Messed with my tail lights the other day

[darcmater]

Recently I got fed up with the lame tail lights on the vibe and descided to try the VHT Nite Shade lens tinting paint http://www.vhtpaint.com/products/sfID1/7/sfID2/34. Being a bit hesitant I descided to try it out on a piece of plexiglass I had sitting around. It went on ok, but looked bad when lit up, looked all splotchy.The important part of this is before hand I descided I also needed to figure out how to take the tail lights out so I started messign around in the cargo area and removed the hatches back there to get at the bolts. On the passenger side one i started loosening the top bolt of the 3 that hold it in place, but beign 8pm and cold out i descided to stop and tighten the bolt back up.My question is I am not sure if I got it to tight/loose. Is it possible to get it to tight and have it rub on the paint and promote rust and/or trap moisture back there sinc ei live in MI and there is snow and ice about? Or am I just beign paranoid about rust and need to go back to bed?

[WaveAction]

ur just being paranoid...in all honestly..rust doesnt happen when its just ice or snow or salt out...it's when salt is mixed with ice, which is what causes it to rust, not the actual salt it self...or atleast thats what i've been told by a few people..but if you're really paranoid about it all..you should go to a junkyard and find yourself an extra set of rear taillights and do the nightshade stuff on them first..so if u mess up, no biggy, you still got the stock ones on, but if u mess up the stock ones..then thats a different story

[Sublimewind]

Quote, originally posted by darcmater »Recently I got fed up with the lame tail lights on the vibe and descided to try the VHT Nite Shade lens tinting paint http://www.vhtpaint.com/products/sfID1/7/sfID2/34. Being a bit hesitant I descided to try it out on a piece of plexiglass I had sitting around. It went on ok, but looked bad when lit up, looked all splotchy.The important part of this is before hand I descided I also needed to figure out how to take the tail lights out so I started messign around in the cargo area and removed the hatches back there to get at the bolts. On the passenger side one i started loosening the top bolt of the 3 that hold it in place, but beign 8pm and cold out i descided to stop and tighten the bolt back up.My question is I am not sure if I got it to tight/loose. Is it possible to get it to tight and have it rub on the paint and promote rust and/or trap moisture back there sinc ei live in MI and there is snow and ice about? Or am I just beign paranoid about rust and need to go back to bed?I WOULD NOT be messing with the plastic parts in this cold, anything under 40*F and you are risking cracking or breaking something... If you are worried about the bolts/nuts, go out with a hair drier and warm the area for a little while to make sure the plastic isn't brittle... Rust starts through oxidization, Salt speeds the process, as it's lite corrosive and an electrolite, it actually creates a slight potential difference between metals (a slight electrical charge, between dissimilar metals) that's why it does all the nasties to metal..