A Tale Of Tail Lights

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Re: A Tale Of Tail Lights

Postby clee » Sat Jun 06, 2015 12:15 pm

You can get tinting spray ,used it once or twice with mixed results but looks like John got it spot on .
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Re: A Tale Of Tail Lights

Postby mellowyellowa610 » Sun Jun 07, 2015 8:38 pm

Clee is correct, I used a tinting spray and dusted the inside of the covers lightly, a number of times till they were the same shade. I did however do both (one more than the other to even up the shade) and the finish is obviously darker than standard but in my opinion looks better. It has a meaner appearance than before. I didn't want it to look chavvy or aftermarket but think the result was better than I expected. The spray is removable with thinners so nothing lost if it hadn't gone to plan. But the covers were too different so in my eyes, I had no choice.
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Re: A Tale Of Tail Lights

Postby rupert » Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:19 pm

So this inspired me to get my spare 'pair' of rear lights off the shelf and clean them up.
Having removed the covers, I find that these are completely different colours.
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May be red cars had tinted perspex covers...
Anyway, the tint spray is on its way.
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