Omg : Ghost tails do it myself!
02-06-2009, 10:43 PM
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Omg : Ghost tails do it myself!
Hey guys so after having loonatix14's stock red tails...
I finally grew a pair of steel ones & just said F-it.
I figured it would take me all weekend to do it right & I am trying to follow the limited number of threads regarding this MOD
SO HERE WE GO!
I started with a hot knife to open the red tails : IT CUTS LIKE BUTTER!
Here is the cutting:
1 side
2nd side:
WILL TRY TO UPDATE ASAP. Have to take a break to eat.
HA HA!
I finally grew a pair of steel ones & just said F-it.
I figured it would take me all weekend to do it right & I am trying to follow the limited number of threads regarding this MOD
SO HERE WE GO!
I started with a hot knife to open the red tails : IT CUTS LIKE BUTTER!
Here is the cutting:
1 side
2nd side:
WILL TRY TO UPDATE ASAP. Have to take a break to eat.
HA HA!
02-06-2009, 11:02 PM
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02-06-2009, 11:48 PM
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i wanted to do the otherway around.....blacken them out.....seriously i have been wanting to do this since more than a year 
great job
great job
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02-07-2009, 12:57 PM
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HOLY CRAP! ::::: FAIL
So before I mess up my type S lights I was trying to practice getting all the pieces out of the RED TAILS & SNAP!
BROKE EM ::: mother trucker!
Well... not a total fail. It just means I learned what NOT to do on the TYPE S TAILS.
SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME THOUGH....
NO WORRIES THOUGH. I AM STILL MOVING FORWARD. Going to spend double the time on the type S TAILS tonight. might only get one finished though.
So before I mess up my type S lights I was trying to practice getting all the pieces out of the RED TAILS & SNAP!
BROKE EM ::: mother trucker!
Well... not a total fail. It just means I learned what NOT to do on the TYPE S TAILS.
SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME THOUGH....
NO WORRIES THOUGH. I AM STILL MOVING FORWARD. Going to spend double the time on the type S TAILS tonight. might only get one finished though.
02-07-2009, 01:02 PM
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OK ONE THINGS FOR SHURE.... DONT USE A HOT KNIFE!
if you go too deep... it welds the internal pieces together.
PART 1 OF MY 5 STEP : "DON'T F-IT UP PROGRAM"
if you go too deep... it welds the internal pieces together.
PART 1 OF MY 5 STEP : "DON'T F-IT UP PROGRAM"
02-07-2009, 02:06 PM
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02-08-2009, 12:56 PM
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I'm sure many cops dont even know to look for this....they focus more on brake lights and turn signals. You'll get pulled over for everything else waaay before proper rear reflectors.
TRIOD,
I think you need to use a dremel with a cutoff wheel man! Just gotta be real carefull. I'll be doing this soon. Keep us posted!
02-09-2009, 12:24 PM
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Definately need to dremel them using a hot knife will fuse the seperate peaces together, making seperation difficult at best.
ezlock dremel plastic cutting wheels are the best.
start at the corners on the side that is visible when the trunk is open
when both corners are cut draw a line from corner cut to corner cut on the trunk visible side. This is the most importnat cut. It must be as deep as possible to get to the inside of the light. The rest is just cutting around the edge like in my DIY.
Trust what I say ive done 11 pairs.
ezlock dremel plastic cutting wheels are the best.
start at the corners on the side that is visible when the trunk is open
when both corners are cut draw a line from corner cut to corner cut on the trunk visible side. This is the most importnat cut. It must be as deep as possible to get to the inside of the light. The rest is just cutting around the edge like in my DIY.
Trust what I say ive done 11 pairs.
02-09-2009, 01:05 PM
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I think clear with a little tint will set of the rear nicely
02-10-2009, 10:50 PM
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OK UPDATE TIME.....
sorry guys my phone took a dump & I havnt been able to get the pics up, but so far I have my 4 tails apart, now I just got to seal them back together... So much personal stuff got in the way.
I planned to have them finished by sunday. But life happens I guess.
I get my new phone tommorow, so I should have pics p soon.
sorry guys my phone took a dump & I havnt been able to get the pics up, but so far I have my 4 tails apart, now I just got to seal them back together... So much personal stuff got in the way.
I planned to have them finished by sunday. But life happens I guess.
I get my new phone tommorow, so I should have pics p soon.
02-11-2009, 02:34 AM
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Thanks for the motivation Triod; I've been marinating on this mos for months. Finally got started this weekend.
I currently have my stock, smoked tails installed right now, so I started by tearing appart my 's' tails. It took me around 2-2.5 hrs to take both lights appart. I used a dremel with a EZlock cutoff wheel. This project is tedious, requiring some care & patience, but it's nothing complicated or difficult. For shits and giggles, I decided to run a quick trial on smoking the red innards of the 's' tails, for anyone who is wondering what it would look like. I just did a mock up, I didn't put them back together or anything. Sorry for the crappy pics, since it was night and I had my finger prints all over the place
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I think this looks better than just smoking lenses from the outside, but I'm still gonna go with tearing appart the stock tails and smoking the clear lenses. Wish me luck.
I currently have my stock, smoked tails installed right now, so I started by tearing appart my 's' tails. It took me around 2-2.5 hrs to take both lights appart. I used a dremel with a EZlock cutoff wheel. This project is tedious, requiring some care & patience, but it's nothing complicated or difficult. For shits and giggles, I decided to run a quick trial on smoking the red innards of the 's' tails, for anyone who is wondering what it would look like. I just did a mock up, I didn't put them back together or anything. Sorry for the crappy pics, since it was night and I had my finger prints all over the place
.I think this looks better than just smoking lenses from the outside, but I'm still gonna go with tearing appart the stock tails and smoking the clear lenses. Wish me luck.
02-11-2009, 08:30 AM
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NIIIICE... anyone do this on a WDP? If so, got any pics? I definitely want to see this, and I think I wanna try this. I have some Type S tails but how much are they nowadays (for an extra set?), is there some kind of replica? Or anyone got a bigger picture of their tail lights from the angle in my avatar? I'll try a photo chop... Maybe JaZeusTL05? thx..
02-11-2009, 09:50 AM
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02-11-2009, 10:25 AM
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^It does look good doesn't it? But I only like that on WDP. It looks good cuz it matches the sidemarkers.