Nightshade on headlights

[03SilverBullet]

Guys im thinking of doing it like Morgasm did.. What do you all think? should I go with clearcoat on them or not? and how many layers do you think I should do?

[ilanpro]

Illegal, VERY illegal

[03SilverBullet]

Illegal, VERY illegal
I kinda figured that, I have nightshade on my taillights and I have never gotten pulled over for that, but I guess putting it on your headlights is a different story.

[Hyper_knight]

i have my tail lights smoked and ive never been pulled over either. I am gonna put a blue coat on my headlights soon.

[SuperGLS]

I'd get a spare pair of lights if you do this.

Or, you could get the headlight protector things that they sell and paint those. That way you can remove them if a cop tries to bust you and say sorry, ha. I think Scrooge or another Aussie member has done that.

[03SilverBullet]

Ok well I did it!! and it looks great!! I'll post pictures when I have some free time.

[03SilverBullet]

I think im gonna do the fog lights also, what do you guys think?

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[soullesselantra]

definately need clearcoat...

[03SilverBullet]

definately need clearcoat...
I like the flat black look, my molding is flat black and so are my taillights.

I may not keep it like this for long. It comes off real easy with this orange paint remover stuff and it doesnt harm the plastic. I also may get the KDM fogs or the KDS chrome headlights.

[SuperGLS]

Hmm. I'm not sure I like it.

But, if you are liking it, then that's what matters. I switched back to my stock tails after having the tinted ones and I'm liking the stock again, so I don't know.

[03SilverBullet]

I relized after looking at the pictures that it would look better if I tinted the fog lights also, so I think im going to do that tommorow.

Also believe it or not the light output is not affected very much but you can notice it.

[rckozma]

Looks good silver, I may have to do that too.

[CTele02]

i suggest leaving your fogs NOT tinted since those will prolly save you at night... and make your tinted headlights less illegal...

[03SilverBullet]

Looks good silver, I may have to do that too.
Thanks man.. It deff goes well with the tinted taillights.

i suggest leaving your fogs NOT tinted since those will prolly save you at night... and make your tinted headlights less illegal...
I know.. I decided im not gonna tint them, instead im going to get the KDM projection fog lights. :)

[KeWLKaT]

The headlights just look fogged up, lol.

[03SilverBullet]

The headlights just look fogged up, lol.
No not really.

[Morgasm69you]

YOU HAVE TO CLEARCOAT AND WETSAND...AND WETSAND...AND WETSAND...i probably put 7 coats of clear on and then spent a total of 2-3 hours wetsanding, if you get black on the sandpaper, then you went too deep, so stop and put more clear on...they will look better than the paint if you do them right, if you dont take the time to do them right, they look foggy and half-assed...and put more nightshade on the passenger side!!! (lol anyone seen the SNL skit "More Cowbell"? i just reminded myself of that, "I got a fever and the only cure is more NIGHTSHADE!" dont mind me...)

[03SilverBullet]

YOU HAVE TO CLEARCOAT AND WETSAND...AND WETSAND...AND WETSAND...i probably put 7 coats of clear on and then spent a total of 2-3 hours wetsanding, if you get black on the sandpaper, then you went too deep, so stop and put more clear on...they will look better than the paint if you do them right, if you dont take the time to do them right, they look foggy and half-assed...and put more nightshade on the passenger side!!! (lol anyone seen the SNL skit "More Cowbell"? i just reminded myself of that, "I got a fever and the only cure is more NIGHTSHADE!" dont mind me...)
The passenger side doesnt need anymore nightshade.. It looks like it does because the sun is hitting it. As for clear coat.. I may put it on and I may not, I like the flat black look but thanks for the advice Morgasm.. If I decide to clearcoat it I will post more pictures.

[hyunelan2]

I'm on the fence... I like the smoked headlight look (a la last-gen Impala), but by those pictures the finish kinda reminds me of spray-paint overspray. If you don't clearcoat, maybe you could wetsand (or claybar) the light smooth, so it still looks tinted, but doesn't look quite so blurry?

[03SilverBullet]

I'm on the fence... I like the smoked headlight look (a la last-gen Impala), but by those pictures the finish kinda reminds me of spray-paint overspray. If you don't clearcoat, maybe you could wetsand (or claybar) the light smooth, so it still looks tinted, but doesn't look quite so blurry?
Im gonna clearcoat them today (if I have free time) After that i'll decide if I wanna wetsand them.

[KeWLKaT]

No not really.

Definately.

Might be just the pics though.

It looks ''dirty''

you should def sand/polish or clear.

[03SilverBullet]

Definately.

Might be just the pics though.

It looks ''dirty''

you should def sand/polish or clear.
Relax yourself guy.. Im not even done with them yet.. Look at my car and tell me if you think I would do a half *** job on anything.

