07-01-2010, 05:51 PM
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tail lights
Any one know where i could get some cool custom tail lights for my alero? I saw some one that had the clear tail lights on there alero, so i was wandering where i could get some.
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07-01-2010, 06:03 PM
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search for the same thing and you'll find better answers. I put up a post like this not too long ago. But unless you DIY, there isn't much out there. The one guy that did cool custom work scammed everyone.
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07-01-2010, 06:07 PM
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okay. ill see what i can find then
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07-01-2010, 11:04 PM
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u talking about anderbra? what happened with him...he hooked me up good for a set of led taillights a few years ago
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07-01-2010, 11:17 PM
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He kinda fell of the face of the earth after people began to realize that he wasnt giving people the quality product that he was selling. like the tails that i have seen that he made look like a little kid made it. but yeah you pretty much have to do it yourself.
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07-01-2010, 11:18 PM
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Its not that hard, but just takes time and some money. What you need to do is make fiberglass molds of the taillight lenses. Then once you have those made you need to make lexan lenses then, because from there you will cut off the colored lenses of the tail light, and then you have to glue or use silicon to put the clear lexan lenses on. and thats it
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07-02-2010, 02:46 AM
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I would put some rubber mold on taillight beforE glass. Make it a little easier getting the lexan out.
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07-02-2010, 06:50 AM
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okay i see. doesent seem to hard to do
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07-02-2010, 02:24 PM
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Harder then it sounds main thing being is to get a water proof seal! Pretty sure whighty (spelling) used part of a bike innertube for his
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07-02-2010, 07:54 PM
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i got the corners of the head lights cleared today, looks nice! i think im just going to wait for the tail lights, because yeah it is harder then it sounds....
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07-03-2010, 01:10 AM
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just tint them its easy and looks good
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07-03-2010, 03:30 AM
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I candy painted mine
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07-03-2010, 04:17 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikebeast
Any one know where i could get some cool custom tail lights for my alero? I saw some one that had the clear tail lights on there alero, so i was wandering where i could get some.
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Yea sadly they don't make euro tails or LED tails for the Alero like they do the Grand Am. The only one who did was the AnderbrA guy they were talking about. His website is still up, but I don't know if I would chance ordering from him. There is a long story as to why too. So pretty much anything you want done to the tail lights is a DIY project. You can make LED tails because I have seen them done before and you can tint them yourself, but I don't know about making your own set of euro tails for it. Either way I would get a second set of tails before I did anything. That way if you don't like how it turns out you can still go back to your stock set with no problems.
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07-03-2010, 10:08 AM
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okay awesome, what would you say looks better, the tint or painted tail lights??
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07-03-2010, 10:49 AM
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both. with led bulbs.
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and thats also what the razzi spoiler looks like, in reference to your spoiler thread.
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07-03-2010, 11:09 AM
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i like that, that looks nice, so do you just find the same color of the car and paint them? and what do you have to do to tint the tail lights?
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07-03-2010, 02:03 PM
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Here's mine I painted over reverse also. So where turn is now plus reverse is turn signals. And trunk parking light is also wired up for brake light. Going to get 2 little round led pods to go onto the plate box area for reverse.
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07-04-2010, 09:52 AM
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euro tails are ghey....
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07-04-2010, 02:25 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikebeast
i like that, that looks nice, so do you just find the same color of the car and paint them? and what do you have to do to tint the tail lights?
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you really have to use the search button or google or something. but ya, just go to any auto parts store (autozone, pepboys etc.) and get the paint that matches your car. the paint code is on the spare tire cover in the trunk. to tint them get vht nightshades. also available at those stores or online. tint lights first with a few light coats of the vht, then tape off and paint them. wait to dry, lightly sand, then clear coat. pretty simple procedure.
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07-04-2010, 07:14 PM
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sounds pretty simple
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