Tinting tails from the inside?

quicksilvr · Post by **quicksilvr** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:14 pm

I've only seen one person with stock tails tinted from the inside. I'm getting ready to do it, and I even had an experimental tailight to play with. Well, I chipped it trying to get it apart, so then I went ahead and put it in the oven to try to heat it up more evenly. It ended up melting. The fact that the oven was set to 240 instead of 140 might have been the problem.

Now that my experimental light is shot, I can't screw up the two I'm keeping. Will putting the entire light in the oven set at like 120 degrees be ok to heat it up? I'll keep a close eye on it this time, but I was just wondering if anyone else has done this, and how they were successful.

joelrgr · Post by **joelrgr** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:39 pm

Tinted from the inside? why tint the inside when u can just spray the outside?

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:57 pm

How does it look tinted from the inside? Any pics?

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 12:01 am

joelrgr wrote:Tinted from the inside? why tint the inside when u can just spray the outside?

Because this way it will be more safe from scratches and it will give it more of a smoked look than a look of just plain black taillights. I know someone has done it, just can't remember who.

joelrgr · Post by **joelrgr** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 10:06 am

Oh cool

Post pics if u find any, i have my stockers still and now im curious if i wanna wet sand off my tint and try it on the inside lol.

quicksilvr · Post by **quicksilvr** » Sun Dec 25, 2005 12:51 am

Sweet huh. Mine will be done if the person I bought them from on ebay ever sends them. This is the first time I've had a bad ebay experience...and I don't like it.

joelrgr · Post by **joelrgr** » Sun Dec 25, 2005 3:04 am

Nifty

Post by **Diablo0** » Sun Dec 25, 2005 3:26 am

Yup... Joe's tail lights look even better in person!

quicksilvr · Post by **quicksilvr** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 12:00 am

Any suggestions for getting the housing apart? (oven temp, etc....)

Post by **Diablo0** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 12:17 am

PM him... he'll explain better.

refect · Post by **refect** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 8:52 am

damn thats badass lookin. i might have to consider doing that......

Steaks · Post by **Steaks** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 1:01 am

as soon as I buff mine out they will look that good.....I hope!

OB · Post by OB » Thu Jan 05, 2006 9:50 pm

so is it a better idea to do them from the inside or out? also, is that pic with the break lights or just the lights on? thanks

quicksilvr · Post by **quicksilvr** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 8:01 pm

Got 'em done. Here's one pic for now until the car is clean. http://forum.2gn.org/viewtopic.php?t=6039