Home Made 550 Tail lights
My friend bought a can of tail light spray paint and did his tail lights with it. After seeing the results I had to give it a go and so my friend painted my tail lights and they came out like this.
Before http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1339043591.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1339043756.jpg After http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1339043680.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1339043784.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1339043856.jpg I think it came out fantastic and would recommend it to anyone who wants to get rid of the orange. |
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Woah. What was the spray paint he used? |
I am guessing you ironed out a couple of problems with the paint before reinstalling?:D
Nice job and a tad be less expensive then buying new. Always love to see innovative ideas people come up with rather then just laying down plastic and buying. |
Very nice! That might be worth trying.
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What brand? Where did you get it? Inquiring minds want to know!
I am doing my center console and a few other parts, so I have checked out every can of spray paint looking for a miracle in a can! LOL |
Very nicely done!
I did a set of taillights on my old 300zx red before also. Just a can of the "transparent red" that you can find in any modeling store will do it. |
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We used this. And this is how they look in the day light. http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1339105193.jpg |
Great job, I've seen similar things in the past, but this looks like a quality job! Any side affects, do you think it will last? :)
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How do they look with the lights on? Do they then look orange-ish?
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the lights look great when the blinkers are on they flash a little orange which is actually real nice, and they look red with all the lights on except the blinkers. I will post those pics if they look good. And as for how long it will last it should last a long time as long as i don't use any type of paint remover on the lens.No side affects yet. Maybe a little ruff to the touch depending on how good you are at spraying. Nothing that a little buff wont remove.
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Nice. I wonder if this would "freshen" up the 3rd brake light as well. Mine is looking old after all these years.
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Hey if anyone wants to buy a pair of amber lenses to experiment on then
I have a pair I'd part with for $100 + S&H |
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The Novus 3 step plastic polish would do the trick. NOVUS Plastic Polish
Or use one of those headlight buffing kits. |
Has anyone smoked the amber sections of their headlights with tint spray? I have the spray and clear lacquer (for shiny finish) ready to go. Just wonderd if I needed to sand or heat the surface first so that the spray will take better?
Any thoughts? Cheers all, Hartids |
Nice work! I love this. I have aftermarket LED taillights and I loath the chrome. I might try this
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Not to point out the obvious, but why not spray the entire lens except the backup lamp? So it would all be the same shade of red?
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With that said you can try to spray the whole thing and see what happens, but I do not recommend it at all. On another note the color is holding up very good. It has rained pretty hard and I washed the lights to see if there was any fade and there wasn't. http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1340740895.jpghttp://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1340740979.jpghttp://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1340741179.jpg |
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