[97ponylover]

Has anybody tried out the headlight/taillight smoked films? Do they hold up?

[thatdavidkid]

they look like crap.. if youw ant it done, and dont care about it being permanent, youc an buy smoke paint...

[97ponylover]

that's what i'm afraid of... i'll just put out the dollars and buy the real thing...

[96greengt]

I used VHT Nite Shades on my tail lamps and they turned out ok. I started by using a clay bar, then sanding them with 2000 grit paper. 2 coats of VHT and 2 coats of clear with a mild buffing and they look real good imo.

[thatdavidkid]

yea that's what i meant... that's that tail light black out paint right? the more coats the darker...

[96greengt]

Yeah, the more coats, the darker and less visible it becomes. They recommend only 2 coats, any more and you are looking for a rear end collision.

[97ponylover]

I'll probably go with something like this eBay Motors: 99 00 Ford Mustang SMOKED Headlight Head Lamp PAIR SET (item 310012195691 end time Jan-09-08 15:22:37 PST) for the front...

[BigJnSA]

those will look good. but, be aware - they are not tinted. the ad itself says

"Note: This headlight pair has a black headlight insert, like Cobra headlights, not chrome like the normal 99-00 models. The front lens itself is clear."

i would not recomend using a tinted lens for the saftey factor at night, however, they do look bad ass during the day.

[97ponylover]

i was wondering what that was... guess i'm going to have to see some in person first...

i want darker headlight/taillights but i don't want to use the covers... and i don't want euro/projector style lights... guess it's time for more research...

[BigJnSA]

no, those you posted will be fine. the lens is clear. the difference is that on the inside, where it is all black - is usually chrome on a stock gt lens. (so it gives it a darker look, but does not affect the brightness. i say go for it.)

[97ponylover]

any suggestions for taillights...

[97ponylover]

i know i said no euro but i kind of like these eBay Motors: 99-04 FORD MUSTANG SMOKE ALTEZZA TAIL LIGHT 00 01 02 03 (item 180204575190 end time Jan-10-08 22:37:36 PST)

[BigJnSA]

definately not. those are total rice. in the back, id do like jody said, and do no more than 2 coats of the VHT nite shades on your stock lenses.

[97ponylover]

here we go but i think they might be too dark... i don't really want to mess with my stock lights in case i want to swap back down the road... but worse comes to worse...

eBay Motors: 99 00 01 02 03 04 FORD MUSTANG SMOKED TAIL LIGHTS SMOKE (item 120207016311 end time Jan-13-08 05:51:55 PST)

[thatdavidkid]

if you wanna spend that kinda money, just buy a set and paint them w/ the vht stuff... i can get you 99 cobra lights for that price... the ones w/ the orange inserts....

[97ponylover]

Originally Posted by thatdavidkid

if you wanna spend that kinda money, just buy a set and paint them w/ the vht stuff... i can get you 99 cobra lights for that price... the ones w/ the orange inserts....

I don't WANT to spend that kind of money but I like keeping the stock stuff around... the only reason i don't want to paint them myself is that I don't want them to turn out "ok"... i'd rather spend the money on something professionally done... what's the deal with the 99 cobra light? I have the stock 03 "smoked" lights i just want something darker... the center brake light is a lot darker than the rest of my lights. don't know if that is normal or not... i'd kind of like all the lights to be that dark... i'll try to post a pic later...

[97ponylover]

ok, i found the cobra lights... so basically they are the same as the first lights i posted? smoked lights with the black inserts??

[96greengt]

Buy the VHT paint in e-bay, you can't find a store stocking them any more, it was banned. I searched for a month at all the Autozone's (the had them in stock) and now they are gone.
E-bay, total, with ship 17 bucks (I paid).

[BlackSunshine01]

Originally Posted by 96greengt

Buy the VHT paint in e-bay, you can't find a store stocking them any more, it was banned. I searched for a month at all the Autozone's (the had them in stock) and now they are gone.
E-bay, total, with ship 17 bucks (I paid).

i sold it a few times at oreilly. it was like $10 per can we could get from our hou warehouse in a day or two.