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pic request: Nightshade tails at night

I'm looking for pics of nightshaded taillights at night, and if at all possible side by side with a truck with stock taillights to show a comparison. I'd like to nightshade my taillights but I'm concerned with how it will affect the brightness of the lights.
 
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i know crappy picture but here is one

i can probably find some with me next to someone else at night ill jsut have to look.

this is one coat of night shade and a few coats of clear
 
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I'll have to get a few pics of mine at night, surprisingly bright even tho they look completely black during the day, I held on to my stock tails and nightshaded some 06s since the shop I go to said they wouldn't pass inspection with all the nightshade I put on, daytime pics are in my sig
 
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here is mine. i put my nightshade on really dark.


 
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where do you get the nightshade???
 
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Originally Posted by txboy11
where do you get the nightshade???
Underdog-Performance.com

The guy who owns the that Underdog-Performance is a member here, Great guy to deal with.
 
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Here's what mine look like during the day



This is the running lights and turn signal



 
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i can do nigthshaded and non-nightshaded if u want i have extra taillights if u want me too, just pm me and i can take some!
 
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What happends if you night shade the headlights? maybe do one coat?

Wonder if the light would shine threw enough
 

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Originally Posted by Lone Ranger 93
Here's what mine look like during the day

wow, them look sweet on your truck, glad to see someone put them to use.
 
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Originally Posted by 5speedin2.3
wow, them look sweet on your truck, glad to see someone put them to use.
thanks man! I actually didn't use any nightshade on the tails, i Just sanded off the reverse lights after what you did haha, did some more light sanding and clear coat and it turned out flawless!
 
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white truck is stock. black truck is niteshaded with 2 light coats

 
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^ That's what I've been looking for, Thanks!

It seems like the reverse lights are affected more than the brake lights.
 
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Originally Posted by firefighterjosh
What happends if you night shade the headlights? maybe do one coat?

Wonder if the light would shine threw enough
one coat isnt really that noticeable so it would be kind of a waste, but you could prob do one coat on the headlights and be fine. i still woudnt do it. just get light covers so you can take them off when it gets dark out.
 
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Originally Posted by sambob117
^ That's what I've been looking for, Thanks!

It seems like the reverse lights are affected more than the brake lights.
the reverse lights aren't both stock in that pic

The white truck has stock everything. The black truck has niteshaded tails (but not the reverse light part) and it's LED's in the reverse light.
 
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If you go with the night shade tail lights throw some LED lights in there to make up for the tint they work really well and are fairly inexpensive
 
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^ makes sense to me, I actually hoped that would overcome the shade.
 
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