smoked taillights?

[NigHtHaWk219]

anyone know where I can get a set of smoked tail lights?

[TXspeed6]

You can buy a can of NightShade and smoke the tail lights you have...quite a bit cheaper.

[all4bspinnin]

noooooooooooooooooooooooo niteshades sucks! your tails will look dull.

take them to a paint shop and have them sprayed professionally. Trust me!

btw, the smoked out look isnt very classy. If you really want the smoked look. You should invest in vinyl overlays. When you go to sell the car, you can peel them off. Plus, the vinyl is the same consistency so it will all be one color. With paint, some areas tend to be darker than others if done incorrectly... with nightshades its guaranteed to look like ass

the other option is to split the tail lights and spray the insides black to remove the chrome. I can walk you through it if you wish

[NigHtHaWk219]

where can I get these vinyl overlays? sounds like a great idea. always liked the smoked look but want to keep it classy, or as classy as I can without being a real ricer. let me know and thanks for your feeback

[dtp03]

noooooooooooooooooooooooo niteshades sucks! your tails will look dull.


Orly?
Take your time with niteshade and do thin layers and they come out fine. A coat or two of clear will bring the shine out to make them look more like they came that way from the factory...

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c91/snaketacos/MAZDA/PICT0049800x600-1.jpg

[all4bspinnin]

Orly?
Take your time with niteshade and do thin layers and they come out fine. A coat or two of clear will bring the shine out to make them look more like they came that way from the factory...

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c91/snaketacos/MAZDA/PICT0049800x600-1.jpg


^key statement... clearcoat... i had a local that did the nightshats on his tails... it looked like ass.. i helped him wetsand it and clear it and it turned out pretty well...

but just spraying it on the tail isnt the end of it...

btw car looks good man!

[Blendercloud]

Does anyone have any experience with either of the following? I'm wondering if they will A) fit a 2006 MS6 and B) if they fit a 2006 MS6 they will probably fit a 2007 MS6. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks!

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001EGTY88/ref=asc_df_B001EGTY88797256?smid=A1ZXYLG343UTJQ&tag=shopzilla_rev_1044-20&linkCode=asn

http://www.amazon.com/05-06-2003-MAZDA-MAZDA6-LIGHT/dp/B001E2CYWU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1242336140&sr=1-3

[TXspeed6]

My nightshade turned out ok...I did mess up the first time, so i bought some 'graffiti remover' from Lowes, and it took it off easily.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b50/Usernametaken777/backsomething.jpg

[OJ Bartley]

TXspeed6, looks nice. You should hit the Mazdaspeed6 badge with the nightshades as well, (and clear) or just black to match the logo.

[Blendercloud]

TXspeed6, looks nice. You should hit the Mazdaspeed6 badge with the nightshades as well, (and clear) or just black to match the logo.

+1, took the words right off my fingertips.

[TXspeed6]

TXspeed6, looks nice. You should hit the Mazdaspeed6 badge with the nightshades as well, (and clear) or just black to match the logo.

Thanks man, I have thought about it, but I like the Mazdaspeed6 badge to stand out. What I really think I need to do is nightshade those reflectors, that will make it look much better, I just don't want to break them when pulling them out...I guess I'll just have to tape them off.

[NigHtHaWk219]

that looks sick txspeed6. how many clear coats did you need?

[TXspeed6]

I believe I did one thin coat of VHT nightshade, then one pretty thick coat, then some touch-up on spots that were lighter or uneven. Then I did a medium coat of Gloss crystal clear enamel.
I tried it the first time and it came out smokey...I really suggest buying some graffiti remover or something that can remove it safely if you mess up. I think the one I bought was the Goof-Off one from Lowes...here is a picture from amazon...
http://www.amazon.com/Goof-Off-Graffiti-Remover-aerosol/dp/B000MISOBC

[tunersteve]

Does anyone have any experience with either of the following? I'm wondering if they will A) fit a 2006 MS6 and B) if they fit a 2006 MS6 they will probably fit a 2007 MS6. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks!

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001EGTY88/ref=asc_df_B001EGTY88797256?smid=A1ZXYLG343UTJQ&tag=shopzilla_rev_1044-20&linkCode=asn

http://www.amazon.com/05-06-2003-MAZDA-MAZDA6-LIGHT/dp/B001E2CYWU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1242336140&sr=1-3

I have seen those on sale, but never installed. The only LED lights that I think I'd personally consider are the CAR-LED ones from potential motorsports. A little pricey at $400, but they look phenomenal when installed.

