Black out reflectors in tail lights
 

So I just did this the other day and thought to would share a few of the things I did compared to the other DIY instructions.

First off YES you do have to cut apart the tail light which at first scared the crap out if me, since I haven't done anything this invasive yet. But honestly it's not to hard. You just have to go for it.

THINGS I USED,
Soldering iron nothing fancy. I got one for $10 from Walmart
Dremle* (can't spell) I used mostly a tip that was basically a metal abrasive rod looking thing.
I used plastidip for paint matte black
Really any sealant I saw an all weather adhesive automotive sealant which should work alright

Unfortunately I didn't take step by step pictures but I can explain a lot of it.

First. Remove the tail light. You have to open your trunk and remove (2) black push tabs 1 on each side. Use a flat head screw driver.
Second remove the 4 nuts that hold the tail lights in. Twist out the bulbs from the back of the housing.
Third, pull the tail light out it comes out straight back.
Fourth I used the SOLDERING iron to melt a line into the black top piece of plastic. You'll need to cut this piece off to be able to make a clean cut on the actual housing. Don't worry it can be reattached. Now that the L shaped black piece is off the tail light you can start cutting the actual black back piece of the housing. I used the dremel for this. Don't cut to far in on the housing because you'll need to remove the chrome piece but don't cut to far to the clear lens because .... Well i don't know why that's just what everyone says.
YOU will see that their is a little ledge that you can follow pretty easily which is what I did.
Once you cut all the way around giggle the black pice till it falls out. Most likely you'll have missed some spots because the plastic almost melts a little. Just be patient.
Their will be lots of black plastic everywhere and once separated I used water to wash all the black out. Also be careful not to scratch the lens!!
Paint with what ever paint you want. I did 5 light coats of plastidip.

ALSO I almost forgot. You need to unscrew I think it's 3-4 screws on the back of the black plastic piece which attaches it to the chrome reflector.

Once you paint and put everything back together you'll notice they are definitely not going to fit back together perfect.
this is where the soldering iron came in handy.
With the pieces together melt small spots together with the iron which is basically like tack welding and that will hold it in place. I the. Worked my way all the way around the cut and (welding) melting the two pieces back together. You will have lots of plastic around the initial cut and just melt it all back into the crack/ cut this helps seal and hold the two pieces togeather.
Once you have filled the crack all the way around use the sealant to just make sure no moisture can get in . Apply around the weld* re weld / melt the black L shaped piece on and your all good
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Basically what I did differently was melting the two back together with the soldering iron. Makes it a lot easier.

HINT: try your best not to cut too deep as you'll cut into the reflector.

WARNING: it may be different for other people but I can see the cut I made when I look close into my tail lights .

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Looks good, but then again, anything with a dark accent looks good on a whiteout. Need to see it done on other colours for me to judge if I like it or not, especially Ultramarine, since that's what I own.

I have Ultramarine also and think it will look best on ours.

Looks really nice good job! haha I would do this if I wasn't so scared of opening my tails. Doing my headlights was scary enough haha.

Looks good!

Looks Good, I would like to see it with only red circles. A little tint on the reflector would make it look better IMO

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