mjhpadi Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 Did my headlights with Lamin-X this week-end used their 6% (they call it tint), sorry the before picture isn't a better shot: Before: After tint applied: A few more pictures of the tinted lights: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpoolinX2 Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 Looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpd1151 Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 SUPERB! Sent from my DROID3 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjhpadi Posted April 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 Thanks, I'm a little disappointed in the photos, in real life the lens appear darker. I was really happy with how they turned out, it took a while to work all the bubbles out from the film, but I'm really happy with the look. Also using water on top of the film and a felt covered squeegee really made installation easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpd1151 Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 Mark, I hear ya on how the tint looks different in digitally captured form.... Weird isn't it? Take a roll through the link I provided here and see how some of the tint (depending on the shot) made my look tint different. So much so I had people asking me if it was different percentages. I scratched my head while replying "ummm nope, all the same". Sent from my DROID3 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jojomofo21 Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 I did the gun smoke but because my car is black I think it makes it look darker. I get compliments all the time. They ask me if I did it or if the car came with it. [ATTACH]417[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjhpadi Posted April 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 With the black car, the gunsmoke would look awesome, personally I think the darker tint looks great, but I was afraid of loosing too much light output, and since I'm old enough for night driving to be of concern, I didn't want to go any darker. As a side note, I am very happy with how good it looks. I found a few little bubbles on the passenger side, but I checked this morning and they have worked their way out and are gone! Lamin-X says that the film is porous and small bubbles will disappear within a few weeks, and by golly, they did! Of course our heat wave (90 degrees here yesterday) sure didn't hurt. Again, I found that using the felt covered squeegee and liberal use of water on the outside of the film really helped make the application go smooth. I actually thought the headlights were easier then the tails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got5onIt Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 Looks really good. Was this a precut kit or did you use a sheet and do a custom cut? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjhpadi Posted April 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 It was the pre-cut kit for the SHO and it really fit fairly well, very little trimming was needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tss Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 How tough was it generally? Have you done tint work before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjhpadi Posted April 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 It was easier then doing the tail lights. I had not done any tinting before tackling this project. It took about an hour to get each headlight done, getting all the small bubbles out. It was not bad, if you follow the Lamin-X instructions and I highly recommend spending the 2 bucks for the felt covered squeegee, it really helped in smoothing out the film. I also think the fact that the Lamin-X film is thicker then most really helps because you can lift and replace it. Also, with the taillights I removed them from the car and that was a mistake, easier to do with the lens in the car, which I did with the headlights. I think with the taillights that once you had the film basically in place you could remove the trunk piece to get the film behind the chrome spear. Overall, on a scale of 1-5 with 1 being easiest and 5 hardest I think this project is a 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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