00AccordGuy
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do your lights still shine through fine?
How to tint the back lights..DIY
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JMillerUA6
Grillin' rape steaks
Enough for other people to tell that I'm stopping.
bdeitemeyer
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Yes they shine through just fine...
CloudINC00
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Mine do. Although once my friend (not my car) who had tinted tails, was told by another driver that his tail-lights were out. It was mid-day though.
00AccordGuy
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oh nice, im gonna do it then. I have a blue accord and i dont like the pinkish turn signals, but i cant decide to do the whole light or the turn signal
Russianred
Snail Spools You!
I have only the turn signals done on mine, you can click the link below near my sig to view. Definitely recommend Pactra Tint, but even though it leaves a nice finish, apply polishing compound to it after 1-2 hours after clearcoat finish - it will take out the ripples from the "spray" look that you get no matter how well you do it. 
steadypimpin
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I used that stuff to and I didnt have any ripples. I tinted mine over a year ago and they faded, but I dont care if I just have to redo them yearly. Its easy. I wouldnt want to do all that sanding work on them if I can retint them in a quarter of the time.
CloudINC00
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eh, the sanding didn't take too long.
And sure, it only takes a small amount of time to re-tint them, but how do you feel in between re-tinting sessions? I'm sure the fading is gradual and it looks different every time you look at it as time progresses onward - even if its only a small amount.
Every time I go outside, they look the way I want them to. No worries and not once have I thought "I think its time to re-tint them"
my two cents haha
And sure, it only takes a small amount of time to re-tint them, but how do you feel in between re-tinting sessions? I'm sure the fading is gradual and it looks different every time you look at it as time progresses onward - even if its only a small amount.
Every time I go outside, they look the way I want them to. No worries and not once have I thought "I think its time to re-tint them"
my two cents haha
JMillerUA6
Grillin' rape steaks
I hear ya, retinting them yearly doesn't bother me, PLUS I've seen some peoples that were sanded prior to tinting, then they strip the tint off for one reason or another and the tails look like ****.
I like the fact that I can just strip the tint off whenever I want and they'll look just like they did before I sprayed them.
00AccordGuy
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I have only the turn signals done on mine, you can click the link below near my sig to view. Definitely recommend Pactra Tint, but even though it leaves a nice finish, apply polishing compound to it after 1-2 hours after clearcoat finish - it will take out the ripples from the "spray" look that you get no matter how well you do it.
thanks. I like yours i think im only gonna do the turn signals
