how easy is it to paint the orange part of the tailight red? i've seen it done and i like the look...can anybody help me
:barf: <-- gotta love this one
:barf: <-- gotta love this one
red/red tail light clusters
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Dave went to a local hobby shop and bought Testors Clear Red film, peeled, stuck it on, trimmed it up a bit.
No, excuse me, he bought Testors Red Translucent PAINT. That's it. Local hobby shop - for remote control car bodies as I recall...
No, excuse me, he bought Testors Red Translucent PAINT. That's it. Local hobby shop - for remote control car bodies as I recall...
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·MagicMT said:
4 Bottles of red Tester's paint: $10
JDM Genuine OEM taillight assy: $270 from Primitive
Not being called 'Ghetto' by your buds: Priceless.
But man. $260 in the pocket. . .
JDM $212 from SubaruParts.com
i got em...love em...come with the bulbs and everything.
i got em...love em...come with the bulbs and everything.
did u guys remove the lens to do this by any chance?
:biggest: <--- bling
haha niiiiiice
:biggest: <--- bling
bump:boxer:
I don't have a picture of Daves car, but I doubt he removed them when he painted them. And it looks CLEAN. I could not tell they were not stock lenses. He just masked them and painted them.
They came out perfect. What more do you need to know. Oh, when he signals, they come out exactly red colored, not orangish-reddish. Looks factory 100%.
They came out perfect. What more do you need to know. Oh, when he signals, they come out exactly red colored, not orangish-reddish. Looks factory 100%.
Sorry James, was traveling in Europe so I didn't see your message until yesterday.
Let me explain what I did:
1. Decide that ghetto is fine with me, since I live in Oakland, and am a cheap bastard.
2. By a can of Testors transparant red spray paint, and a roll of clear Contact film.
3. Spray a few coats of paint onto a stretch of film.
4. Let film dry.
5. Stick film on taillights.
6. trim with X-acto knife.
Time spent: 30-45 minutes
$$$ spent: $10
I don't have a picture of the lights specifically, so here's the only one in which they're featured:
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Let me explain what I did:
1. Decide that ghetto is fine with me, since I live in Oakland, and am a cheap bastard.
2. By a can of Testors transparant red spray paint, and a roll of clear Contact film.
3. Spray a few coats of paint onto a stretch of film.
4. Let film dry.
5. Stick film on taillights.
6. trim with X-acto knife.
Time spent: 30-45 minutes
$$$ spent: $10
I don't have a picture of the lights specifically, so here's the only one in which they're featured:
Yeah, there's some trophy that'll be handed out at the end-of-year banquet or something. I won't be going there, so I'll be picking mine up at one of the races next year...
But, back to the thread:
After 18 months on the car, the film finally started to peel at the edges, so I removed it. Haven't had time yet to spray another stretch of film and re-apply it..
But, back to the thread:
After 18 months on the car, the film finally started to peel at the edges, so I removed it. Haven't had time yet to spray another stretch of film and re-apply it..
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OAKTOWN!
I like the look of the red, red with the white backups. Looks really clean. I can't believe the prices of the red/white tails.
Like someone said on an earlier thread...
"you guys do realize that you are spending 200+ dollars to get rid of a 1 1/2 inch by 4 inch piece of orange plastic right?"
That's kinda stuck with me, and other mods have taken priority.
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I like the look of the red, red with the white backups. Looks really clean. I can't believe the prices of the red/white tails.
Like someone said on an earlier thread...
"you guys do realize that you are spending 200+ dollars to get rid of a 1 1/2 inch by 4 inch piece of orange plastic right?"
That's kinda stuck with me, and other mods have taken priority.
Digital
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·Some people spend 300+ to get plastic that looks a little bit like carbon fiber put on their dash. Or shift knob, parking brake handle, etc.
does anyone know how to take the tail lights off?
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