Painted the orange on my taillights !

[Torque]

Sorry about crappy pic quality...


Materials:
-Masking tape
-8 mm wrench
-Transparent Candy Apple Red paint (can be obtained from the local supermarket -- it's in the model cars section)
- Clear coat

Total cost 3.50.

You take the thing out, wash it, let it dry off, put masking tape around seals. Then just lay it on a flat surface and spray 4-5 light layers of paint. Let that paint dry for a few minutes and spray over with 2 layers of clear coat. When dry, just put it back in place.

Real quick writeup in case someone wants to know how I did it. :nana

[numberthree_]

I've heard of this done before but i havent seen it.. Does it look pretty 'jerry-rigged' up close?? Also, did you spray all three sections of it or just the orange?? I really want to get rid of the oragne because it matches NOTHING on my car.. Thanks!

[Silver4evr]

a little less expensive than installing clears.

[Torque]

I just sprayed the orange. You can sort of see that it's not completely smooth when you get close to it... from 2 feet back you could never recognize it was painted unless you knew.

[Torque]

Poor mans clear corners...

[BeelZibub]

Originally posted by numberthree_@Aug 17 2004, 02:30 AM
I've heard of this done before but i havent seen it.. Does it look pretty 'jerry-rigged' up close?? Also, did you spray all three sections of it or just the orange?? I really want to get rid of the oragne because it matches NOTHING on my car.. Thanks!

I don't think when warning colours were chosen for the important jobs of indicating direction (Orange) or Braking (Red) co-ordination with the rest of the car was a priority!!!

PS do they really allow you to drive around with red indicators (legally) over there??

[El Presidente]

I have the same style on my car. With a light enough coat, the lights will still flash amber.

However, look at the back of a caddy. They don't have amber flashers, but red. Amber flashers are required up front and on the side (if equipped). Rear flashers need not be amber.

[Stuka]

i have them too niggaz!

[TMac325is]

IMO that looks a great deal better, but only the on the 5, if you did that on a e36 it would look F-ed up

[BeelZibub]

Gotta admit it does look good.

[Torque]

I sprayed quite a few layers, so they flash red now ! I like !

[Slvr e39]

so it still flashes threw the red paint?

[Torque]

it's transparent paint they use for model cars. of course it flashes.

[Torque]

I'll take some better pics some other time... of one flashing.

[BMWhatever]

Isn't that illegal. Don't the flashing lights have to be orange on newer cars? Red flashers are more common on old battleships cars.