I made this for the Mercedes Forum so I am sorry the car in the photos is not a Fiero. That being said I thought the information is universal, so I figured some of you guys might benefit from this.

Last night I was depressed about the economy and could not sleep so I decided to get up and tint my tail lights. LoL! I am kinda a weird guy, but hey it got my mind off of things.

To start, buy some VHT night shades paint, and a can of automotive clear coat paint.



Then, clean your tail lights really good. You want to get all excess wax or armor all off. I used lacquer thiner, and went over the light three times with a fresh rag to make sure I cleaned it well.

Next, lay out the area you want to tint, and mask it off good. Then mask the car for any extra over spray.




After that, start painting the VHT. Do one even coat at a time. Remember you don't want to go too dark, because then your lights wont show up well.

1st Coat,



2nd Coat,



I put down about three coats of VHT, then two good coat of Clear Coat.

Then, I waited until it dried and color sanded out any of the imperfections using 1500 grit sand paper and water.



Finally, I buffed them out by hand using a 3M rubbing compound. After that I waxed them with a good carnauba wax.

All Done!!





-Chris


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[This message has been edited by DeLorean00 (edited 01-31-2009).]

Well....you do have balls doing that to a $90,000 car

quote Originally posted by IMSA GT: Well....you do have balls doing that to a $90,000 car

Ahh, what you wouldn't spray paint your $90,000 car in the middle of the night? LoL

BTW- This was the look I was going after. SL55 AMG

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Next time Im in CA, I am SOOO coming over!!!!

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Screw the L67...

quote Originally posted by AutoTech: Next time Im in CA, I am SOOO coming over!!!!

Thanks! Sure stop on by!

quote Originally posted by DeLorean00: Ahh, what you wouldn't spray paint your $90,000 car in the middle of the night? LoL BTW- This was the look I was going after. SL55 AMG

Looks like you achieved it......very nice.

Looks like something I'll do to the '87 in the future. Heck, I might even do it to the '85. Thanks, Chris. Don't tell me you get bored in CA with all there is to do there.

Paul

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quote Originally posted by kyunderdawg: Looks like something I'll do to the '87 in the future. Heck, I might even do it to the '85. Thanks, Chris. Don't tell me you get bored in CA with all there is to do there. Paul

I might try this on a spare set of cracked 86 GT lenses I have just to see if I like the look.

And I am very rarely bored, thats why I painted my tail lights in the middle of the night. LoL

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Chris I have been planning on doing this to mine. Where did you get the VHT from? Autozone doesn't have it I looked.

quote Originally posted by 85duke: Chris I have been planning on doing this to mine. Where did you get the VHT from? Autozone doesn't have it I looked.

Summit Racing online. But maybe Tognotti's on Fulton Ave will have it. Or try Pep Boys.

Linky

http://store.summitracing.c...335+115&autoview=sku

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pepboys doesn't have it. is togg's open on sunday?

quote Originally posted by DeLorean00: I might try this on a spare set of crack 86 GT lenses I have just to see if I like the look.

I think I have 2 or 3 sets of notchback lenses, one of them is going to be sacrificed for the cause. LOL

Bump

haha sweet, nightshades. that stuff is some pretty cool stuff. and looks cool too. as long as its used properly. by properly i mean by it looks good.

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Bump, do to it being brought up in another thread.

Bump for PK and his Green Lantern.

I guess I have to ask about the other car in the garage. Kit car or real car? And is it yours? Not sure since the plates are obviously not from your state.

quote Originally posted by DeLorean00: Bump for PK and his Green Lantern.

Awsome but i wonder. Since its so easy to take the lenses off how would it look if i did the spray on the inside of the lights?

quote Originally posted by SlowGuitarMan: I guess I have to ask about the other car in the garage. Kit car or real car? And is it yours? Not sure since the plates are obviously not from your state.

KIT!!! All Fiero!!!

Read about it here.

https://www.fiero.nl/forum/F...1/HTML/072445-6.html

That's what I figured, but asking was easier than guessing haha. It looks really great.

quote Originally posted by pontiackid86: Awsome but i wonder. Since its so easy to take the lenses off how would it look if i did the spray on the inside of the lights?

Thats a good idea PK. I thought about that. I don't see any reason that wouldn't work!! Go for it. Just make sure you dont go to dark.

quote Originally posted by SlowGuitarMan: That's what I figured, but asking was easier than guessing haha. It looks really great.

Thank you! Its taken a lot of work. And I used a TON of OEM Ferrari parts, so it doesn't just look like a dressed up Fiero.

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You're welcome. Looks like it was well worth all the effort.