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Offline topher

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Lens tints
« on: 03 July 2009, 19:39 »
Anyone tinted their own rear lenses with good results? spray or film? pics please!

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Re: Lens tints
« Reply #1 on: 03 July 2009, 19:42 »
Yep!

Current rears were done by jamie.

I have done my side repeaters.


(in blue of course!) :grin:
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Re: Lens tints
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Re: Lens tints
« Reply #3 on: 03 July 2009, 19:45 »
i sprayed my rears all red, the finish is better than i expected  :smiley:

Dan

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Re: Lens tints
« Reply #4 on: 03 July 2009, 19:46 »
the lights are red.. im after a darker (as close to smoked effect as i can get) look, and buying replacement lights isn't an option unfortunately

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Re: Lens tints
« Reply #5 on: 03 July 2009, 19:48 »
Ive heard good things about this:

http://www.lamin-x.co.uk/

i shall be buying some soon.

Dan

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Re: Lens tints
« Reply #6 on: 03 July 2009, 19:55 »
with good results

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See for yourself tomorrow! :tongue:


Actually I do have to do the repeaters again in the morning!
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Re: Lens tints
« Reply #7 on: 03 July 2009, 21:27 »
Yep!

Current rears were done by jamie.

I have done my side repeaters.


(in blue of course!) :grin:
indeed, i was quite happy with them, dont know why i sold them either...lol.. i did my headlights on the mk3 with the same stuff with good results.
i have now done the headlights on my mk4 but i have a couple of runs which im not happy about, just cant be bothered to do it again at the moment.. :huh:...

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Re: Lens tints
« Reply #8 on: 03 July 2009, 22:41 »
jamie wot did you use?  am thinking about givin my front and rear lights a smoked look
now drivin a golf 1.9 tdi 90bhp ... time to rack up them miles!! as my daily

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Re: Lens tints
« Reply #9 on: 04 July 2009, 00:13 »
Ive heard good things about this:

http://www.lamin-x.co.uk/

i shall be buying some soon.

Dan

I have also heard this a good product, was going to do my fogs with it.