962.5tl

i know they make the inspire tails for our car but i dont really wanna pay 500 bucks for tails unless there euro's
so i was thinking ... they have tail light spary that could make the whole tail light red. it would look better that that gay amber
im gonna do it tomorrow ill tll you how it looks if oange still shows through or not

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96 2.5 TL
Matador Red Pearl Clearcoat (Dark Purple)
Mods:
-Akimoto intake
-OB-X exhaust
-PIAA 912 Stealths
-Sidemarkers with PIAA HID PLASMA bulbs
-Custom front grill
-Clear bumpers
-Tints 20% onyx all around
-Acura light up emblem
-Carbon Fiber dash kit
---STEREO
-2 10" fosgete hx2
-1000 watt memphis amp
-Pioneer speakers
-JVC "EL Kameleon" headunit

-Next up Giovanna RIO's chrome drop it and strut bar

Wampum

I was thinking about taking the taillight apart and seeing if I could just remove the orange from it and make it clear.

96TL

They would look nice red. I made mine black instead. Wampum, I seen instructions online on how to do it for an Accord or Prelude. Its probably the same thing, you need a heat gun and the plastic light covers that goes over fluorescent lights in your house. It sounds hard to do. Heres a pic of my tinted lights.



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962.5tl

i couldnt wait to do it tomorrow. i did i i just cover the perimeter with masking tape and put blanket on car it was easy took like an hour for both lights and it looks pretty good orange dosent show through and now the reverse light is just pinkish red. looks good though

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96 2.5 TL
Matador Red Pearl Clearcoat (Dark Purple)
Mods:
-Akimoto intake
-OB-X exhaust
-PIAA 912 Stealths
-Sidemarkers with PIAA HID PLASMA bulbs
-Custom front grill
-Clear bumpers
-Tints 20% onyx all around
-Acura light up emblem
-Carbon Fiber dash kit
---STEREO
-2 10" fosgete hx2
-1000 watt memphis amp
-Pioneer speakers
-JVC "EL Kameleon" headunit

-Next up Giovanna RIO's chrome drop it and strut bar

Wampum

Sweet. hey 96TL how hard would it be just to remove the orange part? I want to go clear.

962.5tl

its probbly just as hard to clear out te headlights on the new tl's

96TL

962.5, got any pics yet?
Wampum, I think its pretty hard to do, its alot harder then making the new TL headlights clear because not only do you have to remove the yellow reflector, you have to cut out a new clear one and glue it on. Then you have to seal the whole thing up. I'm gonna try to find the instructions on how to do it. I've never done this before and I dont know anyone who's done this to a TL so it's pretty risky to try this out.

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962.5tl

i think we should find some tails from a tl on e-bay i saw a pair for like 25
and then work on that on if we mess up its ok

96TL

Really? only $25? Thats not a bad idea.

redeye

anyone think of smoking the whole light.. make it dark red?

unx979

Just want to warn you guys that spray painting over the reverse lights is ILLEGAL. So remember to leave those areas clear. Easily done by cutting out a piece of paper and just taping it on there.

Wampum

Hey yeah I was thinking the same thing. I saw a right or left on on ebay for like $25. I think its worth $25 for a shot. I am also thinking after you clear out the orange why do you need to put in a clear. Can't you just leave it with out a diffuser?(sp)

96TL

Hmm, you probably could be it depends how the diffuser looks. If its very relective and has ridges like the headlights then it would be nice, if it that dull smooth mirror then it would look ugly. I'm tempted to try it but how do I get off the black tint I sprayed on? lol. I wonder if it does come off.

jz983

962.5tl. where did you get the spray? I found some that like like 39.95 a can. It is small and has that picture of the audi on the back. you know what I am talking about? well did you use that? is this what you got?

this one is removable:

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97slammedTL

where did you get the paint from to to do this? Does the red blend in with the rest of the tail light. My car is champagne so i think an all red tail would look sweet.

962.5tl

yeaht thats what i used it was from a shop round here it was 25 but that was like 6 months ago there is no english on it

jz983

did you use the removalbe or the one with the blue background? the "permanent" one? if you used the removable, does that easily come off? like in a bad storm? what about the permanent one? you cant remove that at all? not with like alcohol or other stuff? thanks.

962.5tl

permanent

962.5tl

you ca take it off with some alchol(if you need too) but i think it might be hard)

Guest

go to any hobby store (Michael's) they have red spray paint for staining glass, it only costs like 7 bucks

iNteGraz92

im sorry but that quote was just TOO funny

962.5tl

i dont get how that was too funny...
btw damn this post is almost a year old im glad i wise'd up since then and got the real thing

valuetl

I've used the Japanese spray for tailights on my windom in Japan. They have red, smoke, black, amber ect. If you need to take it off it will come of with a razor blade. Just have to be carefull. I had to remove it every year to pass inspections.

DFUNK

I just ordered smoke paint for my taillights. I'm gonna have someone do it though, cuz I don't want to fuc it up.

unx979

it's hella easy. just put newspaper where you don't want the paint to go and go layer by layer. make sure the previous layer dries. and also make sure there's no dust particles on the lenses so that the paint won't clump up. and have a spare towl with you to quickly dab out all drops of paint that accumulates at the edge. easy stuff.

DFUNK

i don't want to risk it man.....The place where I got my side skirts painted will basically do it for free. Somethings I'm good at (when it comes to modding our car) and others I'm not. Painting..... I'm no good at. The last thing I would want is a sh!tty loking taillight

Mikes96TL03CLS

I did mine red when I first got my TL. I almost bought the inspires, but said not worth it. Here is a pic of my tailights,

962.5tl

imo it is deffinatly worth it to buy the inspires... not alot of people notice it (some think there stock) but people that have seen b4 an after were amazed on what it did for the look of the car
mike i think that they would look real good espically cause your car is white and i think it would blend well

neokinetiks_00

Have you guys ever seen the red vinyl that is see through. That is what i used to use on Civics and stuff like back in the old days when "Red Out" taillights was the "thing" to have. I still think it looks good on some cars but not always. I have a roll of red here now. Maybe I'll try just to see what they look like.

962.5tl

i did the same thing but i used the red tail spray ... i liked it at first but then i did something stupid and had some guy ake out the orange reflector and you could see the bulbsad i hated that so i gotthe inspires worth every penny

96TL

No doubt. I always said they weren't worth buying either. Then I just said, "Screw it", and I bought them. They're worth every penny. They completely change the rear end of the car.