View Poll Results: Painted trim or no?
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Paint the trim or leave it chrome?
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From: hobart indiana (1 hr from chicago)
ok, after having nothing to do all day but look at my car out the window, im sold on the blacking out yours lol. if you do the lights id try some window tint like i used. but with your weird *** curves id use tint with adhesive. if you do use the adhesive tint, or tint them at all lemmie know how it goes. i might redo mine cause im tired of pushing out bubbles in my peel and cling after it sits in the sun too long here down south lol.
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ok, after having nothing to do all day but look at my car out the window, im sold on the blacking out yours lol. if you do the lights id try some window tint like i used. but with your weird *** curves id use tint with adhesive. if you do use the adhesive tint, or tint them at all lemmie know how it goes. i might redo mine cause im tired of pushing out bubbles in my peel and cling after it sits in the sun too long here down south lol.
If I tint my tails, i'd probably use nightshade. I hate all the weird curves, plus I have that emblem that I have no clue if I can take off without taking the lens off.
Sarah: Can you post that pic you made? I can't find the link you sent me :\
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the only thing that scaares me about nightshades, which is why i havent used it is if you put it on too thick or that one extra coat, it makes your brake lights look like **** when you use them. they look super sharp when the lights are off but when theyre on, say stopping they look all blotchy and weird. with mine they still look stock when you push the brakes.
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this is brakes (bottom) reverse and the running lights (top)
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this is brakes (bottom) reverse and the running lights (top)
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Hmmm. Maybe I'll try that style tint if I do it. I might be able to stretch it over the lens without it looking too bad. Its only the corners that have the weird curve to it. The center piece is fairly flat. I'm not sure if I'll do anything yet.
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From: hobart indiana (1 hr from chicago)
if you do do it my way, i had enough to do my gf'* civic, my car and a friends accord with one $5 roll from advance auto lol. so if you dont like it you arent out much money
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The worst thing about that is making it all look evenly coated.
The cheapest tint I've seen around here was around $20 for a roll. Still not a lot of money, mind you. lol. I was looking at my center piece earlier, and that'* going to be a real bitch if I use that type of tint because its one piece that curls under to the license plate/tag lights..
The cheapest tint I've seen around here was around $20 for a roll. Still not a lot of money, mind you. lol. I was looking at my center piece earlier, and that'* going to be a real bitch if I use that type of tint because its one piece that curls under to the license plate/tag lights..