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Blacking Out Headlights, How to

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by spencer_hong, Jul 31, 2007.

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  1. Jan 30, 2014 at 1:48 PM
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    chadwhitt

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    Nice... I will most likely end up buying a set of tail lights that are black...
     
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  2. Jan 30, 2014 at 1:57 PM
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    I want to say their like $180 on ebay.
    It's been a while since I saw them so I'm not 100% sure on that price.
     
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    SpruceTaco, Jan 30, 2014
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  3. Jan 30, 2014 at 2:03 PM
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    Right on.. $180 not bad but I am sure the shipping to Canada sucks! But whatcha going to do about it.
     
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  4. Jan 31, 2014 at 11:13 AM
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    I'm on my second tacoma. First was 1999 that I bought new and modded with pretty much everything at one time or another for 14 years. Toyota bought it back due to frame rust. New tacoma is exact same truck down to the black color with alpine nav/dvd, tint, de-badged, and softopper, so far.
    Blacked out and tinted headlights are illegal in lots of states including mine. You might want to check first. if you haven't been stopped yet, you've probably just been lucky. To tint taillights, I've used the Plastidip Smoke spray which turned out very well. It Let's you decide just how dark you want to go and you don't even need to take them off the vehicle. Speaking of Plastidip, those of you who are still using the index card system, why? you'll do a lot better job just getting over spray on the tires which then pulls off. Watch the videos on YouTube.
     
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  5. Jan 31, 2014 at 12:18 PM
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    did mine with vht and left the brake light piece in the middle undone for legal reasons.. this pic is from about a year and a half ago and they still look the same!
    [​IMG]
     
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  6. Feb 3, 2014 at 4:24 AM
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    kevin that looks awesome! whats vht though?
     
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  7. Feb 7, 2014 at 12:48 PM
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    VHT is a brand, most people use VHT nite shade to tint their tail lights. works good.
     
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  8. Feb 8, 2014 at 8:17 AM
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    VHT Nite Shades is made by DupliColor. Just about any auto supply shop that sells DupliColor products will have it. If they don't have it in stock they can probably order it for you.
     
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  9. Feb 13, 2014 at 10:10 AM
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    when reinstalling the lights are they set properly for height etc? I wont have lights pointed in awkward directions?
     
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  10. Feb 13, 2014 at 1:16 PM
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    If you are painting just the bezel, you won't have to touch them because they should already be aimed, if you take your reflector bowls out then you will probably have to re aim after the install.
     
    Kavik, Feb 13, 2014
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  11. Feb 14, 2014 at 9:58 AM
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    perfect not touching the reflector bowls so that's good news, thanks.
     
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  12. Feb 15, 2014 at 9:04 PM
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    Plasti dip man. Youtube plasti dip emblems. Lots of tutorials, very easy to do, and completely removable if you don't like the outcome. I did my sides and rear in about an hour and a half. Longest part was taping and papering off. Then waiting 15 minutes in between each application. Very easy though.
     
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  13. Feb 22, 2014 at 9:41 AM
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    just doing mine now. So far the baking is working flawlessly. Thanks for the great tips!
    I have the ebay ones that were leaking like crazy and Im attempting to seal them better, and clean them out in the process
     
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  14. Mar 7, 2014 at 5:28 PM
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    +1 i plastidipped my emblems a while back then decided I didn't want it anymore and took it off no problemo
     
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  16. Mar 28, 2014 at 9:52 PM
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    Started off plasti dippin 100% And the light still shows through! Loved the look. Then a bud says, how well do the brake lights show up during the day? So to stay on the safe and legal side, I amended the project.

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  17. Mar 28, 2014 at 10:14 PM
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    Shit... sorry gang. Been drinking. this is a headlights forum, I went straight to the back and saw tail lights and posted. My bad.
     
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  18. Mar 29, 2014 at 10:46 AM
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    No worries as far as I am concerned. Been there, done that...
     
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  19. Apr 25, 2014 at 2:53 PM
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    Ok I think I'm going to tackle this project in the morning. I'm still not sure if i am going to sand the chrome or not. Maybe just scuff it with a green scrub pad or something. I think I'm going to use a flat black. Oh God I hope this turns out ok.
     
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