Cleared my tailights... [Archive]

PMP-LEX

06-09-2006, 06:29 PM

What a pain in the ass...why couldn't this mod be simple...Now pass the smoke and the bitch please...

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/VIP-Y33/IMG_0455.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/VIP-Y33/IMG_0457.jpg

OnTop

06-09-2006, 07:15 PM

looks good! it would look better on the car, pics please ;)

sukoshiyoshi

06-09-2006, 08:35 PM

Looking good Dennis!! So what is next for the Q?

ExecutiveFastEgg

Dark Anghell

06-09-2006, 09:12 PM

you wouldn't happen to have some tips on doing this would yah? They look awesome.

Dominik

06-10-2006, 12:59 AM

firelizard

06-10-2006, 10:53 AM

Before shots? What was involved in clearing them? I pulled my Y32 lights out, took out the diffusers for a crystal look, but the centre section is still frosted (need to polish it somehow), and I want to candy the orange section red...

You can carefully sand it with a very fine grit, then wetsand and polish to make crystal clear lenses. Also you can use paints to colour the orange part, I've heard Testors model paint is good for that

{-.-}

06-10-2006, 05:45 PM

You can carefully sand it with a very fine grit, then wetsand and polish to make crystal clear lenses. Also you can use paints to colour the orange part, I've heard Testors model paint is good for that

On that type of taillights im sure you can NOT do it that way........... some are easier then others.

firelizard

06-11-2006, 11:45 AM

I meant to remove the frosty look he had left, I dunno if that's what you were referring to as well..

Dominik

06-11-2006, 04:17 PM

Well, i found some actual taillight dye so i am going to give that a go. I have just started seeing a new product intended for headlights which is a clear stretchy contact that protects them from stonechips and yellowing. Would go nicely over the dyed taillights to protect them from scratching etc...

The inside section is slightly frosted and i am pretty sure i can just polish it. I need to get off my ass and put the lights in the oven again. That sticky stuff is such a pain in the ass to deal with!

Pimplux_A4

06-12-2006, 01:13 AM

very nicely done :)

Benji

06-13-2006, 10:11 PM

Looks good. I've been meaning to remove the amber lenses from mine. Did you heat them up with a heat gun or toss them in the oven?

Dominik

06-13-2006, 10:29 PM

D'oh! I stuck my lights in the oven again last night with the aim of polishing the clear section/redding the orange section and chroming the insides. I believe i have confirmed that 4 minutes at 150 degrees C is just a little bit too much :(

Luckily only the inside section has warped, nothing you can see from the outside, but still disheartening (specially since replacement taillights will have to be ordered from Japan!). I thoroughly recommend the heat gun method now ;D

But I did manage to get them apart. Will paint the insides with chrome paint tonight and start trying to polish the frosted/clear section (first time trying to polish with my dremel!).

urmyhero4now

11-20-2007, 10:43 PM

hate to bring an old thread but what happen with this...any updates?

PANCAKES!

11-20-2007, 11:16 PM

Yep! You are definatly resurecting the dead!
and at the same tie reminding me that I still need to
do my taillights!
:pat:

VIP-UCF

11-21-2007, 02:35 AM

wow...completely forgot about this thread...crappy pic but its the only one i have...

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k63/VIP-UCF/DSC00454.jpg

urmyhero4now

11-21-2007, 02:50 AM

WTF are those rivet on overfenders in the rear? i think im just tired and my eyes are playing with me.

solini

11-21-2007, 04:54 AM

Hey pancakes if you're going to clear yours i suggest you get the 97-98 tails as Pmp-lex did. The 99-01 lense has a orange/yellowish tint to it.

PANCAKES!

11-21-2007, 06:38 AM

Hey pancakes if you're going to clear yours i suggest you get the 97-98 tails as Pmp-lex did. The 99-01 lense has a orange/yellowish tint to it.

Yea that's why you open them up and break the amberish glass inside the light to give them that clear look.....

solini

11-21-2007, 02:05 PM

LOL no no no you missed what i meant... look at the pic to see what i meant. I cleared both of them but the one that is on the car is from a 99-01 q. I had no idea there was a
difference

http://img3.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/e0149dd699.jpg

solini

11-21-2007, 02:16 PM

PANCAKES!

11-21-2007, 02:38 PM

yea too things that are different, one being the plastic is amberish and two on the 99-01 the inner part that goes to the trunk has a more caved in effect than how the 97-98 goes flat and meets up with the lights on the trunk

Hmmmmmmm!
I see! Go to know!!!! :yahoo_39:
Looks like I'll be buying 97-98 LED tails! :biggthumpup:

golfkid777

11-21-2007, 02:40 PM

If someone can point me to a place to purchase LED tails, I would be super grateful!

PANCAKES!

11-21-2007, 02:44 PM

If someone can point me to a place to purchase LED tails, I would be super grateful!

NO!!!!!!!!! :slap:
You can't buy them!!!!
Hahahahahahha!!!!

Benji can get them for you or any others that can get them from YahooJapan!
But I herd there around $800 + shipping!!! :saiyancrunks:

Or you can wait for the write up and do it your self!
:shrug:

solini

11-21-2007, 05:34 PM

PANCAKES!

