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Old 11-23-2009, 10:07 PM
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What is the best way to good good results. It seems like there are the plastic covers, the spray, or the vinyl. My mustang is black and the red tailights are killing me. Any help will be appreciated.
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Old 11-23-2009, 11:24 PM
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to get the darkest go with the covers
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Old 11-23-2009, 11:27 PM
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I'd say the ideal thing to do would be to get them painted professionally. It'll look very dark and glossy and will allow the most light to shine through. It won't be long till Cutter Wolf chimes in here with his pics haha
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Old 11-24-2009, 11:28 AM
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Painted professionally is the best way to go hands down. Here are some pic's



And just for fun here is a shot I took last week on a cruise we did.

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Old 11-24-2009, 01:11 PM
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Cutter that looks very dark, do you have pic showing how much light comes thru.
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Old 11-24-2009, 02:33 PM
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Check out this guys work on ebay as it also shows the amount of visible light for each tint level http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=260502142293
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Old 11-24-2009, 02:33 PM
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I'd say do the Vinyl. It looks factory. If you want, you can peel it off and go back to stock.

I've had mine for 3.5 years and they look great. They hold up well.


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Old 11-24-2009, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Doogie65
Check out this guys work on ebay as it also shows the amount of visible light for each tint level http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=260502142293
That's the guy that did mine and they work great day or night!
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Old 11-24-2009, 10:19 PM
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in my experience the vinyl sucks. VHT works well, but it is a very matte finish. i VHT'ed mine, but after an accident the bodyshop is going to professionally spray them both. covers would be great if they didnt have that stupid GTO logo on them, so you know they are covers...so id reccomend going the VHT route if you cant afford to have them done professionally. i did mine in one night.
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Old 11-24-2009, 11:04 PM
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is it like a dark clear coat or a transparent black that they shoot?

painted looks awesome
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