Painted Tailights

[accordboricua]

I will like to do this to my car...but will like to see how it looks first. Will anybody post pics of 3geez with all red tailights???

[maka_RTH]

look at mike's car, i know he did it: www.89accord.com

[iloveJDMblackrims69]

heres my painted tails!!! ugh this is like the 3rd time i posted this up, lol ..... go to walmart and go into the model car section and youll find a testors spray model.... it is called candy apple transparent red...... its only about 2.50..... go to your house, shack, apartment, manshion(yea right)or whatever you live in and paint.... it will not really match at first... but the sun will dire it out and the color will become better as days pass... good luck if you do paint. theres pics below....

http://www.boomspeed.com/thisaccord/DSC00217.JPG

http://www.boomspeed.com/thisaccord/DSC00218.JPG

http://www.boomspeed.com/thisaccord/DSC00219.JPG

http://www.boomspeed.com/thisaccord/DSC00220.JPG

http://www.boomspeed.com/thisaccord/DSC00221.JPG

http://www.boomspeed.com/thisaccord/DSC00223.JPG

http://www.boomspeed.com/thisaccord/DSC00226.JPG

[iloveJDMblackrims69]

before pic...........



http://www.boomspeed.com/thisaccord/DSC00208.JPG

[accordboricua]

It's that the "redest"itwill get??? Nobody got it to match exaclty?

[iloveJDMblackrims69]

WELL...........ITS ALL MATCHED NOW>.....THOS PICS WERE LIKE RIGHT AFTER.....YOU MUST SUNBURN THEM AFTER SO DO IT ON A HOT SUNNY DAY

[iloveJDMblackrims69]

HERES A MATCHED PIC...ITS MATCHED TO ME BUT REMEMBER I ONLY PAINTED THE TOP OF THE TAILS

http://www.boomspeed.com/thisaccord/DSC00247.JPG

[accordboricua]

and when they flash...do they look red or orange?

[accordboricua]

Where do I get the paint? Wal-Mart?

[iloveJDMblackrims69]

RED of course....looks good :).....you get the paint at wal-mart in the model car section.....its TESTORS lil spray paint can and is transparent candy apple red.....have fun and dont screw up!

[accordboricua]

Ill do it....and Ill post pics when Im done! Thanx guys!

[Chrome_thangs]

If your concerned about the top and bottom matching, spray the entire lens. I took mine off the car and spray the orang and red part. Looks good too.

[3rd GEN]

I got mine all red...
darker then that.. and they are exact match with the bottom..
but i dun have a place to host a pic

[maka_RTH]

e-mail them to me i'll post em for ya [email protected]

[Mike89Accordcom]

Me and a friend had our 3rd Gen coupes out one day about 4 years ago and were like lets do something to the tails, so we bought the paint, painted them they looked so tight. Very cool cheap mod you can do.

[Whitehonda]

How many coats of the 'testors' paint did you use??? I am looking at doing so!!!

Cameron

[iloveJDMblackrims69]

PROPS TO MIKE.....he was probably the first to do it...........and i did around 2 coats....depends on how it looks

[accordboricua]

Ok Guys...just finished painting the tailights...It took two coats of the Testors paint and two coats of Krylon Clear...damn the look tight...gonna post pics tomorrow...

[3rd GEN]

damn..I don't got a pic on my pc..
but i will try scanning one and i will e-mail it to ya..
but ya..i put about 2 coats...over the ENTIRE taillight..
bottom and top half

[Mike89Accordcom]

I usually did like 4 light coats on each side. I've done mine twice on my Accord, and once on my TL.

Hey iloveJDMblackrims69 - yours turned out great man!

[88 Accord DX]

just finished this mod today. it looks tight. i used 4 or 5 coats.

[Mr. Tapeworm]

Damn. That's a ghetto mod.....I'll probably do it too though.:D

[socal3rdgen]

Originally posted by Mr. Tapeworm
Damn. That's a ghetto mod.....I'll probably do it too though.:D

not really. well i guess it would be to people that already have red lenses or to a person with a car that they can buy clears or aftermartket tail. but to a community of cars that manufactures dont make shit for this mod looks great. and it does not look homeade what so ever.

[Atombomb]

I did 4 coats of transparent candy apple red and one coat of clear. It was easy and it looks good. And it cost less than $5.

[crwa]

There is a special paint that is made just for lights. Its an import paint that you could get in Oregon at a place called Alta. but you can probaly find it somewhere else. I did it on my lights and it matched perfectly. I didn't have to use a red spray paint and then clear coat it or anything. It lasts forever and won't faid like some other sprays, if you look at the lights on my car under pics (crwa) you can see how it turned out, and I only painted the amber, not the whole light.

[joker2]

OK, here is what mine look like........ I actually ordered my paint from Japan because when I wanted to do this mod I couldn't find the right paint anywhere........http://pic1.picturetrail.com/VOL114/955196/1764749/20863902.jpg

[meohmy01]

can you do it in black?

[BLck89accord]

mine final clear coat is in the process of drying now. i did 3-4 light coats of the candy apple red, and 1 light coat of the VHT nightshades black. I think it looks really good to go along with my black car. Can't post pics yet, no digi-cam, but when i get one, i'll show u guys the works.

R©

[meohmy01]

if i do this will i have any trouble passing inspection? ill probably end up buying a sticker due to emissions anyways. but im just wondering

[carotman]

nah you'll be legal... unless they get really angry for no apparent reason... That will be my next cosmetic mod too. (my plans are on the engine for now tough)