Pre-cut black outs?
Safety Car
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 4,290
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From: St Marys GA
Or you can use the spray-on kind and get whatever level of tint you want 
The stuff I used on my old car was for model cars, so some Mineral Spirits would dissolve it right off. I used it on the inside of the lens so that the elements wouldn't do the same thing.
The stuff I used on my old car was for model cars, so some Mineral Spirits would dissolve it right off. I used it on the inside of the lens so that the elements wouldn't do the same thing.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 843
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From: Albany Oregon
When we bought our '92 it came with the hard acrylic tail light black-outs.
They were on the car when we bought it and I didn't have a clue
Thought 'Vette taillights were supposed to look like that!
Once I figured out what the deal was, I was able to choose when to use them, and when to take them off.
I got to the point that I like them for shows, but NOT for DD.
Saw the same critters you're now looking at in one of the catalogs and thought "for $20 I'll take a shot" to get the front blackouts also.
Upshot is:
If I didn't have the acrylics, I'd use the static clings all around.
However.....I don't like them much....they feel and seem "cheesy".....but look OK.
I still prefer the acrylics, but use the front stacics as well during shows.
For $20, whaddya got to lose?????
They were on the car when we bought it and I didn't have a clue
Thought 'Vette taillights were supposed to look like that!
Once I figured out what the deal was, I was able to choose when to use them, and when to take them off.
I got to the point that I like them for shows, but NOT for DD.
Saw the same critters you're now looking at in one of the catalogs and thought "for $20 I'll take a shot" to get the front blackouts also.
Upshot is:
If I didn't have the acrylics, I'd use the static clings all around.
However.....I don't like them much....they feel and seem "cheesy".....but look OK.
I still prefer the acrylics, but use the front stacics as well during shows.
For $20, whaddya got to lose?????
Instructor
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 208
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From: Rowland Heights California
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 1,152
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From: It's Bad Ass in Black! Cape Coral, Florida
They don't stay on well....The back ones didn't fit well, they were small.
From a distance they look o.k., up close they look very cheap....just remember you get what you pay for.
From a distance they look o.k., up close they look very cheap....just remember you get what you pay for.
Intermediate
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 49
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From: Binghamton NY
I received a set of front blackouts from Ecklers for my 89 last week. They were a really crappy design with an adhesive right angle bracket to secure them to the car.
I should have returned them but instead I made a pattern of the front light lenses out of shopping bag paper and cut them down so they would fit directly on the light lens, tossed out the crappy brackets and used heavy duty velcro to attach them to the light lens.
1/8 " tinted lexan is available at most hardware stores and if you can get your mits on a scroll saw, its a very easy job to make your own instead of spending $50 on a crap design set.
Live and learn!
Good luck.
I should have returned them but instead I made a pattern of the front light lenses out of shopping bag paper and cut them down so they would fit directly on the light lens, tossed out the crappy brackets and used heavy duty velcro to attach them to the light lens.
1/8 " tinted lexan is available at most hardware stores and if you can get your mits on a scroll saw, its a very easy job to make your own instead of spending $50 on a crap design set.
Live and learn!
Good luck.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 5,768
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From: Van Steel Corvettes
St. Jude Donor '12-'13
I just made my own this weekend using some static cling tint I picked up at homedepot a couple of weeks ago. I was going to use it to darken my rear glass but I got to messing around and cut a couple that fit the front lamps. For $15 you can make about 20 sets...so who cares if they fly off. Just make a template and you can make a new set in a few minutes.
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