I do window tinting in Texas and I’ve been asked about this many times. this is probably one of the best instructional videos I have come across thank you
In my opinion tinted tail lights are easier to see because the red tail lights you can’t really tell when the light is on it’s just a brighter red. I love the look! Had my civic taillights tinted for 3 years never had a problem
This vid covers all bases and whilst I've seen a couple of these how-to's on youtube, this is just so well done. Thanks man. Quite well laid out and made it easy to watch!
Out of all the videos I have searched this was the most helpful one that made me feel confident in doing my own install. Thanks guys! Much love and respect from Cali!
At first, I didn't think I could do this myself on my 08 HHR SS rear lenses, but after watching your very instructional video, I think I can. I'll have to wait till spring though. Thanks for the video!
I used a spray tint and a semi gloss clear coat and in my opinion it was way better, my taillights have odd indent designs (2003 Ford Escape) and even a weird dip in the plastic. I have them super dark and they still shine through very well. I would recommend if you are worried and have an older car to get brighter bulbs though but stock should be fine
I can tell he’s used to telling customers the same thing over to assure the customer everything is cool. I do car audio and I find myself repeating the same stuff for them to wind up asking the same question. Either way, good vid man I’m inspired to do my own now
I clear coat them with PPG after I nightshade but I have a body shop so that's hard for anyone to do at home but I get a mirror finish after I'm done and I always tape off the reverse lights I like being able to see when I back up at night. But I still like y'alls product it's perfect for the average do it yourselfer.
Exactly it’s all about the effort nightshade can be used effectively and look nice if done right. Most people just spray them and don’t even bother to see if it’s even and just leave it but if you actually but effort into them. Like spraying them then doing a light wet sand then spray a few coats if clear and also do some wet sanding and then polish them. They will come out with a high gloss mirror finish with simple products. But nobody does all that effort so they look all dull and like shit.
david peirce were talking the average consumer who buys nightshade who it’s marketed too. Not everyone has access to professional materials or A booth. Of course the proper way is to have a body shop do it but these steps is for your average garage worker.
Is there anyway you can show the difference in percentages of tint vs how "blacked out" you're trying to go? This was a very helpful video my man. Many thanks!
I’ve used VHT night shades several times on my cars, if the light looks that nice after you stripped it, the niteshades wasn’t done properly is why it looks so bad, also you’re supposed to clear over niteshades after spraying it, all my lights looked as good or better than tinting the tail light. But I wouldn’t recommend using the niteshades if you aren’t a good painter of auto parts. I checked out this video because I was to try tinting my new cars lights instead of painting so it’s not permanent Great video 👍🏼
You did an excellent job tinting the rear taillights. Two thumbs up👍👍. If you can tint the rear taillights on my 1995 Mercedes SL , I'll ship you the taillights , since I live out of state .
first of all this tint job looks awesome. love the result. i was gonna spray mine but im convinced not to now. i have a 01 sunfire (its mine and i like it) and would do this myself. would you recomend using a little water/soap or a bunch on the sticky side at first?
I tried vivids dry application and this film seems a lot more forgiving. The vivid wrinkles a lot and you can’t get enough heat to make it lay nice without burning it. Definitely gonna try this film next
I live in Arizona, I spray painted my tail lights with some cheap spray from Walmart & got pulled over 3 days later. I removed the spray paint & had it done professionally & havent been pulled over since. Tail light film is actually legal in Arizona, but your lights need to be seen clearly.
luke tisdelle it's not good for the taillight though, it's shiny cause of the grease and grease is really bad for taillights, headlights etc.. it eats it out (my opinion shouldn't matter lol)
I clear coat them with PPG after nightshade but I have a body shop so that's hard for anyone to do at home but I get a perfect mirror after I'm done and I alway tape off the reverse lights. I like seeing when I back up at night but still really like y'alls product it's great for the average Do it yourselfer
Joe Patcity I’m I the only one who thought... that’s all of f**king work, when u can clear coat the spray tint and use compound after. Totally agree with you guys👌
For those "bubbles", wouldn't filling them in with clear nail polish work to prevent the dimpling effect? Kind of like transparent bondo. Let it dry and smooth it with the clay-bar again.
The nail polish solvent would "fog" the plastic on the tail light. You definitely want the film bonded with the light itself not with any filler between.
