I dont feel like reading 12 pages worth of posts, so im just gunna ask. Did anyone do a writeup for this?
|
Originally Posted by eriksseven
I think LED's would look really good... However, I'm too lazy and they look so good regardless. :drool:
https://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y2.../7postable.jpg |
Originally Posted by eriksseven
No polish--just magical taillight 'modernizing' skillz yo!
Originally Posted by Omixeo
I dont feel like reading 12 pages worth of posts, so im just gunna ask. Did anyone do a writeup for this?
|
Here are my s4's on my old Rex.. (damn dud bought it and put a V8 in her.. *tear*)
https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...postid=2516630 |
The taillights just posted are mine :) I should be recieving them on 8/14 -- Can't wait!
|
^ i thought you sold your 7s already....
|
Originally Posted by lsx257
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 i found maxxima's website. if you scroll down you will see the 4 inch LED light that LSX257 posted. http://maxxima.com/tl-stoptailturnlighting.html they also have other lights too. and found this... http://www.ledtrailerlights.com/stt/stt_M42320R.htm |
Originally Posted by SayNoToPistons
the exterior lense are clean. i thought you polished them.
|
Originally Posted by RRTEC
Here are my s4's on my old Rex.. (damn dud bought it and put a V8 in her.. *tear*)
https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...postid=2516630 http://images.snapfish.com/345794872...93%3A%3Cnu0mrj My first Turbo II has been ruined... |
Erik, what do you charge to do this conversion? You seem to have done a few, I'd rather have someone who's done a few, convert mine, I don't want to f- mine up.
J |
I've been doing them for $100.
If that sounds like a lot, consider the fact that materials cost over $20, and it takes me about 5 hours to get them taken apart, cleaned, dryed, put back together, sanded, cleaned, dryed, masked, painted, sanded, cleaned, dryed and clear-coated. I think it's a really fair cost. :) If you want me to do it, just send me a PM. I'm more than willing to do anyone's taillights. I had a really good time doing adrock's, simply because I love seeing the before and after. :bigthumb: |
2 Attachment(s)
Okay guys, here it is. I had this idea for a tail light mod, and then after reading this thread, I thought it would be great to do in conjunction with eriksseven's mod.
Problem is, I don't have an FC anymore (yet), but I wanted to try it and so I tried it on my GSX today. Turned out AWESOME. Before pics: |
5 Attachment(s)
Oh yes, don't mind the horribly dirty car (it's been sitting for 3 years).
After: |
1 Attachment(s)
Okay, and this is one crappy night-time pic I took with my laptop webcam at the track. It's horrible quality, I'll try to get some more night pics tomorrow.
|
Okay, now to explain a bit: I'm going to be painting the car flat black. I figured it might be cool to black out the lights, but I didn't want them shiny. I wanted them to appear almost flat black like the car (in fact, they really do look flat black, and if it was any closer I don't think the light would come through). So I came up with this idea of wrapping the lights with black pantyhose. So I bought a pair, and used one leg each on each light. It was very resilient and didn't tear at all, even though I was kind of rough with it. After the lights were wrapped (I just basically slid them into the leg), since they were still pretty red, I sprayed them with flat black paint.
In retrospect, a better idea would have been to use two legs on one light, but I didn't think about that til after I was done. The thing I like the most is that from the side, the lights look completely black. I tried to capture it in the pictures. I think this would be awesome to do along with the other mod on a flat-black FC. |
sorry, but did people look at you weird when they saw a dude buying a pair of panty hose?
Looks like its a better idea than spray tint since its removable. and when cops pull you over for tinting your taillights you can say "oh no, its just a pair of panty hose!" and start scratching it apart. |
I wonder how weather resistant pantyhose are...lol
|
Not a *huge* fan of the panty-hose mod, but I'll give you credit for a pretty good idea, lol.
|
Actually, my wife bought it for me. But I've bought tampons before so some panty hose is no biggie.
It's been raining a bit lately. The panty hose still looks as it originally did. I don't know how easy it'll be to clean or how much of a dirt magnet it'll be, but I really like the effect of the lights. I still need to get some LED bulbs in there. I was surprised at how much I like the look. I keep staring at my tail lights. It makes them look almost textured in a way. |
my gf tried to con me into getting tampons once...all she got was a ride to the store
|
Have fun washing the car, dude...you now have a "cloth" exterior :\
|
Nah, just cloth tail lights. It's not apparent from the pics, but the car is gutted, so it only takes about 2 minutes to remove the lights.
Besides, as you can probably tell, I don't wash it much as it is. :) |
i love having a gutted car
|
eriksseven, have you thought of polishing a set of S4 tails?
|
Originally Posted by eriksseven
Those bastards... Someone just put a V8 in my old Rx7 too! :eek: :mad:
http://images.snapfish.com/345794872...93%3A%3Cnu0mrj My first Turbo II has been ruined... :eek: Those BASTARDS! :stickpoke: |
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:20 PM. |
© 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands