Red tinted taillights - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

FreedE · 07-05-2012, 04:14 PM

Hey guys, just put on some red taillight overlays I got from Premium Auto Styling.

Let me know what you think....

Kind of on the fence about them.

notFRS · 07-05-2012, 05:06 PM

Needs to be red over the signals too.

00NissanNinja · 07-05-2012, 05:12 PM

Hmm...IDK I'm on the fence as well. Maybe if the red wrapped around the lights all the way. I don't mind the signals not being covered.

F-Bomb · 07-05-2012, 05:39 PM

That surprisingly looks really nice with the signals still exposed

Mishimoto · 07-05-2012, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by F-Bomb

That surprisingly looks really nice with the signals still exposed

I agree, and actually prefer it over stock.

Lonewolf · 07-05-2012, 06:17 PM

How is the light output at night?

It's an improvement over stock, but I presume the sides of the taillight are left uncovered? I would want an entire taillight solution. The turn signals look good exposed though.

FreedE · 07-05-2012, 07:12 PM

Thanks guys. Yea... I wanted them fully wrapped around, but with so many hard corners, they would have to be painted which I didn't want to do.

I think I like it better with the turn signals exposed.

colHolm · 07-05-2012, 07:46 PM

The vinyl shop I went to was able to wrap the entire taillight. Then I cut out the vinyl over the turn signals.

From Tapatalk on my Android

milenko11 · 07-23-2012, 01:27 PM

I took mine off. There is something weird about them I didn't care for. Part of the problem was that in person the red didn't match up and appeared slightly pink and not transparent enough.

Not sure what I want to do with the tails at this point.

FreedE · 07-23-2012, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by milenko11

I took mine off. There is something weird about them I didn't care for. Part of the problem was that in person the red didn't match up and appeared slightly pink and not transparent enough.

Not sure what I want to do with the tails at this point.

Yeah, I totally get what you mean... I still like it better than stock though.

ATL BRZ · 07-23-2012, 04:39 PM

After considering these I won't be buying them. Leaving the ugly chrome bezel inside the housings visible is unacceptable in my opinion. I'd only consider wrapping the entire lens but that is another huge detriment to overall light output. The real solution is a huge pain in the ass but I'm going to follow this DIY thread and cut open the back of my housings with a dremel and paint the chrome black and them seal them back up. It's equally as cheap to do, but just requires skill and time.

If you want the red-out look, just pull them off the car and paint them with this: http://amzn.com/B0071OBRXW

How to red-out the right way: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...7&postcount=98

zex · 07-23-2012, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Freed Engineering

Hey guys, just put on some red taillight overlays I got from Premium Auto Styling.

Let me know what you think....

Kind of on the fence about them.

Hey I was just wondering, how long did it take for them to ship to you ?

Its almost been a month for me and I still haven't gotten them..

Thanks

imravenit · 07-23-2012, 10:02 PM

Actually i like it.. U leaving the signal lights like that it compliments the rear fog lights.. i wiuld suggest redding the whole tailight though like all around..

RidetheTran · 07-24-2012, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by imravenit

Actually i like it.. U leaving the signal lights like that it compliments the rear fog lights.. i wiuld suggest redding the whole tailight though like all around..

agreed, everything red except for the turn signals would look great

07-05-2012, 04:14 PM	#1
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notFRS Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: BRZ Sport-tech Location: Prince George Posts: 138 Thanks: 65 Thanked 39 Times in 15 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Needs to be red over the signals too.

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F-Bomb Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Scion xA Location: Vacaville, CA Posts: 91 Thanks: 153 Thanked 51 Times in 8 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	That surprisingly looks really nice with the signals still exposed

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Lonewolf Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: Moped Location: CA Posts: 4,298 Thanks: 4,897 Thanked 2,128 Times in 1,193 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	How is the light output at night? It's an improvement over stock, but I presume the sides of the taillight are left uncovered? I would want an entire taillight solution. The turn signals look good exposed though.

07-05-2012, 07:12 PM	#7
FreedE Join Date: May 2012 Drives: FR-S Location: Millersville, MD Posts: 131 Thanks: 73 Thanked 92 Times in 38 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Thanks guys. Yea... I wanted them fully wrapped around, but with so many hard corners, they would have to be painted which I didn't want to do. I think I like it better with the turn signals exposed.

07-05-2012, 07:46 PM	#8
colHolm Default User Title Join Date: Mar 2011 Drives: FR-S Location: Whitby, ON Posts: 685 Thanks: 180 Thanked 343 Times in 117 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The vinyl shop I went to was able to wrap the entire taillight. Then I cut out the vinyl over the turn signals. From Tapatalk on my Android

07-23-2012, 01:27 PM	#9
milenko11 Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: no Location: internet Posts: 85 Thanks: 5 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I took mine off. There is something weird about them I didn't care for. Part of the problem was that in person the red didn't match up and appeared slightly pink and not transparent enough. Not sure what I want to do with the tails at this point.

07-23-2012, 04:39 PM	#11
ATL BRZ Driving Coach Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: BRZ Location: Atlanta Posts: 3,666 Thanks: 3,723 Thanked 4,137 Times in 1,707 Posts Mentioned: 90 Post(s) Tagged: 6 Thread(s)	After considering these I won't be buying them. Leaving the ugly chrome bezel inside the housings visible is unacceptable in my opinion. I'd only consider wrapping the entire lens but that is another huge detriment to overall light output. The real solution is a huge pain in the ass but I'm going to follow this DIY thread and cut open the back of my housings with a dremel and paint the chrome black and them seal them back up. It's equally as cheap to do, but just requires skill and time. If you want the red-out look, just pull them off the car and paint them with this: http://amzn.com/B0071OBRXW How to red-out the right way: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...7&postcount=98

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