Roger555

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Well I was redoing taillights and I messed up the plating on my type S bezel so now I have to paint them I cant believe a few drops of water sitting on the black chrome will literally strip the plating off!!

So angry about this but black will still look good and probably better in most peoples opinion. Anyone every paint the bezel actual NBP?


RIP

guitarplayer16

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Damn, looks good

mikedog4

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water stripped off the plating? crazy. how bad is the damage?

07tl-s6spd

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they would def look better anyway painted nbp imo

Comptechtl2367

Everything looks better color matched!

NBP-UA6

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wow those look awesome.

NyAcUrATL08

sick

Roger555

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Oh man these are going to be wayy better!

Black chrome left Type S Right

Now the question is legally can I have just the red turn signal reflector red or does the middle one have to be red too? I don't care how much better it looks either way I want it 100% legal.

VQPower37

looks great IMO

rossv1

The clear inside is 100% legal, as long as it still lights up red when the lights are on.

rossv1

And the Black Chrome looks

murph145

i like the ones on the left but either way they are sweet

ILLustriousUA6

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never understood why people keep the red bezel there. It doesn't flow IMO. I like the left one much better. The red reflector needstago

Roger555

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Im talking about the very bottom reflector which doesn't illuminate

Ya the ones on the left are going to be the new ones, the one on the right are the originals but I messed up the plating on the type S bezel.

rossv1

Oh. As long as the reflector is still functional, then it is legal. However, if there is no reflector there then you will run the risk of getting a ticket. I wouldn't worry about it to much though.

o4Komodo

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black chrome looks good o_o

Steven Bell

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Wow, those look nice!

Trunk Monkey

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Damn! Looks good!!! Pretty nice outcome for a screw up haha

CLtotheTL32

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You could spray the bottom reflector with NiteShades. That's what I did for mine and they still reflect fairly well at night

Roger555

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Your talking about swapping the clear smoked version in there now with a smoked red one? If so ya I might do that and very lightly smoke the side as well. I hate nite shades though I have a much better product. If your interested let me know

05_NBP_TL

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you should keep the left tailight theme with the smoke lens.

You should still be 100% legal because you have red showing on you tail lights.

If not, maybe those could be my christmas present

mrlal8

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def keep the left side and yes its legal because there is red showing
they cant say its illegal if its painted from the inside...just play it off like its stock

Roger555

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OK done with the other side this is a better comparison

Sandals

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RIGA

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Looks sexy! I can't wait to see it on your car. I may be looking for an update like this

ChristianRE

They look good!

Type One

Looks nice! But i kind of like the one on the left more because of the red reflector on the bottom.

Roger555

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You mean right?

mrlal8

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left for sure it will make your nbp tl look more aggressive lmao thats the best way i cud describe it...looks mean

cjTL

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Omfg that looks good! I like the one with the red on the bottom also. It flows better and looks more "oem clean" like the rest of your car kinda is. Nothing wrong with the one on the left, but I just think if you're going to have the red signal, the reflector would look better red. And then you know its 100% legal also.

Roger555

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Well I read a few laws and I see the words "any reflectors must reflect red" so the clear smoked reflector might not be an option for me. I smoked the red reflector from behind which looks pretty good but I don't think I want dark red there and lighter red on the sides. I could smoke the sides a bit which I might look into. Its easy pretty to remove the tint if i don't like it. Tough decisions! I don't know what to do!

o4Komodo

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Quick question, what did you use to remove tint-spray? I looked for 'goof-off' but couldn't find it.
Thought paint-thinner was a brilliant idea... until my clear diffuser started crazying. D'OH!

Roger555

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depends a little on what paint you are using. These three things work well on different types of paint. Mineral spirits, denatured alcohol, rubbing alcohol. Never had a problem with these damaging the plastic. Paint thinner no no!! too strong!

jptl04

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I vote for the one with the red reflector, good job Roger, now get them back together seal them up, and slap them on, BTW what are you using to seal
Them?

h4qq

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oh waawaa! those look awesome!

CubanLynx84

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I'd go with the one on the right with the red reflector. Reson being it breaks up all of the black and it will actually show up the black chrome more. It'll look more distinct. Oh btw, you are supposed to have the red reflector by law as for as I know. And I can only think that because if you have a tail light out and the car is in motion other drivers will see the reflector in motion and know something is ahead.

TRIOD3SIGNS

GAWD... GREAT JOB ROG!!!! NBP compliments the tails. I think that combo is so "natural" it would fit on any other color TL.

Roger555

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Well I will be using some JB weld in a few key areas to give it support then I will be filling the cut with rubber butyl sealer (I use the Nissan stuff or 3m seam caulk) the rubber butyl is a great sealer and sticks very well to the plastic. Also over time it will never get hard or crack which is not usually the case with epoxy. If I ever need to open it back up you can just cut through the rubber butyl with a knife and only need to dremel the support areas.

nate_0022

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I like the one on the right! Good idea with the Nissan Butyl, I have some left over and I'll have to give that a try. One question though, I was wondering how hard it was to cut the bottom left of the taillight if you're looking at the back of them? It's kind of a flat area, I did cut open a set before but I cut a little to deep.

o4Komodo

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Thanks for the info!
yeah... hahah, wish someone told me sooner [or wish I did a check first on paint thinner.] But now I know my lesson!


As for you tail light...
I prefer the one on the right better. As others said, it just helps accent the tail light better. I think it should be the same shade of red as the turn signal-red.