First Nissan Midnight Mod. Taillights *pics*
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First Nissan Midnight Mod. Taillights *pics*
First of all, for future reference, When I do something new to the car, I take TONS of pictures, so when you see *pics* in the subject, expect BWW.
Tonight, I tapped upon my Vinyl Shop's resources and tried a few things out. What my business partner and I came up with looks pretty good IMO.
Start with stock s13 tails.
Put a layer of smoked vinyl over the 3rd brake light (note this method is used to apply all vinyl in this project)
Spray the surface with water, lay the strip of vinyl, xacto around the edges, peel away the excess, blowdry out the water as you fold the edges over the light.
Next we get the transparent red vinyl ready to cover the amber section of the tails.
Red vinyl applied using same method described above.
Next we add a layer of black over the center section and xacto out the reverse lights.
And last but not least, we add the same smoked vinyl over the tails as we did the 3rd brake light (using the same method of course)
The final product matches the paint perfectly and looks great.
Total time invested? About 45 minutes (drying time mostly). This is a great alternative to paint as I can remove this anytime I want. This vinyl will also last for about 7 years before it needs replacing.
Total cost for this mod? I can't give away trade secrets :P
Let me know what you think!
Tonight, I tapped upon my Vinyl Shop's resources and tried a few things out. What my business partner and I came up with looks pretty good IMO.
Start with stock s13 tails.
Put a layer of smoked vinyl over the 3rd brake light (note this method is used to apply all vinyl in this project)
Spray the surface with water, lay the strip of vinyl, xacto around the edges, peel away the excess, blowdry out the water as you fold the edges over the light.
Next we get the transparent red vinyl ready to cover the amber section of the tails.
Red vinyl applied using same method described above.
Next we add a layer of black over the center section and xacto out the reverse lights.
And last but not least, we add the same smoked vinyl over the tails as we did the 3rd brake light (using the same method of course)
The final product matches the paint perfectly and looks great.
Total time invested? About 45 minutes (drying time mostly). This is a great alternative to paint as I can remove this anytime I want. This vinyl will also last for about 7 years before it needs replacing.
Total cost for this mod? I can't give away trade secrets :P
Let me know what you think!
Last edited by nickelmedia; Jan 10, 2005 at 10:26 PM.
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Haha, close to what I did. I sprayed them with glass tinter. The whole rear has been painted a darker red. Once I'm not lazy enough, I'll sand it down, smoke it, then put a clear coat and it'll look sick. GJ on the redding though. I like it.
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Originally posted by twofotisx
Nice clean look to it. Question for you guys though, doesn't that fail inspection to have covers over your amber lights? I thought that all lights had to be the OEM color.
Nice clean look to it. Question for you guys though, doesn't that fail inspection to have covers over your amber lights? I thought that all lights had to be the OEM color.
