ok, I saw the "paintscratch.com" post and thought of the idea to put it on my Altezza that i JUST ordered from Greg.

Now.. I saw Paintscratch.com and looks like those will work perfect on the lights.
I am putting the paint on all the clear parts and leaving just the two circles.

Where are the turn signals?
What thehell is that little circle next to the Big one?
is that required?

if I do cover it up, which part should i cover?
can anyone photoshop it?

I think vinyl will make a big diff in the color since it doesn't come with PEARL WHITE
so I thought of this idea

What you all think?

 

oppsy.. i accidentally stumbled in here... look see.... hmm..

altezza's =

 

I have a black max and the Altezza's look nice. I like the chrome, it matches my chrome maxima lettering and trim.

Altezza's + Black Maxima =

 

i knew you'd open your mouth...

 

SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHAT THE LITTLE CIRCLE IS>?!?!?!?
SHEESH!
^^

 

whoops me too. Altezza's dont belong on a max.

SuDZ

 

If it's not the turn signal, it's pretty damn worthless. Then again, so are Alt... ah, you know what I'm gonna say.

 

y not plug em in and find out for yourself

 

i don't want to plug them in because I am going to paint them before I install

 

I small little circle is the side marker light. You don't need it...you dont need the altezzas either for that matter.

 

the little wire is for your side marker lights, but id reccomend re-wiring them to act as your blinkers, cause you will never see the blinker goin off in that huge red dot, let alone with the parking lights on.

BTW: your painting the inside of the tails or the outside??

 

I dont really care much altezza's to begin with, but i know in the future i want an is300. Similar lights. What i had planned to do was buy some KRYLON GLASS PAINT, in red and paint over it. This stuff is great becasue it is removeable and it still gives you that circualar rear light look i assume you looking for. The can is cheap about $3-4, cheaper than the vinyal. Maybe give that a try first before the vinyal, which i think would not look all that great. Hope it turns out great whichever way.

 

The outside

 

 

sounds like a cool idea. hope it works out and post some pics!!!

 

I'm still in debates about getting them or not. I won't get them for sure if it's chrome,even if I do have a black car. BUt I was wondering how hard it is to get them open? So that you can paint the inside. Actually I know they the black alteeza's for 95-96. Are they out for 97-99 yet?

El Cid

 

hey... this is my idea i am gonna do this when i get my stillen body kit painted i'll just have the guy paint my altezzas too. I think it will look really good.

 

PS- You can very well see the turn signal in the big red dot.

 

So can they be opened easily? Or will they just get all mangled?
El Cid

 

Sounds like he's trying to make his Maxima look like a Skyline...this has been done before, and I've seen pics on this forum of it. It was a white Maxima with white vinyl covering the Altezza chrome.

Do a search on it, and you should find it.

IanS

 

Acutally I've seen that maxima, the white one up on here before. But he got a custom job done, and got his back end moded I read. That's why I was wondering if it is easy to open the alteezza's, that would be a cheaper solution to achieving that look.

El Cid

 

Must be another Maxima...the guy I saw only used vinyl over the Altezzas.....It looked pretty smooth in the picture I saw from about 15 feet away...no idea how it looks close up.

IanS

 

First, I'm not sure what you mean by 'paintscratch.com post'. What do you mean? But to answer your questions:

The outer most little hole is for the red bulb that comes on only with the parking lights/headlights, the outer big circle acts as a brake lights and blinker, the inner big circle acts as a brake light with the clear half acting as your reverse light. If you have any more questions feel free to e-mail me.

Although the lame chrome looks o.k. on a light car, I too plan on painting my chrome body color this winter break.

Ask Shumax for instructions, he took them apart and back together fine.

 

white max with vinyl? mines black and i havent seen any other pics on here with vinyl over the outside

 

How were you able to do this?
1) Did you open the Altezza's up and paint the chrome parts? or...
2) Put a vinyl sticker on the outside?
Thanks in advance.

 

my mouse happened to wander over this thread. altezzas

 

any of u guys seen those black altezzas before?? How do u think that wood look on a dark green max?? Wood it look better with the chrome altezzas?

 

Yes, it WOOD look great. If you COOD do it, your SHOOD do it.

 

What does that look like up close, and also from the side? can you see the chrome on the inside if you look at it from the side up close? other than that it looks great

 

people keep saying it's difficult to put them back together after you take them apart...
I have no idea why

 

sexima's altezzas havent arrived, hey anybody remember that guy that had skyline/altezza type lights? it was white, looked like joes, but he put leds as the taillights, and the white was plastic not a sticker, now those were pimp

 

Agreed

 

Correct

 

Don't you read!!???
The thread says, "if you hate them, don't come in". So stop kissing, I'm straight!

 

hey gtr_rider you remember the one i was talkin about above?

 

I remember that, I beleive I still have the pictures in the old 'Maxima' folder under 'My Pictures'.

He had no reverse lights though.

 

I know what you guys are talking about
I have it in my folder
too lazy to upload to geocities...
man.. no more upload feature...

 

so whats the deal?? did you finish these tails up or not??

 

altezza's arrival date keeps delaying...
I am still waiting for them... sorry for the delay

 

ive seen it done similarly before. Go to maximadriver.com... then click on 2DMAX... scroll down a bit and click on August 2K1 max of the month. His is yellow, but i think thats the idea you are talking about.