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I know there are lots of experienced car modders on this site, but I am kind of a noob when it comes to spraying of any kind. I really want to tint my tail lights but I dont want to screw it up.

I notice that everyone on this forum can be well trusted. I am willing to ship my tail lights to someone to tint them and then pay for the shipping back to my home. I have the 00-02 TYC Altezza ones. Can anyone help me here? I would appreciate it!

Thanks in advance.

I say try it youreself if youre worried go pick up a cheap pair of any tail light at a junk yard and go to town

Could order some of those vinyl tint stickers and put over them if you dont wanna mess with paint. I have no clue how they'd hold up.

mopar4life wrote:Could order some of those vinyl tint stickers and put over them if you dont wanna mess with paint. I have no clue how they'd hold up.

yeah i say do it the right way first time but i hate vinyl and i never painted anything before i tinted my side markers and tinted my fogs just take you're time and do research.

tight lights

the vinyl holds up pretty well.


but i prefer painting.


just DO IT!

nutin like doin ur own work

heres my how-to i wrote when doing this on my f150


here ya go

So i Decided to "Smoke" or tint my tailights... i kinda made a how to

1) Remove The lights you wish to tint ( you will need an 8mm socket for the tailights, and a philips screw driver if tinting 3rd Brakelight)





2) Make sure You have the Fallowing:

- Tint (I used VHT Night shades)
- Masking tape (tape off areas that you dont want overspray)
- Scissors (cut tape, and sandpaper)
- 500 grit sandpaper (this is for the initial roughing)
- 1500 grit sandpaper (this is for a finer roughing)
- 2000 grit wetsand-paper (this is for smoothing it out after paint is applied)
- Rubbing alcohal (this is for cleaning the lense before paint)
- Patience (they are key for any project)

3) I wasant sure how the spray applied so i used a piece opf scrap plexi-glass to practice

Sanded with 500 grit, then 1500 before sprayed



as you can see my technique got better by the third block



4) Now that youve practiced, take your lenses, and sand them first with 500 grit sandpaper.



5) after you have "roughed" the lense, wipe it off with a clean rag, and sand with 1500 grit sandpaper (this will smooth out the finish and make the tint stick)


(notice how dull the lense is)

6) Take a clean rag and apply the rubbing alcohal, this cleans the lense well.

7) Now apply thin, even coats. ( i did 4)

8 ) Once you have your desired tint level. let the lenses cure for about 4 hours (overnight is best)

9) Using a Mixture of soap and water (just use enough soap to barely make bubbles)wetsand the lense till dull when dry, dont apply too much pressure or take too much paint off!

10) dry the lense, then once again clean the lense with rubbing alcohal

11) by this time you think you just fu**ed up your lense!

12) if you want a glossy mirror finish, i suggest using some clear coat.

13) then using a fine cut rubbing compound, buff the lenses with a soft rag (easiest if you re-install lights on truck)

14) enjoy your lights!

I actually used some old tint film laying around, this was about 2 months ago while i was still a welfare college student. The results ARE NOT show quality but IMO im content.

Awesome write up sullivan.

thanks, im just here to help where i can, and ofcourse gain knowledge!

if i could find a picture of mine id show you how they came out but i dont know where my pics are..? but when i tried it i thought they were going to come out crappy but in all reality they came out really nice just make sure to mask off the reverse light..sriously you should just try it....i wold say hit up 01whitene0n on here but he hasnt posted in a while due to selling his neon to get a stang :/