got warm out so i decided to redout my tail lights. did it with vinyl. first attempt and not too bad. also did the little clear area next to the reverse lights. yay? nay?

 

Looks great. IMO, looks better with the little clear area painted as well.

 

Not bad man, i like it.

 

suprisingly, it doesnt look too bad. nice job dude.

 

yeah looks alot better than the orange

 

looks 10x better than stock

 

good job, those look nice.

 

yea looks really good

did you just do the orange area cuz they look like they match nice?

where did you find the vinyl cuz i looked at a few hobby shops and couldnt find it

 

Looks good.

 

i need to find the time to do this

 

did it with vinyl. only covered up the orange area. you can barely tell its a darker shade. i tried to do the whole housing, but that curve at the bottom was terribly hard. if you guys need the vinyl i can sell you some. i bought a whole roll of it since no one would sell me just a little. all you need is a spray bottle, hair dryer, x-acto knife and patience.

 

i got some pic-pic instructions:

http://gallery.p0wned.net/view_album...umName=album05


I used to cover that little lense in the white area too but left it out when i had to re-do it with much better quality vinyl.

2 summers ago:


last week:

 

yea ill take some how much shipped to 08048

 

Hey Nadir, what color vinyl did you use? Because on my Jeep I used Oracal #30 dark red and still have a ton leftover. My friend wanted to do it on his max but I think that maxima tails are a bit lighter than mine, so I think that he should order some #31 regular red so it looks right.

 

when I bought from Oracal, it was just "red" - not dark red.

I am pretty sure the # i used was 031 ... according to oracal's site, 031 is red. 030 is dark red.

Which series did you buy? I don't remember the series number ... 8500?


oracal tint is solid stuff. before that, I had tried it with some whatever tint from hobby shop and it faded after year. I wash/detail my car so many times.. this oracal film is quality stuff.

 

doesnt look bad. looks nice.

 

Ok thanks I will tell him to go for the #31 red then. I got the 8300 series and yes it is very high quality, mine has have been on for over a year with no peeling or fading. They say it is meant to last 5 year outdoors. When you re-did yours was it a pain to get the old stuff off? Did you need to use goo gone (or something similar) to remove all the residue?

 

yeah, i did use goo-gone because the old stuff was breaking up on me.. it was a pain

i double checked and you are right - 8300 series #031 is what you need.

 

yea 6 sounds good let me know ur paypal and i'll send you the money today

 

would like some also, i will paypal you whatever amound you want. thanks

 

looks hot. does anyone else have any ideas for tail lights?

 

Are you going to post any instructions on how to do it?

 

Looks pretty good. I'm thinking about doing it with the spray paint instead. You think you'll have a hard time during inspection?

 

pavelsmax and maximazation pm'd ya both.

 

Is this the same stuff as red window tint?

 

its vinyl. same stuff people used to make decals. its softer and doesnt crinkle up easily like window tint does.

 

I need that two pm me or e-mail at SpidaBlack@aol.com with your paypal info. I'ma need a couple of sheets myself.

 

looks awesome man, nice job

 

hhm looks good, i dunno, since my car is gold the orange really doesnt stand out, but i guess it will still look hot reded out

 

Blinkers still blink orange afterwards right? And if you still have enough left over yet pm me =)

 

hey tails look great! wish i did that! and sorry to point this out, i guess, but your burger left a little bit of a fade mark after shaving. with that gone, your *** would look sweet.

 

spidablack emailed ya. crockpot pm'd u. when you signal, the blinker color is red.

hehe the burger thing sux. gonna save up and get a paint job next spring. money right now is going for the turbo which is almost done.

 

looks nice bro. it gives a much better look to your ride.

 

how did u do it can usend a wirte up to me!

 

dont have a write up. if you ever applied vinyl decals its almost he same process. but you there is a write up on vqpower.com in the diy section.

 

looks nice

 

the blinkers blink red


DIY instructions are posted on vqpower and the 4th gen FAQs.

i've posted picture-by-picture instructions in an earlier post in this thread

 

Very nicely done.