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third brakelight paintage...

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third brakelight paintage...

hey guys... maybe my search was just crappy but i didnt find anything about this..

What's the possibility of Niteshading the 3rd brakelight? Can it be done or is it just safe to say that you need to do a straight conversion?

The idea here is that i want my 3rd brakelight to match the rest of the truck scheme, black. So either a black brakelight or the "appearance" of black is what im after.

thanks for the help in advance!

~Mike
 
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You would nightshade the same as doing your tails Mike. Lots of people have done it on here (including RangerJusin)
 
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ah, so the whole baking, cracking, painting, and silicon-ing?

right on... may have to look into getting that done a little closer.
 
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ah, so the whole baking, cracking, painting, and silicon-ing?

right on... may have to look into getting that done a little closer.
wait no.... just use nightshade (the psray) on the tails and 3rd break light... you cant open them up and paint the inside
 
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It's been done, but on the outsides, not the insides of the lense. I have done mine and Ranger1's, for some reason we both developed cracking on the coating - mine was alot worse though. Unless you are standing close up to them, you cannot see any of the defects at all.
 
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oh phew. ps: my tails are coming in black, aftermarket status.

uh.... k well that makes things easier. haha, Anyone down home have a spare can of the stuff they wouldnt mind donating to the cause =)
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does the local auto shops sell the stuff or are they ordered from VHT?
 
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Jusnes Modified has cans for about 12 bucks, mostlcal auto shops dont carry it anymore.

make sure to add a couple of coats of clear after or it looks dumb!
 
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jusnes modified, get it from them.
 
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