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Old Feb 27, 2011 | 12:23 PM
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tinted fogs heads and turns ?

right now all my front lights are clear but im thinking i want them smoked not black but deff tinted cause my whole car is now flat black and blue and idk im just not digging the clears anymore whats the best way about doing this ... i know most places wont tint those lights and night shade is deff to dark ..and those GTO cover snap ons are gross lol

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Old Feb 27, 2011 | 11:24 PM
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Be careful with the fogs! I used a vinyl overlay for mine and the lenses ended up cracking. I used to drive with my fogs on all the time though(with Silverstars), so that didn't help.
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Old Feb 28, 2011 | 10:19 PM
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I have been thinking about a light shade of tint on my headlights. Nobody makes an overlay that i have found. Im thinking that im going to maybe try that cheap autozone tint and see if i can get that to work. I have tint for my tail lights and corner lights on the front bumper and the side lights on the rear bumper. I have to wait for it to warm up before i can do anything with the tint though.
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Old Feb 28, 2011 | 10:23 PM
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Are you talking about Nightshade? That is the LAST thing i'd put on my headlights. Just pick up a small amount of smoked vinyl and make the cut yourself. It really isn't that difficult. BlueOvalIndustries also has smoked headlights for a decent price.
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Old Feb 28, 2011 | 10:37 PM
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I know that stangmod.com has a tint for the headlights and fors. As for if it nightshade or not im not sure.
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 12:37 AM
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Lamin-x.com
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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 01:50 AM
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Lamin-x.com
that is who i went with as well.
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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 05:30 PM
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I would definitely go with the smoked lights, since you have the matte black wheels, etc. It will flow well IMO.
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Old Mar 4, 2011 | 04:57 PM
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I got mine tinted by my bodyshop and they look great after a full summer of use. The good thing with a bodyshop tinted clear is that the can bring them to the exact color you want. They apply coats of clear with 1 drop or 2 of black base coat. so they apply around 5 - 20 coats to build a perfect tint.

It's better than Niteshades, it leaves no black grainy spots.

I have front and back done (6 coats in front and 14 for the back ones)





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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 05:41 PM
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I just got done using Rustoleum Lens Tint on my wife's Scion, and my Mustang. I was pleasantly surprised by the results.
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Old Mar 12, 2011 | 11:04 AM
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Dineau those look great my body was telling me the shop he goes to does that exact thing coats of clear with black in it he quoted me 250 $ to do the heads the turns and the fogs what did u pay ? out of curiosity
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Old Mar 14, 2011 | 04:45 PM
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can when of you guys with the lamin-x post up pics??? im afraid of bubbles and not looking good im **** when it comes to the car...all though im leaning towards a sticker tint now that i found out the front bumper has to be taken off to get to head lights
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Old Mar 14, 2011 | 10:05 PM
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there are no bubbles. iirc, you put soapy water and use the supplied squeegee. you could also apply it dry if you want. good thing also is that the lamin-x is quite thick. it isn't like window tint. that way, if a rock should hit it, the film would absorb some of the impact. not that it is likely a rock would damage the lights, but still...

lamin-x also comes in 2 shades of tint. it also comes in yellow, clear or blue. i bought the lighter of the 2 tints.

http://www.lamin-x.com/Ford-Mustang-...ers-p/f115.htm

here are the pics as requested. i am no longer running that grille and i didn't take any pics specifically for the fog film, but it should give you an idea of what the lighter of the 2 tints looks like.


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Old Mar 14, 2011 | 10:14 PM
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oh... i found some other old pics of the tinted front turn signals. again, not the best since the pics weren't focusing on it.


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Old Mar 15, 2011 | 01:18 PM
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thanks man they look pretty good think im going to go a shade darker tho because of the colors of my car
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Old Mar 15, 2011 | 01:19 PM
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haha oh and i had to laugh i guess its the angle but on the 3rd pic it looks like ur rims on a 45 and ready to fall off haha love ur wheels btw really diff
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Old Mar 15, 2011 | 04:42 PM
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lol. yeah, the rim does look like that in the pic. my friend used a fish-eye lens. thanks about the compliment. i just stuck on some red 65-66 mustang center caps this past week. it adds a subtle splash of color.
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Old Mar 20, 2011 | 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by coffeeGTCS
Dineau those look great my body was telling me the shop he goes to does that exact thing coats of clear with black in it he quoted me 250 $ to do the heads the turns and the fogs what did u pay ? out of curiosity
It was about that, but they did the headlights, fogs, brake lights, front flashers and rear parkings,
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