Best tail light covers

Biglawrence44 · 09-03-2009, 09:33 PM

I bought a set from Wade and they fit terribly. Who has what, and could you provide pics?

bmxbang · 09-03-2009, 11:22 PM

just buy another set of tail lights and tint them yourself it looks soo soo much cleaner. and i have never been pulled over for them being tinted

OnE SiCk XtReMe · 09-04-2009, 01:23 PM

ya it's what I did it's really the best way

ExtCab96S_Dime · 09-04-2009, 01:34 PM

Ditto.

Slow_S-Dime · 09-04-2009, 01:53 PM

Yes sir, or try to find some of them there fancy Smoked Brazillian.

LabRat116 · 09-04-2009, 03:02 PM

Just DON'T TINT/SMOKE them out if you plan on driving on public roadways!

Unless, you REALLY, REALLY, REALLY TRUST all the drivers behind you to see your brake lights !!!

I sure as hell DON'T !!

ExtCab96S_Dime · 09-04-2009, 03:27 PM

Those covers are worse than tinting them most of the time. Plus you don't have to tint them a lot and you can always get LED bulbs that are brighter.

LabRat116 · 09-04-2009, 06:22 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by ExtCab96S_Dime

Those covers are worse than tinting them most of the time.

It blows my mind that guys will block light from their trucks taillights apparently trusting in ALL drivers that approach them from behind.

That's just asking to get rear-ended.

96blazer · 09-04-2009, 06:39 PM

They both (tinting them and covers) reduce the light and they are both illegal.

All the covers I've seen pretty much fit the same way.

ZQ8 Blazer · 09-04-2009, 07:02 PM

Have the candied, they'll look really good.

Slow_S-Dime · 09-04-2009, 11:01 PM

Sounds like someone has some horrid stories of being rear ended...haha...Use night shade. Black out your stock tails.

ZQ8 Blazer · 09-04-2009, 11:11 PM

Slow_S-Dime · 09-04-2009, 11:27 PM

I like that. How'd ya do that?

orangedime · 09-04-2009, 11:33 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Slow_S-Dime

I like that. How'd ya do that?

umm

Quote: Originally Posted by ZQ8 Blazer

Have the candied, they'll look really good.

Slow_S-Dime · 09-04-2009, 11:39 PM

How do you candie them?

ZQ8 Blazer · 09-05-2009, 12:03 AM

There on Wicked Mayhem's old Blazer. Nick (last name starts with a Z) here on the forum did them. You sand them down and spray them with red candy paint.

bmxbang · 09-05-2009, 12:09 AM

yeah i had thought about going all red but on black it just seemed to stick out to much. if i have my lights on even during the day you can tell the lights are red and the blinker is very very visible.... just saying and at night you cant even tell there tinted.

ZQ8 Blazer · 09-05-2009, 12:15 AM

There's LED's too

bmxbang · 09-05-2009, 12:44 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by ZQ8 Blazer

There's LED's too

thats what the stock 3rd brake light is for fool!

Slow_S-Dime · 09-05-2009, 02:09 AM

Hm, sounds interesting, I'ma check into doing that while were on this topic of tail lights, any one know how to get then Brazil tail lights off the newer blazer?

ZQ8 Blazer · 09-05-2009, 05:54 AM

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thats what the stock 3rd brake light is for fool!

No it's not you dumb ass.

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Hm, sounds interesting, I'ma check into doing that while were on this topic of tail lights, any one know how to get then Brazil tail lights off the newer blazer?

NYC Blazer has a thread called all the brazilian tail lights but wheres the hook up.

S10dude · 09-05-2009, 09:15 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by bmxbang

thats what the stock 3rd brake light is for fool!

that's sooooooooo dumb !....

bmxbang · 09-05-2009, 10:54 AM

fine go buy your little cirlce led bulbs that replace the stock ones and look dumb

Slow_S-Dime · 09-05-2009, 03:06 PM

Yeah I've been on the thread. He doesn't respond to Pm's or on the thread.

ZQ8 Blazer · 09-05-2009, 05:25 PM

Call him

Slow_S-Dime · 09-05-2009, 08:55 PM

Funny.

jimbosv650 · 09-06-2009, 07:07 PM

AVS light covers. They looked decent but were a pain to keep on with that crappy velcro they supply.

