smoking rear lights?

[wakeboarder15]

hi guys
anyone know how to 'smoke' rear lights?

read something about tinting spray?
...is this sprayed on the inside of cover or outside?
...where can i get some from?

thanks a lot
elliot

[wakeboarder15]

anyone?

[richw911]

You can get it from motorshops etc.

Looks cheap and tacky IMO

Get some OEM lights 

[wakeboarder15]

ok thanks!
i htought it looks pretty neat but maybe it was just done 'right' ....not sure!


and just got myself some new gti lights (old ones were cracked and majorly scratched etc.)

cheers
elliot

[richw911]

ok thanks!
i htought it looks pretty neat but maybe it was just done 'right' ....not sure!


and just got myself some new gti lights (old ones were cracked and majorly scratched etc.)

cheers
elliot

To be fair it depends how its been done etc - can look ok they never look even both sides tho 

[wakeboarder15]

well thanks for the heads up!
might give it a go but who know....i will put it on my to do list anyway

will probs try it on the old lights first though

[Waffs1984]

I went through a phase of doing this on a lot of my old cars. The trick is to spray it indoors (garage etc) and get a good smooth finish. Mine looked spot on, passed various MOT's and i one masked the red reflector off and sprayed the rest of the light. It was a red car and looked smart with the red "line" running through the tint. Don't do more than a couple of coats though as there is a minimum light level for the MOT/coppers.

Oh and i sprayed the outside of the lens after sanding down the little moulding marks with 1500 wet & dry.

[wakeboarder15]

well after hearing that i might give it  go!
so spray on outside and only a couple of coats!

thanks for the info bud

[Waffs1984]

No problems buddy, shame i don't have any pics of those previous cars (but i don't know if i'd dare to reveal what i used to drive on here lol!). IIRC a rattle can of tinting spray is £15 from Motorworld, may seem expensive but i got about 4 sets of lights from one can 

[rickgtimk4]

I used this stuff - http://www.flyeyeskit.co.uk/
Has been on the car for a couple of years now. Easy to apply and the guy is really helpful.