Burgundy tail lights?

Z370Z011 · 09-20-2012, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by billet370

Found a few old pics... basically it all depends on the amount of BLACK PAINT you able. The fewer coats you put, the lighter they will be. They will look burgundy because the RED PLASTIC will somewhat bleed through the black... Its a contrast thing lol

Add two pics of headlights incase you wanted to know about painting your headlights also.

Thanks!

love your car. I wanna do the housing of my headlights too but... That im a bit scared to do lol. As in. If i dont like it, im ******

(i should plasti dip the housing huh) lol

Z370Z011 · 09-20-2012, 03:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Alexshen1

yes, you wipe it down with alcohol and sand it down, then 2 coats of night shade, let it dry and maybe 4 coats of clear coat i dont really remeber. It is the easiest thing you can do, removing the taillight is also easy.
in this thread you can find how to remove the tails
DIY: of complete FOG LAMP install
you can buy it here
VHT SP999 Nite-Shades Lens Cover Tint Translucent Black Paint Can - 10 oz. : Amazon.com : Automotive

What grit did you use to sand? And did you only use one or a couple different grits? Very informative response, thanks you!

bigsix · 09-21-2012, 05:41 PM

yeah billet370 ^ ^ , that's a nice look for solid red paint.

b1adesofcha0s · 09-21-2012, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billet370

Found a few old pics... basically it all depends on the amount of BLACK PAINT you able. The fewer coats you put, the lighter they will be. They will look burgundy because the RED PLASTIC will somewhat bleed through the black... Its a contrast thing lol

Add two pics of headlights incase you wanted to know about painting your headlights also.

This. Just go to a body shop and let them know exactly what color you want and they should be able to get it to that shade using the appropriate amount of black paint and clear. That's what I did.

SR370z · 12-11-2012, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

This. Just go to a body shop and let them know exactly what color you want and they should be able to get it to that shade using the appropriate amount of black paint and clear. That's what I did.
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How much did it cost you to do that at the body shop?

Bluebatmobile · 12-18-2012, 05:07 PM

my lighter taillight overlay will get you that look. Email me if interested.

B@t™

Realale · 12-18-2012, 06:49 PM

Bat overlays in the lighter shade on my PW.

Bluebatmobile · 12-20-2012, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Realale

Bat overlays in the lighter shade on my PW.

Sweet! Did you install yourself?

B@t™

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bigsix A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Thailand Posts: 2,227 Drives: Honda City/Mazda 2 Rep Power: 19	yeah billet370 ^ ^ , that's a nice look for solid red paint.