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Old Apr 7, 2009 | 11:22 PM
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just an fyi this stuff is pretty tricky to put on , i d recommend getting a heat gun or hair dryer so you can stretch the film around the curves and what not, putting heat on it makes it more "mold-able" / forgiving when applying

but for $20 you cant really beat it, i mean you can really make it look good if you have the patience to play with it
 
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Old Apr 7, 2009 | 11:24 PM
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that stuff kinda just sounds like window tint
basiclly is , you can prolly just to to a tint place and then can do it right
 
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Old Apr 7, 2009 | 11:35 PM
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lol like your sig quote sounds like the people that live around here
 
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Old Apr 7, 2009 | 11:51 PM
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Originally Posted by IDNC76
i have the dark on my 3rd brake light, i think it would be too dark on our tails considering we have black trucks


yeah that definitely seems too dark for tail lights, Thanks for showing the pic.
On the rvinyl site do you pay for 1 as in the quantity for both or do you pay the $24 or however much it is twice?
 
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Old Apr 7, 2009 | 11:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Barrett
yeah that definitely seems too dark for tail lights, Thanks for showing the pic.
On the rvinyl site do you pay for 1 as in the quantity for both or do you pay the $24 or however much it is twice?
for the tails there should already be a precut to select

for the 3 rd brake light i just ordered a sheet of the film and cut it
 
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 12:03 AM
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Originally Posted by jrfonte
that stuff kinda just sounds like window tint
it basically is window tint. but its a little bit thicker, and the adhesive is made for outdoors (unlike window tint)

they also have a protection film option, which is alot thicker than normal... and cost about 2 times more..

btw i ordered mine. will post pics when up.. i decided to go with light for the tails.. i think dark will be too dark.lol
not sure what to do with the fogs..light or dark??? hmmm
now i need a nice weekend so i can paint my headlights...
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 12:06 AM
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Originally Posted by ltz400racer
it basically is window tint. but its a little bit thicker, and the adhesive is made for outdoors (unlike window tint)

they also have a protection film option, which is alot thicker than normal... and cost about 2 times more..

btw i ordered mine. will post pics when up.. i decided to go with light for the tails.. i think dark will be too dark.lol
not sure what to do with the fogs..light or dark??? hmmm
now i need a nice weekend so i can paint my headlights...
-LTZ
dont bother with the tint film on the fogs , trust me , mine didnt really match my painted headlights, do it right , paint your fogs
 
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 12:08 AM
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it didnt look bad , but i didnt like it

its the dark film btw



 
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 12:14 AM
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hmm.. good know.. how do you think it would look on my truck? and i saw what you did to 'em after you took 'em off.. it looks good.
 
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 12:18 AM
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Originally Posted by ltz400racer
hmm.. good know.. how do you think it would look on my truck? and i saw what you did to 'em after you took 'em off.. it looks good.
i dont think it would look good , considering how much chrome your trying to cover up inside the fogs, esp when light hits it, it just looks brown, you know what i mean ?
 
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 12:27 AM
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ya, i gotcha.. but i hear its pretty hard to take them off and paint them..
 
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 12:31 AM
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Originally Posted by ltz400racer
ya, i gotcha.. but i hear its pretty hard to take them off and paint them..
they're actually a lot easier to paint then the headlights

pretty much effortless to pry open after you take them out of the oven
 
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 12:32 AM
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if you buy the auto clear and black paint to mix from autozone, orielly or something its only about 20 bucks for a quart of each you can do all your lenses with it and imblems, steps whatever
 
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