Quote: Originally Posted by BADVLSL Also.. i think VLHERO has either VL or VK berlina tailligts.. no otehr type of moel commodore came with all black except for the walkinshaw and the VK Berlinas.. Read the first post mate. They are VL SL lights.

get new rims for it bro

Quote: Originally Posted by vl master get new rims for it bro get ****ed this is about tailights not rims.

i dont get why ur masking anything, take the lights off and get scotchbrite rub the whole thing so its dull becuase sand paper cant get into grove and stuff, and then what ever u want to spray it with, spray it and putem back on simple as that

Quote: Originally Posted by QFFTAP i dont get why ur masking anything, take the lights off and get scotchbrite rub the whole thing so its dull becuase sand paper cant get into grove and stuff, and then what ever u want to spray it with, spray it and putem back on simple as that Because then the whole light would be black and no light would get out! And you dont sand the grooves, just the ribs. Read it again cobber. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

a can of night shades is only $20 and saves all that masking and sh*t

Quote: Originally Posted by VLC<>88T a can of night shades is only $20 and saves all that masking and sh*t thats what im tryoing to say, like who paints the lighst with black paint, so scotchbrite it and spray teh whole thing with tinting stuff, the best way is, micing 2pack solid black paint into 2pack clear so then u can get it as light or dark as u can, and it will look better than masket up lines and save you the hastle, and its called tinting tail lighst not painting stripes

Quote: Originally Posted by VLC<>88T a can of night shades is only $20 and saves all that masking and sh*t $18 when i bought it, and its still there Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

if you leave the niteshades dry, it has a matt finish, and thats how the cops get you, if you spray a few coats of clear over the top, they are glossy and the cops assume they are berlina lights too easy Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by QFFTAP thats what im tryoing to say, like who paints the lighst with black paint, so scotchbrite it and spray teh whole thing with tinting stuff, the best way is, micing 2pack solid black paint into 2pack clear so then u can get it as light or dark as u can, and it will look better than masket up lines and save you the hastle, and its called tinting tail lighst not painting stripes youve obviously never seen stocko Berlina tailights which have the black stripes.

has anyone done white on the top half of the light? to make it look calais?

idiots. supercheap black spraypaint - $2 sandpaper - $2 spraying the whole light and then sanding the bumps only, as to have black between the raised bits and not having any visual difference, but saving 3 hours work - PRICELESS

the look at the end of the finished product? S H I T!

looks exactly the same , the top of the ripples is clear lens, rather than in between, it looks identical lol.. how on earth can it look any different providing you use the same paint etc.. just sand the surface well. turns out great. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Everybody who has replied saying, why bother, what a waste of time, heres a dodgy way to do it... obviously don't give a sh!t how their car looks. The way VLHERO has done it, was so it looks alot better than tinting the hole light, which makes it so hardly any light gets through, it looks very uneven in the end, and is quite dangerous which is why it is illegal on street registered cars and the cops will hassle you big time. The raised parts sprayed black not only looks a hell of a lot neater, but it looks more factory and more proffesional than a 2 dollar, 10 minute backyard job. He has taken the time to share how he did it, so others can get their cars looking good and all he has copped is criticism. If you can't even be bothered buying quality paints etc... and insist on buying $2 Australin Export crap from Supecheap then dont expect it to stay on for very long... It might look ok for a week but in time they will look like crap. And yeah nightshades is ok, but it is very difficult to get the right number of even coats and looking good and in the end, when the lights are tuned on 9 times out of 10 it looks terrible. So give the guy some credit, I think they look heaps better than most other home jobs Ive seen. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by TUFBT-1 but who wants to put VK parts on a VL?? i took the vk lights out of my vk berlina and they look hell betta than those ****ty lookin vl sl lights (theyre EXACTLY the same as vl lights). PLUS, its hell easier then masking, spraying etc.

meh, everyone has there opinions, i wasnt havin a dig at VLHERO, he made me want to tint my taillights, i just thought there was an easier way...

i went and bought berlina tail lights. But love how you did you's VLHERO... Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by TUFBT-1 but who wants to put VK parts on a VL?? that was a pretty dumb comment... VK Berlina taillights are darker than VL berlina lights and they look better.

Quote: Originally Posted by DasBlitz that was a pretty dumb comment... VK Berlina taillights are darker than VL berlina lights and they look better. i love my vl berlina lights, suit my car just nicely, vk's would be too dark