[theghost6]

noooooooooooooooooooooooo niteshades sucks! your tails will look dull.

take them to a paint shop and have them sprayed professionally. Trust me!

btw, the smoked out look isnt very classy. If you really want the smoked look. You should invest in vinyl overlays. When you go to sell the car, you can peel them off. Plus, the vinyl is the same consistency so it will all be one color. With paint, some areas tend to be darker than others if done incorrectly... with nightshades its guaranteed to look like ass

the other option is to split the tail lights and spray the insides black to remove the chrome. I can walk you through it if you wish

can you tell me how i can split my tail lights, i planned on painting the insides but i couldnt figure out how to take off the clear plastic part so i had to put it back on the car... :(

[Qwik6]

Funny how ours turn out on the dull side. A friend of mine at work did a nice coat on his Passat and they look so smooth and glossy. He didnt use clear either.

[Saskatchewan17]

Where can you get nightshade besides online? And do you have to sand the lights down first?

[ActAlive]

noooooooooooooooooooooooo niteshades sucks! your tails will look dull.

take them to a paint shop and have them sprayed professionally. Trust me!

btw, the smoked out look isnt very classy. If you really want the smoked look. You should invest in vinyl overlays. When you go to sell the car, you can peel them off. Plus, the vinyl is the same consistency so it will all be one color. With paint, some areas tend to be darker than others if done incorrectly... with nightshades its guaranteed to look like ass

the other option is to split the tail lights and spray the insides black to remove the chrome. I can walk you through it if you wish

Yeah, my nightshade came out great too. Just have to wetsand it and take your time.

http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/79/l_54b33c7864224df49efca856e60e3e76.jpg

[ActAlive]

Where can you get nightshade besides online? And do you have to sand the lights down first?

Discount Autoparts, O'Reilly's, Autozone.. It's all over the place. I didn't use a clearcoat, but yes you do need to use a very fine grit of wet sandpaper.

[Protege03ak46]

Discount Autoparts, O'Reilly's, Autozone.. It's all over the place. I didn't use a clearcoat, but yes you do need to use a very fine grit of wet sandpaper.

man Ur lucky. Ive been looking and looking. no were has them in Western Washington!!!!!! not that it mater to you. just saying

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[all4bspinnin]

^^the man... blue bat has nice vinyl overlays. he's big on iwsti

[vrspeedemon]

got any pics of the smoked overlays installed on the "bulge" type tail lights? How hard is it to istall and manipulate the over lay around the bulge.

[zinger002]

got any pics of the smoked overlays installed on the "bulge" type tail lights? How hard is it to istall and manipulate the over lay around the bulge.

Hard as falk! but i tried to do it on the car. how do i take off the outside tail lights. there seems to be a screw i dont know how to get to...

i can get the inside ones but not the outside... HALP!

[z00mer]

can you tell me how i can split my tail lights, i planned on painting the insides but i couldn't figure out how to take off the clear plastic part so i had to put it back on the car... :(
If you bake them in a conventional oven at 200* for 20min., you should be able to open them up. And when it comes to resealing the lights.. do the same steps, but in reverse.

Done this mod to friend's MS6, in order to fix one of the lenses that came loose, as well as other lights without any issues whatsoever.(wiggle)

[TXspeed6]

Done using black paint and clear. These are the CAR_LED tails too.
Didn't really wanna think about screwing up a $400 set of tails, so I had them professionally done and would highly recommend it.


That's the best i've seen so far. Love those Car_led tails too!

[StormTrooper6]

Are there any vinyl overlays that cover the whole tail light and are a little darker than 6/10 on the smoke factor?

[djthom]

best way to smoke em is mix clear coat and black car paint at about 2:1 then spray em with it.

[Texansrcool2]

Hey Txspeed6 i did my reflectors. They pop out really easy dude.

No real chance of breaking em if you're careful.

[dandan2]

best way to smoke em is mix clear coat and black car paint at about 2:1 then spray em with it.

2:1 is way too much black! id use more along the lines of 4:1 or maybe even 6:1! when i did my focus tailights i did 2 coats of 4 parts clear to 1 part black and it was too dark! make sure to use single stage black so that the paint doesnt blotch from the clear! if its single stage the clear and the paint will become one and harden in perfect harmony! lol

[ppself]

I hate to hijack this thread, but i had a problem with my nightshading the other day.

