First for the head light. When you "crack it open", what do you re-seal it with?
For the tail lights. Is it illegal to have orange back-up lights? I was thinkning of leaving the top red, and painting the 1/3 of the bottom (orig white) a transparetn orange. If i do this, do I paint the inside or the outside? Also where would i go to get these paints (tansparent orange, and what black for the headlights)? Thnks

 

Im pretty sure most state laws require backup lights to emit a white light.

 

 

In california they do.

 

That may be true, but when was the last time a cop pulled somebody over for illegal reverse lights?? I think I would take my chances on this one, I have clear corners with white bulbs and I haven't gotten the slightest hassle about it yet.

Besides, if you got a ticket, just use so paint thinner and take the orange off.

Just telling you what I would do, it is your car, so do whatever ya want

Peace

 

Thats one ghey idea buddy

 

I woulnd't recomend painting your reverse lights but for the head lights you can use flat black or try to find some type of gun mettal gray Plasticote makes a wheel paint tha is gun mettal, any spray pait will hold up well. I used GE silicone III adhesive to seal them and haven't had a leak, hell they are sealed better than from the factory. BTW the easies way to take the headlight apart is by heating them up in a oven at about 300 Degrees for 5 mints. do the same to get them back together.

 

You must be very familiar with those

 

Yes I am, because I see your ideas on here all the time.

 

That may be true, but when was the last time a cop pulled somebody over for illegal reverse lights??

dude u must not live in california....here, especially in LA they pull u (imports) over for every little thing. and doesnt matter if ur air intake or exhuast or tail lites(altezza DOT approved) are 50 state legal...they'll give u a fix-it ticket.

 

While it is true that I don't live in Cali, when is the last time a cop even saw your reverse lights, altezzas are very easy to spot, they can easily hear your exhaust
but when do they see your reverse lghts??. Just don't throw it in reverse when a cop is right behind you.

All I am saying is that it is one of those things that I would take a chance on if I really wanted the red reverse lights.

 

I just dont get why you would want red reverse lights? I dont think that my clears ones put off enough light and i damn sure wudnt want red ones. HID reverse lights!! jk but IMO on red reverse lights.

 

to get that gun metal look.... you can get this spray for smoking tail lights.... it should be like 30'some bucks.... you should bust searches online for the paint like on jcwhitney.... or other fake online catalogs..... and for your back lights... it looks alot better when you spray from the outside.... you can get candy orange.... like what they use on lowriders.... that paint is transperant.... then wait a day or two and spray it again with clear.....

superbowl sunday..... i hope no one is drinking and driving..... i dont feel like getting rear ended today.....
now i got to find me a designated driver.....

 

really you cook em in an oven, that would seem to melt them to me. will painting del sol headlights still illuminate as well or would they just not work?

 

I also wanted to know what to use to seal headlights back up. I just blacked my housings and now they are fogging up. I heard from some friends to use rtv or some other kind of silicon caulking. What have you all used.

 

re-bake and re-use the glue meybe? tha's what i heard

 

I know this is the law, im not doubting that part, but what is the difference in painting you taillgihts transparent red like this (my car)




And the stock tails on the new civic sedan??



I know the stock ones on the new civic are lighter red than mine, but couldnt a cop still pull a person over because they would emit a pinkish-red light??

I was just wondering this when I saw these tails on a civic today, and then I figured this thread would be a good place to get my question answered.



[Modified by Briman2021, 7:30 PM 1/26/2003]

 

meybe if the light was powerfull enough, it'd surpass the red effect? who knows. im gunna smoke mine out anyways

 

Im glad i dont live in cali All the cops are dick to import drivers


[Modified by Rhythm Racer, 7:46 PM 1/26/2003]

 

man, they leave us alone here in wisconsin

 

haha btw if u need any helpful tips on painting them there are alot of threads archived, do a search and see what u get


[Modified by ProEater, 8:29 PM 1/26/2003]

 

SHORTEN THE PIC!!!! argh.

the back up lights have to be white or yellowish white. my friend got a warning from a cop about his blue back up lights. and he lives in so cal.

but i'm thinking about painting my **** red.

 

I've had my tails painted red for like 3 or 4 years now... I have never once had a cop or anyone else say anything. I just watch when I reverse to make sure it's safe (no one close by), and don't ever reverse in front of cops. This hasn't been a problem, or burdeon. I have never run into any problems whatsoever... and I think it looks clean, so

peaces.

 

I tried that and it worked like crap. Once you pry it apart the glue that was there gets all messed up and wownt seal good anymore. I used some generic silicone sealant that i got from pep boys or autozone siliconed the f*ck out of it and it hasnt fogged at all since i've done it and it has been about 6 months

 

there ya go. do what he said. make sure you cover every crevis with some TP to make sure ALL condensation is out and dontforget to add the proper amount of headlight fluid before re-sealing