Taillight Tint - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

xxthrillxx · 06-11-2012, 02:52 AM

Here is my first attempt at tinting the taillights. I have to say it takes a lot of patience. I enjoy how it looks but im not too satisfied with the little details so im gonna take it off and give it another go.

What do you guys think?

*Note, this is not photoshopped. Actual tint

Calidrifter · 06-11-2012, 03:00 AM

I would go with the model lists style where the turn signal is left clear. But thats what I like.

Good job on the tint can't wait to see the the finished product.

Lonewolf · 06-11-2012, 03:22 AM

It looks much better than stock.

Did you do this with a spray or an overlay?

ChrisOkc8 · 06-11-2012, 03:22 AM

Looks great!

ihaskrayon · 06-11-2012, 03:25 AM

How difficult is it to get around those corners?

xxthrillxx · 06-11-2012, 03:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lonewolf

It looks much better than stock.

Did you do this with a spray or an overlay?

I did the red film overlay

xxthrillxx · 06-11-2012, 03:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ihaskrayon

How difficult is it to get around those corners?

its pretty tough, i did it using a blow dryer to stretch the vinyl. But there is a lot of readjusting and stretching to do when doing the corners. Getting the bubbles and unwanted creases out is the hard part. I recommend a second pair of hands to help.

ihaskrayon · 06-11-2012, 04:23 AM

That's what I thought. I wanted to do a wrap, but I knew those corners were going to be difficult. I would rather do a wrap over paint though. Was your wrap the spray with soap and let it sit to stick or was it a peel and stick?

xxthrillxx · 06-11-2012, 05:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ihaskrayon

That's what I thought. I wanted to do a wrap, but I knew those corners were going to be difficult. I would rather do a wrap over paint though. Was your wrap the spray with soap and let it sit to stick or was it a peel and stick?

Spray with soap, its a lot easier to manage... once it settles you can mess with the remaining slack to work around the corners

FreedE · 06-11-2012, 12:05 PM

Anymore pics?

xxthrillxx · 06-12-2012, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Freed Engineering

Anymore pics?

xxthrillxx · 06-12-2012, 03:01 PM

just an update... i had to remove the tint due to my inexperience lol... I did not properly wrap the tint all the way and it start to peel back. so i will be giving it another go this weekend hopefully.

Drunknhero · 06-13-2012, 03:56 AM

Make a DIY please =P!

Longhorn248 · 06-13-2012, 05:12 PM

That looks so much better than the chrome bezel. Looking forward to the updated pics of round 2.

06-11-2012, 02:52 AM	#1
xxthrillxx Perfectly Balanced... Join Date: May 2012 Drives: '13 FRS & '13 BRZ Location: Inglewood, CA Posts: 209 Thanks: 62 Thanked 94 Times in 50 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Taillight Tint Here is my first attempt at tinting the taillights. I have to say it takes a lot of patience. I enjoy how it looks but im not too satisfied with the little details so im gonna take it off and give it another go. What do you guys think? *Note, this is not photoshopped. Actual tint

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Lonewolf Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: Moped Location: CA Posts: 4,300 Thanks: 4,905 Thanked 2,132 Times in 1,195 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It looks much better than stock. Did you do this with a spray or an overlay?

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ihaskrayon The Comedian Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: SWP BRZ Limited Location: Irvine Posts: 969 Thanks: 94 Thanked 642 Times in 266 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	That's what I thought. I wanted to do a wrap, but I knew those corners were going to be difficult. I would rather do a wrap over paint though. Was your wrap the spray with soap and let it sit to stick or was it a peel and stick?

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FreedE Join Date: May 2012 Drives: FR-S Location: Millersville, MD Posts: 131 Thanks: 73 Thanked 92 Times in 38 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Anymore pics?

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xxthrillxx Perfectly Balanced... Join Date: May 2012 Drives: '13 FRS & '13 BRZ Location: Inglewood, CA Posts: 209 Thanks: 62 Thanked 94 Times in 50 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	just an update... i had to remove the tint due to my inexperience lol... I did not properly wrap the tint all the way and it start to peel back. so i will be giving it another go this weekend hopefully.

06-13-2012, 03:56 AM	#13
Drunknhero Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 13 Firestorm Location: Lake Charles Posts: 120 Thanks: 1 Thanked 27 Times in 15 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Make a DIY please =P!

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