Shadowing Muh Tails, Horay!

Jesse_Hunter · 05-31-2010, 09:38 PM

Here is a picture of the running lights on (brake not applyed)

There you have it, 4 coats and still very visible light projection!

fairladyZ34 · 05-31-2010, 11:52 PM

^yeah our LED tailights are very bright

fullmonty · 06-01-2010, 11:28 AM

Looks B.A.!

NewYorkJon34 · 06-01-2010, 04:52 PM

Take some Day pics, LED taillights ftw

Jeffblue · 06-01-2010, 05:06 PM

came out nice. good job

shadoquad · 06-01-2010, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeffblue

came out nice. good job

CBRich · 06-01-2010, 09:13 PM

Yep, looks good.

Jesse_Hunter · 06-08-2010, 09:11 AM

So I recently went to the dealership for my first oil change and asked them if they would remove my 3rd brake light after the oil change. The plan was to take it home, paint it, and take it back to them to put back on.

To make a long story short, Even the dealership was afraid they would break the light by removing it, so they told me they'd rather not. My particular dealership has never had to remove one before, either. Grrrrr

Liquid_G · 06-08-2010, 09:59 AM

looks great man.. nice job..

Jesse_Hunter · 06-13-2010, 02:52 PM

UPDATE: I finally painted the 3rd break light! I just masked it off while it was still on the car. The painting turned out well, saved me alot of time and effort regarding removal.

Although, I don't recommend doing it this way unless you really need/have to. Masking off between the light and top of spoiler is literally a small "crack" of a space. I was rolling pieces of tape into a cylinder and craming them in there, then using a small tool to push it tightly into the space and inbetween the body and light backing as much as I could. Also I taped off the entire section of the car just to be safe. I had to remove some tape residue off body when I was finished. Baby oil, other oils seem to work the best. I will post final pictures soon!

hfrog355 · 06-28-2010, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Jesse_Hunter

UPDATE: I finally painted the 3rd break light! I just masked it off while it was still on the car. The painting turned out well, saved me alot of time and effort regarding removal.

Although, I don't recommend doing it this way unless you really need/have to. Masking off between the light and top of spoiler is literally a small "crack" of a space. I was rolling pieces of tape into a cylinder and craming them in there, then using a small tool to push it tightly into the space and inbetween the body and light backing as much as I could. Also I taped off the entire section of the car just to be safe. I had to remove some tape residue off body when I was finished. Baby oil, other oils seem to work the best. I will post final pictures soon!

Very anxious to see how this looks with the 3rd taillight. I've heard removing it is a royal pain in the ***, but if I'm going to tint the other lights, it doesn't make any sense not to tint the 3rd...

Also, in your opinion, would the 3rd light be as hard to do without the spoiler? I don't have the sport spoiler on my car and am pondering just masking off for the 3rd light. I saw somewhere around this site that someone's leaked through the masking when they were doing some light tinting, so that worries me some, but then again, I've got a black car too.

Anyway, anxious to see how this turned out.

bradz · 06-28-2010, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by hfrog355

Very anxious to see how this looks with the 3rd taillight. I've heard removing it is a royal pain in the ***, but if I'm going to tint the other lights, it doesn't make any sense not to tint the 3rd...

Also, in your opinion, would the 3rd light be as hard to do without the spoiler? I don't have the sport spoiler on my car and am pondering just masking off for the 3rd light. I saw somewhere around this site that someone's leaked through the masking when they were doing some light tinting, so that worries me some, but then again, I've got a black car too.

Anyway, anxious to see how this turned out.

Check my album for the 3rd brake light painted. You can paint it while it is on the car, just make sure to cover everything good and spray light coat one at a time.

Jesse_Hunter · 06-28-2010, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by hfrog355

Very anxious to see how this looks with the 3rd taillight. I've heard removing it is a royal pain in the ***, but if I'm going to tint the other lights, it doesn't make any sense not to tint the 3rd...

