Ok it didnt come out as well as I hoped. The tint I guess wasnt applied evenly so when the lights get lit you can see its in patches. So I am taking it apart again and will have a shop spray em.

those lights are pretty sweet

Yea I did the conversion awhile back and I think they look great... :)

I like it man. it kinda has a show car look to it but not too overdone. great job.

:eek: Back from the dead!

Thank you though. :)

+1

Better pics for the fans!

http://images.snapfish.com/345794872...95555%3Anu0mrj

http://images.snapfish.com/345794872...9493%3A3nu0mrj

http://images.snapfish.com/345794872...9493%3A4nu0mrj

http://images.snapfish.com/345794872...96955554nu0mrj

http://images.snapfish.com/345794872...9493%3A7nu0mrj

Sadly, the car has been sold to a *lucky* forum member. ;) :bigthumb:

what was the sale price?

A little over $5.6k

I saw a set like that on the road a few weeks back, I thought it was an FD until I got closer. Looks good.

-Neal

never saw this thread before, but I like it! looks good

think I'll do it on my vert.

i am gonna copycat you man lol

All I can say is:

WOW

:drool:

I had been wanting S5 tails for a while now, but damn! Those look so clean. Good work man.

Is that front lip from a 240sx?

word...

That's the state flower in the top right of the above pic. gotta love the roddadenderin fasdfkhas;dkfh or however you spell it...

Have any different angle pictures of that lip on the car? If you could get me a ground level (or close) I'd be uber ecstatic or something like that (read: thanks).

Hey KiyoKix I have an extra lip for sale from my 240sx PM if you interested.

But back on topic I really like the mod you did with the tail light have you done any other experimenting with them since that last set that you did?

tails look great, I made leds for my S5, and they are super bright, and look cool, I think now I may cut em apart and do this, great pics, nice car too.

It's almost the same for the first gen.

In my first gen you do the same thing but there's some complicity to them.

When you pull out the diffuser that's sandwiched in the middle, you lose your color. The outer lens is clear, and the diffusers are what colors the light.

So I stuck some red led bulbs similar to the ones posted in this thread somewhere. And yellow ones for blinkers. The LED bulbs are alot dimmer so they don't blind you. With the clear bulbs and clear lenses, the tail lights could be used for a house lamp easly.. Way too bright.

I'll put picks up if anyone wants.

Im surprised noone has posted about it... sfl rx7 club did this a loooooooonnnnggg ass time ago... We did this about 2 years or more ago... Anyways im glad someone posted it.. its quite easy to do...

Yeah I would like to see some pics.

What can I say? Great minds think alike. :) I had the idea almost for as long as I've had the car, but it never went into fruition until my tails were apart (about a year 1/2 ago?) and I had them sitting for a while with the lenses gently resting over the housing with the diffusers set aside. Every time I saw them sitting there I remarked to myself about how good the looked *just* like that. I had taken them apart initially to do something like Niteshade, but I needed to see the composition of *all* the parts--inside and out before I knew what my "creative limitations" would be. Next time around I think I'll try something else. Hopefully as unique (if not moreso) that these. ;)

BTW, here are some pics of the lip for the dude who requested them. :)

http://images.snapfish.com/345794872...9628%3B7nu0mrj

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http://images.snapfish.com/345794872...96962926nu0mrj

http://images.snapfish.com/345794872...96955593nu0mrj

man after my own heart!! white with all limo windows...so hot

what'd you use to tint the side markers and ftp? i think i read to use the hobby shop stuff for rc cars as opposed to vht night shade...

speaking about converting the led s5 tailights is not that hard with spending a fair amount of time.
here are the led's that i used
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Maxxi...31288951QQrdZ1
would say the hardest part is pulling the set apart. that glue used by mazda was meant to stay shut. best way i thought was to pull them apart. remove small screws and weatherstripping with heat gun. then bake them at 300 for 20mins. feel the platic get pliable. with a jig a setup, it would slowly push out the lenses while it was in the oven being heated.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...y/DSC01752.jpg

the corner lense has hard bends, so start with the brake light lense.

once taking apart time to place the led in and mount it. i just used epoxy, four min set time. the wiring part is easy to figure out since the led's i used were clearly labeled. theres only three, ground, brake and drving lights.

replacing the lense: most of which just go back over the steps.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...y/DSC01765.jpg

by the way this is not the way to correctly pull apart taillight lenses.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...y/IMG_7855.jpghere are the leds i used led maxxima

^^^ very brave!!! looks great IMO... got any shots further away from the car??

:icon_tup: Yea Yea Yea, I bought it (the white tII) :) Can't wait until the rebuild is fully broken in... it's already a blast to drive. It has Kentucky plates on it now and is being tuned by Steve Kan on Feb. 4th, 2006! Woohoooooooo!

Still running Erik.

Josh

lsx257 - Man I have been waiting to do that since this thread originated. I like it nice work.

still running the s4 n/a rotors???

No, I went with some tried and true 8.5's on the white TII's rebuild. :)

Although my latest TII does have the N/A rotors, I prefer the 8.5's after my last experience with the 9.4's. ;)

hear is a shitty one. only one i have in my comp right now. ill go out tomorrow and get some better ones..

hear's some better pics...

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...s/tails002.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...s/tails001.jpg



one of tail light bulbs on each side are missing because one of the 4 went out and i got pulled over twice, so i pulled the other sides bulb out too match. and the cops left me alone. =P those
bulbs wer like 9 dollars each lol...

damn!! there just tail lights....although i saw some first gen tails that i would love i dont quite know how he did it...but he got them all clear but with a blurry white with no yellow no red or anything....(if that makes any sence at all...) or some crap like that....
there just tail lights!!! (dont mind me)...


:AA:

you can led's light my red one in the middle in any colors. so your whole tail would be clear until you used any of the lights.

also about the blue reverse bulbs.. im not a ricer.. it the fact that the clear ones would blind you lol..

just thought I'd ad a picture from the japan auto show... might as well bring this tread back.. :p:

I removed the clear shield from mine a week ago but didn't have the chance to mount them yet, but judging by the photo they look great! What a bitch to remove the lense. I used a blow dryer but the oven trick looked easier!

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...e/100_0654.jpg

i like the look... what can you do with the s4 lights? or have you messed with them at all. props to you

nice job!

I think it looks good when you put LED lights in it, other wise I like the stock ones better.

haha thats pretty cool! but i wouldnt rock it.

oven works AMAZING at 250. they pull right apart. put it in there for about 7-8 min. then pull apart. thanks for the idea guys.

Heyyyy... You're welcome.

whats the best silicone to use?

+1 Im going to do this too.

sorry. a bump for this thread. as anyone tried LED or something that gives an even distribution of light instead of that one bright spot whent he lenses are removed?

i found these:
http://www.webbikeworld.com/r2/led/led.htm
http://www.autodirectsave.com/Small_bulbs.asp

I just like the look of the lights period... I think the s5 tails are sexy. Don't get me wrong I would hump an s4 anyday... Just own the s5 and am very happy with all that jazz. Altho I do plan on making myself some custom LED tails ... Thos and a rebuild LSD are my winter projects. :)

wow back from the dead...im planin on doin this within the next few days...jus waiting for my check to clear so i can buy new sealant...as i've posted earlie in this thread they look great im honestly supprised i've waited until now to do it...but its annoying when someone yells at you everytime to take ur car apart

saynotopistons...me and my buddy retardedspleen are planning one doind son trick LED stuff in the near future...we're gonna get a set of lights from the wrecker and come up with some badass and original...so LEDS are in the near future