I'm in contact with a company called *SC Clear Bra* that might make a custom smoked film for my tailights..I just had an idea that maybe I can ask them to make a few for those who maybe interested..the film is 17mm thick and has a warranty for 5-years..as stated, the smoke style is about 35% tint.. Im the the process of taking care of a few things first with them like measurments and etc so the price is unknown..this will only be for 98+ contours since mine is an svt..
anyone interested..?
please no PM's..
I'd be interested but I'd also like to see what the outcome would look like, just to be sure it's not too dark or too light for my tastes.
Sounds like a nice idea for those who have/will paint the reflector.
well they called back saying what I knew they would, they said that our model is not high in demand and that if I want to do it, they would sell me like a bulk roll and then I could just cut it out and make copies like that...
wtf!
Thats sucks. Is it from this company?
Smoke
should just go to a tint shop
niteshades kids
......it's not quite as dark as this makes it look, and light output is just as bright as stock after aplication.....
niteshades can not be removed like a tint film...
There was a thread awhile back about doing this in clear for the headlights. It's more important to protect the lens cause of the cost of the h/l but it never got off the ground. I think the tail lights would have the same problems the headlights would.....too many compound curves which would result in creases, cuts, folds, etc, and the end result would not be something we'd like. I suppose if you had a large piece and put it on a small section at a time, all the while stretching it so it wouldn't bunch up....nah, way too much hassle. Just use Niteshade on the rears and hope nobody kicks up rocks into your headlights.
I'm still trying to find a place local to get nightshade
I like the idea of that tint film. I actually used a similar product on my Celica before I heard of niteshades,and it was basically a black film,but it has tiny little holes in it that let 100& of the light through. From a distance it looked good,but up close was kinda ghey,so I ended up taking it off. I forget what the stuff was called and who made it. But it was a PITA to install with all the cutting and making sure it fits and not bunch up. Eventually it started losing it's stickiness and started peeling off. I used it on my car and 2 of my friends also used it because they liked it,but had the same poor results in the end. I was the only one brave enough to try niteshades,which I did on my Mystique.
I'm kinda getting out of the blacked out look now,and I tried nitshades on my Contour,to do a green car with black accents and stuff,but it looked like crap,so I used some laquer thinner to take it off. I rinsed the lenses with soap and water to clean them off,but I got tiny little spiderweb cracks in my lenses. They aren't noticeable unless your nose is literally touching the lens,but that stuff is pretty harsh! The only application I liked blacked out lights on is on an all black car,like my Mystique. I don't think it suits any other colour. Sometimes yellow,but then you start looking like a bumble bee.
i saw the other tail a clear film for lights and wheel well edges that guaranteed to not every be penetrated, much unlike college chicks
Bring em on !!! Florida doesn't give a HOOT about dumb azz laws ....need some to match my 5% tint
find a backup pair of taillights on ebay and use nightshades on them. If you have any problems you can switch back to stock. Niteshades only costs $8 and some of your time, and niteshades spray will def look better than that film.
I too used laquer thinner on my taillights to take off a previous tint application with no problems whatsoever.
