Looks fantastic! You may have convinced me to give this a shot on my Tundra. Ive never wrapped anything before but it looks like slow, steady, pertinence are key. Thanks for sharing!
Sounds like a plan! Everything needs to me clean and dust free and always give yourself enough material to grab onto. This way the oils from you fingers don’t need to touch to adhesive where it makes contact with the taillights.
These look really good, from my experience I would have started laying in the film from the front of the tail light first rather from the side so it’s easier to stretch across the light. Great work though!!!
Thanks for the how to vid. This looks great on your truck. Looking back on this do you think it would have been easier to remove the tail light and then wrap it? Or do you need it anchored down to stretch the wrap?
Thanks for watching, both ways have their benefits. When working solo, anchored is nice, but if you have help, and people to hold the vinyl like help run a heat gun, you can make it work really well removed. I removed my BMW M4 to do do them in an older video and it turned out just as good, but took longer.
Any tips on how to wrap a large, smooth, round corner light? Specifically, the outer part of the rear lights on a 2012 Genesis Sedan. I seem to end up with folds at some point, not sure if I should be starting at a the top or back then heat + stretch in 3 directions to avoid that...
Looking at them I would heat and stretch from the center outwards and pull in a triangle shape. The triangle stretch technique is used quite often. It might even be better to start at a narrow end and stretch across the middle and then heat the film so it shrinks back to normal size and pull it over the last end.
Luks great and a fine job of the fit. . just one ?, why not just take the light fixture out a cover it for a form fit without out the additional taping?
Both can work, I was showing one way. My BMW I took them out and wrapped. When you are alone doing installs like this, sometimes leaving then connected to the body is way easier.
Great video man! Love your channel. How does it affect the reverse lights? I recently put in some lasfits on my trail boss and man did that make a huge difference lighting up when in reverse. I don’t want to affect the brightness, was thinking of cutting out the small square spot for the reverse light. Not sure how it will look. Similar to your third brake light video.
Remember how the rear tail lights looked like diamonds when the lights were on from the 1986 Pontiac trans am? Is there a film that can duplicate that style for the GMC?
Man I tried this tonight, you make it look a LOT easier than it is, mine turned out like shit…it is like 30 degrees Fahrenheit out though and mine is too tall to fit in my garage, I’m wondering if that cold temp makes the vinyl a lot harder to work with?
You’ll want it to be over 70 degrees for sure. If you have someone to hold a heat gun when you need to do some stretching is very helpful too. I have been wrapping for years too. My first bumper wrap was awful
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@@drumboylevic.2654 Smoke Black or Light Smoke should be the same. In Canada it is Light Smoke. Dark Smoke or Dark Black will be darker than what I chose for mine
@@drumboylevic.2654 I bought a larger roll and did the giant Cadillac Escalade taillights too. For the Sierra the measurements were 18”x24” for one light. Not a bad idea to have a little more incase you mess one up. I hope that helps
@@Donslife it hold well ? I just get my 2023 at4 and i ask to a wrap guy and he told me we dont do sierra too hard and dont hold well love your video by the way
I used ‘light smoke’ by VVIVID. My guess would be about 35%. Just a guess. I used the same on the headlight reflectors and chrome but changed it to Dark smoke after a couple months. Guess maybe 15%
Looks fantastic! You may have convinced me to give this a shot on my Tundra. Ive never wrapped anything before but it looks like slow, steady, pertinence are key. Thanks for sharing!
Sounds like a plan! Everything needs to me clean and dust free and always give yourself enough material to grab onto. This way the oils from you fingers don’t need to touch to adhesive where it makes contact with the taillights.
Great additional context! Thanks!
Between this video and the illuminated GMC logo on the front, you have convinced me to do some things to my truck. My wife will thank you later!! haha
And I don’t seem to stop 🛑
These look really good, from my experience I would have started laying in the film from the front of the tail light first rather from the side so it’s easier to stretch across the light. Great work though!!!
For sure! Next time I will go that route
Looks awesome! I also have a white At4 - it's great to see the final product on the exact same truck! Thanks for posting!
Great! Happy to do it! Hopefully tomorrow I will have a custom grille I have been working on posted.
