Hey guys, so I have decided to black out my taillights... there seems to be two prices and types of precut tint on ebay... one being 70 bux (lamin-x) and the other... some no brand for 20 bux... opinions??:banana:

Pass on all those, instead go w/ this guy...

bluebatmobile@san.rr.com

www.s2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/BlueBatmobile2005

Google/Yahoo! search "Blue batmobile", his rep' is all that & so is the quality/price of this 'goodz. . .

not sure if he does the accord...

^ hence the email addie'... be a go-getter & find-out! If he doesn't, lure him to make a set for you, that then he could use your pics for his own marketing & so forth -> discount! :cool:

i got a set on ebay for 40 shipped. it came out awesome. flawless.

dont think that this is an easy DIY however, unless you are an experienced tinter.

pay to have it done. meineke will do it for around 60 or 70 if you can haggle a bit, and they lifetime warranty. i had meineke install mine. my total cost was $70 (40 for the tint, 30 for labor). they still agreed to lifetime warranty mine.

no lamin-x, get a "7 year" or UV protected vinyl overlay instead.
Having experience with both, lamin-x is harder to apply correctly, more difficult to take off later on, and despite what they say the bubbles and stretches will never come out. Vinyls on the other hand, apply great with some heat, any very small bubbles will slowly breath out through the material, no ethanol or MEK needed, and its cheaper.

no lamin-x, get a "7 year" or UV protected vinyl overlay instead.
Having experience with both, lamin-x is harder to apply correctly, more difficult to take off later on, and despite what they say the bubbles and stretches will never come out. Vinyls on the other hand, apply great with some heat, any very small bubbles will slowly breath out through the material, no ethanol or MEK needed, and its cheaper.

plus one

I had lamin-x on my tail lights earlier when I first got my car. I was pulled over after about a month and the cop made me take off the tint on the spot or get a ticket. I just pulled it off slowly...took about 2-3 minutes total and left no residue.

I did mine with the same stuff they use on clear bra's. It was tinted 35% and it looks great. Really dark and flows with my black paint very well. I had someone do it locally and it cost me 65 bucks installed.

Where do you get the "7 year" or vinyl overlay?

ya... where DO you get the "7 year" overlay?

you can get teh 7 year overlay on ebay.. from some vynil guy.... i just bought a pair

i wonder if i should have got the 20% or the 35%... those were the two options...

no lamin-x, get a "7 year" or UV protected vinyl overlay instead.
Having experience with both, lamin-x is harder to apply correctly, more difficult to take off later on, and despite what they say the bubbles and stretches will never come out. Vinyls on the other hand, apply great with some heat, any very small bubbles will slowly breath out through the material, no ethanol or MEK needed, and its cheaper.


I have no prior experience with tinting... but I have used pre-cut Lamin-X film... applying Lamin-X was easy... and the bubbles do go away... had some for about first 5 days... not a single bubble left now... looks clean... had quite few good compliments about my tails... I would go with Lamin-x :thmsup:

no lamin-x, get a "7 year" or UV protected vinyl overlay instead.
Having experience with both, lamin-x is harder to apply correctly, more difficult to take off later on, and despite what they say the bubbles and stretches will never come out. Vinyls on the other hand, apply great with some heat, any very small bubbles will slowly breath out through the material, no ethanol or MEK needed, and its cheaper.


when having either the lamin-x or the vinyl with HID's does that cause any problems such as melting with the overlays?

Like the look of the tinted headlights and was also looking at getting HID's

Thanks

when having either the lamin-x or the vinyl with HID's does that cause any problems such as melting with the overlays?

Like the look of the tinted headlights and was also looking at getting HID's

Thanks

hids heat output is less than normal halogen bulbs. but i HIGHLY recommend not tinting the headlights.

and btw, i tinted my tail lights for $7, all you need is an exacto knife and a sheet of outdoor tint.

when having either the lamin-x or the vinyl with HID's does that cause any problems such as melting with the overlays?

Like the look of the tinted headlights and was also looking at getting HID's

Thanks

Tinting headlight is just plain stupid. Don't do it.

when having either the lamin-x or the vinyl with HID's does that cause any problems such as melting with the overlays?

Like the look of the tinted headlights and was also looking at getting HID's

Thanks


Not for headlamps, though on smaller housings like fog lamps there have been problems with browning and bubbling of the the lamin-x film.