smoked tail lights? - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

devild599 · 03-31-2007, 03:12 AM

im thinking real hard on gettin my camry tail lights smoked. i think i cud do it myself wit some regular window tints....
1> Is dis a gud idea?
2> What percentage tints should i get?
3> How visable will my tail lights appear at night.

Creeps228 · 03-31-2007, 03:20 AM

thats how i got mine....bought some vinyl tint off ebay that were pre-shaped to the lights of the camry at 35%...and yea they'll be visible

thereal2x · 03-31-2007, 07:51 AM

i saw those one ebay, i was really thinking about getting them. but if you get rear ended it might be swayed into being your fault cuz the person didnt see your lights.

geoff5093 · 03-31-2007, 09:27 AM

I would look into getting a lighter tint, so your still able to see the colors, but you would still have the "smoked" look.

bigbird · 03-31-2007, 09:38 AM

alot of people here actually paint them, i think they use like testors model transluicent paint or somthing. somthing else to consider.

Camryshowoff97 · 03-31-2007, 10:00 AM

I smoked out my back lights with regular black spray paint....... you just have to use really light coats and some common sense.. Mine are pretty dark and still 100 percent visible at night. Ill post some pictures up in this post later on ill take some pictures of them from the back during the day and then at night with the lights on.

xet · 03-31-2007, 11:23 AM

I've seen a lot of talk about the spray tint as well, has anyone here tried that?

I was also looking to smoke mine

bigbird · 03-31-2007, 12:05 PM

the effect is basically the same as translucent or even black spray paint(in light coats). no need to spend the extra money for "tint" spraypaint.

blackedcoupeLE · 03-31-2007, 12:44 PM

First off, it will be easier to see the brakes at night than it will be during the day...

I have GTO shades on my Camaro and used 5% tint to cover my turn signals on my old camry...

VHT Nightshades is pretty good from what I hear...if not that then some window tint will work w/ some patience...

geoff5093 · 03-31-2007, 02:10 PM

Just wondering, but can you use regular window tint on the outside of the lights? If so, would it still be safe in the rain and when you wash your car?

bigbird · 03-31-2007, 03:11 PM

you can but there are two obsticles. 1. the light has to be smoothe and with as frew bumps or ridges as possible, if not u wont get a good seal and end up with bubbles. 2. cut it carfully, u run a risk durring washing if u have exposed edges which can get caught on brushes or towels.

nogard · 04-01-2007, 10:13 AM

I smoked my tail lights on my gen 2 wagon with a product called "night shades". I think I got it through summit racing. It wasn't that expensive and it does work better that regular spray paint. I don't know how it works, but you can put on nice light even coats. The more you put on the darker it gets. And the wasn't a problem seeing the lights during the day. I would say you could see the light just as well as you could on a stock car that is really dirty.

I had three coats on my tails and two coats on my front corners. I was very happy with the results, never had a problem with it chipping or fading, too a power washer to it many times when I washed the car.

I've also heard of people using testors translucent model paint. Like red over a whole tail light that has amber lenses in it, to give it a more uniform look. The only problem I see with this is the red paint and yellow lens would give you a orange color, which would get you in trouble.

Camryshowoff97 · 04-01-2007, 02:50 PM

Blackedcoupe, I should have been more specific my lights are still 100% visible at all times. Not just at night. Shoulda written that the first time.

blackedcoupeLE · 04-01-2007, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Camryshowoff97

Blackedcoupe, I should have been more specific my lights are still 100% visible at all times. Not just at night. Shoulda written that the first time.

yea i was just confused bc it's harder to see smoked lights in the day than at night...

and VHT Nightshades is a good product someone mention...higher quality than window tint for sure, but it takes more patience and time...

this is my camaro...the 3rd Brake light I used 5% window tint...

and here is my old camry w/ 5% tint on the turn signals...

Creeps228 · 04-01-2007, 11:05 PM

well devild599 i trued to make a video...thats me in the background talking to my little brother in spanish letting him know what to do

http://s113.photobucket.com/albums/n...=VIDEO_006.flv