Nice job ! I tell you I tried tint on my suburban and that shit isn’t as easy as you made it look ! Got frustrated and just used night shade and came out perfect
Yes when they use the Nightshade they forgot to do one last step which is to put a couple coats of clearcoat or else he would have come out looking pretty good
Great diy video . Looks awesome. I'd like to ask what %of tint did you use for the taillights?? Yes I agree looks much better than the spray method for tinting the taillights.
Hey, just a question regarding the legality of these. I've been hearing that it's "illegal", but I've also heard it's "legal"... Something about the reflectors in the lights aren't visible. I live in Iowa so it is probably different for california.
Iowa here. I see a lot of cars down here in the southeast that have this tent. Some are even factory. You just can't have them dark like what he cleaned off. Been pulled over and received a ticket for it being too dark. State trooper said I would have been good if you can see the brake light.
Here in MN anything that's on your tail light that didn't come from the factory is illegal. as far as the reflectors in the tail lights... not every car has them some cars like mine have the reflectors built into the bumper separate from the light. Iowa should also have their state statutes online too.
IMO the best way to tint a tail light is to add a little color to the clear and triple coat it. I had a silver Chrysler 300 that I tinted the tail lights silver, rebadged, looked clean af.
It's tough when you take the light out because then you need another hand or two to hold the light still as you're using both of yours in the process of applying the film
What exactly does tinting a headlight and taillight do any way other than for looks and protection? I do think that sometimes the vehicle looks better when not tinted.
1ro no se usa liquido 2do estiras muy mal el vinilo 3ro cocinaste el vinilo demasiado 4to se sacan la tailight para hacerlo bien 5to se usa primer para fijar los bordes
Don’t worry about the internet trolls bringing ya down nice job on the lights an good job getting out there an actually showing step by step very thorough. 2 thumbs up.
The nipples can be sanded down and tail light buffed with metal Polish ... Then tint them properly and have no trace left behind ...... Liked and Subscribed ... Great channel
@@splooshkaboom4210 Actually it is. Even the light smoke tint on tail lights in bright sun light reduce the actual visibility of the lights by over 75%. In a shop or dim light setting the difference does seem like a lot, but once you get into bright day light it very much indeed does affect the visiblity. Hence why smoked or tinted headlights and tail lights are illegal on roadways.
@@splooshkaboom4210 I have worked so many wrecks from people not seeing the tail lights it's ridiculous. (The person with the tinted lights is pretty always found at fault as well for altering the visibility of the light)
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I do window tinting in Texas and I’ve been asked about this many times. this is probably one of the best instructional videos I have come across thank you
Could I use tint from wish to tint mine? They said it was window tont so in wondering if I could still use it
Did he use the smoke tint or the dark tint?
I just got asked and here I am lol
I used they’re tint and used this video to help me tint my tail lights and headlights and that shit worked amazing
"I'm actually on the website too if you'd like to purchase me"
Kennan Tate omfg ahahah
In my opinion tinted tail lights are easier to see because the red tail lights you can’t really tell when the light is on it’s just a brighter red. I love the look! Had my civic taillights tinted for 3 years never had a problem
this car is also available on the website
Stanley So lmao
He’s also available on the website
why would they use or advertise other equipment when they have there own to sell and rep to show it gets the job done lmao
jack bush
exactly
Stanley So lol
This Jetta is actually also available on our website
And for that reason I'm out!
The claybar and soapy water reminds me of chris fix
Ishaaq Ansar soapy wooder*
Wonder
Out with old in with new one 😂😂😂
i read soapy water in his voice
LOL so true
This vid covers all bases and whilst I've seen a couple of these how-to's on youtube, this is just so well done. Thanks man. Quite well laid out and made it easy to watch!
4:32 Second hand is also available on our website
Best comment 😂😂
Out of all the videos I have searched this was the most helpful one that made me feel confident in doing my own install. Thanks guys! Much love and respect from Cali!
how did it go?
@@huntergray4116 not so good
11:37 you can purchase that air bubble on their website
That's the hole in the taillight, he even explains that during the video
@@Roulette55 the hole wasnt on the bottom right
Just wanna say very well done video. So many instructional videos on CZcams are clunky and aggravating but you guys nailed it.
At first, I didn't think I could do this myself on my 08 HHR SS rear lenses, but after watching your very instructional video, I think I can. I'll have to wait till spring though. Thanks for the video!
