redid my taillights

well......the title says it all..... i got fed up with driving around in taillights with tons of scratches and an ocean in them. after draining them of the water they had some permanent brown/green gunk on the inside of them and right now i just dont feel like getting some from the junkyard. so i went and spray tinted my back up lights with VHT nite shades cus the backuplights were the worst. then i went to Michael's and got some krylon stained glass spray and redid the rest of my taillights. now the scratches got filled up and there is no more visible crap that built up from the inside.
here are some pictures:
http://www.vladlos.com/newtail1.JPG
and a close up shot:
http://www.vladlos.com/newtail2.JPG
what do u guys think?

duh, i accidentally put this thread into the O/T section. haha

Shoulda painted them white. looks good.

Not too shaby vlad. It'll look even better when you get some new OEM ones! Did you silicone them up real good so they wont leak again?

Not too bad.

i turned out i had some bulbs not put in properly.....and i think maybe water got in thru those holes somehow....but i dunno.

mine used to leak, it was because of that damn gasket behind it, would feel up my hatch with water also, sealed out the taillight from the outside, no more water.

i think the gasket's kinda doing its job....i still think it was the bulbs that werent put in right.....like they were put in but they were put in crooked so that the little grooves didnt align with the notches leaving big holes for water to possibly leak thru. never had water in my hatch tho...atleast i dont think.

when I baught mine there was a smell in it that never would go away, finally I stripped the entire interior out to find the spare tire well was filled with water. it was coming in around the taillights.

Looks pretty sweet...


Moved to the main forum.

Clean, Clean, Clean! Excellent the way they came out. Down the road I'm going to do the same thing. But what's funny is that I've never ever had any water problems in my taillights at all. Every 4th gen or 2nd gen crx I've seen has a fish tank in theirs but mine is clean. I guess I'm lucky.

I've never owned a 4th gen with leaking taillights, and I'm on the 3rd one right now. The only thing that fills with water is the center piece that I got from the junkyard.

I've never owned a 4th gen with leaking taillights, and I'm on the 3rd one right now. The only thing that fills with water is the center piece that I got from the junkyard.

How can the center piece fill with water? I didn't think it was possible. Or is it cause there is two un-used bulbs in there and water leaks in?

mine doesnt have two unused bulbs... mine doesnt have any bulbs.

I've heard things about the CRX having two bulbs in the center piece beside the back up bulbs. I guess I heard wrong or something?

I have a civic, dont know.

yea, hybrid1990crx has a hatch si... his username tricks us, haha

Yeah im a tricky one like that. I used to have a 90 crx but I traded it for an integra, which I then sold. Didnt feel a need to change my user name just cause i got a new car.

It looks good IMO... kinda euro-ish... me likes...

Sorry bout that. Your username really tricked me there. But yeah Hatchback lights are just a piece of plastic and have no hollow spot in them so water can't get in. It's just that the red center pieces tend to melt a little and the little red squares inside tend to make it look a little weird far away. Like you have this huge faded spot on it.

Looking sharp.
[edit] I think you should find a stock center panel and paint it in a likewise manner. IMHO it would add a little more "character" to the rear end. :) That's just my :2cents:

Hatchback lights are just a piece of plastic and have no hollow spot in them so water can't get in.

I disagree with you. I have water in mine, if you are talking about the center piece. Sometimes it drips when i have the hatch open.

sweet, thanks for ur input everybody.

to keep water outta my taillights i drilled holes in the bottom and up through to the top housing part to allow water to drain out. My center piece still gets condensation in it though and drips like a mother when i open my trunk after it rains.

I disagree with you. I have water in mine, if you are talking about the center piece. Sometimes it drips when i have the hatch open.

When I replaced my black center piece with a dx red one, they both are just a piece of plastic about 1 inch in width. They're held on by 4 bolts too. I just don't see how you guys are gettin water in there. I've never ever have seen it before and there alot of hatchbacks rolling around here too.

there is a gap between the lense and the reflector so it could get water in it if it wasnt sealed good. Never seen it either though.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/161347tail_lights-med.jpg
u should get tailights like these, i juss gatta get these bastards molded on lol

looks ok, im not a tiny man myself though,

then again what can i say i have altezzas

Think I changed my mind again, might be going with frenched 59 caddy lights.

Wow, looks real good for having teg tails on. But they are a little long for my taste but I guess they work well for the car.