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Old 11-26-2008, 01:59 PM
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tail lights painted..(not the lenses)

well after making the mistake of trying to bake my driverside tail light,which is the method for seperating the headlights..i had a ruined DS tail light which was no longer of use due to the semi-melted lense lol!. i then found out the tail lights were pressed together with a cement, but could be opened with a dremel tool..since my G is not a DD i decided to try a few things and this is what the results are....enjoy
first started out using the small cutting wheel in the dremel


after about 4 of these cutting wheels, i finally get all the way around..this process takes about an hour per tail light


carfully seperate the housing from the inner plastic peice..this peice is very fraile

there are a few screws inside and out..you will need to remove them all including the ones holding the led circut boards in place and all the lenses..remove all wiring as well(all connected)

then sand the chrome plastic inner,using a 120grit sandpaper..after removing the chrome, use 600-800grit to smooth the surface

wipe clean,then use dupli-color flat black spray paint..takes about 3 coats to completely even out


after drying for about 2hrs..replace all led hardware including all the lenses

i used gorilla glue to re-apply the outter lense(red). but use caution the gorilla glue expands quite a bit..i recommend using headlight/tail light silicon...i then used adjustable straps to hold the tail light together while the glue sat up over night

heres the finished product..hope this info is usefull

 
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Old 11-26-2008, 02:03 PM
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you should it side by side with a regular tail light...because I really don't see a difference.
 
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Old 11-26-2008, 02:05 PM
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me neither
 
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Old 11-26-2008, 02:07 PM
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yeah side by side pic if you can....looks pretty good from what i can see!
 
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Old 11-26-2008, 02:09 PM
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It was looking good until it got behind the lense.
 
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Old 11-26-2008, 02:11 PM
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Cant see a difference, As previous people have said, Can we see a side by side pic?,
 
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Old 11-26-2008, 02:18 PM
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Looks good. I may be trying that at some point.
 
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Old 11-26-2008, 02:19 PM
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its supposed to be subtle but noticeable on the street. looks clean
 
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Old 11-26-2008, 04:52 PM
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Take some pics of it on the car...
 
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Old 11-26-2008, 05:06 PM
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id take side by side but i only have one tail light..i can try and find a pic of a reg one
 
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Old 11-26-2008, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Johnmikins
Take some pics of it on the car...
i will do it tomorrow and post a pic..tail light isnt on the car yet
 
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Old 11-27-2008, 09:48 PM
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looks great man, not too dark where u will get ur ***** busted and not too light where u cant tell. This is suble and elegant, good work! wanna do mine =]
 
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Old 11-27-2008, 11:04 PM
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Me and DieselX painted the inside of his taillights this Summer... heres the comparison shots.



 
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hhhhmmm nice... it just looks darker to me
 
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