So, i'll be getting my check soon and I've already got a couple items in mind that I'm going to buy . I'm going to buy a headlight and foglight vinyl tint kit, but I need to get something similar for my tail lights. I'm thinking of VHT Nightshade. Ive heard that after a couple months or so the VHT tends to not looks so good and that you get better results and should go to a body/paint shop to get them tinted. I've been reading up on the grandprix forums that its difficult to do and can be easy to mess up. I also looked at Lamin-x and of course, they dont carry them for the monte's. What do you guys think of the VHT Nightshade?

 

i personally wouldn't tint headlights or taillights. Ive tinted my truck headlights before and i lost soooo much visual at night it was crazy. i didnt like and and wont ever do it again, but its everyone's preference. i wouldnt tint tailights though because its a hazard and hard to see you braking as a driver behind you. what might look cool though are the multi led taillights they sell. just my view on stuff

 

VHT niteshade is cheap and doesn't give that shine look as paint/clear coat

 

Well I still have my 3rd brake light . I've seen tinted tail lights on a 6th, and you couldnt tell a difference at night. There's a video on YouTube and a 6th gen's tail lights, reverse lights, and headlights/fog lights are tinted. I like the look and I think it would go good.

I would have to put a clear coat after I've done that to make it look shiny

 

Have someone spray some black tinted clear on them. A body shop can mix some black base coat into the clear and spray it on one coat at a time until its the shade you want. Will give you the same tinting effect but they will be shinier and way more durable. Plan on doing a real light tint job on my tail lights some time in the future.

 

silver...the new stuff does give it a shiny look now, the old stuff looked matte tho

 

What do you mean "the new stuff"?

 

+1 on the black tinted clear idea!

 

imma call u on that, here is my car

Up close, yes its glossy and shinny


Far away and yes its still shinny



Nite shade @ night



Warning about nite shade tho it runs really easy and 2-3 cote does the job nicely.

 

Yeah niteshades is shiny but its not really the kind of shine that your tail lights had before and not the same shine as the body of your car. It does match nice to the trunk panel on the 5th gens since they like to dull, but they could definately be shinier.