Anyone venture to guess what happened to my modded tails? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

DuMa · 04-12-2015, 12:21 AM

Blacked housing mod i did here: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85630
Looked like it was clear lens when i installed it

But a few days later in the Socal Sun, this happened.

it happened on the other tail light as well and in the same circular fashion. it looks like scratches but i opened the passenger side tail light and it didnt exactly feel like scratches.

i'm not sure what happened here. and not sure why they both have the same circular patterns in the same locations.

Any ideas?

stugray · 04-12-2015, 12:31 AM

Did you put them in the oven to open them?

HachiRo · 04-12-2015, 12:44 AM

Is it deep in the housing? I'm guessing the heat from the circle lights of the tail lights itself burned into the housing due to chemicals from the mod or idk I'm just saying random shit but yeah. The circle shape could've been from the light and heat.

DuMa · 04-12-2015, 01:01 AM

did not bake these at all. i used a solder with a copper tip to open these up. then sealed it up with 3M Windo-Weld Ribbon Sealer.

dirtymax · 04-12-2015, 03:27 AM

looks like chemical vapor form the window weld. I know when I've used some types of glue similar to super glue it will leave a white haze on plastic near it

ucsmfu · 04-12-2015, 05:38 AM

after painting the taillights, you should cure them by putting the painted tails in the oven at low heat for about 30 min. This prevents any smoke inside the lens created by the heat.

aznatama · 04-12-2015, 09:38 AM

Vapors from paint or glue reacting with the plastic.

8R6 · 04-12-2015, 04:56 PM

looks like an eye

Ashikabi · 04-12-2015, 10:41 PM

I'm betting it's vapor from your glue or paint that attached to the housing

NWFRS · 04-12-2015, 11:42 PM

04-12-2015, 12:21 AM	#1
DuMa Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: LR BRZ Limited Location: PNW Posts: 904 Thanks: 199 Thanked 648 Times in 276 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Anyone venture to guess what happened to my modded tails? Blacked housing mod i did here: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85630 Looked like it was clear lens when i installed it But a few days later in the Socal Sun, this happened. it happened on the other tail light as well and in the same circular fashion. it looks like scratches but i opened the passenger side tail light and it didnt exactly feel like scratches. i'm not sure what happened here. and not sure why they both have the same circular patterns in the same locations. Any ideas?

04-12-2015, 12:44 AM	#3
HachiRo Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Drives: 2013 White-Out FRS Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 697 Thanks: 243 Thanked 211 Times in 142 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Is it deep in the housing? I'm guessing the heat from the circle lights of the tail lights itself burned into the housing due to chemicals from the mod or idk I'm just saying random shit but yeah. The circle shape could've been from the light and heat. __________________ I live my life one quarter-pounder at a time.

04-12-2015, 05:38 AM	#6
ucsmfu Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Drives: BRZ Limited Location: vancouver Posts: 518 Thanks: 60 Thanked 107 Times in 69 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	after painting the taillights, you should cure them by putting the painted tails in the oven at low heat for about 30 min. This prevents any smoke inside the lens created by the heat. __________________

04-12-2015, 09:38 AM	#7
aznatama Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Drives: 2014 BRZ MT (Sold); 2006 V70R Location: Fairfax Posts: 873 Thanks: 10 Thanked 186 Times in 150 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Vapors from paint or glue reacting with the plastic. __________________ '14 BRZ LTD MT DGM

04-12-2015, 04:56 PM	#8
8R6 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: FRS Location: SoCal Posts: 2,086 Thanks: 2,738 Thanked 1,338 Times in 746 Posts Mentioned: 30 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	looks like an eye __________________ Team BRG inspire-usa My car build #8R6

04-12-2015, 12:31 AM	#2
stugray Banned Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: 2013 GBS BRZ Limited Location: Colorado Posts: 1,925 Thanks: 627 Thanked 1,445 Times in 711 Posts Mentioned: 41 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Did you put them in the oven to open them?

04-12-2015, 01:01 AM	#4
DuMa Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: LR BRZ Limited Location: PNW Posts: 904 Thanks: 199 Thanked 648 Times in 276 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	did not bake these at all. i used a solder with a copper tip to open these up. then sealed it up with 3M Windo-Weld Ribbon Sealer.

04-12-2015, 03:27 AM	#5
dirtymax Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Drives: 14' SWP BRZ MT limited Location: CA Posts: 129 Thanks: 1 Thanked 55 Times in 36 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	looks like chemical vapor form the window weld. I know when I've used some types of glue similar to super glue it will leave a white haze on plastic near it

04-12-2015, 10:41 PM	#9
Ashikabi Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Drives: 2013 FR-S Location: Northwest Iowa Posts: 7,355 Thanks: 454 Thanked 4,542 Times in 2,947 Posts Mentioned: 59 Post(s) Tagged: 5 Thread(s)	I'm betting it's vapor from your glue or paint that attached to the housing

04-12-2015, 11:42 PM	#10
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