Surprised he didn't try to sell us his water gun😂
raul menedez Premium Brand spray bottles are available on the site as well
And his fing too hahhahah
Available on the website lol
The website is also available on the website
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I was looking for a tint tail light video and I didn't expect it to be the same e car as mine 🤣🤣🤣 thank you so much
A good install and prep as well as several clear coats. Night shade is awesome
I used a spray tint and a semi gloss clear coat and in my opinion it was way better, my taillights have odd indent designs (2003 Ford Escape) and even a weird dip in the plastic. I have them super dark and they still shine through very well. I would recommend if you are worried and have an older car to get brighter bulbs though but stock should be fine
looks good tried it on my audi damn it was hard , ripped it of at the end and left it stock
I can tell he’s used to telling customers the same thing over to assure the customer everything is cool. I do car audio and I find myself repeating the same stuff for them to wind up asking the same question. Either way, good vid man I’m inspired to do my own now
You guys make this look extremely easy, wrapping anything is very difficult. Leave it to the pros, worth it in the end.
You make it look so damn easy!! 🤙🏽🤙🏽
I clear coat them with PPG after I nightshade but I have a body shop so that's hard for anyone to do at home but I get a mirror finish after I'm done and I always tape off the reverse lights I like being able to see when I back up at night. But I still like y'alls product it's perfect for the average do it yourselfer.
Joe Patcity ive done it 100s of times like that and all thrm lights i did still look like glass and will outlast ant film by 10 years easy
Exactly it’s all about the effort nightshade can be used effectively and look nice if done right. Most people just spray them and don’t even bother to see if it’s even and just leave it but if you actually but effort into them. Like spraying them then doing a light wet sand then spray a few coats if clear and also do some wet sanding and then polish them. They will come out with a high gloss mirror finish with simple products. But nobody does all that effort so they look all dull and like shit.
Drew tutwenty thats why you clearcoat over it and not rattlecan clear either,correct way is to use a transparent black basecoat and then to clear them
david peirce were talking the average consumer who buys nightshade who it’s marketed too. Not everyone has access to professional materials or A booth. Of course the proper way is to have a body shop do it but these steps is for your average garage worker.
is the car, also, available on the website?
Wow flawless install. Great instructional video!
Hey thank you for your helpful videos! I appreciate the tips and tricks!
Is there anyway you can show the difference in percentages of tint vs how "blacked out" you're trying to go? This was a very helpful video my man. Many thanks!
I’ve used VHT night shades several times on my cars, if the light looks that nice after you stripped it, the niteshades wasn’t done properly is why it looks so bad, also you’re supposed to clear over niteshades after spraying it, all my lights looked as good or better than tinting the tail light. But I wouldn’t recommend using the niteshades if you aren’t a good painter of auto parts.
I checked out this video because I was to try tinting my new cars lights instead of painting so it’s not permanent
Great video 👍🏼
Hell yeah man this video is very helpful. Just what I needed to get this job done
Nice video, thanks for going more into detail with this one.
Bro this guy got roasted so bad in the comments. 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣
3m views makes up for the jabs
He got 27 k likes … you got 43 🤦♂️
2:20 "Soapy Wooder"
Dexfire chrissssssss
Chris fix here
Dexfire HEEEYYYY GUYSSSS lol
Funny
Chris Fix Be Like!
I really dig how you mixed in the music track to the video. Keep it up mang!
Great video I will be tinning my light soon as my supplies come off eBay thanks a lot.
You did an excellent job tinting the rear taillights. Two thumbs up👍👍.
If you can tint the rear taillights on my 1995 Mercedes SL , I'll ship you the taillights , since I live out of state .
Thaddeaus Caldwell 😂😂😂
first of all this tint job looks awesome. love the result. i was gonna spray mine but im convinced not to now. i have a 01 sunfire (its mine and i like it) and would do this myself. would you recomend using a little water/soap or a bunch on the sticky side at first?
I tried vivids dry application and this film seems a lot more forgiving. The vivid wrinkles a lot and you can’t get enough heat to make it lay nice without burning it. Definitely gonna try this film next
And it actually actualizes the actualization. Actually.
I thought it looked better with the factory finish, but you done a tidy job, good video, thumbs up from me.
Looks great! Good video!
I learned a lot.
Noice! Very instructive. I will definitely will keep this vid in mind for when I get to it. Thanks guys!
Forget the lights, I need homeboy’s barber
TheLegend27
Its available on the website..
Stephan D that is a fresh cut.
For his head or is arms?
AGREE
I live in Arizona, I spray painted my tail lights with some cheap spray from Walmart & got pulled over 3 days later. I removed the spray paint & had it done professionally & havent been pulled over since. Tail light film is actually legal in Arizona, but your lights need to be seen clearly.
