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Smoked vinyl taillights or Red-outs?

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Old 05-13-08, 08:40 PM
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gb packfan, were they pre-cut?
Old 05-14-08, 05:57 AM
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Question for you guys who have done the install. How hard is it to get the vinyl to conform to the taillight where it sticks out a bit? I have a set from Aerotect and am installing them soon. I used to own a sign shop, so I have experience with vinyl. I just haven't installed anything of this thickness. Plus when you're doing full graphics on a car, a few mm off won't make a difference. But I'd rather get it perfect. I've read the instructions; I was just seeing if there were any tricks.
Old 05-15-08, 07:28 PM
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It's not too hard at all, so I won't elaborate too much on it. I did mine & my wife's in the winter, so a hair dryer was pretty useful in keeping it malleable. Keep the sticky side and the light surface wet at all times, make sure you fill your spray bottle up pretty well, and good luck!
Old 06-16-08, 08:25 PM
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Where is a good place to order red outs? Are there back outs for only the reverse lights?
Old 06-16-08, 11:37 PM
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aerotect FTW on redouts - mine have been going for a year now
Old 06-16-08, 11:55 PM
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seems like most people get em either from aerotect or RVinyl

The whole discussion/debate between the two: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...ghlight=rvinyl
Old 06-17-08, 12:15 AM
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aerotect...its fairly easy to install. I ordered a clear blue over lay for my fogs and installed in 5 min... i'm ordering my read outs soon. Las time i checked they're in back order... READOUTS!!!
Old 06-17-08, 03:07 AM
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Mine of Rvinyl:

Old 06-17-08, 06:46 AM
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Bah neither, I'm waiting for a real set of smoked tails. For some reason it always seems to take 3-4 years before anybody does it...
Old 06-17-08, 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by revitupwio
for what it's worth - from Aerotect. Black + darkest vinyl, Gray + lighter vinyl. Black one is mine, gray one is the wife's.




time for some black mooncakes, really like the darkness, nice job
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I going to buy red outs from Rvinyl and plan to buy yellow fog overlays too... There are 2 types of yellow tho.
1. Saffron
2. Brimstone

What is the drffrence in these 2?
Old 06-17-08, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by venZon
I going to buy red outs from Rvinyl and plan to buy yellow fog overlays too... There are 2 types of yellow tho.
1. Saffron
2. Brimstone

What is the drffrence in these 2?
honestly, do a bulb swap rather than vinyl overlays for the fogs, much cleaner look, imo.
Old 06-17-08, 12:22 PM
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I plan to run HIDs as well
6000K low beams and 3000K foglights
Old 06-19-08, 07:48 PM
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here are some pics of my smoked taillights + reflectors:





Old 06-26-08, 10:59 PM
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quick question, for anyone here that has smoke out their tail light how do you get it to stick to the part where it sticks out? thanks


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