on the outside wear under weather??? Also Won't people see the film? I might be a pioneer. Depends on how much I like my blacklines when I install them today.
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Wondering if anyone has done this to their car yet? Pictures?
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Will tint on the outside wear under weather??? Also Won't people see the film? I might be a pioneer. Depends on how much I like my blacklines when I install them today.
ive had smoked tails....they last...its like protection film for your taillights.

the film is only visible up close and you just see where you cut.
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Another option would be smoked clearbra. They make darker shades of film and that stuff is made to play in the weather.
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      04-14-2007, 08:44 AM   #17
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The taillights look pretty dope. How are you going to tint it ?
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ive had smoked tails....they last...its like protection film for your taillights.

the film is only visible up close and you just see where you cut.
hey mike
it says in ur sig that u have blacklines, and u said that u smoked em.
u got any PICS for us? and perhaps wat kind of tint u used? was it already precut? or did u cut it urself?
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like this



50% top
30% bottom
that looks clean
but mabye even a lil more lighter on top and darker on bottom. maybe can u PS this:

75% on top
25% on bottom
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Niiice. I al looking at the laminate style coverings for mine. I like the extra protection it adds.
The PS job looks NIIIIIIIICE though
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dosnt look bad... i wonder how it would look on a montego?
ps: what tint tape did u use? (im not 100% sure wat its called)
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