I already made a another thread before finding this one. Hopefully someone can help because i hate driving around with something jacked up on my car.

So i decided to nightshade(spray paint for lights) my 3rd brake light. Well i pull the light out sand it down and do the instructions on the can. This isn't my first time doing this and have done the same thing on my blinkers and reflectors. So my problem is, is that after i painted i noticed that their was more dominate veins in the coat. Looked like stress cracks with a rigid finish, not as smooth as my other jobs.

I don't know what went wrong i painted the same as my other jobs. So i tried wet sanding it down and repainted with lighter coats. This time around i finished and the veins were not as visible. Can't really notice unless the brake light pressed now.

Sucks that this isn't "perfect" but i was wondering what would cause this to happen? I am not a paint pro so i wanted to know if it was something that i didn't know. If i can i will just get some more nightshade and resand and try again in the future.

Is there any way i can recover from this without having to buy a new light casing?

[Protege03ak46]

i had the same problem. how many coats did you do, and have you done a clear? i did the same and i decided to wet sand them till they were super smooth. turnd out perfect. then i did a high gloss automotive clear. it cost me $27 for the spray can. worked great

[ppself]

i had the same problem. how many coats did you do, and have you done a clear? i did the same and i decided to wet sand them till they were super smooth. turnd out perfect. then i did a high gloss automotive clear. it cost me $27 for the spray can. worked great

I did 3 coats. No clear yet, i was going to but waited until i can fix it first.

I will get a new can of nightshade and wet sand it back down and try again, and then clear coat it.

Only thing i can think of is that the can was kinda old and almost out to be causing this.

[Protege03ak46]

you dnt have to go all the say down, just enough to get the cracks out.

when you do the clear. take ur time
good luck!

[Texansrcool2]

Not too sure of this, but it could possibly be the fact that you sprayed the coat too thick, and some of the paint ran and made the lines. I could be wrong...

[Saskatchewan17]

Not too sure of this, but it could possibly be the fact that you sprayed the coat too thick, and some of the paint ran and made the lines. I could be wrong...

That's gotta be it.

Just sand it down and repeat.

[ppself]

I don't know what it was but i got a fresh can today and resanded it back down. Repainted it outside this time around and had no problems at 3rd coat. Then clear coated and it's pure gold status now.

Weird whatever it was that was causing this, but at least it was fixable.

Thanks to everybody that chimed it helped a lot.

[Texansrcool2]

Happy you got it fixed man.

[all4bspinnin]

i warned a few of the ms6 owners about this stuff, i wish i would have seen this thread before you wasted your time

glad you got it fixed

[Texansrcool2]

i warned a few of the ms6 owners about this stuff, i wish i would have seen this thread before you wasted your time

glad you got it fixed

Are you inferring that you dislike nightshade?

[djthom]

2:1 is way too much black! id use more along the lines of 4:1 or maybe even 6:1! when i did my focus tailights i did 2 coats of 4 parts clear to 1 part black and it was too dark! make sure to use single stage black so that the paint doesnt blotch from the clear! if its single stage the clear and the paint will become one and harden in perfect harmony! lol

beg to differ...mine are perfect.
2:1 sprayed on 2 coats.
just do yourself a favor and be in a dust free environment...that's my only grip with mine...bit o dust...

[all4bspinnin]

Are you inferring that you dislike nightshade?

absofrickinlutely... its garbage

[Zoomzoom17]

EBAY! I bought tint for mine and it took 10 minutes to put on and looks good. No air bubbles, but the key is to not do it in extreme heat or bubbles will form.

[all4bspinnin]

the film tint can be removed too!!

[Texansrcool2]

absofrickinlutely... its garbage

Ah. Well I had very good results. As well as many other people on this website. But hey, your opinion is different than mine i suppose.

[Zoomzoom17]

Tint Came off in the automated car wash. Don't use it if you go to Waterway and that kind of stuff. I'll try and Niteshade it or get it professionally done. How much would professionally cost?