Spray. Dont quite look as good and require touch ups every couple of months

Biglawrence44 · 09-06-2009, 08:46 PM

Thanks for the pics man,I personally think the spray looks better. Maybe you should but a clear coat on them. But, what did you use VHT?

OnE SiCk XtReMe · 09-06-2009, 11:56 PM

ya clear them def

bmxbang · 09-07-2009, 12:50 AM

yeah the spray would look better if you would drop your blazer i think thats what is missing...

vht+clear coat=

***sdime98*** · 09-07-2009, 10:20 AM

here goes candied euro's, for reference..here are some i did for a member on here, on his blazer....i also candied a set of euros on my truck, after my tinted tails caught hell with local police.

ZQ8 Blazer · 09-07-2009, 03:21 PM

Quote:

here goes candied euro's, for reference..here are some i did for a member on here, on his blazer....i also candied a set of euros on my truck, after my tinted tails caught hell with local police.

I seen those tails before and really liked them. Looks like you did a good job

Biglawrence44 · 09-07-2009, 04:25 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by bmxbang

yeah the spray would look better if you would drop your blazer i think thats what is missing...

vht+clear coat=

That is exactly what i want, I know I have asked you this before, but, how many coats of each did you do.

jimbosv650 · 09-07-2009, 05:03 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Biglawrence44

Thanks for the pics man,I personally think the spray looks better. Maybe you should but a clear coat on them. But, what did you use VHT?

Yeah they def need some clear Im just lazy. Its not VHT, its called RC294 spray tint I believe. I get it at a hobby shop.

firstgenon24s · 09-07-2009, 05:50 PM

VHT FTW the hobby shop paint sucks and needs retinted very often.

bmxbang · 09-07-2009, 06:04 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Biglawrence44

That is exactly what i want, I know I have asked you this before, but, how many coats of each did you do.

thats a good question i would say 3-4 light coats of the vht nightshades and probably the same with the clear coat aswell but i did them over a year ago and my memory isnt the greatest

***sdime98*** · 09-07-2009, 10:38 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by ZQ8 Blazer

I seen those tails before and really liked them. Looks like you did a good job

thanks, took me forever to talk him into letting me do something to those damn euro's....but he finally gave in, and he's really happy with the end result...so as long as he's satisfied..then mission accomplished for me..here goes some other pics of the, since that pic really doesn't give a good look at them.

LabRat116 · 09-07-2009, 10:44 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Slow_S-Dime

Sounds like someone has some horrid stories of being rear ended.

You got it.

Didn't even have blacked out taillights.

Just wait until YOU get rear ended. I guarantee you that you make your taillights as bright and visible as possible afterwards!

I still can't believe people are stupid enough to TRUST every single driver that drives behind them to see there taillights.

Good luck and see you in the ER (if your lucky and not dead yet).

ExtCab96S_Dime · 09-07-2009, 10:55 PM

Then why the **** do you drive at all? Quit trusting everyone so damn much and just ****ing walk then. Or do you not trust people that might run into you while walking, too? Many users on here drive with tinted tail lights with no problems. I personally haven't seen one thread about someone that was rearended that had tinted tail lights. When I had mine, they were easily visible at night, no doubt about it. They were just fine during the day too.

Real original, by the way, with the comment about the ER.

ZQ8 Blazer · 09-07-2009, 11:06 PM

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thanks, took me forever to talk him into letting me do something to those damn euro's....but he finally gave in, and he's really happy with the end result...so as long as he's satisfied..then mission accomplished for me..here goes some other pics of the, since that pic really doesn't give a good look at them.

How glossy are they and how are they holding up, I wonder how long the will hold up? Only thing I've ever had done was I sanded down stock tails and had them cleared.

I might be interested in having you do my stock ones or those. Only thing I hate about those is that the top lense started melting so I guess I could get LED's instead of incandescent.

***sdime98*** · 09-07-2009, 11:14 PM

i haven't seen his blazer in several months, they are fairly glossy i'd say...i haven't heard anything said about them, so i'm sure they are holding up well, or else it would have been mentioned to me...i've had mine in daily driven for a good 4 months or so now..and no issues.

as for the tinted tail visibility issues...this was an old set of tinted tails i ran, before i retinted another set way lighter than this, and this just shows off the visibility, personally if somebody uses this as a crutch to say they rear ended you, they would have probably rear ended you regardless. these quickly got too dark for my tastes, and i grew tired of them...but still...i don't think anyone has much valid reasoning to say they couldn't see brake lights thru something like these.

