how to smoke 00 side marker lights

The club for Nissan Maxima and Infiniti I30 / I35 owners, and the official home of Maxima Club of America!
bk00maxse
Posts: 44
Joined: Fri Jan 26, 2007 9:12 am
Car: 2000 maxima se/2003 infiniti q45

Post

how can i smoke my side marker lightson my 00 max to all black any suggestion or help i would appreciate alot


User avatar
MinisterofDOOM
Moderator
Posts: 30928
Joined: Wed May 19, 2004 5:51 pm
Car: 1962 Corvair Monza
1961 Corvair Lakewood
1974 Unimog 404
1997 Pathfinder XE
2005 Lincoln LS8
Former:
1995 Q45t
1993 Maxima GXE
1995 Ranger XL 2.3
1984 Coupe DeVille
Location: The middle of nowhere.

Post

There are a few different routes you can take for that.Being that they're just side marker lights (and because they're so small) I would probably go with one of the first two:

1: Buy spray on coating designed specifically for smoking auto lenses.

2: use a black traditional spraypaint and spray 2 or 3 VERY light coats to get the smoked effect.

3: Buy smoke or tint film (which is basically dark "clear bra" material but is made for use on automotive lenses) and cut to fit.

User avatar
jsmithsole
Posts: 509
Joined: Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:20 pm
Car: 6th Gen maxima
Contact:

Post

Bluebat may be able to help:http://s2.photobucket.com/albu...e2005/

User avatar
jltibbs
Moderator
Posts: 3706
Joined: Fri Sep 09, 2005 5:42 pm
Car: 2015 Nissan Versa SL
1994 Infiniti Q45
2000 Infiniti I30
Location: Murfreesboro, TN
Contact:

Post

VHT nightshades FTMFW!

User avatar
Maxima Girl
Posts: 69
Joined: Thu Mar 31, 2005 8:36 pm
Car: 2001 Nissan Maxima & 1998 Nissan Maxima
Contact:

Post

I smoked my side marker lights with that nightshade spray but you CANNOT use hyper blue/white etc... bulbs or they'll just shine purple... (trust me) ha ha

User avatar
jltibbs
Moderator
Posts: 3706
Joined: Fri Sep 09, 2005 5:42 pm
Car: 2015 Nissan Versa SL
1994 Infiniti Q45
2000 Infiniti I30
Location: Murfreesboro, TN
Contact:

Post

i back that up. i used amber bulbs


User avatar
Loki2daMax
Posts: 45
Joined: Fri Sep 29, 2006 5:50 am
Car: 2001 Nissan MAxima SE Special Edition

Post

Red should shine through alright though.... right?

User avatar
jltibbs
Moderator
Posts: 3706
Joined: Fri Sep 09, 2005 5:42 pm
Car: 2015 Nissan Versa SL
1994 Infiniti Q45
2000 Infiniti I30
Location: Murfreesboro, TN
Contact:

Post

i'll be honest, i have yet to find a red colored bulb to physically last more than a month. just my experience.


Return to “Maxima Forum & I30 / I35 Forum”