What`s the best stuff to use to tint back lights Black

1. stoky12 Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2007 WIGAN Posts: 366 white 1998 VTR,

   #1 16th August 2008, 18:58

   i was wondering what the best stuff is to use to tint my 2 rear lights black
2. TU-Tuning Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2006 Bristol Posts: 16575 JP4urio, 306 DTurbo SportShed

   #2 16th August 2008, 18:59

   tint spray. Bout 12 quid from a motorfactors mate
3. LSOfreak Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2008 west london Posts: 13810

   #3 17th August 2008, 12:12

   but then it gives a matte orange peel look, i think you will need to laquer it to make it shiny
4. pow Frequent Poster Joined: May 2007 <3in Jackman Posts: 884 RSport 182

   #4 17th August 2008, 12:41

   Use the tint spray it will give a shiny finish, then polish them a few days later to shine them up even more
5. bridgeee L-plater Joined: Aug 2008 milton keynes Posts: 42 saxo 1.1 desire

   #5 17th August 2008, 14:37

   i tinted mine with black savage tint which i bought off ebay and then laquerd them
   
   
6. bridgeee L-plater Joined: Aug 2008 milton keynes Posts: 42 saxo 1.1 desire

   #6 17th August 2008, 14:38

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7. bridgeee L-plater Joined: Aug 2008 milton keynes Posts: 42 saxo 1.1 desire

   #7 17th August 2008, 15:05

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8. stoky12 Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2007 WIGAN Posts: 366 white 1998 VTR,

   #8 17th August 2008, 15:13

   what did you lacker them with mate
9. bridgeee L-plater Joined: Aug 2008 milton keynes Posts: 42 saxo 1.1 desire

   #9 17th August 2008, 20:49

   halfords lacker
   
   http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...tegoryId_90898
   
   just their mate can get 500ml for £6 or 300ml for £5
   
   hope thats helped
10. stoky12 Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2007 WIGAN Posts: 366 white 1998 VTR,

    #10 17th August 2008, 22:29

    cheers for that mate
11. Finest_City Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2008 BRISTOL! Posts: 297 2001 Saxo Furio 1.4

    #11 18th August 2008, 10:20

    Yea I'm planning on doing this aswell. My friend just bought some black tint spray from motorman, not sure if he used the lacker. But police pulled him over and said they couldnt see his brake lights so made him get standard ones fitted, taken to a garage and they had to approve it with a letter which he then had to take to the police station lol
12. budgieboy911 Newbie Joined: Aug 2008 YORKSHIREEEEE Posts: 27 SAXO VTR

    #12 18th August 2008, 10:44

    use Xtra large black tights mate, its legal and their on special offer in tescohahahahahhahaha.....5 for 3quid
13. budgieboy911 Newbie Joined: Aug 2008 YORKSHIREEEEE Posts: 27 SAXO VTR

    #13 18th August 2008, 10:45

    black tights mate
14. MikeReay89 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 140 MK2 VTR

    #14 18th August 2008, 11:11

    ya need to use proppa tint spray mate thats what i used for mine
15. user_22749 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2008 N.Wales Posts: 7746 e46 M Sport

    #15 18th August 2008, 11:55

    I used the tinting spay you get from motor world for like £11 ish.
    
    If you take your time and do about 5 coats and let each coat dry properly will end up like my old ones...
    
    
    
    
    
    they looked like the ones you can get professionally done
16. Ashleyp Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Apr 2008 Bedford & Manchester Posts: 17504

    #16 18th August 2008, 12:05

    isnt it illegal to mod any e-marked products
    
    ie, tinting rear lights = mot faliure, and possible prosicution if stopped by police
17. budgieboy911 Newbie Joined: Aug 2008 YORKSHIREEEEE Posts: 27 SAXO VTR

    #17 18th August 2008, 16:43

    BTW how much is ur sax lowerd by tom tom??
18. budgieboy911 Newbie Joined: Aug 2008 YORKSHIREEEEE Posts: 27 SAXO VTR

    #18 18th August 2008, 16:44

    think it is illegal mate i tinted my old lights red and within a week i received a 30quid fine........not worth it if you ask me
19. Finest_City Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2008 BRISTOL! Posts: 297 2001 Saxo Furio 1.4

    #19 18th August 2008, 16:45

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Ashleyp isnt it illegal to mod any e-marked products ie, tinting rear lights = mot faliure, and possible prosicution if stopped by police

    yea it is look at my post
20. user_22749 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2008 N.Wales Posts: 7746 e46 M Sport

    #20 18th August 2008, 16:56

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Ashleyp isnt it illegal to mod any e-marked products ie, tinting rear lights = mot faliure, and possible prosicution if stopped by police

    It is illegal to fully tint the rear reflector but if you look closely you can see a strip that i havnt tinted after the first coat i put a bit of masking tape over a section of the reflector and did the following 4 coats...was pulled by the police a few times and never said any thing about the rear lights because the reflector was still there
    
    

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by budgieboy911 BTW how much is ur sax lowerd by tom tom??

    It was lowered tooo much lol. It was on the bumbstops on the back soo iirc thats about 100+ (correct me if im wrong)
21. budgieboy911 Newbie Joined: Aug 2008 YORKSHIREEEEE Posts: 27 SAXO VTR

    #21 18th August 2008, 17:18

    whats shocks you using or u stil sitting on the standard 1'z
22. budgieboy911 Newbie Joined: Aug 2008 YORKSHIREEEEE Posts: 27 SAXO VTR

    #22 18th August 2008, 17:18

    sorry, thread jacked
23. vtr_02 L-plater Joined: May 2007 glasgow Posts: 41 2002 vtr

    #23 19th August 2008, 00:40

    i did mine with black spray paint from halfords and laquer then polished the rear side light section and never had a prob with them they been on over a year
24. user_22749 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2008 N.Wales Posts: 7746 e46 M Sport

    #24 19th August 2008, 08:56

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by budgieboy911 whats shocks you using or u stil sitting on the standard 1'z

    haha i was still on the standard shocks!! But i only had it like that for about 2-3 months and sold it...the shocks will be going very soon though
25. budgieboy911 Newbie Joined: Aug 2008 YORKSHIREEEEE Posts: 27 SAXO VTR

    #25 19th August 2008, 19:03

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Tom_Tom haha i was still on the standard shocks!! But i only had it like that for about 2-3 months and sold it...the shocks will be going very soon though

    
    hahaha some poor guy is going to get a suprise when he finds he needs to put his hands deeeep into his pockets
26. turnip Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2008 Wednezbury=] Posts: 603 1.4 Furio

    #26 20th August 2008, 12:39

    thin coats, don't make them to dark, take tom toms advice with the reflector and dont put to much laquer on them, if they are way to shiny you can pulled for that to, good luck
27. stoky12 Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2007 WIGAN Posts: 366 white 1998 VTR,

    #27 20th August 2008, 12:44

    cheers for all the advice guys
28. Chris_F Established Member Joined: Sep 2005 Wigan, Lancashire Posts: 1418 03' Saxo VTS MKII

    #28 20th August 2008, 16:20

    id personally buy the smoked rear jewell lights, can find em for bout £30 on ebay,
    Look so much better than the tacky sprayed look.
    
    Plus they are "LEGAL" where as sprayin the lights are not.