LabRat116 · 09-07-2009, 11:15 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by ExtCab96S_Dime

I personally haven't seen one thread about someone that was rearended that had tinted tail lights.

You really think people are going to ADMIT they did something so STUPID ??

Why take stupid risk with your (and your passengers) lives ?

It's just STUPID choosing VANITY over SAFETY.

It's your choice. Hope you at least have Life Insurance for your loved ones.

bmxbang · 09-07-2009, 11:19 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by LabRat116

You really think people are going to ADMIT they did something so STUPID ??
Why take stupid risk with your (and your passengers) lives ?
It's just STUPID choosing VANITY over SAFETY.
It's your choice. Hope you at least have Life Insurance for your loved ones.

you people

xtremeblazer_04 · 09-07-2009, 11:28 PM

I tinted my tail lights with that vht and also put one of those line of fire led brakelights under the tailgate... Looks good and those line of fires are bright as hell.

bmxbang · 09-07-2009, 11:55 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by xtremeblazer_04

I tinted my tail lights with that vht and also put one of those line of fire led brakelights under the tailgate... Looks good and those line of fires are bright as hell.

and were are the pics!!! lol

xtremeblazer_04 · 09-08-2009, 12:09 AM

sorry for the flare

iroc2nv · 09-08-2009, 12:21 AM

I have the fire led's on mine also.

tohoopty · 09-08-2009, 12:49 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by jimbosv650

you have to wetsand and buff the vht spray to get it glossy.

xtremeblazer_04 · 09-08-2009, 12:52 AM

Did you put a clearcoat on it too, or just wetsand and buff?

ExtCab96S_Dime · 09-08-2009, 01:51 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by LabRat116

You really think people are going to ADMIT they did something so STUPID ??

Why take stupid risk with your (and your passengers) lives ?

It's just STUPID choosing VANITY over SAFETY.

It's your choice. Hope you at least have Life Insurance for your loved ones.

Yeah, I'd believe someone would admit to something that stupid. Have you seen half of the posts in the Flame Forum? How is it stupid if I just stated and others have placed photographic evidence of how easy it is to see the tail lights IN THE DAY TIME? I have a son that rides with me often and if I honestly believed that tinting my tail lights would hamper anyone's ability to see them enough to rear end me, I would not have put them on. Just make sure you come to my funeral, I guess.

And to anyone that is getting annoyed with my arguing with him, I promise that this is my last argumentative post about this. lol

