deelo

New to the board, I have a 2011 TL SH-AWD and doing some minor work to it. One of the things I don't like about the 2011 model is the tail lights, the chrome housing inside turns me off a little and the 2012 look much better. I've read that the 2012 fits on the 2011, can anyone confirm this?

Thanks.

ucf_bronco

iTrader: (1)

Yes, it will fit. However, from what I've seen in others on the road the red trim on the 2012+ fades like crazy to where it almost looks silver. Granted I'm in FL but just wanted to throw that out there. Maybe users on AZ have experienced this and can chime in.

Maybe consider red lamin-x on your 2011 tails...

arpypat

I hate that my 2012 TL tails look pink... I purchased red vinyl film that should be coming in next week. Personally, I would save the money for new tails and just buy the film.

KarKraze

^^ +1.

Agree with you, the pink chrome looks on the 12 does not appeal to me. Either tint with red film or have the done internally the way I did mine.

Lopes88

Instead of buying new tails, how covering the silver parts with tint. I did mine last week and it came out great

KarKraze

^ ^ that pic looks good Lopes, hell of a lot less work that I did

Lopes88

Thanks mayn, i actually did 3 styles of tint that same day before i made a decision. Which one do u guys like the most?

Lopes88

Lopes88

Lopes88

deelo

Thanks for the advice guys! Most likely Vinyl wrap it then.

Lopes88

You can also have acktl do some custom tail lights for you

deelo

For the back silver trim that you blacked out, did you Plasti dip it or painted it? I plasti dipped the front Grill and didn't turn out so well. I was trying to get the shiny look with the Glossifier but still didn't like the look of it(didn't blend so well with the rest of body). I plasti dipped the back trim too and it turned okay, i guess because its a small piece.

What would you guys recommend for the front grill?

Thanks for the responses again

Lopes88

For the rear i vinyl wrapped the whole light and cut out the clear and red parts with a razor

Lopes88

Nexson

Let me know if you need DIY tips. It's not a hard job and i would be happy to help guide you on your project!

deelo

Hi Nexson, thanks for the response. New to the board so can't really reply to PMs. I'm located in Canada, what's your email so we can communicate better?

Thanks for help again.

DLo

Lopes88

Yeah Deelo get ur grille and rear trim painted by Nexson, work it top notch.

Lopes88

Work is top notch

KarKraze

Yes, Nexon does outstanding work, definitely very quality focused and a great guy to deal with.

The drawback you face though is being in Canada, the exchange rate,duties and shipping will be nasty and add significantly to the cost.

Chuckle

Damn that looks dope, did you cover the entire taillight first then cut out the center?

Lopes88

Lopes88

Yes i layed the tint down first then made cut outs with a razor before it dried

Lopes88

Custom painted tails from Acktl just came in

Lopes88

[I]Impressed with the detail work he did