Opinion please, am I turning my beautiful car into a ricer with this tail light mod?
 

...using aluminum spray paint instead of black like everyone else? Not sure if I like it since I just did it today, but then again I have been looking at the same rear end for almost 10 years now.

(Come to think of it, I've been looking at another rear end for almost ten years also - thank God that one has NOT changed!;)

Oh, well, I can always paint it black easily enough.

Actually, I think I DO like it........and I'm well over 25!:D

Definitely ricer. I don't like it at all :nono: Well I see I won't do that if I get a FD. That's just :gay:

Thats pretty cool looking.I don't think its ricey at all.

Hell, if you like it, you shouldn't care if anyone else thinks it's ricey.. It's your car. ;)

I think it has too much contrast for my tastes. It sticks out too much.

dingdingding ding dadingding, dumdingdingding dingdumdingding, rice, rice, baby......

Yeah, I know what you mean. That picture was taken in the shade. Surprisingly in bright sunlight it has a lot less contrast. I'm really glad it did not have a "shiney chrome" finish or I'd have to slit my wrists and then hang myself, or buy a Civic. - it's more like flat aluminum.

Ouch..... hey, what's that tune - it sounds familiar - is it the Japanese National Anthem or what?:D

It's the vanila ice song. It goes Ice Ice Baby.

Hey that gives me an idea, what if you sprayed the same color as your exterior? Cause the aluminum look doesn't blend that well with orange-red paint but I bet it would look awesome on a SSM car. Ron, post more pics, its definitely unique and not bad looking at all, just stands a bit much for me.

oh god, its bad....

is that your car? why not paint it the same color as the car ?

Don't do it with aluminum. Find a color that is different from your body color and will match your paint color. Be aware though, if you change a color in the back of your rex you'll need to paint sometinhg in the front to compensate for the difference. Maybe your window wipers. Just a suggestion though. Slater

I wonder what it would look like with plain white?

Try photoshopping the pic to see how it looks with what Nathan suggested (i.e., body color).

Ok, I think we are all in agreement .... try it the same color as your car!

It looks different and alright. Might be better if you matched ther orange on your car.

It's actually VR, and not faded.......just a cheap digital camera. I've got some VR paint leftover from a recent repair - might give it a try! Thanks for all the opinions, I'm still not sure if I like it with the red either, but it would look bitchin' on a black car....BTW, the mod is REALLY easy to do if you take your time.

I say paint it black... it looks like a sticker otherwise (like those stickers you see on lame cars trying to have circular tail lights). To me, I'd rather not see that it's a conversion - I'd rather just see circular tail lights. :)

Hey, I'm just trying to fake out everyone and make them
think it's a 2003 model.......
What's wrong with stickers? I've got them all over my interior! They make it much more interesting to look at!:fruit: :D

I don't think that looks bad. I think it would look better if you painted them with the same paint you painted your car with.

not too bad
not too good
I say try a different color, maybe black, but do a rotor shape like that w/ a transparent black for inside the circle.
If you know what I mean, so it looks like a rotor when its off, but lights up to the full circle when your brakelights are on.

That camera made the paint look orange, I think I like it. As far as the lights, keep them black.

Try it with the same color as the car if that doesnt look good go back to the black

They look like altezza's for the rex