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Old 02-05-11, 03:00 PM
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Default "All tinted out" my day at the shop

I spent my Saturday afternoon at the shop and decided to embark on a few projects. I want to give thanks to the professional crew for their crafty workmanship.

Anyone in the GTA or fellow Americans passing by my neck of the woods are welcome to PM me for shop information. You're guaranteed to be pleased w/ their service and pricing.

Completed:
1. Windshield tint strip 35%
2. Smoked tails (slightly darker in person)
3. Blacked out rear reflectors
4. Fogs tinted yellow
5. Tinted headlights w/smoked amber reflector
(lightest shade was used on headlights, minimal output lost)

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After:










Vinyl wrapped bezel is on my hit list...

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Old 02-05-11, 03:13 PM
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Looks good. I REALLY like the way your headlamps turned out, they flow well with the color of your car. It'll look much cleaner once your grille surround is wrapped. Congrats on the successful day at the tint shop!
Old 02-05-11, 03:15 PM
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How did you get the pictures of the headlights so clear??

I have a 2000 dollar camera and still can't get shots as nice as you have!!
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This is just an hour after the initial photos were taken...lol. With this weather I'm worried that the tint won't cure. Anyway, here's the light output...not bad *FYI lights are somewhat snow covered.



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Old 02-05-11, 09:36 PM
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very nice! did you end up putting the smoked vinyl over a redout? or did they spray the tint?
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Nice!!! Looks clean.
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sgm is such a nice color
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Originally Posted by shiny250
very nice! did you end up putting the smoked vinyl over a redout? or did they spray the tint?
smoked on redout
Old 02-05-11, 10:19 PM
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Came out nice. I like the headlights.
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wow, it looks really good!
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I was never a fan of headlight tinting until I saw this.
Output loss doesn't appear too bad, especially with the high color temperature. The slight tint really makes it look great in the day time!

Yellow fogs look great, but you can tell that they're shooting light all over the place
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Originally Posted by ELL Y
I was never a fan of headlight tinting until I saw this.
Output loss doesn't appear too bad, especially with the high color temperature. The slight tint really makes it look great in the day time!

Yellow fogs look great, but you can tell that they're shooting light all over the place
i agree. i wasnt going to even consider doing it bt now that i see it and it looks really good next time i go back to my home town im going to have my buddy that has his own tint shop do my headlights.
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wow i cant believe how nice the headlights look. Amazing!
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Headlights look great on your SGM.
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This is the first time ever I'm liking a tinted headlights, good job.

... Must be the weather.


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