Thread: wanted to show off my (ray's) painted tail

here is the final product, installed on a car. enjoy.





this was all done using this process:

http://www.grandprixforums.net/clear...1-a-41984.html

No tips on those mufflers?

those look sick

Originally Posted by codyAK

No tips on those mufflers?

not what the thread is about, but okay.

unique i like this

Took me a while to notice what you did. Looks very good. Nice and subtle. Hows the light output with those painted black like that? Our tails are kinda dim from the start.

not really my problem since they aren't for my car, but if i were to be doing this i would be putting LED bulbs in. that would take care of the light output problem and the problem of having a clear bulb.

its a collector's plate.

Ehh.... Led bulb or not. It's not gonna reflect off nothing. It's gonna be a bright a$$ circle.

yea i dont have tips...

and im getting LEDs for these, i think i came up with a good way to tint the reflectors like we talked about

Originally Posted by boosting98

Ehh.... Led bulb or not. It's not gonna reflect off nothing. It's gonna be a bright a$$ circle.

so?

Originally Posted by redlinepontiac

and im getting LEDs for these, i think i came up with a good way to tint the reflectors like we talked about

good deal. if you need help with trying to source some LED lights let me know. i have a few ideas on what i would have done.

ok so far i painted the bulb sockets matte black so it wouldnt stickout so much. i was looking at superbrightleds they have red bulbs for 17$ shipped.

Originally Posted by Koniig

If this was mine I would get those spider bulbs or whatever. They don't need to reflect off anything because they are so damn big haha.

this is what i was talking about. they have 5 'fingers' that spread out...

this style (obviously not the right bulb): 30 SMD LED 1156/1157 Spider Light Bulb Specifications

the reverse reflector is still there, so that is fine. the 194 in the corner will also need to be replaced with a red LED bulb as well (or standard if you'd want).

i had those and they were ok with my tinted tails but then i found these and they were 100X better, so much more light.

V-LEDS RED V-STAR M-SMT TAIL/BRAKE LIGHT BULBS 3157 3156 4057

looks good i wanna see pics with the lights on