Tinted rear/side/reverse lights, blacked out rear bezels/side gills on my Vert Ginger - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

SUX2BU · 03-27-2011, 01:31 PM

I'm getting closer and closer to finishing up my flat black out look!

I installed my tinted light film set on my car last night. The side markers were ridiculously easy, the reverse lights were a little tricky. Make sure you use plenty of application fluid (i used the left over bottle of soap and water I had used on my front and rear black outs) and DO NOT press down hard until you have the film positioned exactly where you want it. I kept hitting my unlock button on my remote so the reverse lights would light up and I could see if the film was evenly laid out. The tail lights were a lot harder. I took them completely out since I was gonna paint my rear bezels anyways and this helped out a lot! The two inner lights are easier so I would recommend you do those first to practice. The two outer lights have a curve towards the bottom of the light and i messed up one light to where i have a very small crease in the film. The second outer light came out great since I knew what not to do. It was still a VERY time consuming process to get all the wrinkles out, but I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE the way it looks. I also took a half way point pic so you can see the darkness difference.

The side gills came out ok, not as straight as I would have liked but good enough to stay on. These are the only mod I wasn't sure about if I wanted to keep on there or not, luckily they were cheap so if i didn't like them I was only out $17. That is why i opted for the thinner looking outlined ones instead of the big thick ones everybody uses. Turns out I like them, very subtle and not to overpowering. I was afraid with them being so cheap the quality would be horrible, but i was surprised at how nice they were and they were even labeled what sequence to put them on!

he chrome bezels were really throwing off the look of the rear of my car so I was really excited to finally do them. Pulling out the bezels was a royal pain! The easiest way i found was to use a flat head and twist pry them out from the top while unhooking the tabs from behind. I also have never painted any trim pieces myself so I didn't know how much to scuff them up with the scotch bright pad or how many coats of flat black to use. I roughed up each of them for about 10 min and did three coats of flat black. For my first do it your self trim pain job I was VERY impressed!

Total cost of this stage was exactly $44.99
$17.01 for the side gills http://rpidesigns.com/
$24.99 for the light black out kit
$2.99 for the Krylon flat black rattle can

Only thing left is to get my flat black 18" F14s, remover the side camaro emblems (might leave them off or put on black ones, not sure yet) and do the front/rear bow ties and front SS emblem IOM oultined with flat black in the middle, the rear SS emblem will be flat black with IOM in the middle.

BAWLZ SS · 03-27-2011, 01:49 PM

LOOKS GREAT!! MY TAIL LIGHTS R MY NEXT STEP!

BAWLZ SS · 03-27-2011, 01:58 PM

SUX2BU where did u get your side gills and ur tail light blackout tint material from? Are they also flat black? Oh and try http://www.webxtremes.com/camaro2010decals.htm thats where i got my IOM bowties and my ss letters from Talk to Robert. The IOM was perfect

SUX2BU · 03-27-2011, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BAWLZ SS

SUX2BU where did u get your side gills and ur tail light blackout tint material from? Are they also flat black? Oh and try http://www.webxtremes.com/camaro2010decals.htm thats where i got my IOM bowties and my ss letters from Talk to Robert. The IOM was perfect

PM me for the place I got them. I don't think they are sponsors on here and don't want to step on anyone's toes. That;s actually the EXACT same kit I bought, just $30 cheaper.

Slick1 · 03-30-2011, 11:00 AM

Hey car looks awesome man!! I'm a total noob here so if this has been covered sorry but I wanted to ask where you got the stickers for the "gill vents". I thought about getting a pin striper to do something similar but if I could find those in the color I'm thinking I'd be all over them. Only downside is that I'm not the first guy to think of that after all

SUX2BU · 03-30-2011, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slick1

Hey car looks awesome man!! I'm a total noob here so if this has been covered sorry but I wanted to ask where you got the stickers for the "gill vents". I thought about getting a pin striper to do something similar but if I could find those in the color I'm thinking I'd be all over them. Only downside is that I'm not the first guy to think of that after all

Not covered yet, but i don't like posting non sponsor links. PM me if you want to know where I got them.

