All red tail lights on P10

Has anyone used translucent red on the amber portion of their P10 tailights? (not including the backup lights of course) The red/clear euro's are great, but too expensive to import.

I saw it done on a three series, which has yellow turn signals. It looked really good. I was actually suprized how good it turned out. the guy at the performace store said it blinks red and you can't even notice the amber

My concern is you would end up with two different shades of red, even if you did the lower red parts too. Or it ending up too dark (I don't like the smoked/blackened look). Any idea what the other guy used for his tint?

There are a number of sprays specific for this purpose(permanent and temporary) as well as other stuff that cabe used. And I believe there was a company in CA that used to produce a red tinted film, but their website is gone.

Well, the place said to be sure it matched, they would paint the whole taillight to make sure it matched. They used some expensive japanese taillight paint though.

Yes I think I know the product. It runs about $25. Then there's stained glass tint that runs about $6. If I do it I'll post pics here.

Oh, when I had my civic, I used the 6 dollar krylon stuff from the arts and crafts store. It didn't come out as good as the japenese stuff. it did the trick, but it didn't have that shine to it like the japanese taillight paint does.

Did you finish it off with several layers of gloss clearcoat? That's where the shine would come from.

Do you have any pics from your civic's tailights?

I only know of one product that is supposed to be permanent, the others including the Krylon product produce a film that can be removed. What was your experience when you used the Krylon stuff?

Aluke, you also have to realize that Swonder used Krylon on clear tail lights, not over amber. I don't know if it makes any difference.

<he's my mechanic>

Well like MoReace said, I used the Krylon on all clear taillights. as for the quality, It never came off in the rain, snow, Sun or anything. But it is not as shiny as the taillight paint.

oh yeah, also, it was really easy to use. It was my first time using translucent paint, and the coats stuck well, and were even.

Aluke, u think u'r gonna try the all red tail lights? I'd be curious to see how they look. I would make a pic of it on adobe photo shop as a test, but my program is all messed up from a virus. keep us informed.

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It's not at the top of my list (I have a lot of current projects lined up), but I may do it before the the end of the Summer. I was hoping others might have done it and could post pics. I'll keep you updated.

if you are going to spray the tail lights red, make sure you spray everything, including the existing brake lights so they are all the same color. and make sure you use clear coat after, so it will be shiny and not dull. anyone know how to take out the tail lights? :D

i did my sidemarkers today... and it looks badass cause it glows red in the front... tommorw im gonna do my tails if i figure out how to get them off..my freind did his and his looks badass... he has a 96 white p10 with white 17's and alot of other shit... ill take a pic sometime!

NismoG20, what product did you use? And what kind of finish did you get? Glossy or a matte finish?

yes i finished them and they look badasss... it came out kinda shiny its sweet

i went to my local hobby shop and got model "transparent candy red" paint... it is almost an exact match

cheapest mod ive ever done $3.50 !!!! and its sweet!

PICS!

We want pics!!

Is it possible to take some digital shots and post them for all to see?

Thanks!

i dont have mine anymore cause its broken but ill try to find a freind with a digital camera... ill also take pics of my freinds car thats one of the sweetest g20's ive ever seen

How are those pics coming? U didn't forget about us, did u?

Originally posted by NismoG20
i did my sidemarkers today... and it looks badass cause it glows red in the front... !

Just a little something on this...
Just make sure you check local laws about that.
I dont think lights in the front are supposed to be red....
Plus, you dont want to confuse any other drivers to
think its the ass-end of your car....just be careful bout that,
although im sure it looks cool.

This is for the rear lights and I belive rear red blinker are legal anywhere in the US, some cars come w/ them stock. I don't think anybody was going to do it in the front.

Originally posted by A380Driver


Just a little something on this...
Just make sure you check local laws about that.
I dont think lights in the front are supposed to be red....
Plus, you dont want to confuse any other drivers to
think its the ass-end of your car....just be careful bout that,
although im sure it looks cool.

ya its illegal here in cali, i got pulled over 1 block from my house for them! damn po's.:flipa:

I want to paint my tails this weekend, any chance of getting those pics up soon?

shit im sorry i forgot... ill find my camera this week and take some... and ill take some of my custom grill i just built over the weekend

yeayea sorry yall!

sweet, thanx
Maybe I'll have 2 mods for the upcoming weekend

ill definatly take some this weekend ... its HOMECOMIN and ill have my car all shinin and shit for it... and ill take some in my sweet getup... and my fly honnie!

i actually modified the existing grill...

by cutting out the black like line things... sanding around the edges...

taking out the crome surounding... cutting out some gutter mesh shit and then glueing the crome suronding back on... it looks tight as hell!

and u'r gonna make us wait all the way for the weekend....... c'mon