red/clear taillight diy question
#1
red/clear taillight diy question
ok i got the dremel tool, the heat gun, gloves, etc... and im about to do the red/clear tail light mod on my 98 maxima; i went to home depot today and looked at the flourescent light covers and my question is which light cover did u guys use? im gonna go with acrylic i know that much but i dont know to use the clear flourescent or the white flourescent...the employees let me take each out to my car and compare them...the white looks too white and it seems that not enough light would shine through them..but the clear just looks..too..clear. also the pattern on them is more of round indentions vs. the more squared indention pattern on the reverse lights but i dont think that will be noticeable
Thanks,
Tom
Thanks,
Tom
#4
Originally posted by TN-Max
no one knows which color light cover i need?
no one knows which color light cover i need?
check these pictures out.
custommaxima.com
#5
Re: red/clear taillight diy question
Originally posted by TN-Max
ok i got the dremel tool, the heat gun, gloves, etc... and im about to do the red/clear tail light mod on my 98 maxima; i went to home depot today and looked at the flourescent light covers and my question is which light cover did u guys use? im gonna go with acrylic i know that much but i dont know to use the clear flourescent or the white flourescent...the employees let me take each out to my car and compare them...the white looks too white and it seems that not enough light would shine through them..but the clear just looks..too..clear. also the pattern on them is more of round indentions vs. the more squared indention pattern on the reverse lights but i dont think that will be noticeable
Thanks,
Tom
ok i got the dremel tool, the heat gun, gloves, etc... and im about to do the red/clear tail light mod on my 98 maxima; i went to home depot today and looked at the flourescent light covers and my question is which light cover did u guys use? im gonna go with acrylic i know that much but i dont know to use the clear flourescent or the white flourescent...the employees let me take each out to my car and compare them...the white looks too white and it seems that not enough light would shine through them..but the clear just looks..too..clear. also the pattern on them is more of round indentions vs. the more squared indention pattern on the reverse lights but i dont think that will be noticeable
Thanks,
Tom
#7
i guess ill go acrylic clear since no one of the hundreds that have done this knows for sure...acrylic is just a stronger platic vs the styrene and its supposed to keep the clear color longer? i dont know thats what i read so i spent an extra dollar and got acrylic
#8
What I did was simple. take one of those LED lights that are really bright and hold them behind each of the flourescent cover sheets. get the one that disperses the light the best. it's not only the color of the plastic, but the pattern of the bumps.
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