Hi all,

Those RSX taillight redout vinyls you can purchase over ebay, how good are they at acually covering the amber part of the tail lights? When your blinkers are on does it still show up as amber or does it change the colour output of the light? How do you install them, are they simply stick on over taillight or do you have to stick them on from inside the tailight?

Thanks

 

Bought mine on ebay for 5 bux and they look great. They go on the outside of the tail light and mine came with instructions. Takes alittle bit of patience to install properly with no bubbles or smudges, but worth it for a cheap jdm look imo. When the turn signal is on, it is red. Search on the internet and you'll find many threads and diy's for them.

 

1. Get your sheet of transparent red vinyl.

2. Put the sheet up to the signal light and see how much you will need.

3. Start cutting the vinyl so u have enough for one side.

4. Mix water and dishwashing liquid in a spray bottle and spray onto the tail lights.

5. Peel off the vinyl, exposing its sticky side.

6. Apply the vinyl flat and parallel to the tail light.

7. Flatten the edge out as much as possible, while pushing outwards towards the borders of the vinyl. Doing this will push out all of the soap water underneath. If you fail to push out most of the water, theirs a chance of small bubbles forming. Now do the same to the sides of the signals. This part is a bit trickier because the vinyl might wrinkle a bit on the sides.

8. This step is optional, but it is highly recommend. This will help get rid of wrinkles, giving you a smoother, cleaner look. Use a blow dryer and aim it towards the edge of the vinyl. You will notice that the vinyl quickly becomes more flexible. Use this to your advantage. Pull the vinyl outwards and stretch it so that it is taut (not slacked.) And use flatten it down. It helps to have another person help u at this stage, but not necessary. The vinyl should be on nice and smooth over the amber signal area.

9. With your exacto blade, begin lightly tracing the shape of the signal. You should be able to see the shape through the vinyl.

10. Once you have traced the entire outline of the amber tail light, start peeling off the excess vinyl.

11. Once you have gotten rid of all the excess vinyl, flattening it out again with your hand to get rid of any left over water/bubbles.

12. Wait about 5-10 minutes to ensure its dry.

Notes: If you ever want it back, all you have to do is peel it off. The vinyl is very strong and will withstand the weather and car washes.

 

They will make your taillights dull and not clear. I have seen them on RSXs both in red and the black type and they look bad both ways. Even installed correctly with no bubbles, they look off. Maybe the ones I saw had been on the car for a while and aged poorly, but if you want your lights to look like they're painted, by all means get these. They could possibly cause you to fail a safety inspection.

Now, I realize it is merely preference, but what is really so bad with amber turn signals? I didn't care too much for the clear tails that came on my 05 EP3, so my alternatives were the all red USDM 02-03 tails or the JDM 02-03 tails with amber turns. I chose the JDMs for the amber, not because they were JDM. Made the car look better.

Just my opinion.