Painted my tail lights Red! My quick fix to the ugly OEM tails! (Video) - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Teeeg28 · 05-18-2014, 01:33 AM

nite shaded my tail lights today. A lot easier than I expected

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X3ygEoqrwk&noredirect=1"]How to Nite Shade your tail lights - YouTube[/ame]

Rota · 05-18-2014, 03:02 AM

Wow that looks WAY better than stock. Nice job!

Teeeg28 · 05-18-2014, 04:11 AM

Thank you!

OICU812 · 05-18-2014, 04:54 AM

GJ. I've done night shades in past but unless they've improved longevity if clear em if I was you for sure.

suaveflooder · 05-18-2014, 05:27 AM

Is it because you saw all of ours at cars and coffee?

. Looks good

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Cliu91 · 05-18-2014, 02:49 PM

Did you wait in between the coats? and how long? If you don't get a matte finish, would you recommend wet sanding it anyway and then applying a clear coat afterwards? I don't want a matte finish.

suaveflooder · 05-18-2014, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Cliu91

Did you wait in between the coats? and how long? If you don't get a matte finish, would you recommend wet sanding it anyway and then applying a clear coat afterwards? I don't want a matte finish.

If you want them to look factory, you want to take them to a paint shop and get them cleared by a professional. Just my opinion. It's a pretty minimal cost (ran me $80 in cash)

These are mine:

jakerossi · 05-18-2014, 06:37 PM

Great vid and they look great.

Any chance of showing us how they when actually functioning during day time?

Teeeg28 · 05-18-2014, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by jakerossi

Great vid and they look great.

Any chance of showing us how they when actually functioning during day time?

I will be doing a following video update on my youtube channel. But it doesn't look any different. Its not hard to see at all during the day and obviously now the blinkers appear red rather than yellow

dirtbike250x · 05-18-2014, 10:32 PM

Would also like to see a functioning video, just to see how the blinkers look now

Snowblind · 05-18-2014, 10:55 PM

Spray painted tail lights always look cheap. Just buy TOM'S if you want them to be red.

samfrs · 05-18-2014, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snowblind

Spray painted tail lights always look cheap. Just buy TOM'S if you want them to be red.

This^

suaveflooder · 05-18-2014, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snowblind

Spray painted tail lights always look cheap. Just buy TOM'S if you want them to be red.

Mine were spray painted..... :/

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ZOMFGAARON · 05-19-2014, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by suaveflooder

If you want them to look factory, you want to take them to a paint shop and get them cleared by a professional. Just my opinion. It's a pretty minimal cost (ran me $80 in cash)

These are mine:

They look so glossy!

$80 for paint and clear or are they painted with vht

05-18-2014, 01:33 AM	#1
Teeeg28 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: SWP BRZ Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 169 Thanks: 56 Thanked 147 Times in 49 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Painted my tail lights Red! My quick fix to the ugly OEM tails! (Video) nite shaded my tail lights today. A lot easier than I expected [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X3ygEoqrwk&noredirect=1"]How to Nite Shade your tail lights - YouTube[/ame]

05-18-2014, 10:32 PM	#10
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