11-21-2007, 05:43 PM

800, damn i was quoted for 1350 from a vendor =(... only thing i'm cautious of is what happens if some of the led sgo out? I see a few Tahoes around here with the led tails and there's always 5-6 out and would hate if that happened to me

Stop trying to keep me from getting them! :slap:
Hahahahahaha!
This is why I have to have them:
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w308/o2bbabe/QLED.jpg

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w308/o2bbabe/LED.jpg

Just lookin at these makes me want to vopp them NOW!! :runcoold:

11-21-2007, 07:16 PM

man those are sick! my write up is a little away. got at least a 2 week down time before i get back to work on them.

solini

11-23-2007, 11:59 AM

lol pancakes... yea I love them also and know in the end i'll end up taking the risk of getting them

Yokotas13

11-23-2007, 12:39 PM

its not hard
4 leds er positivea nd negative
lotta wires, but it would be fine
there was a writeup in VIPcar a while back

PANCAKES!

11-23-2007, 12:54 PM

its not hard
4 leds er positivea nd negative
lotta wires, but it would be fine
there was a writeup in VIPcar a while back

They've had a few but can't read them! :shrug:
I'm sure it aint hard to play w/......

TransformCelsior

11-23-2007, 01:02 PM

that's why I think nissan went backwards with their y33 q45 design.

LOL no no no you missed what i meant... look at the pic to see what i meant. I cleared both of them but the one that is on the car is from a 99-01 q. I had no idea there was a
difference

http://img3.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/e0149dd699.jpg

Shit i didnt even notice too.

widebody_Q

11-23-2007, 02:49 PM

Those 97 LED tails are sick. I am not feeling the amber though, you would have to swap that out to white asap

11-23-2007, 03:01 PM

i think the amber is cool since it only lights up amber. looks clear when you're not using the signals.

widebody_Q

11-23-2007, 03:07 PM

i think the amber is cool since it only lights up amber. looks clear when you're not using the signals.

True, I rather have it that way x100 but I hate amber. The first mod I usually do to my cars is swap all the bulbs for white ones. Ive been too lazy to swap out my signal mirror LED but its killing me. That is going to be my next mod once I get the car back. Imo its worth the ticket you will get once every 3-6 months

11-23-2007, 03:34 PM

huh... i acually like amber light as long as they don't appear orange in the housings, be it led's or those chrome painted bulbs. orange plastics get swapped/modifed.

chrispy

11-24-2007, 12:29 PM

White turn signals are really annoying to see at night. Plus they're not noticible in the daytime.

Yokotas13

11-24-2007, 06:33 PM

yeha, i cuss people with white signals in the day.

widebody_Q

11-24-2007, 09:08 PM

I love it when someone ignorant behind me high beams me because im going slow over bad roads. I hit the hazards to blind them. Its not like im slowing them down that much since there is a light on just about every corner or a stop sign.

You can def see my hyper White signals during the day, they are real bright. White LEDs on the other hand wouldnt be as bright during the day so I see what you are saying.

11-24-2007, 09:47 PM

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc188/BLACKonBLACK98/LEDreverse.jpg

not necessarily true...

zion_97

11-24-2007, 10:11 PM

Stop trying to keep me from getting them! :slap:
Hahahahahaha!
This is why I have to have them:
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w308/o2bbabe/QLED.jpg

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w308/o2bbabe/LED.jpg

Just lookin at these makes me want to vopp them NOW!! :runcoold:
YEah those are sick..I wanted some at one point but never wanted to pay the cost of them....:shrug: just for lights......IF you get them though you will be PIMP status...:dance: I would like to do a panel of LEDs for my front plate...make that sucker bright as hell...

widebody_Q

11-24-2007, 11:10 PM

YEah those are sick..I wanted some at one point but never wanted to pay the cost of them....:shrug: just for lights......IF you get them though you will be PIMP status...:dance: I would like to do a panel of LEDs for my front plate...make that sucker bright as hell...

Personally, I think lights are very important. A nice set of tail lights and headlights can make your car look like a new model. When I switched my headlights to the President ones, no one could point out what was new with the car but everyone thought the car looked newer. Some even thought it was a new car.

Blackonblack, I was refering to the regular wedge base bulbs that you just plug in. Im sure that even those are now available much brighter but I was just going by what I see on a daily basis and what I experimented with on different cars. Once again, nice work with your custom LED's. I was looking into having them done for my car at one point but got lazy. Its alot of work for newbies. :shrug:

11-25-2007, 10:00 AM

yeah, regular 3/5mm leds are not safe for car applications. i think your lail lights would be pretty difficult to do because of the shape of them, but thats just from looking at pics. maybe down the line (once i get these done) i will do some 1 off projects and maybe we can do something for you.

widebody_Q

11-25-2007, 12:20 PM

Thanks I appreciate it but I couldnt wait and started getting the 05 tail lights fitted to my car since they come with LED's from the factory. The quarter panels, rear bumper and trunk had to be modified. Dont mind the sticker on the trunk, its getting removed and the whole trunk is getting painted.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y170/aedprix/100_7720.jpg

C4 President

11-25-2007, 01:22 PM

11-25-2007, 03:19 PM

PANCAKES!

