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    anyone have pics of all clear and candy red tailights

    i wanna see how i should do mine



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    Re: anyone have pics of all clear and candy red tailights

    has anyone ever done this? i figured i would use this thread instead of starting a new one. I know on the hatchs it's a one piece lexan cover, I know how to bend lexan with a heat gun and lots of clamps, i thought about some red tinted plexi and clear difuser underneath. found the lexan, expensive though. would make nice all red tail lights.
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    Re: anyone have pics of all clear and candy red tailights

    im gonna do this type of mod on my hatch soon aand ill take pics when i do. i just broke out a tailight anyways so nows a good time.

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    Re: anyone have pics of all clear and candy red tailights

    I found translucent red polycarbonate ,it's just expensive. the main thing would be making the clear diffuser for the turn signal on the corner. you make everything clear,use the factory bulbs,then the polycarbonate cover provides the red.

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    Re: anyone have pics of all clear and candy red tailights

    Quote Originally Posted by lostforawhile View Post
    has anyone ever done this? i figured i would use this thread instead of starting a new one. I know on the hatchs it's a one piece lexan cover, I know how to bend lexan with a heat gun and lots of clamps, i thought about some red tinted plexi and clear difuser underneath. found the lexan, expensive though. would make nice all red tail lights.
    I might not know what you need, but I'd think some thrift store somewhere has an old lexan tub you could melt down. Dig in the dumpsters behind any restaurant and you're likely to find a broken one. Maybe scavenge eBay for a used one?


    ...like this?

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    Re: anyone have pics of all clear and candy red tailights

    Quote Originally Posted by Dr_Snooz View Post
    I might not know what you need, but I'd think some thrift store somewhere has an old lexan tub you could melt down. Dig in the dumpsters behind any restaurant and you're likely to find a broken one. Maybe scavenge eBay for a used one?


    ...like this?

    http://cgi.ebay.com/2-pcs-of-New-GE-...|39:1|240:1318
    has to be optical translucent red for it to look decent, usually if you want to bend something has to be about 1/8 or thinner. the translucent red is out there just expensive is all. going to be something in the future,way to many projects going to start on that one.

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    Re: anyone have pics of all clear and candy red tailights

    not all red but i did them myself


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    Re: anyone have pics of all clear and candy red tailights

    I guess everyone forgot that I used to make these lol


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    Re: anyone have pics of all clear and candy red tailights

    Quote Originally Posted by lostforawhile View Post
    has to be optical translucent red for it to look decent, usually if you want to bend something has to be about 1/8 or thinner. the translucent red is out there just expensive is all. going to be something in the future,way to many projects going to start on that one.
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    Re: anyone have pics of all clear and candy red tailights

    100 billion dollars!!!

    lol, j/k

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    Re: anyone have pics of all clear and candy red tailights

    here's some here,this is the only stuff i've been able to find so far,i need to order a sample to look at it. http://www.eplastics.com/Plastic;jse...50?search=2793

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    Re: anyone have pics of all clear and candy red tailights

    I believe this is the prismatic diffuser like whats inside of the lights, they have it in a hard non yellowing clear, which is what would need to inside of the lights http://www.eplastics.com/Plastic/Lig...4Pa38Ta38Tb350

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    Re: anyone have pics of all clear and candy red tailights

    Bullard... Used to? Could you fab up a set for my coupe?

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    Re: anyone have pics of all clear and candy red tailights

    Quote Originally Posted by ChaseR View Post
    Bullard... Used to? Could you fab up a set for my coupe?
    The coupe tails are a lil tricky because of the piece thats molded to the tail lights. I never got around to making those. Sorry dude. I don't know maybe YK86 can help you out though

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    Re: anyone have pics of all clear and candy red tailights

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...AVRI&viewitem=

    Ive been looking at getting these for a while now. price was 45$ for the set plus shipping. Now its cut in half, looks like they havnt sold to many. As far as i can make out they are the set of 4. But i would suggest calling before you order and make sure it come w/ trunk tails too.
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    Re: anyone have pics of all clear and candy red tailights

    Nah, they don't come with trunk tails...

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    Re: anyone have pics of all clear and candy red tailights

    ya i checked today when i got some time and found the same. Kinda dumb if you ask me. Why only make two out of four??
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    Re: anyone have pics of all clear and candy red tailights

    VHT nite shades is the way to go

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