Opinions on tails?

[Ttop191]

Ok, after using the handy-dandy search button i came up with a new idea for my tails...and possibly avoid police encounters :p
i'm considering tinting them, but leaving circles around the bulbs, diameters from inner to outer, 3in, 2in, 1in. Also, i would tint the reverse light and turn signals

REAL PICS ON PAGE 2 NOW!
Ok heres a pic of what i mean, and check out my MAD paint skillz :lol:

http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy189/ttop191/tails4.jpg?t=1256622700
http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy189/ttop191/tails3.jpg?t=1256622738



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[worknprog.99]

or just tint them and put in som LED tail bulbs. if your concerned about cops...

[Th0r]

^What I did^

[Ttop191]

The reason i would leave the circles is because its technically illegal to tint your tails here, so i figure as long as some part of the red is showing i should be ok, it would be like rowdygls' tails, but with niteshades and no reverse/signals


Should this be in appearance section?

[Ttop191]

bumpity bump bump bump :lol:

[Ttop191]

apparently everyone forgot how to give opinions :lol:


and yes i did triple post :p

[Atmosphere]

It's a good idea, especially if you think you'd have trouble with the police. You should consider picking up some simple LED bulbs though, it'll give a very similar look (four bright red circles, assuming you leave the corner lights out).

[Ttop191]

yea, stupid question, what exactly are the corner bulbs for :lol:, brake lights?

[TdotAlero]

I think there was a member here, with a blue/navy Alero who did that and I recall reading on his cardomain that those tails are illegal and that he gets pulled over a lot. Someone help me bring up the name of who did that. But again just what I heard. Other than that looks cool, maybe leave reverse non tinted to give it a nice white contrast with the body color ?

[Nate's Alero]

yea, stupid question, what exactly are the corner bulbs for :lol:, brake lights?

running lights

[Ttop191]

/\/\ good call on the reverse, and are u talking about rowdygls? he had painted, ill be using Vht nightshades for this so it'll still illumuinate
here's a link to rowdy's post
http://www.aleromod.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17659
and thanks nate

[Nate's Alero]

if you wanna be cool, just take the tint, and cut out the olds symbol for the "red" personally, get the film, and see how long it takes you to get pulled over :lol:

[TdotAlero]

/\/\ good call on the reverse, and are u talking about rowdygls? he had painted, ill be using Vht nightshades for this so it'll still illumuinate

and thanks nate
Right, right, I remember now, they were colormatched. You should be fine then. :p

[Ttop191]

ok updated pics, so final verdict is go for it, which style tho?

Haha nate i might do that just for kicks and giggles :p
a second/third pair of tails is always fun :lol:

[Valley olds]

I dont know. If you are going to leave the circles, I would use regular paint of your choice color rather than nightshades. Light will still shine through the circles anyways.

[Ttop191]

like tdot said, using paint was illegal, besides light wont show through during the day, my lights wont be on :lol: so it'll be black during the day, then the stock looking illumination at night

[Valley olds]

^ Hadn't thought of it that way. Seems like an ok idea. And how are you going to do it for the turn signals, and the other taillight... lights? Im guessing tinting those would be illegal as well. Maybe you could paint lines like rida and whiterider.

[TdotAlero]

That's the problem with Aleros, there isn't many aftermarket tailights options available, compared to other cars like Civics or let's say Accords. THe only thing we can do it either invest a whole bunch of $$ into cleared tails from a private seller or tint the tails ourselves. I'm out to jankyard next saturday to pick up a whole (LOTS) bunch of tails and heads to experiment with them. If I come up with anything interesting I will let you people know..

[Ttop191]

I'm pretty sure i'll be ok with both styles because what i was told by the state police is that there had to be red showing and reflecting, they didn't say anything about amber or white, as for the side lights I'm assuming that they can be tinted, after all they will show through the tint when illuminated, but i'll talk to the staties again, and if not then ill leave a spot the size of the bulb :P

As for painting lines, i originally wanted to steal whiterider's idea :lol: but that would be illegal because of full tint, and it would look rather silly if i left red in that design :p

[Ttop191]

On the idea of going to a junkyard, pick me up a set :lol:
nobody seems to have aleros around here, and give me a price quote to ship a set to 05822 would ya?

