Tail light mod - anyone used chrome or aluminum spray paint instead of black?
05-20-02, 11:31 AM
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Tail light mod - anyone used chrome or aluminum spray paint instead of black?
Just a thought.......might look OK, might look really terrible....Anyone done this? Would appreciate pix!
05-20-02, 11:53 AM
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I think most people use contact paper instead of spraypaint, and cut out the circles. you might be able to find colored contact paper, but why? with most colors it would clash w/ the rest of the car.
05-20-02, 12:05 PM
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Originally posted by BigRed
I think most people use contact paper instead of spraypaint, and cut out the circles. you might be able to find colored contact paper, but why? with most colors it would clash w/ the rest of the car.
I think most people use contact paper instead of spraypaint, and cut out the circles. you might be able to find colored contact paper, but why? with most colors it would clash w/ the rest of the car.
05-20-02, 02:00 PM
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Yeah a guy on the forum does it in CF sicker stuff. I would think the 'tint' the brake lights have would make most anything but black look like **** IMO. But then again if you had a VR and painted it body color it might look ok.
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I guess It's done both ways, I don't know where you'd find carbon fiber spraypaint 
I just got mine done.. I personally think anything but black will look like ***. oh yeah.. my car is VR too, and I think changing the exterior of the lights (ie painting them) would look like *** also.
I just got mine done.. I personally think anything but black will look like ***. oh yeah.. my car is VR too, and I think changing the exterior of the lights (ie painting them) would look like *** also.
Originally posted by RonKMiller
Hmmm... I think you've got it backwards: the only way I've seen it done successfully is with black laquer spray paint and contact paper. The contact paper is cut out in circles to mask the interior of the lense. You then spray and after the paint starts to dry you pull the "circles" and voila, 99 tail light mod. Go here to see the description: www.jsott.com.
Hmmm... I think you've got it backwards: the only way I've seen it done successfully is with black laquer spray paint and contact paper. The contact paper is cut out in circles to mask the interior of the lense. You then spray and after the paint starts to dry you pull the "circles" and voila, 99 tail light mod. Go here to see the description: www.jsott.com.
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05-20-02, 05:41 PM
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Originally posted by montego
Aluminum paint? is that for the Altezza look?
Aluminum paint? is that for the Altezza look?
05-20-02, 11:30 PM
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I haven't use any spray or anything. I don't even have an FD but I will like to know what IMO means & that guy did a good job on doing his lights too. I hope you guys know what you're doing and good luck on your project.
05-21-02, 12:34 AM
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Originally posted by potatobbq
looks kinda weird cause of the lighting but it looks good in real life. pm herblenny, he's the one that does these.
looks kinda weird cause of the lighting but it looks good in real life. pm herblenny, he's the one that does these.
I'll post pictures when I get to it in a couple of weeks.
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