11-26-2007, 11:06 AM

I was come back from the D1 event last night abd I was riding behind my friends '97 Y33 and could help but to admire the difference of the taillights! I was thinkin WOW!!!! that really is a big difference! So, I'm have 2 option.......
I'm either gonna wait and save you for the LEDs or
I'm jus gonna but 97-98 taillights and do the LEDs myself!!!
Either way I need to change my tails!!!! ASAP!!!!
:shrug:

tbrack

11-26-2007, 02:52 PM

I had a working model for the G50 but I could never figure out how to get them to work IN the car without using load limiters to fool the computer that it was using a normal current draw...

Benji

02-24-2008, 11:11 PM

http://img3.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/e0149dd699.jpgSolini, I noticed the tail on the trunklid has the amber and red lenses cleared. Did you ever do the inner tail red lenses as well? I was browsing the Yahoo Japan Auctions for Y33 tails and I looked at the following pics closer and I noticed they seem to be just oem lamps with the lenses removed from the inside. I guess you sacrifice the red reflectors, but it does give the lamps a more crystalized look.

http://inlinethumb31.webshots.com/22686/2986551290101163224S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb13.webshots.com/35212/2542450860101163224S600x600Q85.jpg

Or has anyone else already done this? As for leds, I've found some great led bulbs that actually entirely illuminate the housings, but I'm tempted to do the inner red lense removal to get a better effect.

jspecfuzion

02-25-2008, 06:26 AM

Solini, I noticed the tail on the trunklid has the amber and red lenses cleared. Did you ever do the inner tail red lenses as well? I was browsing the Yahoo Japan Auctions for Y33 tails and I looked at the following pics closer and I noticed they seem to be just oem lamps with the lenses removed from the inside. I guess you sacrifice the red reflectors, but it does give the lamps a more crystalized look.

http://inlinethumb31.webshots.com/22686/2986551290101163224S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb13.webshots.com/35212/2542450860101163224S600x600Q85.jpg

Or has anyone else already done this? As for leds, I've found some great led bulbs that actually entirely illuminate the housings, but I'm tempted to do the inner red lense removal to get a better effect.

What LEDs are you talking about Benji? Is it those SPIDER LED bulbs that just open up after you install them? I dont know, i remember you doing a bunch of lighting stuff during your MAXIMA and S14 days.

Benji

02-25-2008, 11:56 AM

What LEDs are you talking about Benji? Is it those SPIDER LED bulbs that just open up after you install them? I dont know, i remember you doing a bunch of lighting stuff during your MAXIMA and S14 days.I never heard of the spider led bulbs, the ones I use now are the high power led bulbs that have leds shooting in several directions.

http://a763.g.akamai.net/7/763/1644/-2/app.infopia.com/img/image/fp/VPID/4783284

jspecfuzion

02-25-2008, 09:10 PM

I never heard of the spider led bulbs, the ones I use now are the high power led bulbs that have leds shooting in several directions.

http://a763.g.akamai.net/7/763/1644/-2/app.infopia.com/img/image/fp/VPID/4783284

these were the Spider thingies. they just open up right after you install them if i read it right?

http://www.spiderlite.com/img_home/spiderliteX2-5X2WDGA-01.jpg

http://www.spiderlite.com/

BTW.... where should i go buy those LEDs you recommended for my car? I redid my whole interior putting in LEDs except for my gauge cluster. I dont know what to use to have them light up well. I delt with 4-5 kinds of peanut bulbs for my 240 clusters and they all blow. any ideas?

chrispy

02-25-2008, 11:59 PM

warden_jp2002 on ebay sells very good LED bulbs at a decent price.

solini

02-26-2008, 05:36 AM

Yeah Benji, I left them intact. After my first tail light attempt I took the bottom half of the outer tail off and didn't really like how it looked. You could see right through the lense and the bulb would be exposed. I also saw those headlights on yaj and still am scratching my head as to what they did different. If all they did was remove that inner part, I'll leave mine as they are, because when I inserted a buld into the housing the color came out pinkish. But then again I wasn't using a led bulb at the time

monopolizedinc

03-01-2008, 08:14 AM

can i get a confirmation on the fact that to clear my 99 lamps i can buff out the amber off the inside??

thnaks
joe

solini

03-02-2008, 12:45 AM

I bought a 99 tail by mistake and from what i can tell the entire reverse part has a yellowish color to it, my guess is that you're going to need a 97-98

PANCAKES!

03-02-2008, 11:17 AM

99 will still have the yellow color when you try to clear them,
97-98 will be clear! :biggthumpup:

VIP-UCF

03-02-2008, 01:49 PM

almost 2 years and this thread is still alive...:biggthumpup:

Benji

03-03-2008, 05:31 PM

almost 2 years and this thread is still alive...:biggthumpup:Yup, I never deleted this thread during the Dec/Jan cleanup because I wanted people to use this thread as a reference when attempting to clear their tails. This thread should pop up in a search.