I live in Arizona and our cops do not fuck around they do there job some times a little bit to much lol
@@kanoandlupo3707 I couldn't agree more. Lol
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@@kanoandlupo3707 Thank you! You as well! 🎄
I agree. I live in az and never had any issues from my previous cars with tint
Loud and clear brow….thank for your tutorial
Good work, fact I didn't see a can of beer next to you.
Sincere job.
if you buff vht nightshade after it dries it gets shiny and looks way better almost like film tint
luke tisdelle it's not good for the taillight though, it's shiny cause of the grease and grease is really bad for taillights, headlights etc.. it eats it out (my opinion shouldn't matter lol)
RTS that isn't true. You can take some carb cleaner and clean your taillights off a year later if you want and it will look brand new
I clear coat them with PPG after nightshade but I have a body shop so that's hard for anyone to do at home but I get a perfect mirror after I'm done and I alway tape off the reverse lights. I like seeing when I back up at night but still really like y'alls product it's great for the average Do it yourselfer
Yea I used Maguires Ultimate Compound on mine and they came up great. Still dark and shiny a couple years later.
Joe Patcity I’m I the only one who thought... that’s all of f**king work, when u can clear coat the spray tint and use compound after. Totally agree with you guys👌
Thanks for putting this up P.G I've never seen it done before, it was interesting
Awesome tutorial. Reppin you guys on my first gen fit. I want to do a neochrome tint on my headlights.
Wow what a difference looks good, I think I'll do this on my Tacoma. Thanks
Is your company for sale on the website ?
Yes. Everything must go!
indent in light could easily be filled with Super/Krazy glue ( Cyanoacrylate) and 3000 grit paper.
Mine are being tinted right now. Good to see how it's actually done 🙂
@premiumautostyling I enjoy watching your "How-to" videos. 💯👍
What percent tint did you use?
You should have done it with the trunk open, to go across the tail lights entirely....
I feel that rubbing off the parts that emits the brake lights will do. The nightshade on the outer region will give it a pretty decent fade off effect
Great video, thanks.
Awesome job.
just brake cleaner to remove the vht?
video was better than what I was expecting.
Nice video!! I was wondering Do you guys sell pre-cut tail light tints for an 02 Toyota Sequoia? Can they be tinted the rear tail lights.
I fucking love skilled craftsmanship like this. Good job fellas.
For those "bubbles", wouldn't filling them in with clear nail polish work to prevent the dimpling effect? Kind of like transparent bondo. Let it dry and smooth it with the clay-bar again.
The nail polish solvent would "fog" the plastic on the tail light. You definitely want the film bonded with the light itself not with any filler between.
@1:35 That light actually looked pretty sick.
Nice job ! I tell you I tried tint on my suburban and that shit isn’t as easy as you made it look ! Got frustrated and just used night shade and came out perfect
for super detailed work ,open the trunk .when you hav lights in this manner ...youll be able to rap it perfectly ..
What version of "Danny Brown - Grown Up" is that song in the background?
Apparently it’s a secret...
@@Phrippe237 Yeah I've been looking for it for years. Still haven't found it lol
Well done! Very profesional video
I've used nightshade multiple time and mine never looked that. Especially after a good coat of clear it looks nice
great vid. you explain everything really well. thanks what percent tint did you use ?
Yes when they use the Nightshade they forgot to do one last step which is to put a couple coats of clearcoat or else he would have come out looking pretty good
What % tint film was that?
Video was posted 6years ago &’I still learned from it 🔥
Its a great video thanks. I watched another videos too and the question is that can I or need to take it off the foil after I finished it?
Baby shampoo works best for your soapy water lol, soap soap leaves a film/haze
Great diy video . Looks awesome.
I'd like to ask what %of tint did you use for the taillights??
Yes I agree looks much better than the spray method for tinting the taillights.
ever found out what the % was
Nice.Liked the content and amount of information !!
by far the best vid out good job
Hey, just a question regarding the legality of these. I've been hearing that it's "illegal", but I've also heard it's "legal"... Something about the reflectors in the lights aren't visible. I live in Iowa so it is probably different for california.
Iowa here. I see a lot of cars down here in the southeast that have this tent. Some are even factory. You just can't have them dark like what he cleaned off. Been pulled over and received a ticket for it being too dark. State trooper said I would have been good if you can see the brake light.
Here in MN anything that's on your tail light that didn't come from the factory is illegal. as far as the reflectors in the tail lights... not every car has them some cars like mine have the reflectors built into the bumper separate from the light. Iowa should also have their state statutes online too.
