I was bored today......
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I was bored today......
So I bought a can of VHT nightshades and tinted the tail lights and 3rd brake light. only 2 coats of tint and 4 clear......more effort went into prep than the actual painting.
Anyways, I really like the mod and I wasn't too worried about the back-up light since I have a set of aftermarket lights under my trailer hitch that will light up the whole street.
Anyways, I really like the mod and I wasn't too worried about the back-up light since I have a set of aftermarket lights under my trailer hitch that will light up the whole street.
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Yup, brighter is better in the back. You can get some lights that really show off your rear and it's money well spent.
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I have looked at aftermarket tail lights before and...well...they look too aftermarket if you know what I mean and I wanted the stock look so this was my alternative. They do reduce the light slightly and I can see your points of view regarding that...I'm thinking of upping the bulb brightness to compensate.
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What do you do for a living ncranchero?? Just curious.....I see some mesh screening up front....security maybe??
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No security. I draw a nice government retirement check and now just have a courier/delivery job to pad the pocket. I only work 25-30 hours a week, driving 1000 +/- miles, and I really enjoy it.
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First I gave them a 300 light sanding to take out all the nicks and scratches and what ever wax residue might be on there. Then it was a 600 grit sanding to take out the scratches from the 300 grit....sounds stupid but to use 600 to remove imperfections would have taken me a lot more elbow grease. Then I sprayed the tint which is nasty stuff (very toxic), let dry and smoothed out the paint with a 2000 grit wet sand.....sprayed the low spots for an even finshed and then it was a wet sand again. Then (gasp) I spray on 4 coats of clear finish....one light, 2 med, and 1 heavy layer. Finished it off with some very mild rubbing compound to smooth it out.
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They DO look good! Thought about tinting the windows???????? In this photo it doesn't look like they are dark but in your gallery they do look dark. I really like the lights behind the grille!
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