awwsnap

hey i'm trying to get rid of the orange in my taillights. i have a 96 honda civic 2dr ex. is there a way that i can do it on my own? or do i have to buy the red & white taillight and install it?

krisjk2

buy 99-00 tail lights

importnoodles

you have to buy the red and white ones.
some people just paint the amber part red but it looks tacky in my opinion.

awwsnap

how much do you guys think that these taillights should cost? any recommendations as to good sites where i can order them?

krisjk2

check the classifieds here, dont buy new ones.

ekcivic9

~$100 give or take.

perfectsquare

I found the red/white conversions for 92-95 earlier today, but I can't find it now. So, I am useless. They were $60. Cheaper than OEM replacements.

I will post here if I find the place. SlickCar.com?

hnp5

dont buy new tail lights..save urself some money to buy something else for ur car...i painted mine and they came out perfect for my coupe...all u have have to do is clean the whole tail light with a clean towel and use rubbing alcohol, then use a heat gun and heat them up till they are a little warm..DO NOT TOUCH THE LIGHTS, when u know they warm spray them..and make sure u see the shine to it...check out the pic of my tail lights...

00ekcoupe

^^Not bad.

DxBurnoutKing

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exactly.

perfectsquare

Those look GREAT! Can you give us more details on how you got that look? Maybe a quick tutorial?

I have a broken tailight, so I'll have to buy new ones, no matter what.

hnp5

lol yeah u have no choice but to buy one...is simple..the spray can cost $30....u remove the entire taillight...get a clean towel and clean out the entire taillight with rubbing alcohol, make sure is all dry....then get masking tape and cover the white part..u might wanna use a double sided blade to cut out the tape...make sure that the entire white part is covered...then get a heat gun and heat the entire lights, dont get 2 close..heat them for about a whole minute, once they are warm dont touch them because u might leave a finger print....now u ready to paint the light and do it from a good distance since u dont want the paint to drip...when u painting make sure u spray an equal amount all over, the way u know that is coming out good is when u see a perfect shine on the lights ...a lot of people ask if those are jdm taillights because they dont look painted at all...

perfectsquare

Ah, I thought there was more. I'll test it on my broken tailight, and if it works, try to get some junkyard lights and do this. BUT...the left set from the junkyard cost more than I can buy the same lights online for $60. Maybe I'll paint my failed black altezzas from ebay.

Thanks for the info.

Manolo

What type of paint did you use to paint them?

b20lsvtecCivic

i like carbon fiber tail lights i think it looks better and its not that much more then painting them urself just have to no where to buy them..

WongFeihung

yea that actually doesnt look too bad. Looks different so that always gets a from me. I think either way tho..you will be happy with either doing the dyi like posts above or just going out and buying a red/white rear lights. Both will look good

jz98ctr

a buddy of mine used candy apple red transluscent paint...came out bangin'
tried it on a couple of other spare pieces of car that we had lying around...as long as you prep it right...on certain surfaces it almost looks anodized....ALMOST lol

DxBurnoutKing

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I have a broken tailight, so I'll have to buy new ones, no matter what.</TD></TR></TABLE>

go to Walmart and go to the hobby car model section.

Pick up 2 cans of Transparent Candy Apple Red and a can or two of clear coat from the automotive section.

1. Take taillights off
2. Mask off the reverse lights
3. wipe down the lights with alcohol.. or some sort of cleaner.
4. dry the lights with a lint free cloth
5. set the lights face up and level
6. spray the lights about 6-8" away in long even sweeping motions focusing on covering the amber as opposed to the red.
7. once the amber starts dissappearing stop, let the paint dry, then repeat the paint process only this time on the entire light.
8. Let it dry for a good 2-3 hours or so.
9. Shoot it with like 3-4 coats of clear coat using the same method as above
10. make sure you use light coats otherwise the paint will run and/or look like ****.
11. LET THE CLEAR DRY FOR A GOOD 6 HOURS BEFORE TOUCHING IT..otherwise you will leave a finger print in the clear and it'll be goddamned annoying.

once everything is dry... re-install and be off on your merry way.

eg6coupe

just get 99-00 tail lights make it easy on yourself dont spend the time and $ on painting them if it comes out like **** youll be pissed at yourself

A-busive

I like it i may do the same