How To: Modernized Tail Lights
06-09-09, 03:14 PM
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The reason I consider this mod "modernized" is because as the tail lights age, the diffusers get more opaque, and start to look like butthole. For example, look at my stock lights. They were dim as sh** even at night.
This mod brightened them up and made them look more up to date. Sure, its not LED tail lights, but it cost me maybe 15$ in supplies and an hour of my time.
Some people like it, some dont. If you dont, we don't need to hear about it.
This mod brightened them up and made them look more up to date. Sure, its not LED tail lights, but it cost me maybe 15$ in supplies and an hour of my time.
Some people like it, some dont. If you dont, we don't need to hear about it.
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06-09-09, 05:49 PM
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yea this "remove pieces to change it" isn't "modern", modified yes, modernized? no. I dont know a SINGLE car in MODERN TIMES running lights like these...show me a pic and then ill admit defeat and call them modernized.
LED tails? Modern.
Bulb tails with no diffuser/refractor aka just a shiny reflective surface? Broken.
kevin.
LED tails? Modern.
Bulb tails with no diffuser/refractor aka just a shiny reflective surface? Broken.
kevin.
06-09-09, 05:51 PM
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yea this "remove pieces to change it" isn't "modern", modified yes, modernized? no. I dont know a SINGLE car in MODERN TIMES running lights like these...show me a pic and then ill admit defeat and call them modernized.
LED tails? Modern.
Bulb tails with no diffuser/refractor aka just a shiny reflective surface? Broken.
kevin.
LED tails? Modern.
Bulb tails with no diffuser/refractor aka just a shiny reflective surface? Broken.
kevin.
the point is, it looks nicer to some ppl.
the care are 20+ years old... go compare them to another car built in 1986 and tell me they havent been transformed to look "modernized"
06-09-09, 08:20 PM
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I like them, but I really dont think that I would pull a part a nice set to get the look.
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09-21-10, 07:47 PM
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I think im gonna nod my own tail lights for LED's and it'll be badass. but thanks for the pics and ifo i think ive gotten some great ideas. I'll post some pics when I'm done.
09-23-10, 03:35 PM
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i'm going to modernize my s5 tails and install 5% window tint film before sealing them up. it should still have the modern look when active and a dark look when off.
09-23-10, 11:46 PM
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Holy f-ing return from the dead. I did mine tinted like 5 years ago. Except I didn't use an oven. To hell with that. 2 plastic wedges and a heat gun. Good times...
12-14-11, 12:11 AM
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I like the way the lights come out but i've been thinking something that slightly changes this. Modernize or what ever you'd prefer to call it. what if you do everything the steps say but before you put it back together you spray the inside of the lens with the tint that way you can keep the glossy finish on the out side of it...
12-14-11, 04:32 AM
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11-14-13, 02:05 AM
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aaaaaaaaaand, BACK FROM THE DEAD! anyone who has done the diffuser delete then spray tinted the inside before re-assembly have any pics of the lights during the day and then on at night? trying to get a good sense of the brightness.......
I agree they look cheap, but i think that darkening them to a safe point to mask the interior a bit is a great idea. and probably some leds would help......idk about the rings tho, maybe justsome led bulbs.
I agree they look cheap, but i think that darkening them to a safe point to mask the interior a bit is a great idea. and probably some leds would help......idk about the rings tho, maybe justsome led bulbs.
11-20-13, 01:06 PM
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my lights are coming apart. i was thinking about removing the defractor or whatever the **** it is, and then spraying the inside with candy red and clear coat. house of kolor