Turned out nicely, I just got a 23 gmc myself an enjoy your channel
Awesome! Thank you!
looks awesome, can you do this to my new truck for me please. you make it look so easy lol
Much better! Always one of the first mod's I do to a new car!:)
10000%
Thanks for the how to vid. This looks great on your truck. Looking back on this do you think it would have been easier to remove the tail light and then wrap it? Or do you need it anchored down to stretch the wrap?
Thanks for watching, both ways have their benefits. When working solo, anchored is nice, but if you have help, and people to hold the vinyl like help run a heat gun, you can make it work really well removed. I removed my BMW M4 to do do them in an older video and it turned out just as good, but took longer.
It looks good
I have a 2018 sierra black on back. Tail lights could be blacked out to. Thanks for the video. Plus the cargo light
Looks awesome man wish you was in the Houston area maybe tint mine like that too lol 👍👍
Maybe I need a reason to visit 😆 Thanks Danny!
Well let us know when your in the area buddy
Travel is just what I need. Been too long stuck in Canada with the border closed
Any tips on how to wrap a large, smooth, round corner light? Specifically, the outer part of the rear lights on a 2012 Genesis Sedan. I seem to end up with folds at some point, not sure if I should be starting at a the top or back then heat + stretch in 3 directions to avoid that...
Looking at them I would heat and stretch from the center outwards and pull in a triangle shape. The triangle stretch technique is used quite often. It might even be better to start at a narrow end and stretch across the middle and then heat the film so it shrinks back to normal size and pull it over the last end.
@@Donslife Awesome, thanks! I'll give it a shot
Very nice…..
Thank you! Cheers!
Luks great and a fine job of the fit. . just one ?, why not just take the light fixture out a cover it for a form fit without out the additional taping?
Both can work, I was showing one way. My BMW I took them out and wrapped. When you are alone doing installs like this, sometimes leaving then connected to the body is way easier.
Looks real nice. Any night shots?
Coming soon!!
Check out the end of my box cover install video. Threw in some night shots for you of the taillights!
Great video man! Love your channel. How does it affect the reverse lights? I recently put in some lasfits on my trail boss and man did that make a huge difference lighting up when in reverse. I don’t want to affect the brightness, was thinking of cutting out the small square spot for the reverse light. Not sure how it will look. Similar to your third brake light video.
I am redoing the taillights eventually with a cut out too. I have a light bar so I see better with that
I see on youtube lots of people spray tint their lenses. Why did you choose the film instead?
I wanted something temporary
Remember how the rear tail lights looked like diamonds when the lights were on from the 1986 Pontiac trans am?
Is there a film that can duplicate that style for the GMC?
Man I tried this tonight, you make it look a LOT easier than it is, mine turned out like shit…it is like 30 degrees Fahrenheit out though and mine is too tall to fit in my garage, I’m wondering if that cold temp makes the vinyl a lot harder to work with?
You’ll want it to be over 70 degrees for sure. If you have someone to hold a heat gun when you need to do some stretching is very helpful too. I have been wrapping for years too. My first bumper wrap was awful
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Amazon Canada:
VViViD Smoke Black Tint : amzn.to/3jDD8Vy
VViViD Dark Black Tint : amzn.to/2LMESPQ
linktr.ee/donslife - Links to all of my products and discounts
@@drumboylevic.2654 Smoke Black or Light Smoke should be the same. In Canada it is Light Smoke. Dark Smoke or Dark Black will be darker than what I chose for mine
@@drumboylevic.2654 good stuff!
@@drumboylevic.2654 I bought a larger roll and did the giant Cadillac Escalade taillights too. For the Sierra the measurements were 18”x24” for one light. Not a bad idea to have a little more incase you mess one up. I hope that helps
@@Donslife it hold well ? I just get my 2023 at4 and i ask to a wrap guy and he told me we dont do sierra too hard and dont hold well love your video by the way
I want a spoiler like the one you have on the bmw
Did you use 80% on the taillights? What percentage did you use for the headlight’s as well?
I used ‘light smoke’ by VVIVID. My guess would be about 35%. Just a guess. I used the same on the headlight reflectors and chrome but changed it to Dark smoke after a couple months. Guess maybe 15%
Don’t get rear ended, you’ll be liable :(
Definitely a risk (This was just a demonstration). Tint has been removed