Also, in your opinion, would the 3rd light be as hard to do without the spoiler? I don't have the sport spoiler on my car and am pondering just masking off for the 3rd light. I saw somewhere around this site that someone's leaked through the masking when they were doing some light tinting, so that worries me some, but then again, I've got a black car too.

Anyway, anxious to see how this turned out.

Sorry for the delay everyone, I'll post a picture tomorrow! The 3rd light will be 10 times easier to paint if you do not have a spoiler. As long as you cover the area well and do light layer/coats of paint, leaking shouldn't be a problem. I would imagine leaking happens because people don't paint properly, apply too much, creating drip, not keeping the nozzle in motion, etc.

Just triple check your masking job before starting, should be good.

hfrog355 · 07-13-2010, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Jesse_Hunter

Sorry for the delay everyone, I'll post a picture tomorrow!

Pic?

Vegasboricua · 07-13-2010, 02:45 AM

Do you have a link of the product you used for the tinting? Do we have DIY of the removal of the tails? If not someone should post it up! That would be sweeet!

05-31-2010, 11:52 PM	#17 (permalink)
fairladyZ34 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Central NJ Posts: 1,577 Drives: 08 G37S Black M6 Rep Power: 19	^yeah our LED tailights are very bright __________________ From Z to G to BMW and back to a G! Nismo for life

06-01-2010, 11:28 AM	#18 (permalink)
fullmonty A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Dirty Jersey Posts: 7,762 Drives: 370 Touring/Sport Rep Power: 34	Looks B.A.! __________________

06-08-2010, 09:59 AM	#24 (permalink)
Liquid_G A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Chicago Burbs Posts: 1,439 Drives: 09 370z Supercharged Rep Power: 44	looks great man.. nice job.. __________________

07-13-2010, 02:45 AM	#30 (permalink)
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05-31-2010, 09:38 PM	#16 (permalink)
Jesse_Hunter Track Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Denton,TX Age: 38 Posts: 738 Drives: 07' Sky Redline Rep Power: 365	Here is a picture of the running lights on (brake not applyed) There you have it, 4 coats and still very visible light projection!

06-01-2010, 04:52 PM	#19 (permalink)
NewYorkJon34 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 3,041 Drives: 09 Fairlady Z Rep Power: 1065	Take some Day pics, LED taillights ftw

06-01-2010, 05:06 PM	#20 (permalink)
Jeffblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: NY Age: 36 Posts: 9,192 Drives: Z32TT & 335xi Coupe Rep Power: 37	came out nice. good job

06-01-2010, 09:13 PM	#22 (permalink)
CBRich A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: SC Posts: 2,464 Drives: 370Z Rep Power: 544	Yep, looks good.

06-08-2010, 09:11 AM	#23 (permalink)
Jesse_Hunter Track Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Denton,TX Age: 38 Posts: 738 Drives: 07' Sky Redline Rep Power: 365	So I recently went to the dealership for my first oil change and asked them if they would remove my 3rd brake light after the oil change. The plan was to take it home, paint it, and take it back to them to put back on. To make a long story short, Even the dealership was afraid they would break the light by removing it, so they told me they'd rather not. My particular dealership has never had to remove one before, either. Grrrrr

06-13-2010, 02:52 PM	#25 (permalink)
Jesse_Hunter Track Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Denton,TX Age: 38 Posts: 738 Drives: 07' Sky Redline Rep Power: 365	UPDATE: I finally painted the 3rd break light! I just masked it off while it was still on the car. The painting turned out well, saved me alot of time and effort regarding removal. Although, I don't recommend doing it this way unless you really need/have to. Masking off between the light and top of spoiler is literally a small "crack" of a space. I was rolling pieces of tape into a cylinder and craming them in there, then using a small tool to push it tightly into the space and inbetween the body and light backing as much as I could. Also I taped off the entire section of the car just to be safe. I had to remove some tape residue off body when I was finished. Baby oil, other oils seem to work the best. I will post final pictures soon!