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Old Aug 30, 2012 | 06:31 PM
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Anyone try VHT Tint?

So I'm interested in getting the blackout look on my fog lights. Problem is I'm not sure if I will want to keep it and therefore not sure its worth spending $50 from AM. Has anyone tried VHT tint and does it come off?
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Old Sep 1, 2012 | 12:31 AM
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Originally Posted by tu3218
So I'm interested in getting the blackout look on my fog lights. Problem is I'm not sure if I will want to keep it and therefore not sure its worth spending $50 from AM. Has anyone tried VHT tint and does it come off?
I heard brake cleaner will take it off, I'm sure someone else will chime in, I bought the headlight covers from AM and they were pure crap, they didn't fit and would wiggle loose, I had to by Velcro to keep em on, and they meet there end at the track when I slammed 3rd gear they snapped in half and blew off the car
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Old Sep 2, 2012 | 08:59 AM
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Yeah I'd like to get the tint for my tail lights but worried about getting in trouble with the law lol I just know they would look so good on my alloy grey.
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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 08:35 PM
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I tried a can of the VHT on some project (can't remember what) and it gets dark fast and is pretty hard to spray in a light even coat without big time orange peel. I could never figure out how to do it right
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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 09:09 PM
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Contact Youngstang he's saleing some taillight Vinyals $50 plus shipping. I just received mine there pretty good quiality and gives you the 13 look and still allows lots of light through. I'll post pics as soon as i get them installed..
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Old Sep 11, 2012 | 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Kript2night
Contact Youngstang he's saleing some taillight Vinyals $50 plus shipping. I just received mine there pretty good quiality and gives you the 13 look and still allows lots of light through. I'll post pics as soon as i get them installed..
Yeah I'd like to see.
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Old Sep 11, 2012 | 04:37 PM
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I've used it and there was another member on here that told me what to use. I used VHT and then sprayed clear. They came out fantastic. Here's pictures of the process...
Mine didn't matter as much bc I intend on putting them behind the grille, but they still came out great. If you treat them like anything else you're painting - sanding between coats and wet sanding the final product it comes out like glass. Ask wades gt or look for the thread where he told me what to use... He posted pictures of taillights he'd done and they looked like glass

First picture- one sanded, one stock
Second picture- one coat oh VHT
Third picture- either after two or three coats of VHT
Fourth picture- with clear on it

I followed someone else's thread on the internet that did their mustang. If you search "VHT tint how to/tutorial mustang forum" you should find everything you need to know. Very user friendly. They came out great and I didn't even wet sand them. However I don't know if it's reversible... I want to say its not...
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Old Sep 11, 2012 | 04:48 PM
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Go to 05-09 exterior modifications and look within the past month or so for a thread starting with "VHT light smoke paint" or something along those lines. You'll see haha
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Old Sep 11, 2012 | 07:51 PM
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I'll post pics of the overlays soon there getting installed tommorrow
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Old Sep 19, 2012 | 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Kript2night
I'll post pics of the overlays soon there getting installed tommorrow
Where's the pic?!

I am also debating smoking my fog lights. I found a can of VHT in my closet that I didn't remember buying, but I am also leaning toward the new vinyl shades from AM. Decisions. Decisions. The fog lights are the last thing to smoke out on mine.
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by willysyj

Where's the pic?!

I am also debating smoking my fog lights. I found a can of VHT in my closet that I didn't remember buying, but I am also leaning toward the new vinyl shades from AM. Decisions. Decisions. The fog lights are the last thing to smoke out on mine.
Did you use the tint from AM for the tailights? Debating on getting it. What do you think of it if so.
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