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Old 07-12-10, 09:18 PM
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anyone know of a good website to buy the tinted vinyl to apply to a lexus is350 2010 ?

i checked aerotect.net but wasn't able to find anything...

thank you in advance !
Old 07-12-10, 09:20 PM
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aerotect does have them last time i checked. ebay also sells them if you cant find any at aerotect

edit: are you looking for the kind with the reverse light cut outs? cause then i dont think they have them. ebay is probably your best bet if you want them cut out.
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i have smoked tail lights 2009 is model that are painted on there
Old 07-12-10, 09:28 PM
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dude... word of warning. That vinyl is NOT easy to install. I've been tinting windows since I could drive a car, so I thought I'd give it a crack.

Thats a negative ghost rider, pattern is full. The IS tail lights have a serious ridge that is just almost impossible. I even brought it to a tint shop that specializes in tinting tail lights. They couldnt do it either.

I ended up using VHT nightshades translucent paint. It turned out GREAT with just a real light smoke to take some of the red out. It could have been darker but i wasnt looking to get hassled by the fuzz.
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id go to aerotect in person, not just order their stuff online. its not as easy an install if you're new to the vinyl overlay (as i was). if you're in so cal, its in the pomona/la verne area, and the guys that'll install it do a very good job.
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Originally Posted by LexSex54
anyone know of a good website to buy the tinted vinyl to apply to a lexus is350 2010 ?

i checked aerotect.net but wasn't able to find anything...

thank you in advance !
http://aerotect.net/catalog/index.ph...f31eb1623e7ec8
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do you guys think it would look stupid if i blacked out just my reflectors and not the tailights?
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try stickercity in van nuys, CA. You can order online and DIY, or go to their shop in person and have them do it for you. just google the name.
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Do it right and paint them!
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Originally Posted by MashinA
do you guys think it would look stupid if i blacked out just my reflectors and not the tailights?

Nooooooo !!! i Did that But then again my car was black, so if you do it, do both to match them.

But i recommend Aerotect for the tints,
i got the ones for my rear reflector lights on EBAY and the cutouts weren't so perfect.

But if you guys really wana "BLACK" it out, when you get the reflector light vinyl, Plastidip it and slap it on. You now have truly blacked out reflectors

*Do not recommend doing this to the tailights though, you'll get busted! At least in Cali.
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Originally Posted by 06isDriver
Thats a negative ghost rider, pattern is full...
Haha, I havent heard that one in a while. Now I am going to go watch the movie when I get home.
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anyone know where I can get pre-cut vinyl for my rear reflectors that match the color of my car?
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this is vht nightshades.... the reflectors look darker than they actually are cause there was no sun

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Any one has a pic of a white ISx50 with just the rear reflectors blacked out?
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i got my reflector tints from ebay...just search lexus reflector tint or something, and i have NO tinted tail lights, just red outs. i like it way better but i think tinted tail likes are a bit played out so that's just my opinion. my car is black fyi. so blacked out reflectors just blend in so its a little cleaner. thumbs up for yes reflector no tints


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