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I bought some pre-cut tint for my tail lights on ebay. It was only $5 for left and right tints. I dont know if it was the quality or what but I had the hardest time applying it. I used a little bit of soapy solution in a spray bottle, and a couple of expired credit cards to squeegee out the water. It was looking ok on the flat spots but I couldnt get it to stick or lay flat around the corner curves. I finally got frustrated and ripped it off and said to hell with it all. I might try it again since it was only $5 but is there a trick to it or am I a moron? I used a hair dryer to try get the bubbles out and get it to lay flat too and that didnt even work. I thought the overlay would be more like vinyl and not tint. I never was any good at tinting windows so I let the pros do that. Should I just spend the $5 on night shades?