Cheap way to tint your turnsignals

Originally posted by aveoike

I used regular 20% window tint. Took me 1 to 1.5 hours to do. (had trouble with the tint on the first light) This cost me $10 + time. To pay someone to paint it, the right way would run you about $100 for tails and another $40 for front TS in my area.

Sorry for the large pictures. I dont know how to resize them, once downloaded.

1. Remove your grill, 5 screws-philips head

2. Remove the head lamp which is held in with 3 10mm bolts. then unplug the harness.
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3. Remove the 3 bulbs from the turnsignal and 2 9/32 bolts
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4. Push inward on the lamp with medium strength is tough to pull out.
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5. Apply your tint to the light, work out your bubbles and trim.

6. Reverse the process to put back in. Careful not to scratch it.
Finished...
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im lovin your headlights. what did you use on them for the eyelids and where can i get it? was it expensive? its a good look for the aveo.

What did you use to tint it?

he used 20% tint, u gotta read the top portion of the post.

I meant what brand/product... $10 is a good price for tint...

prolly any old tint will work. id just hop on over to ur walmart or whereever they sell tint.

Oh ok, so he used the film window tint and placed it on the front or outside of the signal light I assume? I thought he painted them or something.

yeh but on another post/topic from aveogyrl she used a spray called vht nightshades. check it out, i think its only like 10-15$ a can.

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Originally Posted by mikedudley17

yeh but on another post/topic from aveogyrl she used a spray called vht nightshades. check it out, i think its only like 10-15$ a can.

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Ah ok, kewl. Thanks man for your help.

I tried doing this today and it was friggen hard... me and a friend had a very hard time yanking just one out, and we eventually gave up... maybe it was too hot out or something... anybody have any extra tips to pop this thing out? It's tough...

I sell tint spray in a can that has worked really well for about 10 reno/forenza owners to tint there tails/heads/sides/grills/ect, it's on ebay under my name but costs a bit more. I completly blacked out both my tail lights, both fogs, and one headlight with a can.

Or you could go to a hobby shop and buy a can of window tint for RC cars. I used VHT Nightshades on my turns.
http://www.toledotuners.com/pics/kir...eoblackout.jpg

wow that looks slick

I just bought a can of nightshades, did you pull the signals out or leave them in when you sprayed them?

im pretty sure you would be able to get away with just taping off the area around your turns and then spraying but for the best result i would say to take them out.

How the fug do u get them out tho? It's near impossible... any tips? Tricks?

i dunno but i was wondering, does this spary tint actually stay on good, like if bugs and crap start hittin it it wont start to chip or anything would it?

Heres my Results, only $10.77 for the tint at Autozone but the real work comes when you have to remove the turn signals and get a clean application of the tint, I certainly wasnt any happier of a person after it was done haha.

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i'd highly recommend static cling tint for this, I used it and it worked perfectly, no/very few bubbles and no creasing...also since its static cling you can just pull it off easily when you get tired of it. Signals arent too hard to take out, take the 3 screws out, then you gotta kinda move it around with a good amount of force until it starts sliding out...

now that you guys have had the tint or spay on for a long time how has it lasted?

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Originally Posted by loose

now that you guys have had the tint or spay on for a long time how has it lasted?

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I had lamin-x protective film on my turn signals and tail lights for over a yr and still as dark as the day i put them on till i got pulled over last week and made me peel them off in 20 deg weather, now i gotta wait a couple weeks till i re apply them once it gets a little warmer out

I have had the VHT niteshade spray tint on my car for a couple years in Arizona sun and it lasts great. Have had it our others cars for awhile now too.

I think all aveo owners should do that with your front turns....looks really clean!

Can you still see the turn signals so you wont get a ticket?

same question as above...and does the spray tint work good too?

I've used the VHT Nightshades on headlights before and it was ****. It "fish eyed" bad and it had to all be sanded off.

Yeah just use the spray tint forreal... Its the easiest to do, the best looking, and cheap, i went to a place called hobby town about 20 minutes from my house and got two cans for 10 bucks. I blacked my parking lights, and taillights with it, without taking the parking lights out! oh and I did my side markers too without taking those out!

ill have to do this too, does it dim the light a lot?

the more you put on, the darker the lights get..

makes sense 8)

Actually it gave mine a red tint... cause of the orange being covered with black, of course

i like the black and red combo too, too bad i got yellow and sold all my neon lol

my car will be green by the first of the year i hope :x

but i had the streetglow undercar kit, another cheap wirless kit off ebay, and another 250 in like 15 neon bars and leds lol, lit up real good

how many coats should you do to black it out but the still work ok?

that is going to depend on how thick your coats are. and your technique.

I see the pictures and they all look great but can someone please turn on the marker lights so I can see how much light comes through? \:D/

Is it legal to tint the turn signals? And/or the headlights/taillights too?? I wanna get the black ones, but there isnt anything available yet for the 2009

I have gotten stopped once by a state trooper here supposedly because of my tailights. I believe it was because my yellow sticker on the tag had december 09 on it and i got stopped in december. So that was expired he said. Luckily i dont think he noticed i tinted my front turn signals. I got a warning anyways. But i pass regular cops almost everyday and none stop me

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Originally Posted by Kalos Princess

Is it legal to tint the turn signals? And/or the headlights/taillights too?? I wanna get the black ones, but there isnt anything available yet for the 2009

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you need to mod your lights like mine and wolf.
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/3001/img2838m.jpg

What type of headlights are those!!!?? I think that is what I have been looking for!

they are the stock lights torn apart with the "inner outer" housing painted black.

http://www.aveonetwork.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=180

For my 08 Kia Optima, I used Rust-oleum Lens Tint and they came out great. I will be doing the same to the Aveo's tails and side markers. I used regular window tint (20%) on the front turn/park lights from another thread on here. :)