09-03-2009, 09:33 PM	#1
Biglawrence44 It Is What It Is Age: 17 Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 635 Location: Grove City, OH User is: OffLine	Best tail light covers I bought a set from Wade and they fit terribly. Who has what, and could you provide pics?
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09-03-2009, 11:22 PM	#2
bmxbang Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 8,021 Location: Bluesprings, MO User is: OffLine	Re: Best tail light covers just buy another set of tail lights and tint them yourself it looks soo soo much cleaner. and i have never been pulled over for them being tinted
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09-04-2009, 01:23 PM	#3
OnE SiCk XtReMe Driving Low Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 586 Location: NJ User is: OffLine	Re: Best tail light covers ya it's what I did it's really the best way
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09-04-2009, 01:34 PM	#4
ExtCab96S_Dime Wannabe Dragger Age: 22 Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,664 Location: Neenah, Wisconsin User is: OffLine	Re: Best tail light covers Ditto.
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09-04-2009, 01:53 PM	#5
Slow_S-Dime Free Agent! Age: 20 Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 37 Location: Flint, MI User is: OffLine	Re: Best tail light covers Yes sir, or try to find some of them there fancy Smoked Brazillian.
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09-04-2009, 03:02 PM	#6
LabRat116 GO STEELERS !!! Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 145 Location: Troy, Ohio User is: OffLine	Re: Best tail light covers Just DON'T TINT/SMOKE them out if you plan on driving on public roadways! Unless, you REALLY, REALLY, REALLY TRUST all the drivers behind you to see your brake lights !!! I sure as hell DON'T !!
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09-04-2009, 03:27 PM	#7
ExtCab96S_Dime Wannabe Dragger Age: 22 Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,664 Location: Neenah, Wisconsin User is: OffLine	Re: Best tail light covers Those covers are worse than tinting them most of the time. Plus you don't have to tint them a lot and you can always get LED bulbs that are brighter.
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09-04-2009, 06:22 PM	#8
LabRat116 GO STEELERS !!! Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 145 Location: Troy, Ohio User is: OffLine	Re: Best tail light covers Quote: Originally Posted by ExtCab96S_Dime Those covers are worse than tinting them most of the time. It blows my mind that guys will block light from their trucks taillights apparently trusting in ALL drivers that approach them from behind. That's just asking to get rear-ended.
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09-04-2009, 06:39 PM	#9
96blazer """"""""""""""""""""""""" Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 28,374 Location: ? User is: OffLine	Re: Best tail light covers They both (tinting them and covers) reduce the light and they are both illegal. All the covers I've seen pretty much fit the same way.
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09-04-2009, 07:02 PM	#10
ZQ8 Blazer ZQ8 Blazer Age: 26 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 8,723 Location: Western, Ky User is: OffLine	Re: Best tail light covers Have the candied, they'll look really good.
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09-04-2009, 11:01 PM	#11
Slow_S-Dime Free Agent! Age: 20 Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 37 Location: Flint, MI User is: OffLine	Re: Best tail light covers Sounds like someone has some horrid stories of being rear ended...haha...Use night shade. Black out your stock tails.
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09-04-2009, 11:11 PM	#12
ZQ8 Blazer ZQ8 Blazer Age: 26 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 8,723 Location: Western, Ky User is: OffLine	Re: Best tail light covers
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09-04-2009, 11:27 PM	#13
Slow_S-Dime Free Agent! Age: 20 Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 37 Location: Flint, MI User is: OffLine	Re: Best tail light covers I like that. How'd ya do that?
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09-04-2009, 11:33 PM	#14
orangedime It Burns When I Pee Age: 27 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 518 Location: Burlington, VT User is: OffLine	Re: Best tail light covers Quote: Originally Posted by Slow_S-Dime I like that. How'd ya do that? umm Quote: Originally Posted by ZQ8 Blazer Have the candied, they'll look really good.
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09-04-2009, 11:39 PM	#15
Slow_S-Dime Free Agent! Age: 20 Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 37 Location: Flint, MI User is: OffLine	Re: Best tail light covers How do you candie them?
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09-05-2009, 12:03 AM	#16
ZQ8 Blazer ZQ8 Blazer Age: 26 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 8,723 Location: Western, Ky User is: OffLine	Re: Best tail light covers There on Wicked Mayhem's old Blazer. Nick (last name starts with a Z) here on the forum did them. You sand them down and spray them with red candy paint.
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09-05-2009, 12:09 AM	#17
bmxbang Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 8,021 Location: Bluesprings, MO User is: OffLine	Re: Best tail light covers yeah i had thought about going all red but on black it just seemed to stick out to much. if i have my lights on even during the day you can tell the lights are red and the blinker is very very visible.... just saying and at night you cant even tell there tinted.
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09-05-2009, 12:15 AM	#18
ZQ8 Blazer ZQ8 Blazer Age: 26 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 8,723 Location: Western, Ky User is: OffLine	Re: Best tail light covers There's LED's too
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09-05-2009, 12:44 AM	#19
bmxbang Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 8,021 Location: Bluesprings, MO User is: OffLine	Re: Best tail light covers Quote: Originally Posted by ZQ8 Blazer There's LED's too thats what the stock 3rd brake light is for fool!
