Who's Tinted Their Rear Tailights? (R34)

[SS8_Gohan]

Ok, just wondering what peoples experiences are with tinting tailights?

I spoke to my panel workshop, they've 'sprayed' some lights before, but they said it doesn't look good at night and doesn't hang around too well.

I wasn't really thinking of spraying, i was thinking of using a film to cover them, so it's nice and uniform.

I also don't want to go really dark or that super smoked look some R34's have, i just want to darken them a touch. Is it possible to get a light tint film?

Anyways, interested to see what you guys'n'girls have done

cheers

[(OO)SKYLINE(OO)]

Don't do it Dan!

I think it will look shit and will lessen the visibility of you brake / indicator lights.

Having the 4 red brake lights is like a trade mark for a Skyline = Leave it stock.

[75coupe]

Ive never heard or seen a film that can go around curved edges, Im not intimate with r34 taillights though so Im not sure of the surface shape...

but you could use normal window tint film on flat surfaces, but it wont go well on even a slightly 2 way curved surface...

I used the tint paint on my tail lights, and its not bad, I also use red globes and they are bright enough to be easily seen in day and night time.

but the painting part takes a few practice goes as the paint itself is more like an ink and will run quite easily with low buildup and you also need to be exact in the coverage to be consistent with both tail lights so they look the same and even.

[75coupe]

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/251322-r34-smoked-tail-lights-legal/page__hl__smoked

[Hadouken]

Don't do it Dan!

I think it will look shit and will lessen the visibility of you brake / indicator lights.

Having the 4 red brake lights is like a trade mark for a Skyline = Leave it stock.

This I agree with.

[SS8_Gohan]

it's not quite what you guys think

I've got the Qest LED lights in them now, same style as Nismo but brighter LED's and the indicators are LED as well - But the issue is that Qest mount the LED's on white/black or sparkle boards. Black is quite dark, looks cool but the LED's show too much for me - sparkle looks a little silly and white looks almost OEM, but being white background, it's slightly lighter. I just want to get back to the OEM colour, nothing more than that.

So at the end of the day, i'm looking for a VERY light tint option.

[75coupe]

yummm Qest LEDs Id put up with the sparkle if I had Qest lights...

[Manuel Kasko]

Product called "Night Shade" it can be purchased from super shit auto.

Works a treat I have done it on one of my cars.

Here is the link to it

All you do is a light spray on the inside of the light covers. *emphasis on light coat*

Let it dry and see what you think.

Go another coat after it has had a good 20min to dry if you want darker

[sky017]

i can vouch for night shade by vht , the stuff is good . if you know how to spray evenly and lightly you can get pretty good results . but i also wouldnt recomend tinting lights on cars other then black cars , i have to say i think it only goes well with black and the whole stealth look , but thats just my opinion.

you could also use like a window tint film , i did that a couple of years back on my r33 series 2 front fog lights , it did look good .

heres a photo of the vht night shade on my old ute , notice i didnt go over the top and it doesnt look like some one sprayed jet black spray paint over them like most noobs do these days .

[sinistaGTR]

Dan, how much did your qest lights cost you