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myke321 Mar 5, 2004 12:44 PM

95-96's post up picts of your RED tails
 
Scine us 95-96 people can not get clear/red tails i'm gonna paint mine. I wanna see how your guys tail came out and what you painted red, IE, Backup light, part of the backup light... :thumbsup:

mzmtg Mar 5, 2004 12:49 PM


Originally Posted by myke321
Scine us 95-96 people can not get clear/red tails i'm gonna paint mine. I wanna see how your guys tail came out and what you painted red, IE, Backup light, part of the backup light... :thumbsup:

http://images.cardomain.com/member_i...135097_205.jpg

mchne Mar 5, 2004 01:16 PM

lol

http://images.cardomain.com/member_i.../456943_20.jpg

:rolleyes:

JackBauer Mar 5, 2004 01:16 PM

http://images.cardomain.com/member_i.../385602_25.jpghttp://images.cardomain.com/member_i.../385602_23.jpg
http://images.cardomain.com/member_i.../385602_20.jpghttp://images.cardomain.com/member_i.../385602_21.jpg

myke321 Mar 5, 2004 01:18 PM

Dang..thats messed up!!

clee130 Mar 5, 2004 01:20 PM

http://home.earthlink.net/~clee130/mycar-back.jpg

Jepht20 Mar 5, 2004 01:25 PM

http://images.cardomain.com/member_i...3_122_full.jpg

http://images.cardomain.com/member_i.../220683_93.jpg



forgot the ol' red/clears. but alas, they're gone. :(

http://images.cardomain.com/member_i...83_79_full.jpg

Max Noob Mar 5, 2004 01:32 PM

heres mine

http://images.cardomain.com/member_i...60_11_full.jpg


http://images.cardomain.com/member_i...60_12_full.jpg


2 coats of candy apple red.. plus clear coat.

madmega Mar 5, 2004 04:24 PM

What if you painted the top parts of the tails transparent black. Has anyone done that?

RA030726 Mar 5, 2004 04:32 PM


Originally Posted by madmega
What if you painted the top parts of the tails transparent black. Has anyone done that?

Yeup, many maxima owners have. Looks real nice too....now they need to chime in a post some pics.

OpTi Mar 5, 2004 04:43 PM

clee...i love your plates

nadir_s Mar 5, 2004 05:54 PM

not painted, but rather using red translucent vinyl.

http://207.104.152.54:12/gallery/alb...01/red_out.jpg

http://207.104.152.54:12/gallery/alb...4845_Small.jpg

2 Da Max Mar 5, 2004 08:55 PM

man i would fight people for those clears, dam they make the car so sexy

viet_racer22 Mar 5, 2004 09:03 PM

here is a pic of my red tails. i also used red tape. http://www.angelfire.com/tx3/phathon...axine_back.jpg

oh and sorry for the "magazine" angled type shot. my friend took it accidentally and its the only rear shot i have.

krismax Mar 5, 2004 09:05 PM

Why cant we just put the 97 on ? I have a 97 trunk comming.

Push2TheMax Mar 5, 2004 09:11 PM

There's no way to modify the stock oj/red/white tails to get the white/red look is there? B/c man that orange makes me wanna keel over.

krismax Mar 6, 2004 01:00 AM


Originally Posted by krismax
Why cant we just put the 97 on ? I have a 97 trunk comming.

Anybody know the answer? please

maxspeed96CT Mar 6, 2004 04:24 AM


Originally Posted by krismax
Anybody know the answer? please

the 97 corner parts fit perfect all ou need is the 97 trunk.

but one question, to those that reded out with paint, did you paint the hole tail light including the brake part or just the orange part?

RA030726 Mar 6, 2004 10:51 AM

I painted all but the reverse lights....http://images.cardomain.com/member_i...44_82_full.jpg

MAXIMARK Mar 6, 2004 04:34 PM

I too want to get rid of the ol' Amber on the corners. Anyone have a product name and number for the red translucent vinyl? I have seen Oracle as a product name memtioned before. Alas, no search... Be Safe, Mark V.

krismax Mar 6, 2004 04:44 PM


Originally Posted by MAXIMARK
I too want to get rid of the ol' Amber on the corners. Anyone have a product name and number for the red translucent vinyl? I have seen Oracle as a product name memtioned before. Alas, no search... Be Safe, Mark V.

I never paid attention to the clear corner thing, but it eludes me why the 97's can't be used?

nadir_s Mar 6, 2004 04:49 PM


Originally Posted by MAXIMARK
I too want to get rid of the ol' Amber on the corners. Anyone have a product name and number for the red translucent vinyl? I have seen Oracle as a product name memtioned before. Alas, no search... Be Safe, Mark V.

oracal

http://www.oracal.com/products/produ...cat_ID=2&pg=97

paint code: 031

they have the option to look up a distributer too. I got huge roll from a hobby store for $20.

MAXIMARK Mar 6, 2004 05:00 PM

Thanks Nadir, your tails look awesome. Did you cover the inner ones to match the outers? I have read the write-up on taping the tails. Vinyl tape, soapy water, hair dryer or heat gun, credit card and exacto knife. Any lessons learned you would share with us? Farewell to the Amber corners... Be Safe, Mark V.

nadir_s Mar 6, 2004 05:34 PM


Originally Posted by MAXIMARK
Thanks Nadir, your tails look awesome. Did you cover the inner ones to match the outers? I have read the write-up on taping the tails. Vinyl tape, soapy water, hair dryer or heat gun, credit card and exacto knife. Any lessons learned you would share with us? Farewell to the Amber corners... Be Safe, Mark V.


thanks. I just tinted the ambers, that's all. It matched perfect and also at night they light up red, not orange or orange-red.

The only advice I have really is... make sure u get the oracal one because I have bought some other generic brand of translucent red vinyl and it faded after a couple months. This one has been on for almost 8 months now and I continuously wash my car and it hasn't faded, bubbled or anything to make it look different than when I had first applied it.

The hardest part is heating up the vinyl and stretching it around the corners to avoid bubble/air pockets... take your time! I was considering painting it at first, but this is not a permanent solution + there isn't any uneven texture like you would find with paint as well as an even perfect match gloss.


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