MillerTime · 03-30-2011, 11:10 AM

Gill inserts look good. They went on my car right after my hood spears.

03-27-2011, 01:31 PM	#1
SUX2BU Quit being a pu$$y Drives: FAST Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Sachse TX (DFW) Posts: 5,825 View My Garage	Tinted rear/side/reverse lights, blacked out rear bezels/side gills on my Vert Ginger I'm getting closer and closer to finishing up my flat black out look! I installed my tinted light film set on my car last night. The side markers were ridiculously easy, the reverse lights were a little tricky. Make sure you use plenty of application fluid (i used the left over bottle of soap and water I had used on my front and rear black outs) and DO NOT press down hard until you have the film positioned exactly where you want it. I kept hitting my unlock button on my remote so the reverse lights would light up and I could see if the film was evenly laid out. The tail lights were a lot harder. I took them completely out since I was gonna paint my rear bezels anyways and this helped out a lot! The two inner lights are easier so I would recommend you do those first to practice. The two outer lights have a curve towards the bottom of the light and i messed up one light to where i have a very small crease in the film. The second outer light came out great since I knew what not to do. It was still a VERY time consuming process to get all the wrinkles out, but I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE the way it looks. I also took a half way point pic so you can see the darkness difference. The side gills came out ok, not as straight as I would have liked but good enough to stay on. These are the only mod I wasn't sure about if I wanted to keep on there or not, luckily they were cheap so if i didn't like them I was only out $17. That is why i opted for the thinner looking outlined ones instead of the big thick ones everybody uses. Turns out I like them, very subtle and not to overpowering. I was afraid with them being so cheap the quality would be horrible, but i was surprised at how nice they were and they were even labeled what sequence to put them on! he chrome bezels were really throwing off the look of the rear of my car so I was really excited to finally do them. Pulling out the bezels was a royal pain! The easiest way i found was to use a flat head and twist pry them out from the top while unhooking the tabs from behind. I also have never painted any trim pieces myself so I didn't know how much to scuff them up with the scotch bright pad or how many coats of flat black to use. I roughed up each of them for about 10 min and did three coats of flat black. For my first do it your self trim pain job I was VERY impressed! Total cost of this stage was exactly $44.99 $17.01 for the side gills http://rpidesigns.com/ $24.99 for the light black out kit $2.99 for the Krylon flat black rattle can Only thing left is to get my flat black 18" F14s, remover the side camaro emblems (might leave them off or put on black ones, not sure yet) and do the front/rear bow ties and front SS emblem IOM oultined with flat black in the middle, the rear SS emblem will be flat black with IOM in the middle. Attached Images __________________ <----- Click HERE to see ALL of my mods/write ups Last edited by SUX2BU; 05-16-2011 at 09:11 AM.

03-30-2011, 11:10 AM	#7
MillerTime Blowin the doors off! Drives: A 2013 SS RS 6M SR Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 2,390	Gill inserts look good. They went on my car right after my hood spears. __________________ 2G1FS1EWXD9163847

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03-27-2011, 01:49 PM	#2
BAWLZ SS Drives: '10 Camaro LS3 2SS/RS, 1968 Nova Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: California Posts: 972	LOOKS GREAT!! MY TAIL LIGHTS R MY NEXT STEP!

03-27-2011, 01:58 PM	#3
BAWLZ SS Drives: '10 Camaro LS3 2SS/RS, 1968 Nova Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: California Posts: 972	SUX2BU where did u get your side gills and ur tail light blackout tint material from? Are they also flat black? Oh and try http://www.webxtremes.com/camaro2010decals.htm thats where i got my IOM bowties and my ss letters from Talk to Robert. The IOM was perfect

03-30-2011, 11:00 AM	#5
Slick1 New Guy Drives: Black 2011 1SS. Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: DE Posts: 509	Hey car looks awesome man!! I'm a total noob here so if this has been covered sorry but I wanted to ask where you got the stickers for the "gill vents". I thought about getting a pin striper to do something similar but if I could find those in the color I'm thinking I'd be all over them. Only downside is that I'm not the first guy to think of that after all