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I'm going to post this against my better judgement b/c I know someone with $$$$ out there will beat me to it, but I found a guy on MO named Ozone who had some sleek-@$$ taillights and headlights and I asked him how he did it. Here is is response and a link to some pics of his Trix. I figured this was an awesome option for those of us with a lack of aftermarket parts. I planned to do this to my lights but I don't have $$$ for it at the moment.http://JonsTintedTails.comhttp://jonsti ... oyotaQuote, originally posted by (ozone on MO) »He uses a special tint paint diluted with solution to make the tint more or less dark (theres five different shades you can go). after that, he applies a high automotive gloss to seal the tint to the plastic. its not vht, its a special mixture he usesYou can see more of his work at http://JonsTintedTails.com. My tails were done over a year ago, costed $120 - I just got my headlights done about a month ago, costed $120 as well. Being as its applied to your headlight/tailight directly, youll be out of commission without heads/tails for a few weeks while it ships out and tints. I bought aftermarket headlights (x3) and oem tails for the occasion.Glad you like them :]-ozoneps. yes the aftermarket for the trix and vibe are awful...so I decided to roll custom Quote, originally posted by (ozone @ Apr 2 2006, 08:44 PM) »damronjr: Custom smoked by a guy in New York 8) then coated with a automotive gloss to shine just like my paintQuote, originally posted by (damronjr @ Apr 2 2006, 09:49 PM) »Did he use VHT or something different? They look awesome, and with a lack of aftermarket stuff for the Vibe this would be perfect! What did he charge you, or rather what would this cost normally?

I emailed him to give me a quote. $120 is not bad. You're right, it is pretty pricey but they look great from what I see in the gallery.Thanks for the post!!! I've been looking for blackout taillights for years now.

I have tinted taillights on my Grandprix before using this cool spray paint called VHT Nightshades it's a spraycan with this smoky clear look to it. It looked great and you still can see your lights in it. I will have to track down some pictures of them for you. Total cost of MOD was like 6 bucks for the spray. I think they have it at Auto zone!!! Gretch

lol sweet lemme see a pic.My friend and I tried tinting his Civic's tail lights with window tint but it didn't work (removed)....it was funny.

Here are the pics of Ozone's MAtrix on MO: http://matrixowners.com/forums....htmlLooks great! And so does the Car! Ozone was showin' off his new staggered wheels.

I have this pic not that good I will have to search clubgp for the kid I sold them to. Gretch

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That actually looks really good, I thought you were talking about that "matte" dull looking spray.

Here he is I pmed him to see if he still has pictures of them with the covers off.http://www.clubgp.com/newforum...65566Oh the White car ruggedoneGretch

Quote, originally posted by Merzbow »That actually looks really good, I thought you were talking about that "matte" dull looking spray.With all paint you add a clear coat and that really makes them that glassey look!!Gretch

smoked tail's look pretty nice, is there a legal limit for that in MN? someone here has vibe tail light chrome covers.

Quote, originally posted by northvibe »smoked tail's look pretty nice, is there a legal limit for that in MN? someone here has vibe tail light chrome covers.Yes. Legally you aren't suppose to have them. But that doesn't stop people from doing it.

laws are made to be broken, specially with cars....I mean show cars and off road only cars.....

Quote, originally posted by BlueCrush »Yes. Legally you aren't suppose to have them. But that doesn't stop people from doing it. my old VW Golf K2 came that way....were they illigal to sell in MN?

Quote, originally posted by BlueCrush »Here are the pics of Ozone's MAtrix on MO: http://matrixowners.com/forums....htmlLooks great! And so does the Car! Ozone was showin' off his new staggered wheels.where is the car? i saw no car!

Quote, originally posted by Atomb »my old VW Golf K2 came that way....were they illigal to sell in MN?You can sell them and put them on, If you get caught you will get a ticket.

That was a sweet GTP.... i started drooling when i saw that thing.*whipes drool off lip with napkin*Love the plate too!!! LOL

HAHA, who obeys the law...I dunno about you guys but I'm a kid and I am invincible.

Till they throw you in JUVY!!!!LOL... well just think you only got what maybe a year or two of "invincibility" then your in the same boat as all of us!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

lol yea, I'm gonna go on a high speed chase before I turn 20 just to have the experience before I turn mortal.Anyways, I emailed him and he said it would be about $85 plus shipping. If I can find another car for work next week I will have my tails in the mail by Monday! Will take two days to finish the lights plus what ever time shipping takes. So if I send them out Monday I could get them by Friday if I'm lucky.Thanks again for sharing Damron I would have never thought about getting it custom done, I was still waiting to hear from Bluebat about blacked out tail overlays!

Here are some more pictures for you guys!!http://www.clubgp.com/newforum...06916Gretch

Man i had to get a cup i drooled so much... i love that black on towards the top.(removed) the cups almost full!!! Such nice cars!!!

Quote, originally posted by SheVibe »I have tinted taillights on my Grandprix before using this cool spray paint called VHT Nightshades it's a spraycan with this smoky clear look to it. It looked great and you still can see your lights in it. I will have to track down some pictures of them for you. Total cost of MOD was like 6 bucks for the spray. I think they have it at Auto zone!!! Gretch Here's good How-To Post from a few years back. Sounds doable and could be good weekend project. Very tempting. I'd probably feel better doing this to a 2nd set of taillights and swapping them when desired.

Quote, originally posted by ZubenElGenubi »I'd probably feel better doing this to a 2nd set of taillights and swapping them when desired.That's what we did with the gp's we got a few pairs for testers then changed them to the ones we like.

yeaaa they look nice, i have the red out overlays wonder if the tint would work over them?