 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM Yesterday 08:18 PM 6 Replies, 318,621 Views | | | |  |  |  | |  03-17-2009, 04:28 AM | #1 | | Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: New Port Richey Florida Posts: 14 |  Smoked Tail Lights
Hey everyone, I was wondering where I could get smoked tail light film or the spray. Any Recommendations between the two would be great too. Any Help is awesome! Thanks |  |  | | 03-17-2009, 05:06 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |
I used VHT Niteshades spray tint. Worked well, and cheaper than the film. If you can't find it locally, you can order it online or on fleabay... http://www.google.com/products?oe=UT...HT+nite+shades Tinting Film... http://www.lamin-x.com/ __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy":  *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet!  97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | | | 03-17-2009, 05:29 AM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,093 |
model tint spray from your local hobby store or hobbylobby or any rc car or plane hobby store.
its used to tint windows on model cars and holds up nice if good clear is added on top. __________________ was the 1 an only Bagged Ti on 19's!!   | | | | | 03-22-2009, 07:59 PM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: SOUTH Jersey Posts: 1,085 |
I found the model car tint fades over time.. I used it and by the end of the summer, it was not much darker than stock.
I use film on my car.. just need to get the hairdryer out to make it fit perfect | | | | | 03-22-2009, 09:07 PM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rocky Hill, CT Posts: 1,065 |
Check out the thread I just posted, there's a couple shots of my TI with the tails tinted. VHT nightshades, 6 coats IIRC, no clear or anything. I don't like the shiny look, I'm more of a matte person. __________________
1995 318TI base. 95 2.5L from 325IS. S50 cams+pistons, e36 M3 front brakes. H&R race springs F+R. Turner Motorsport front sway bars, M3 control arms. M Roadster rear sway bar. Racing Dynamics strut brace. e36 325i 5spd. 3.25lsd from e28 535is. M Roadster short shifter. Conforti chip. | | | | | 03-22-2009, 09:40 PM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rocky Hill, CT Posts: 1,065 |
i'll make it easy for you:   __________________
1995 318TI base. 95 2.5L from 325IS. S50 cams+pistons, e36 M3 front brakes. H&R race springs F+R. Turner Motorsport front sway bars, M3 control arms. M Roadster rear sway bar. Racing Dynamics strut brace. e36 325i 5spd. 3.25lsd from e28 535is. M Roadster short shifter. Conforti chip. | | | | | 03-22-2009, 10:29 PM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 234 |
thanks sooo much! im not a shiny person myself and when i see clears i think of altezzas!  and thats just not happening and Budget i love your cars lights | | | | | 03-22-2009, 10:33 PM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 |
when they say "clears" they're not talking about the completely white taillights, they're talking about taillights that look the same as stock except the amber turn signal is white, just to clarify  | | | | | 03-22-2009, 10:35 PM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 234 |
yeah i know and i was actually thinking of the corners too. and sorry hindu i wasn't paying attention to the 1st post and thought this was my thread with my post before this | | | | | 03-22-2009, 11:12 PM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rocky Hill, CT Posts: 1,065 |
Quote: Originally Posted by acevedo12  thanks sooo much! im not a shiny person myself and when i see clears i think of altezzas! and thats just not happening and Budget i love your cars lights | Thanks, me too Every light on my car is black now  Headlights are a little dimmer, but it's no biggie, I'm just going to add a set of brighter bulbs. Like said above, just make sure you stay consistent when spraying the VHT. and do LIGHT coats. Too heavy and it drips, and you've gotta sand and start over. Also, I read in one write-up to slightly dust the lights with black spraypaint or else the amber lights would look pink b/c the nightshades has a red tint to it. Don't do this, it just makes the lights look like S*** when they're on. I'll eventually get an example of this with my fogs on. Looks stupid, they're getting redone next time I'm home. __________________
1995 318TI base. 95 2.5L from 325IS. S50 cams+pistons, e36 M3 front brakes. H&R race springs F+R. Turner Motorsport front sway bars, M3 control arms. M Roadster rear sway bar. Racing Dynamics strut brace. e36 325i 5spd. 3.25lsd from e28 535is. M Roadster short shifter. Conforti chip. | | | | | 03-23-2009, 01:21 AM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |
 this is what my corners looked like at dusk, while they looked black during the day... As you can see if you look close, the passenger side didn't turn out as nice as the drivers side... I rushed that one. like budget said, no need to pre-spray with black paint... __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | | | 03-23-2009, 01:29 AM | #12 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rocky Hill, CT Posts: 1,065 |
I'll have to get a shot of my corners at night also. I used the ugly clears (same ones maverix had, that have been passed from person to person) to tint vs the stock ambers. This makes it so that my lights still light up amber because I put an amber bulb in place of the white, but there's still black around the light. Very different look that Wolfs.
And for a third time: don't do the spray paint prior. Bad idea/suggestion by whoever I read that from. __________________
1995 318TI base. 95 2.5L from 325IS. S50 cams+pistons, e36 M3 front brakes. H&R race springs F+R. Turner Motorsport front sway bars, M3 control arms. M Roadster rear sway bar. Racing Dynamics strut brace. e36 325i 5spd. 3.25lsd from e28 535is. M Roadster short shifter. Conforti chip. | | | | | 03-30-2009, 11:07 PM | #13 | | Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: New Port Richey Florida Posts: 14 |
budget... you said u put on six coats but the can says do three or the light may not come through.. what do u think i should do? | | | | | 03-31-2009, 02:27 AM | #14 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: SOUTH Jersey Posts: 1,085 |
Taken from Al's pics from our NJ minimeet.  Just the turnsignals.. done with film. I would never tint the brake lights or the headlights. Vanity is not worth the loss of safety | | | | | 03-31-2009, 02:32 AM | #15 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rocky Hill, CT Posts: 1,065 |
I say do it until you're happy with the outcome. IMO I can see fine with 6, but I wanted them dark. 3 was definetely tinted, but not quite enough for me. It's really all up to the look you're going for. And FWIW, I will be doing the "extra brake light" mod next time I have the sub box out. I'm going to toss a brighter bulb in there just because of the idiots that drive by brake lights, and I know they're not as bright as others, expecially the new LED ones. Mad, I would not have done the headlights/kept them on had it been dangerous. Sure you do lose some light, but I didn't go THAT dark that it's close to dangerous. Then again, I drive on 99% lit roads, so that helps __________________
1995 318TI base. 95 2.5L from 325IS. S50 cams+pistons, e36 M3 front brakes. H&R race springs F+R. Turner Motorsport front sway bars, M3 control arms. M Roadster rear sway bar. Racing Dynamics strut brace. e36 325i 5spd. 3.25lsd from e28 535is. M Roadster short shifter. Conforti chip. | | | | | |
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