Here are some pics before and after i did my tail lights:

Befrore:



After :



What do you guys think? Should I Niteshade it again or just leave it how it is now after I painted it with the candy apple red ?

-admir

 

you got your pictures backwards unless you tok them from top blacks back to oem style.

 

the red matches pretty well, but if I were you and couldn't get a perfect match, cuz it would bug the hell outta me, I would do the DTM mod. it would look good on a dark car.

 

lol No, I had them Tinted with the Nitshades and removed it. Now I Redded out the Amber part ....

 

read his note at the bottom. he went from niteshades to candy apple red and wants to know if he should go back to tint or not.

 

i like the tinted ones myself.. maybe not that dark though.. i like the dne style taillights myself.. and plan on doing that mod soon.. but it still looks good the way you did it.. just personal preference..

 

i liked it better with the black.. your car tho, good job

 

I agree black looks better.

Can this nite shade only be purchased online?

 

I think you matched the color very well. I've seen others where the color was just off. Good job man.

 

Thanks alot for your opinions

But noo, Ive seen niteshades at autozone here where I live. Try there and also R & S Strauss Might have them also.

 

i also like the niteshades better. Everyone is going with the "red" out look.

 

I say go with the nightshades

 

I think I am the only one here who likes the stock-amber part.....

The black tinted ones look a lot better as it flows with the car.

 

i like the black better, its got a better flow and gives a more aggressive appearance.

but im biased because ive got my tails tinted with niteshades too

 

Yeah, I think imma keep it like that for maybe a month or two. Then im going to hopefully get david l's ...

 

nice look on my sig pic...

 

yeah, i added some clear coat but it isnt that good . I see urs is better. How any coats did u add and which clear coat did u use ?

 

I bet you know which ones I like better...

 

I've been hearing about these tails from David L. I guess they're that much better than after market tails? Anyone have any pics of them? I've never seen one.

 

DavidL's:



I just bought a set off ebay a few days ago and they should be here any day now... I'm really excited. I think they look the best for us 95-96ers out there (and there sure are a lot of us).

 

Looks pretty good, congrats! I like the consistency of the rear end colour now.

 

I'd leave it with the red as it looks more consistent. The dark would look nice if you tinted the entire taillamp, IMHO, but then that would cut down on the safety aspect.

 

i did mine the opposite, i went from red to black

 

Forgive me, I'm a noob to the maxima community. What's the DTM mod?

 

dallas taillight mod. open up the tails, spray them, smoke them out

 

Oh, thanks for the clarification.

 

please tell me what you removed your nightshades with because i did mine too quick and they ran down onto the red...i just need to take time and re-do them...so did u use paint thinner or what?

 

nope, you gotta use professional strength nail polish remover that can be found like at cvs or something...

 

admir, someone beat me to maing the red clear thing on this forum

 

More info on this David L. please? I'm interested. I had planned to leave mine original, and the GD issues have made me evn more hesitant about doing it, but I'd like to get more info just in case I change my mind...
Thanks

 

Maximized Jigg:

You're not the only one....

But, if I had to choose between red or black, I'd go with the red. The turn signals aren't bright enough as it is, then you add tint.... I don't care for it.

 

david L tails arnt really a manufactured tail light, APC had a limited production of ALL CLEAR outer tail lights for the 95/96 model year. If you can find a set of these people paint them with testors candy apple translucent paint to match the inner light. and bam red clear for 95/96

 

Cool. Thank you.

 

how do you open up the taillight?

 

lightly season and bake at 250 for 10 mins.

 

I too am new to this could you link me to the write up of this mod. oh a link to removing tails will help too. C'mon help a noob out.

 

I like it! It kinda has the bmw tailight look ... or is that just me?