dewd

so i bought a can of smoke spray to tint my headlights but i do not like how it looks now.
would there be a way to get this paint stuff back off the headlights and restore them so they look just how the did before (or better) ?

i seriously regret doing this to them dammit

importcf

how long ago did u tint? come out $hitty?

auveeb

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Did you try acetone?

a33_ridah

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smoking them involves a opaque paint...
try some acetone...and then follow a diy on restoring headlights.
nothing some gradual wet sanding*500-2500 grit cant fix
post some pics in the mean time

dewd

i dunno how to do none of that sanding stuff where could i go to have it done for me ? would paint remover work or would it eat at my headlights ?

cmd26

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looks nice u should them keep them smoked imo

rvamaxima

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try wet sanding with 1000 grit then possibly 2000 grit and finish it off with plastic polish.

importcf

thats why i asked ^^^^ depends if the paint is baked on there. if it is just sand them back to clear not that hard

mrjamaica98mx

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I agree unless it looks ugly up close or just trade dem

dewd

ok heres another few pics i took today. i put a new grille on the car and reused them badge. please be honest and let me know what u think works best. if i should keep or sand. the light has gottan dimmer so now im thinking of trying that all beam on thing like the honda boys do it. hook all my lights up to start up together when i switch to highbeam. (i know my hood is open btw, just incase anyones wondering. lol)





does it work for you guys ? is it good? is it bad? is it maxima of the MONTH(lol jk) ?

all oppinions welcomed. i feel like i should just buy a spare set of ebay lights or something just incase for future use.. :/

auveeb

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Is that an aftermarket bumper? Grill fitment looks a little off.

dewd

oem badge. the grille is off. im missing a bolt on the bottom but i used a quick tie wrap instead till i can get the proper clip (that i accidently broke)

dewd

also they ARE ebay lights that i hated so i threw them in the black goop. lol

pepox369

I think u should keep them as it is.. fix up the grille and u r good to go.. i like the tinted headlights a lot!!

NIGHTMAREuki

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screw the headlights they are not ur biggest problem, lose the hubcaps

dewd

Lmao. that's a whole other story bro lol I can't get into that story cos I had some really sick black n chrome rims 18" that I took off for the winter and my damn uncle sold them because they were taking up to much space at my house. I really hate the dude for that one! but no worries I have some tricks up my sleeve.

dewd

Ah thanks for the kind words bro
and all that's for the kind words, I guess I'll keep it like that for now then. My boy is trying to smmoke his 08 passat headlights and I almost talked him out of it cos I didn't know. But I mean I kinda do like them and if u guys think it looks right, and my boy thinks it looks good enough to want to try it on his ride, than it's all cool.

next chapter coil over drop, rims

Grand_hustle17

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Re install the OEM's

ChrisMan287

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Just leave them as is.

2 GO B4

they look really nice.....can you post a pic at night with the lights on.....I am thinking of doing this...but really wanna see how dim the lights are with the tint on....

a33_ridah

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well looking at the pics. it seems that it turned out as it should have...
id say leave them. kinda "masks" the ebay lights to look better than they are

dewd

^ that's true also. That's another reason why I did them.

dewd

I think I'll buy a set of OEM's at sometime but I'm not sweating it.
the look is growing on me!

dewd

2_go_b4 give me some time ill put some night shots up for sure. its just im tired now so i wont get to do it tonight. stay tuned!

a33_ridah

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once u get oems....and choose to sell these.
keep me in mind. i wouldnt mind the update on my 00 front gxe.

Rods03Max619

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Yeah man that **** looks sick with that black!! Truely keep it if the law isn't bothering you!!

McSteve

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If you were complaining about the visibility... I bet it's more because of the crappy ebay projectors than because of the smoking them lol

Nexus67

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Honestly, having previously owned those ebays, the light output was no worse than any other halogen lights I've had. With that said, I could see any level of tint acting as some serious light output stoppers.

03VIPMAX

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use nail polish remover and lots of elbow grease thatll take it right off i just took the red tint off my taillights dont use anything else itll eat the plastic

McSteve

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I apologize, I thought they were projectors for some reason

pimpin02max

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Just wetsand the paint off...buff and voila your done...

Even if you do leave them like that, later down the road the paint will probably start to peel from the heat produced by your headlights...

2kNycMaxima

i think you should leave them the way it is, IMO they look good, goes well with the color of the car.

ayo_i35

I think they look just fine. What did you use to smoke them with?

dj tes

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your lights look sick. you should definately keep them what did you use to tint them and where did you get it. i want to do a projector retrofit in euro clean lenses on my 3rd gen and tint like yours. i wanna know what specific product you used because i want mines to come out just like that. those are just straight up sexy

AUTOmobilePHILE

So the projector halos on eBay aren't any good? What about the HID ones? I'm looking at getting some off of eBay, that's why i'm wondering. Should I?

AUTOmobilePHILE

Where did you get that from bumper lip from? I love it, I want one like it.

cmd26

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dont do it output is horrible, just say no!

DrunkieTheBear

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you need to do some looking around....

Sheepdog1775

That looks great, it matches your car. Did you do your tails too? I did my tail lights the first time and it come out like poop. I tried acetone but it left my light with a white haze that I can't remove so I got a new set and did that one. I blacked those out and um... they come out okay. Anyways, you can try acetone but just be really really careful with it.

AUTOmobilePHILE

I have been looking around, just trying to see if I can get one for cheaper where I don't know about. Any suggestions?