These lights are TL-S 07 Tail lights outside housing modded with the clear corners and brake light cover/reflectors for the 04-06 TL Tail Lights:




Things You Need:

TL-S 07 TailLights & 04-06 TailLights
Dremel Plastic Cutting Wheel
Plastic Epoxy ... I used 5 bottles
Patience .... evry scratch will show!

Here is the dremel cutting wheel


Here is the epoxy I used, dont mix to much at one time it starys setting up in 7min.


Be carefull when cutting wear eye protection this is my faceshield:


The first cut you will need to make is along the portion of the light the you can see when opening the trunk


This will give you starting points for the sides





Now just cut all the way aroun the light being care full to stay where these cuts are:











Now befrore you do anything unscrew the two screws on the light:



Here is where the patience comes in, be very carefull pulling this apart if you feel that any one part dosent have some wiggle to it you may have to go over your cuts...you should be able to see the red plastic inside the cut. Again every scratch will show so take it easy.

Start with trying to get the trunk edge up and out then slidding the crome trim out of the clear plastic houseing:



Now this is where i got brut on my 05 red tail lights, no need for cutting gently i wasn't keeping them:


This made life a hole lot easier, although i was still carefull not to damage the clear parts i was eventually going to use.

Now after taking the 05 tail light clear parts and putting them together with the 07 tl-s dark crome trim i started sliding the into the tl-s07 clear housing pointy side first:



after you have the trim in place you can screw the back together beging carefull not to move the light, you still have to epoxy it together.

 

very nice job
now, let's see them on the car

 

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It's going to look sick! Good job... and thanks for the DYI...

 

nice write up and detail, i don't think i have the courage to do that.....now let see it on your car.

 

wow..you did a really good job..you should make some extra and sell some

 

I cant wait to get them on the car either, i was cutting some of the epoxy away from some spots that where prventing a totally flush fit to the car when it started to rain.......im working double shifts tommorow and the next day so saturday at the earliest.

 

damn, that looks sick.. no one can wait to see how thats gonna look on your car.. props for a very daring project. its gonna be dope. what color is your TL?

 

I have a Satin Silver TL with cleared headlights, 07 tl-s rear side markers, all side markers moded with white leds. Im looking to put the switch back tower led's form autolumination up front, i am undesided on what to use for the rear turn signals. I am thinking red or amber led towers. Any advise on what would look best? i wish i could use white lights allaround but in ny it is illegal.

 

wow that looks amazing! nice work with that dremel, your cut looks sooo clean.

 

+1

 

looks sexy

 

great job

 

Very nice DIY write up!

 

Looks great but is this legal?

 

Wow! That looks amazing! Props to you for being creative and wanting to stand out further.

 

Dying to see how these look installed on your car.

 

well done, is it legal to not have any red reflectors in the rear? I know you said your going to put in red leds.......but is that enough?

 

it's still illegal, you need to have some type of red reflector in the rear of the car

 

http://www.aksem.com/infiniti/FXledTail.jpg

In this link you can see the Infinity FX clear tails..they do have a red reflector... i guess to be legal i will have to mount a "red reflector somewhere on the rear of the car............Im leaning somewhere on the lower end of the car like the china tl has.....what do you guys think?

 

http://www.acura.com.cn/newanswer/images/tl4.jpg

here is a pic of what im talking about......now that i look at it it may be a little to fuggly...........

 

How about putting the red reflector back in the bottom of the light?

 

Looks awesome.. i have a set of 05 lights that i am thinking that i want to do something with, since i have the type s lights.... i recommend this thread to be sticky. :gheywave:

 

The Infiniti, just like the Lexus RX, has the reflectors on the rear bumper...the ones in the pic are side reflectors, I believe.


AZEUSTL05 - awesome write up!! I can't wait to see pics of them on your car.

 

"Insert the red reflector in the lower part"

the glue is long dry..........besides i love the look of the lights the way they are; I am probally going t keep the lights and the car as is and roll the dice.....how bad could the ticket be anyway, if anyone notices the lack and need of a red reflector.

 

Great job!

 

This has been on my list for a long time. GREAT pics.

Can't wait to see thes eon your car.

 

wow

 

Great Job JAZEUSTL05. Where are you located? Want to see if you'll do mine for $$$

 

yea seriously man. very creative and good write up. somebody did this also, but theres were a smokey color i believe.... https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=135482

im sure i can speak for us all when i say we need to see those bad boys on your car!!!

 

all i think you linked the wrong thread lol
can i meet up with you some time soon? my front bumper isn't fitting right and i wanna install mcculloch 8000K fogs

 

man, members on this forum have nuts the size of pineapples and brains the size of basketballs...

I love it!

this forum and its members are awesome.

good writeup, kick ass results

 

this is why you shouldnt be looking at more than one thread at a time lol!

 

the real link is here

https://acurazine.com/forums/ramblings-12/honda-rap-156047/

 

As to how much more info i can share; i think the diy shows just about all you need........The main thing is taking the time to cut and take apart the TL-s lights.
Just that part alone took a little over three hours.

There are some more steps i am going to post once i mout them; ie: removing / not getting glue in spots that prevent flush fittment.

As for doing this mod for others i wish i had the time but the wife and kids are complaing about the time moding mine.

i will try my best to answer any questions posted.

 

Heard that. Stop wasting time posting and get those bitches mounted. I really want to see them installed!

 

WOW! I guess youth has it advantages when modding. I would never cut into my tail light w/ a dremmel. I did notice that all who responded favorably were below 35 yrs. of age.

Personally....I like the red against the white background (WDP). The contrast between the two seems...simple....clean. The "cleared" tails are on everything now-a-days. Not my thing, but I can't help admire the verocity of those here that attack a mod with reckless abandon.

I use to do that too....some time ago

 

i think the clear would look best on NBP...maybe KBP or RRP, AM too. other colors may contrast too much with the clear (like wdp, ssm, asm,dm)

 

As mentioned before, those were some impressive Dremel cuts. I bet you had one hell of a cutting wheel to make cuts so clean.

I think this is going to look outrageously hot on your SSM, especially with the fronts already cleared out. I can't wait to see the pics of this.

Hopefully you're able to find bulbs/LEDs that light up sufficiently (for safety AND for ticket-avoidance purposes).

 

WHAT ABOUT ME?!?!?!?

HELLO??????????

"ROYAL BLUE PEARL"

 

In Maryland, you don't just getg a ticket, but you also must show that you returned the car to Inspection standards. How about just buying a spare set with the reflectors intact to pop back in just in case you get popped (excuse the pun) for not having them? Seems like the best route if you don't want to modify your work you already did (and I wouldn't either).

Good job on the killer lights and DIY!