ACIDBURN6661 It's definitely illegal here in Arizona, not sure about California.
Illegal in California but people still do it
ACIDBURN6661 who cares about California everything there is illegal lmao
all im gunna say is when the spray tint was just on the edges it looked kinda sick here this 1:36 id put that on my car
That’s how the 2020 Nissan Altima’s are
Great job looks really nice, but why not do the reflectors right and left below?
definitely looks better. btw with the paint, all you had to do was compound and polish them and they would have shined right up.
is it just me or was this uploaded a few days ago
Hey guys Chris fix here
What percent tint was ‘this for the taillights
There’s no percent they are done by shade where I went had a tailight with shade samples
Looks like 10%
@@ZL1Dnero 10!!! 5 is lambo..fuck lol.
IMO the best way to tint a tail light is to add a little color to the clear and triple coat it. I had a silver Chrysler 300 that I tinted the tail lights silver, rebadged, looked clean af.
Iv done quite a few diff lights now. But i just cant seem to do a renult clio cup sport. There impossible
This is also a good way to have your insurance deny a claim if you get rear ended
wow never thought of this.
Matt Thompson great point! Never thought of that
got rear ended last month, no claim, 100 free repair. hat them ultra dark even shattered lights :D
What about the bigass car itself
Progressive will just take $50 off your deductible. Just went through this with my insurance.
Is it not easier to take the light out, must be able to get a better edge finish, no?
Brad Foster I was thinking the same thing.
It's tough when you take the light out because then you need another hand or two to hold the light still as you're using both of yours in the process of applying the film
Jackson Castronova wtf dude. Couple electrical clips and you literally go inside with the brake light and do it at a table
Have you every tinted the tail light on a newer Ford f-150 with blind spot monitoring? I'm wondering if it's worth trying due raised panels.
What exactly does tinting a headlight and taillight do any way other than for looks and protection? I do think that sometimes the vehicle looks better when not tinted.
I thought it looked sick when he wiped half the spray tint 😂
1ro no se usa liquido
2do estiras muy mal el vinilo
3ro cocinaste el vinilo demasiado
4to se sacan la tailight para hacerlo bien
5to se usa primer para fijar los bordes
Don’t worry about the internet trolls bringing ya down nice job on the lights an good job getting out there an actually showing step by step very thorough. 2 thumbs up.
Badass hell yeah imma buy some of this product thanks for the video.
illegal in most states. any changes to factory tail lights are just waiting to get a ticket
Dumbest (well almost) thing I ever saw. 8/14/18 :(
Prefer stock lights anyway. Easy to see, as intended.
Incorrect. There are visibility laws, so if your lights are visible from the legal distance and they are not some funky color, you're fine.
How would they know. Chevy has dark tinted tail lights from factory
My dad wants this done to his Ford Explorer and the sport models come with pre smoked taillights so I doubt its illegal
15% tint is the best...
plus it protects ur brake lights from UV Rays plus from small DINGS etc 😂😂😂
and it look cool!!!
This film looks 100x better quality than the autozone film, cellophane. Absolutely going to be checking your site out, thanks guys
Ahhh best video ever. I can’t wait to do mines.
The nipples can be sanded down and tail light buffed with metal Polish ... Then tint them properly and have no trace left behind ...... Liked and Subscribed ... Great channel
Or buffing compound....then polished
Just don't. As soon as the sun comes out, your lights are invisible, the point of lights is to show light. Not mask it off.
Not even true
@@splooshkaboom4210 Actually it is.
Even the light smoke tint on tail lights in bright sun light reduce the actual visibility of the lights by over 75%.
In a shop or dim light setting the difference does seem like a lot, but once you get into bright day light it very much indeed does affect the visiblity. Hence why smoked or tinted headlights and tail lights are illegal on roadways.
@@splooshkaboom4210 I have worked so many wrecks from people not seeing the tail lights it's ridiculous.
(The person with the tinted lights is pretty always found at fault as well for altering the visibility of the light)
spydergs07 cool bro.
That's some fly music in your video as well as I appreciate the technique
I know you'll obviously wanna buy the tail light tint mentioned in the video, but could you use windshield tint to do these also?
could have done all 4 lights with that piece ;-p
Seriously...he wasted so much material
They must charge per sheet + labor. Lol probably made $300-400 bucks off this poor guy. 🤦♂️
When it costs like $20 max haha