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GROOV3
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 11, 2002 2:41 pm    Post subject: tinting of lights Reply with quote

ok ive seen a few geminis with tinted rear lights i was wondering how hard is it and what do you use?
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CyBeR GeM
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 11, 2002 3:02 pm    Post subject: Re: tinting of lights Reply with quote

you get a can of "night shades" from your local auto dealer. and you spray about 3 coats (depending on how dark you wish to have them). you have to spray the lights when they are off of the car. it costs about $12 from memory.
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baycie bayce
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 11, 2002 3:33 pm    Post subject: Re: tinting of lights Reply with quote

becareful tho cus we have been defected 3 times for having them tinted!
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GemFactor
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 11, 2002 3:42 pm    Post subject: Re: tinting of lights Reply with quote

What does it look like over red/orange lenses? I only seen it on clear lenses does it look half descent over coloured lenses??
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MR_GEMI
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 11, 2002 3:51 pm    Post subject: Re: tinting of lights Reply with quote

ive got them on mine

http://www.hotgemini.com/cgi-bin/gallery2.cgi?action=sv&vid=138

i sprayed them while on the car, i just taped up the back of the car...

illegal yes, but ive had cops sit right behind me on several occasions and not a problem, i also had a cop try to defect me at christies beach, but didnt say a word about them...
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GemFactor
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 11, 2002 4:05 pm    Post subject: Re: tinting of lights Reply with quote

ahh i was thinking of something different. You can hardly tell yours have even been tinted, cops definately wouldnt notice that? I was htinking of full on tint. Like say a white car with lenses tinted a frosty white as well. Thats what id like to do
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CyBeR GeM
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 11, 2002 6:12 pm    Post subject: Re: tinting of lights Reply with quote

nah you cant do that. if your going to tint the them with tinter spray 2-3 coats on. it also depends on what colour your car is too. a white gem could use about 2 coats
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GROOV3
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 13, 2002 10:22 pm    Post subject: Re: tinting of lights Reply with quote

so what would you recomend in side the lights or the out side
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hypaTG
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 22, 2002 12:00 am    Post subject: Re: tinting of lights Reply with quote

maybe go to a spray painter. they can make up any colour tint u like, eg. a white tint, red tint, blue, black, etc.
if you are going to use night shades, spray them as dark as u want, then give them a coat or 2 of clear to make them shiney, otherwise they tend to have a matt finish to them. that's what i found anyway.
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