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09-05-2009, 02:09 AM	#20
Slow_S-Dime Free Agent! Age: 20 Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 37 Location: Flint, MI User is: OffLine	Re: Best tail light covers Hm, sounds interesting, I'ma check into doing that while were on this topic of tail lights, any one know how to get then Brazil tail lights off the newer blazer?
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09-05-2009, 05:54 AM	#21
ZQ8 Blazer ZQ8 Blazer Age: 26 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 8,723 Location: Western, Ky User is: OffLine	Re: Best tail light covers Quote: thats what the stock 3rd brake light is for fool! No it's not you dumb ass. Quote: Hm, sounds interesting, I'ma check into doing that while were on this topic of tail lights, any one know how to get then Brazil tail lights off the newer blazer? NYC Blazer has a thread called all the brazilian tail lights but wheres the hook up.
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09-05-2009, 09:15 AM	#22
S10dude workin it ! Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 11,029 Location: Sacramento,Ca. User is: OffLine	Re: Best tail light covers Quote: Originally Posted by bmxbang thats what the stock 3rd brake light is for fool! that's sooooooooo dumb !.... Last edited by S10dude : 09-05-2009 at 09:17 AM.
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09-05-2009, 10:54 AM	#23
bmxbang Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 8,021 Location: Bluesprings, MO User is: OffLine	Re: Best tail light covers fine go buy your little cirlce led bulbs that replace the stock ones and look dumb
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09-05-2009, 03:06 PM	#24
Slow_S-Dime Free Agent! Age: 20 Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 37 Location: Flint, MI User is: OffLine	Re: Best tail light covers Yeah I've been on the thread. He doesn't respond to Pm's or on the thread.
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09-05-2009, 05:25 PM	#25
ZQ8 Blazer ZQ8 Blazer Age: 26 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 8,723 Location: Western, Ky User is: OffLine	Re: Best tail light covers Call him
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09-05-2009, 08:55 PM	#26
Slow_S-Dime Free Agent! Age: 20 Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 37 Location: Flint, MI User is: OffLine	Re: Best tail light covers Funny.
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09-06-2009, 07:07 PM	#27
jimbosv650 Registered User Age: 25 Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 81 Location: Miami, FL User is: OffLine	Re: Best tail light covers AVS light covers. They looked decent but were a pain to keep on with that crappy velcro they supply. Spray. Dont quite look as good and require touch ups every couple of months
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09-06-2009, 08:46 PM	#28
Biglawrence44 It Is What It Is Age: 17 Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 635 Location: Grove City, OH User is: OffLine	Re: Best tail light covers Thanks for the pics man,I personally think the spray looks better. Maybe you should but a clear coat on them. But, what did you use VHT?
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09-06-2009, 11:56 PM	#29
OnE SiCk XtReMe Driving Low Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 586 Location: NJ User is: OffLine	Re: Best tail light covers ya clear them def
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09-07-2009, 12:50 AM	#30
bmxbang Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 8,021 Location: Bluesprings, MO User is: OffLine	Re: Best tail light covers yeah the spray would look better if you would drop your blazer i think thats what is missing... vht+clear coat= Last edited by bmxbang : 09-07-2009 at 12:52 AM.
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09-07-2009, 10:20 AM	#31
*sdime98* slowly, but surely. Age: 24 Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 49,347 Location: Laurel Hill, NC User is: OffLine	Re: Best tail light covers here goes candied euro's, for reference..here are some i did for a member on here, on his blazer....i also candied a set of euros on my truck, after my tinted tails caught hell with local police.
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09-07-2009, 03:21 PM	#32
ZQ8 Blazer ZQ8 Blazer Age: 26 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 8,723 Location: Western, Ky User is: OffLine	Re: Best tail light covers Quote: here goes candied euro's, for reference..here are some i did for a member on here, on his blazer....i also candied a set of euros on my truck, after my tinted tails caught hell with local police. I seen those tails before and really liked them. Looks like you did a good job
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09-07-2009, 04:25 PM	#33
Biglawrence44 It Is What It Is Age: 17 Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 635 Location: Grove City, OH User is: OffLine	Re: Best tail light covers Quote: Originally Posted by bmxbang yeah the spray would look better if you would drop your blazer i think thats what is missing... vht+clear coat= That is exactly what i want, I know I have asked you this before, but, how many coats of each did you do.
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09-07-2009, 05:03 PM	#34
jimbosv650 Registered User Age: 25 Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 81 Location: Miami, FL User is: OffLine	Re: Best tail light covers Quote: Originally Posted by Biglawrence44 Thanks for the pics man,I personally think the spray looks better. Maybe you should but a clear coat on them. But, what did you use VHT? Yeah they def need some clear Im just lazy. Its not VHT, its called RC294 spray tint I believe. I get it at a hobby shop.
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09-07-2009, 05:50 PM	#35
firstgenon24s Registered User Age: 21 Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,693 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Best tail light covers VHT FTW the hobby shop paint sucks and needs retinted very often.
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