Ebay tail-light tint, what a pain

[deftsound]

So i ordered some tail-light tint off ebay, the kind that just sticks to the lights and low and behold it doesnt fit right. What a suprise.

It's like they cut it to fit but it doesn't fit the contour of the light. The tint wants to fold where i curves to the roundness of the taillight.

Anyone else dealt with this? Any tips? I guess im going to have to trim it somehow to get it to fit right...

This is the stuff i bought BTW:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FORD...rQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories#ht_2654wt_868

 

[Pearl02]

I ordered some similiar to those. The ones I have look to be thinner than those. I installed mine yrs and they look great. I removed the tail lights when I installed them. They went one very easy. What does the instruction say on how to install them? Pearl02.

 

[02 281 GT]

If you want to use stick-on tint, just get the stuff from autobadges.com. Really high quality stuff. I have it on my '02 and it fits perfectly.

 

[02nightmaregt]

I really want to tint my tails, i'll probably use VHT though. +1 on what the instructions say.

 

[007]

Yeah, pulling them out and using VHT may be a better way to go.

 

[screamin gt]

I got the same ones. mine didnt come with instructions. pita. I think your supposed to use a heat gun to put them on but I dont think that would work well either.

I just going with the niteshades another time.

 

[urban96]

ya gotta use a heat gun to stretch/shrink it around the curves

 

[9646gt]

This is the exact reason I don't want to buy tint on ebay anymore. But stangmods.com has some for like 60 bucks that is supposed to be way better and thicker but I hate to spend 60 bucks and dick it up. Any one installed them from stangmods?

 

[joshheat25]

I bought vinyl static cling from pep boys and cut out then installed it on my car. it looks good. If I had the money to buy 2 sets of taillights I'd use VHT nightshades on one and have the other for inspection, but in DE you aren't allowed to have tinted taillights so Cling on it is. haven't had them fall off or pull away in 3 years.

I was going to start selling them on ebay but I haven't found the time. I would prob sell for $10 plus $4 shipping

 

[9646gt]

I bought vinyl static cling from pep boys and cut out then installed it on my car. it looks good. If I had the money to buy 2 sets of taillights I'd use VHT nightshades on one and have the other for inspection, but in DE you aren't allowed to have tinted taillights so Cling on it is. haven't had them fall off or pull away in 3 years.

I was going to start selling them on ebay but I haven't found the time. I would prob sell for $10 plus $4 shipping

I would be interested in a set if you sold them precut

 

[deftsound]

well i guess i may have to invest in a heatgun,,,

 

[9646gt]

well i guess i may have to invest in a heatgun,,,

I wouldn't bother. Just get somethign that doesn't require it at all. It honestly still sucks. It's so thin it will tear when you stretch it.

 

[04fullitgt]

This is the exact reason I don't want to buy tint on ebay anymore. But stangmods.com has some for like 60 bucks that is supposed to be way better and thicker but I hate to spend 60 bucks and dick it up. Any one installed them from stangmods?

I got my tints from stangmods, easy install and zero problems for over 2 years I got the smoked tints since they seem to match the 3rd brakelight better than the blackout tints. Well worth the money IMO. and they seem smoother and more clear than the vht stuff.

 

[04sleeper]

I had the 38% Ebay stuff on my car and I had no trouble putting it on at all.

I just used the small piece of plastic as a squeegee and took my time working out the bubbles.

One thing I liked about it was that it wasn't permanent. I ended up not really liking it that much and took it off. (Can't do that with the paint stuff)

 

[04sleeper]

If I had the money to buy 2 sets of taillights I'd use VHT nightshades on one and have the other for inspection, but in DE you aren't allowed to have tinted taillights so Cling on it is.

FWIW: It is illegal in ALL states to modify the tail lights in any way.

 

[9646gt]

I had the 38% Ebay stuff on my car and I had no trouble putting it on at all.

I just used the small piece of plastic as a squeegee and took my time working out the bubbles.

One thing I liked about it was that it wasn't permanent. I ended up not really liking it that much and took it off. (Can't do that with the paint stuff)

That looked so sick...shoulda left it

 

[ShapeShifter]

I bought my tail light tint on ebay a few yrs ago, and they were perfect,exactly the same as the ones autobadges sells.....now, a few months ago a friend ordered some on ebay and when they arrived they were so CHEAP, like really cheap...paper thin and they weren't vinyl..more like hard plastic.

heres a pic when i had them..ebay stuff..20%...

View attachment 259989

 

[04sleeper]

I have also seen a lot of tint cause the tail lights to "Dent" in the light.

Mostly the ones with adhesive back on them.

Not sure why the do it but I have seen it happen a hand full of times.

 

[9646gt]

I bought my tail light tint on ebay a few yrs ago, and they were perfect,exactly the same as the ones autobadges sells.....now, a few months ago a friend ordered some on ebay and when they arrived they were so CHEAP, like really cheap...paper thin and they weren't vinyl..more like hard plastic.

heres a pic when i had them..ebay stuff..20%...

View attachment 259934

Would you mind linking me to the seller?

 

[twogts4us]

I bought vinyl static cling from pep boys and cut out then installed it on my car. it looks good. If I had the money to buy 2 sets of taillights I'd use VHT nightshades on one and have the other for inspection, but in DE you aren't allowed to have tinted taillights so Cling on it is. haven't had them fall off or pull away in 3 years.

I was going to start selling them on ebay but I haven't found the time. I would prob sell for $10 plus $4 shipping

Dittos bro - I do the same thing and have great success with them. I had them on my 02 GT, my wife's 01 GT, my friend's 04 GT and now my Mach. I also do the side markers. I thought about selling them myself as well. Best of Luck if you do.