[Fezz]

I don't know how the night vision is with that on. In my opinion, risking safety for the show is a very idiot thing... sorry

[03SilverBullet]

I don't know how the night vision is with that on. In my opinion, risking safety for the show is a very idiot thing... sorry
Vision is fine.. I dont even notice a difference at night.

[A&F 01 GLS]

if any of you are like me who have silver stars... i can see road signs from i'd say a mile away... with my brights on. I doubt that he has any problem.....

[03SilverBullet]

Well F it.. This project was not what I was looking to get myself into, so I just stripped the nightshade off, haha.

[KeWLKaT]

Relax yourself guy.. Im not even done with them yet.. Look at my car and tell me if you think I would do a half *** job on anything.

I don't know where you get that I'm not relaxed but I totally am.

How should I know you're not done with them? I mean you DID post pics, so I thought you were.

[CTele02]

Well F it.. This project was not what I was looking to get myself into, so I just stripped the nightshade off, haha.
lol um okay... way to stay the course there buddy...

[KeWLKaT]

^ ditto.

[03SilverBullet]

I don't know where you get that I'm not relaxed but I totally am.

How should I know you're not done with them? I mean you DID post pics, so I thought you were.
I finished them up and they looked ok but I just wasnt feeling them so I stripped them down.


lol um okay... way to stay the course there buddy...
What are you talking about?

[CTele02]

If you saw morgans in person youd love em!! Thats why im having him do the same with mine (but ofcourse i wanna help too.)

[txdproject]

im guessing the light output with both the fogs and headlight done with nightshade was pretty eww... Im planning on getting headlight film from stickercity. They offer a 5 year warrenty on there products and that covers fading and cracking. They sell two levels of smoke tint.; the darker of the two is way way too dark but the lighter one is great so if anyone is considering trying to tint the headlights STICKERCITY does make kits for our cars even though it does cost alittle mor its well worth it

[03SilverBullet]

If you saw morgans in person youd love em!! Thats why im having him do the same with mine (but ofcourse i wanna help too.)
Morgan also told me messed up alot and I dont have the time to sit there untill I get them like his.. I clearn coated them then wet sanded them then polished them and they looked pretty good but I just wasnt feeling them like I was when I first did it, so I stripped them down.

im guessing the light output with both the fogs and headlight done with nightshade was pretty eww... Im planning on getting headlight film from stickercity. They offer a 5 year warrenty on there products and that covers fading and cracking. They sell two levels of smoke tint.; the darker of the two is way way too dark but the lighter one is great so if anyone is considering trying to tint the headlights STICKERCITY does make kits for our cars even though it does cost alittle mor its well worth it
I didnt do the fogs I only did the headlights, the light output wasnt that bad but it changed. Like I said I really wasnt feeling them.

[CTele02]

Well lets hope morgan doesn't mess up mine :hammer: :bang: :stupid: :bondage: :angryfire

[03SilverBullet]

Im gonna order the KDM fogs and leave everything alone.

Well lets hope morgan doesn't mess up mine :hammer: :bang: :stupid: :bondage: :angryfire
Its not that I messed up I just wasnt pleased with my results, hey im sure I could have done better but I didnt so oh well, lol at least I tried. :D

As long as you have that orange peel paint remover you will be ok if you mess up.

[txdproject]

Im gonna order the KDM fogs and leave everything alone.



NIIIICCCCCEEEE!!!! :D

[03SilverBullet]

NIIIICCCCCEEEE!!!! :D
How do you like them? Do you have pictures of them on during the day/night?

I see you have the KDM headlights also, I had them on my 01 gls before I sold it and got my 03 gt. Did you get them from ebay?

[Morgasm69you]

silver...i never meant that i screwed up on the headlights...its been trial and error for me on plexiglass and other "test" surfaces to perfect the correct way of doing things...i would never try **** like that on my car as a test...not too smart on my part if i did...

[03SilverBullet]

silver...i never meant that i screwed up on the headlights...its been trial and error for me on plexiglass and other "test" surfaces to perfect the correct way of doing things...i would never try **** like that on my car as a test...not too smart on my part if i did...
No doubt man.. Its all good.

[felex]

that looks very alien, i like it!

[Hyper_knight]

Theres a place out here called sticker city and its all about decals for cars. They do that for tail lights and headlights. But they make see thru stickers but they look awsome. They do any color. Im getting a vrey light blue tint down on my head lights soon. So the headlights looks blue at night. They already did my tail lights and there jet black.

[03SilverBullet]

Theres a place out here called sticker city and its all about decals for cars. They do that for tail lights and headlights. But they make see thru stickers but they look awsome. They do any color. Im getting a vrey light blue tint down on my head lights soon. So the headlights looks blue at night. They already did my tail lights and there jet black.
A speed shop 2 towns away from me does this also, im thinking of getting my headlights done light blue.