FINALLY joined the red tail light crew (my project inside) - Page 4 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

KkSc · 06-29-2013, 02:24 PM

looks way better than before!!

suaveflooder · 06-29-2013, 03:03 PM

Agreed

. I'm happy

Ndgreely · 06-30-2013, 07:26 PM

I think it looks great .. Planning on tackling this at some point myself !! Thanks for the DIY

xXDeathMaliCeXx · 07-02-2013, 03:36 PM

I really like how the all red looks! I've already got the brighter amber LED turn signals so I'm hoping it won't just look completely red through the lense. I may do this here soon, gotta do my research and find a local shop willing to take the job for clear. I'm really nitpicky with mine too.

SoCal_86 · 07-03-2013, 12:31 AM

Impressive! Great job!

B L U E S L A T E · 07-05-2013, 07:06 AM

I've been stalling... Gotta get this done ASAP.

Laika · 07-05-2013, 09:58 AM

How did I miss this thread!

I acquired a spare set of tail lights the other week and was thinking to take on a project to mimic the bluebatmobile overlays with turn signal cutout that are on my factory tails.

What exactly do you mean by professional clearcoat? Will a friend that has a compressed air system plus air dryer be good enough? We can probably install an oil remover downstream if necessary.

Jeff86 · 07-05-2013, 10:55 AM

Excellent job sir! They look like you bought aftermarket ones. Very nice!

suaveflooder · 07-05-2013, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laika

How did I miss this thread!

I acquired a spare set of tail lights the other week and was thinking to take on a project to mimic the bluebatmobile overlays with turn signal cutout that are on my factory tails.

What exactly do you mean by professional clearcoat? Will a friend that has a compressed air system plus air dryer be good enough? We can probably install an oil remover downstream if necessary.

I just mean, take it to a body shop. The clear is clearer and less chance of getting contaminants on them if they are done in a booth.

JSanders · 09-25-2013, 10:03 PM

^Tails look awesome! Question... How many coats/how heavy of coats of the red did you do? looking at doing this myself and having the paint guys where I work shoot the clear for me.

JSanders · 09-30-2013, 04:07 PM

Picked up some paint and got a test lens to make sure I was laying the paint correctly. Turns out, I didn't too bad on my first try! This light is just the metalcast paint w/ NO clear yet.

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I will probably be pulling my tails tonight or tomorrow and spraying them then having them cleared this week!

JSanders · 10-03-2013, 11:25 AM

Did the same process as OP and it turned out fantastic! Thanks for posting your project up! It was a major help!

jaime3 · 12-13-2013, 03:50 AM

any tips for doing the clear coat? i did mine and theres noticeable streaks from when i tried to clear coat it

@JSanders , @suaveflooder.

JSanders · 12-13-2013, 06:49 AM

I had mine done by professional paint guys.... I thought about doing it myself but we have paint guys in house at the dealership I work at and they didn't charge me anything to just shoot them with clear the next round of paint they did.

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KkSc Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: 86 Location: West Vancouver Posts: 72 Thanks: 27 Thanked 17 Times in 15 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s)	looks way better than before!!

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Ndgreely Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S 2003 SRT-4 1964 Impala SS Location: Charlotte N.C. Posts: 113 Thanks: 108 Thanked 46 Times in 25 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s)	I think it looks great .. Planning on tackling this at some point myself !! Thanks for the DIY

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