[fatspeed6]

I recently did mine using the duplicolor tint from autozone. I used info from this site and found the process pretty straight forward. Simply clean the tails throughly, spray, let stand, wet sand with 1000, wet sand with 2000 polish and off you go. Also i was polishing for a long long long time like 20 a tail and wet sanding for like 20 a taillight. Looks good now though, almost stock, if you decide to spray be very thorough and hit the tails from different angles as the bulge out slightly so hit the tops and bottoms.

[AWDRACER6]

I recently did mine using the duplicolor tint from autozone. I used info from this site and found the process pretty straight forward. Simply clean the tails throughly, spray, let stand, wet sand with 1000, wet sand with 2000 polish and off you go. Also i was polishing for a long long long time like 20 a tail and wet sanding for like 20 a taillight. Looks good now though, almost stock, if you decide to spray be very thorough and hit the tails from different angles as the bulge out slightly so hit the tops and bottoms.

So its called DUPLICOLOR?? I might go look for it tonight?? You sprayed the out side of the tail light correct? Did you scuff sand the light first? Or just wiped it down?

[tunersteve]

I would shy away from paint and go with a film to do the job. Pull the taillights off, apply the film, then put them back on the car. Worst case, if you have to remove it, it's 100% reversible.

[amillman2]

I believe most places do the tinting without pulling the lights. Atleast D & L told me that they wouldnt pull them for the job.

[tunersteve]

I believe most places do the tinting without pulling the lights. Atleast D & L told me that they wouldnt pull them for the job.

You can, but pulling them allows you to wrap them a bit more and easier.

[AWDRACER6]

I just got pulled over (30 minutes ago) for a smoked cover over my license plate...so ill probably not try and smoke my lights... Looks good though!

[04gixx6]

I just got pulled over (30 minutes ago) for a smoked cover over my license plate...so ill probably not try and smoke my lights... Looks good though!

That sucks, hopefully just a warning?

[AWDRACER6]

That sucks, hopefully just a warning?

Ya, i played dumb...Im sure he figured that but atleast it sounded good. I think he was just bored...i dont blame em!

[Brandoid757]

noooooooooooooooooooooooo niteshades sucks! your tails will look dull.

take them to a paint shop and have them sprayed professionally. Trust me!

btw, the smoked out look isnt very classy. If you really want the smoked look. You should invest in vinyl overlays. When you go to sell the car, you can peel them off. Plus, the vinyl is the same consistency so it will all be one color. With paint, some areas tend to be darker than others if done incorrectly... with nightshades its guaranteed to look like ass

the other option is to split the tail lights and spray the insides black to remove the chrome. I can walk you through it if you wish


I would love the walk through for splitting the tails if you don't mind. PM me!

[Saskatchewan17]

Well, there's a difference between a tinted plate cover and tinted lights. If your plates are covered there's a possibility that your car won't be identified by either cameras or the police... you don't run that risk when tinting lights. It just becomes more of a saftey hazard to yourself and other vehicles/pedestrians. Some cops are more leniant about it than others.

[tonymontana1204]

Done at a professional tint shop that uses lamin-x films. Been through several car washes and they're still holding up great with no bubbles or peels. Also the led brake light on the spoiler is also tinted.

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u18/tonymontana1204/SunDec27210701EST2009.jpg

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u18/tonymontana1204/SunDec27210657EST2009.jpg

[Meydron]

Sorry to bring this thread back from the dead but i was thinking about tinting my tail lights and side markers but i was wondering if it is in fact illegal. I haven't been able to find any definate answers just some people saying it is, others saying it isn't.

[tonymontana1204]

I've never been pulled over for it, I believe as long as you can see the light shine through your're golden. and also have 2 visible reflectors which are located on the bumper anyways.

[Tungsten6]

Theres a crazy new site called google :P
http://www.chacha.com/question/are-tinted-tail-lights-legal-in-missouri

[i8urgti]

noooooooooooooooooooooooo niteshades sucks! your tails will look dull.



i have to disagree
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee206/justinvianapoli/blackedoutrear.jpg
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee206/justinvianapoli/sw6.jpg

[spenca baby]

could someone pm me
how to split taillight

[purple_heart]

yeah, sweet Mazdaspeed 6. Now I am tempted to do that to my 6. I think that would look slick with my blazing copper 6..

[christiansMSP]

tinted my tails with vht too..

looks awesome

[coyfish]

Read most of the posts in here and saw the vinyl brought up a few times but nobody embellished.

Has anyone done / tried the vinyl or tint? I want something removable in case I don't like it.

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