I used vht spray tail light tints and came out great. a lot easier and better quality. Buy VHT Paint Nite Shades, Black 10 oz, Aerosol SP999 at Advance Auto Parts
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Unfortunately, spray is the only thing that will give you the look you're after. The vinyl pieces from AM only cover the face to my understanding, leaving the side perimeter of the lights untinted. I used their pre-cut tint for all my other lights, but I used 4 light coats of VHT for my tails. No spraying experience whatsoever, no sanding, no clearcoat. I'm pretty happy with it, but I may redo it, sand them down, and do a clear coat for a more gloss look in the future.
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I got the AM tint and the MMD taillight trim. It looks great and was easy to do. There is a slight halo from where the lights aren't covered, so I'm going to take the lights out and paint what the trim doesn't cover black.
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Here is one with the parking lights in and brake lights on
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Here is one with the parking lights in and brake lights on
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The pros of tail light tinting:
1. Looks sexy as hell
2. Provides a great contrast, so drivers don't second guess whether the brakes are on or not
The cons:
1. In direct sunlight or when the lights are dirty, they are more difficult to see lit up in the day (third brake light still shines bright enough)
2. You could possibly ruin your stock lights or get a bad look and have to redo if you aren't careful doing it.
Regardless of whether or not you tint your tails, you know there's always some F**** idiot who won't be watching you and will rear-end you one day. Since I've tinted my tails, I've been more cautious not to slam the brakes on. Only issue I had was some woman who was on the phone and I gradually slowed from around 45 to 10 mph to make a turn, and she must have not realized I was braking and she came right up on my ass and started flipping me off. I mean, there's no excuse not to see our cars. We have HUGE tail lights and SEQUENTIAL BLINKERS for christ' sake.
EDIT: One other huge problem i have is with lifted trucks. The combination of my tinted lights, them being dusty, and my GT500 spoiler makes them completely unable to tell when I am braking due to their bird's eye view above my car. A lifted hummer nearly crushed me in rush hour traffic one day.
Here are some pics of the lights illuminated at night. I can take more pics if you'd like. The lights are clearly visible from 10-15 car lengths in the day time I'd estimate. (possibly more)
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No tint will give you the professional look as a well done spray w/ clear.
This was the last pair of taillights I did:
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1 thorough light coat and one medium-heavy coat of VHT
This was the last pair of taillights I did:
1 thorough light coat and one medium-heavy coat of VHT
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