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Making your own custom tails
Tuesday, February 28, 2006 3:31 PM
{i hope these pictures stay up. they are working just fine in the "preview"}




i wanted to send this out to everyone to give them a better idea as to how to do this. i have been receiving allot of emails pertaining to this subject, so i thought id share what i send out to everyone else. its not hard as you can see, but maybe you can see get a better idea on it. here you go.

1. you may either brake the lens off using a hammer...

or you may use a dremel if you want to try to keep the lens as a whole...

either way, it may end up looking like this...




2. after taking the lens off, paint any red reflector left in the housing using back fingernail polish...




3. then run a thick bead of black 100% silicone around the housing...




4. then apply the lens...



now prior to mounting the lens, you may chrome your housing, carbon fiber it, mount a panel with LED's, throw in a red or clear reflector, etc. do what you can to make it as original as possible. i wish everyone luck and let me know if you have any questions.



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Re: Making your own custom tails
Tuesday, February 28, 2006 3:53 PM
hmmm souds pretty cool.and original i suppose. but why black fingrnail polish? just curious.......


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Re: Making your own custom tails
Tuesday, February 28, 2006 4:00 PM
Silicone has an issue adhering to paint sometimes.

And Josh, the images are dead.











Re: Making your own custom tails
Tuesday, February 28, 2006 4:10 PM
pictures are gone man.




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Re: Making your own custom tails
Tuesday, February 28, 2006 4:21 PM
The picture man.... they're like... not there. I'm freakin out.... But actually I would like to see them as I am quite cheap and fingernail polish is definately within my budget.
Re: Making your own custom tails
Tuesday, February 28, 2006 4:26 PM
Damn it to Hell!!!!


let me get those for you.



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Re: Making your own custom tails
Tuesday, February 28, 2006 4:28 PM
The images aren't working cause they are in your login on Yahoo, we haven't logged in.


Very cool write up though, no more people asking if you had a "Secret Method" of removing lenses other than the "Break the damn thing out" method.


Wonder if blank aftermarket bucket were available if anyone would want them?





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Re: Making your own custom tails
Tuesday, February 28, 2006 4:39 PM
2nd try!!!


{i hope these pictures stay up. they are working just fine in the "preview"}




i wanted to send this out to everyone to give them a better idea as to how to do this. i have been receiving allot of emails pertaining to this subject, so i thought id share what i send out to everyone else. its not hard as you can see, but maybe you can see get a better idea on it. here you go.

1. you may either brake the lens off using a hammer...

or you may use a dremel if you want to try to keep the lens as a whole...

either way, it may end up looking like this...




2. after taking the lens off, paint any red reflector left in the housing using back fingernail polish...




3. then run a thick bead of black 100% silicone around the housing...




4. then apply the lens...



now prior to mounting the lens, you may chrome your housing, carbon fiber it, mount a panel with LED's, throw in a red or clear reflector, etc. do what you can to make it as original as possible. i wish everyone luck and let me know if you have any questions.

strohlly7 wrote:hmmm souds pretty cool.and original i suppose. but why black fingrnail polish? just curious.......

kardain is very correct. you can use spray paint or something else, but this is what i had used and it worked very well.



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Re: Making your own custom tails
Tuesday, February 28, 2006 4:51 PM
Josh, if ya ever need image hosting, let me know, I'll put 'em on my site



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Re: Making your own custom tails
Wednesday, March 01, 2006 5:01 AM
Where did you get the lens?

That looks pretty sweet


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Re: Making your own custom tails
Wednesday, March 01, 2006 5:25 AM
JHOUND (Dracos) wrote:Where did you get the lens?

That looks pretty sweet


http://izntrbl.vstore.ca/index.php/cName/clear-taillight-lenses










Re: Making your own custom tails
Wednesday, March 01, 2006 5:46 AM
Joshua, thats awsome, easy, and very doable....... kewlness.....



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Re: Making your own custom tails
Wednesday, March 01, 2006 5:56 AM
Very nice. And better still with the pics.




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Re: Making your own custom tails
Wednesday, March 01, 2006 9:18 AM
nice i think you just changed my mind on what i was going to do with my lenses.

thanks











Re: Making your own custom tails
Wednesday, March 01, 2006 9:24 AM
Do you make lens that are clear and reflective like the old apc lenses? I would like to have clear inners if you make them.



Re: Making your own custom tails
Wednesday, March 01, 2006 9:43 AM
I think he make it out of clear plexglass if im not wrong about that


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Re: Making your own custom tails
Wednesday, March 01, 2006 12:35 PM
yeah clear lenses are awesome, i would recomend getting them you can get them from josh (IZNTRBL) or me! and there not badly priced either!

also i got some spare stuff lying around the shop so let me know if you need anything!


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Re: Making your own custom tails
Wednesday, March 01, 2006 5:30 PM


that look f'n nice. did you ever think of making some for 03+ cavs??? like making them flat. cant explain it. our lights stick out just a little like small circles.


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Re: Making your own custom tails
Saturday, March 04, 2006 11:09 AM
the 00-002 outers will fit your housing. and that way you dont have the circles on them.... just FYI. the down side is the 00-02 outers dont overlap the quarterpanel like the 03+ do around the edges.....



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