Forgie

ok I'm going to do the round tail lights mod. I'm thinking if I tint the outer cover as well, it will make them look normal during the day. Only show the circles at night. I heard that the round lights dont look that good when there not lit up. I'm hoping the tinting will change that. maybe I'll use colored bulbs as well.......might make them a little more vibrant. I know there's conflicting opinions on this......but tell me what you think.

ioTus

iTrader: (5)

When you do the round tail light mod, the reflector in the center of the outer lense is going to make it look really bad at night.

because it is smack in the center, it overlaps the round parts a bit. bcause it is a reflector, it brings the light from both of the lense together. so, instead of looking like two round lights, it looks like one really weird shape, almost like a dumbell.

Forgie

yea I thought about that too. I thought if I taped off the rear side of the reflector with electrical tape it wouldn't shine through. how did you get your reflectors out?

ioTus

iTrader: (5)

paint chisel, go at it from the SIDES not the top or bottom. then you have to scrape out the rest of the red-ness.

You're talking about the one on the OUTSIDE of the lense right?

Forgie

yea the one on the outside. I need to figure out what to fill the hole with. and I need to figure out how I'm going to make the circles on the inner lense. wether to paint it or cover it with some sort of black plastic plate.

Rx7carl

Sounds like you guys got it covered. Just one observation. I'm considering modifying my round taillights and putting the circles off center to hide the center reflector. It does look like a dumbell btw. Dont you "technically" have to have the reflector?

Forgie

oh no........I cracked the **** outta my one lens trying to pry it apart. this is a terrible the first lens came off reasonably easily. the second one was really stiff and britle. and the edge is cracked on several sides now.

Gregs

if your interested... i have a nice pair of cleared lenses i could sell you....

Forgie

I actually have another set on my parts car.....and I tried baking the one set in the oven for 15 min. and I was able to get the lens off after that. the red reflector didn't come off overly well either. it left little red pieces inside the lens where it was. so I'm thinking on the good lenses I might just paint over the reflector, or maybe heavily tint it with spray on.

Gregs

yeah.... u gotta remember these lenses are over 20 years old and have been exposed to years of the elements... they tend to be verry britle under stress..

good luck with the project.. keep us updated

-greg

Forgie

alright everything is going well. I tested the tint on my cracked lense, it sprays very unevenly out of the can. deffinatly takes a few coats to even it out. anyway I just need to paint the colored lenses and it should all work out.

ioTus

iTrader: (5)

you have to scrape the rest of the red reflector out of the hole with the carving wedges.

Forgie

ok I've nearly finnished the lights. I over tinted the one set of lenses and it looked like **** so I had to strip it off with paint thinner. but they turned out alright the second time. so I think I should have them finnished tomorrow. I'll get some pictures hopefully.