[Ttop191]

I need some opinions people, and maybe some criticism. I know i must be doing something wrong, after all i am a noob with this :p

[Oldsman]

the circles are good......but painted with the circles looks better and just solid tint looks better with tint.

[rowdygls]

I have only been pulled over once for my tails by some dink of a local cop. I've been stopped for other things since then and my tails haven't been brought up once. My dad followed me one day with the sun shining directly back at him and he said he could see my brake lights just fine. There are so many cars on the road that have similarly sized or smaller light output that it shouldn't matter. Just blend it with the rest of the car so the cops can't really tell.

[Ttop191]

Was wondering if you would get around to posting :p, and if i painted them i would feel like i was ripping you off somehow :lol:

[rowdygls]

Was wondering if you would get around to posting :p, and if i painted them i would feel like i was ripping you off somehow :lol:

Meh..I wouldn't care. I got the idea from Crazytaxi and modified his idea to fit my tastes.

What is the saying...Copying is the greatest form of flattery...or something along those lines.

[[ion] C2]

That's the problem with Aleros, there isn't many aftermarket tailights options available, compared to other cars like Civics or let's say Accords.
For good reason, almost every tail light modification is guaranteed rice. Altezzas... clear... the LED style Atmosphere has is pushing it but it can slide since it's not really like typical Altezzas you see on every fart can'd econobox running 18 second 1/4 miles thinking they're the fastest shit on the road.

[Ttop191]

rowdy i really thought i had my mind made up, so much for that, I'll stop by the State PD to see what is and isnt legal, maybe bring a few pics with me :lol:

[Ttop191]

stole rowdy's pic and made mine look a little more realistic, remember the blue will be black :lol:

[rowdygls]

Every state is different to some degree, but I personally would skip the cop shop. The reason I say this is this...I was told anything that reduces light output is illegal...but that is Wisconsin. This means no matter your idea for covering the tails, it could possibly be illegal. Now replacing them with altezzas or something completely different...that might be fine, I don't know, but it sounds like you really don't want to go down that road.

[dhurst765]

i think they look like s@#$

[Ttop191]

finally got around to doing this, here's some pics for you guys
http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy189/ttop191/Photo0301.jpg?t=1257856561

http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy189/ttop191/Photo0302.jpg?t=1257855861

http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy189/ttop191/Photo0303.jpg?t=1257855882

http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy189/ttop191/Photo0305.jpg?t=1257881411

[DansGen1Alero]

not bad, how bout some night pics with and without brakes on?

[Ttop191]

yea, ill get some tonight after work

[JLw7123]

tail lights look good

[Ttop191]

ok my cell PHAILS so night pics arent even worth putting up, hopefully i'll get a real cam soon :lol:

[xrracer72]

Just nightshade them. I did about three coats and I have not had any trouble with the po po yet

[Oldsnut]

Looks pretty good.

[Ttop191]

Night pic, pretty much looks stock lol
http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy189/ttop191/Photo0313.jpg?t=1259806538

[wyskii]

that looks pretty dope. im thinking of doing something like this to my black alero.
im a little lost though. did you just spray on nightshade onto the clear plastic casing? or is there something else you did too

[heineck]

u have to prep them first.

[Ttop191]

Pull you tails off

Wet sand (i think i used 1,000)

let them air dry

spray one very fine coat

wait 30-45 mins

another light coat

30-45 mins again

third coat i laid a little heavier, waited 2 hrs til completely tack-free

install :D

its really basic, i'm certainly not an expert but they came out pretty good
plus niteshades can easily be removed if you fk up too bad


P.S. when wet sanding don't sand the reverse lights ;)
like i said im not a pro, and often make mistakes :lol:

[MattismodderX]

looks kind of like that smiley face

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/718smiley.svg/300px-718smiley.svg.png

[[ion] C2]

hahaha

[Ttop191]

SO FULL OF WIN!
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