Pinstripe Covering For Taillights

[turtles_ride]

This is a great alternative to eurolights or blackouts, and it only costs about $20 to do. I've sent this out to 3 people in the last 2 months so thought i'd post a how to.
This is a much cheaper way of doing your tails, and can be done in any colour or pattern you like. I'll tell you how i did them and then you can modify the procedure anyway you like.
I bought 4 rolls of chrome 1/4 inch pinstriping and 1 roll of 1/8th inch pinstriping. The 1/8 inch is just used for spacing so it can be in any colour you want as it will not be staying on your car. The vinyl pinstriping goes on easier then the chrome or gold because it stretches a bit, and the vinyl is more transparent when your brake lights are on. You should be able to find it to match the colour of your car.
Find a line on your taillights to use as a starting point to make sure everything goes on straight, i used the seem just above the clear reverse light and the blinker light. do one section of taillight at a time, say start with the outside of the drivers side. Now stick a stripe of the 1/4 inch all the way across the outside section, following the line and rub it on well with your finger. it can hang over the edges of the light for now because your gonna cut all the extra off at the end so that the stripes all line up in the end. Now place an 1/8th inch strip right above that one, and then put another 1/4 inch strip above the 1/8th inch one and rub it on good. Peel the 1/8inch one off and place it above the 2nd 1/4 inch stripe.
You can use the 1/8th inch stripe a couple times before throwing it out. Just keep doing this leapfrog of stripes until you get to the top of the section of tail light, then do the bottom part of the light. when the section of light is covered cut off the extra pinstriping hanging over the edges of the light with a blade and rub all the stripes on again with your finger so that they are well stuck around the edges of the light, you don't want them to peel.
Do the same for the other 3 sections of taillight and your done. Try to get creative, put them on at an angle, or change the direction for each section of tail light. I think i'm gonna cut flames in mine to keep with the pattern on the inside of my car. anyways heres a picture of how mine turned out. I had silver vinyl on mine for 3 years and decided to peel it off and put the chrome one on. My chromes been on for 1 1/2 years now and i will be redoing it again this year as it has a few bubbles in it.
Takes about 2 hours for each section of taillight if you use 1/8th inch spacing, so about 8 hours in total. You get quicker as you go from tail to tail and fall in a groove. Hope this helps.
Post pictures on here after you've done the procedure so everyone can see what they turn out like. Keep modding

[FormulaNERD]

thanks for the how-to, and that looks really really good. if only my ho was silver :thumbsup:

it looks pretty cool in your avatar, but if you want it to look like it does in the larger pic, do a bilinear resize...

[ptrudel]

thats a really different way of doin tail lights..i don't mind it at all :thumbsup:

[cutelilcntrygrl]

you just gave me an idea. and i think it's something that even i could do. question tho, what do you guys think it would look like in black?

[FormulaNERD]

yea, i saw this a few years ago on a jetta, white car with white pinstripes on the tails... looked nice


and marie, i'd look for a color closer to your car, but black might look good too, it's fairly cheap, so you could try it and if it didnt look good, no big loss...

[turtles_ride]

i think it would look almost like blackouts on yur tails. One advantage to this tho is that you can leave your reverse lights uncovered so you can still see where you're going when backing up. If you put the stripes only 1/8th inch apart you can barely see the red until you step on the brakes. Then the tail is so bright, and the vinyl so thin that it looks like the stripes aren't even there ta all. I did this on my front orange blinkers as well, before i learned how to clear them out :smokin: Let me know if you have any other questions.

[alerosmoke]

can you clear over it?

[cutelilcntrygrl]

alright, here's a question that may sound stupid, but where do you get it at? i checked at advance today and they didn't have any.

[FormulaNERD]

they have pinstriping here at advanced auto.... try autozone, or oreilly's

[turtles_ride]

In Canada they sell the pinstriping at a store called canadian tire. Like i said its pretty cheap. I don't know where they'd sell it in the states tho.

[cutelilcntrygrl]

Thanks guys. I'll check around tomorrow... err.. today rather. If I can get it done, I'll post pics.

[bnight04]

yeah post pics as soon as u can b.c i want to see how black would look

[Youngblood77]

Originally posted by bnight04@Aug 15 2004, 11:12 AM
yeah post pics as soon as u can b.c i want to see how black would look
Same here....I think that the black would look good on a black car. My only question is this: Will the black pistriping allow enough of the light to emit through so the po-pos won't bother ya? I realise that the stripes in the how-to are an 8th apart, but I'm wondering if the brighter colors of vinyl allow more light through. ;)

Oh, and turtle? could you post a pic of your car farthur ( <---did i spell that right? ) away so that I could see what it looks like as a whole? thanks.

[bnight04]

yeah i think that black would look good, im tryin to come up with a design now

[turtles_ride]

Originally posted by Youngblood77@Aug 15 2004, 12:23 PM
[QUOTE=bnight04,Aug 15 2004, 11:12 AM] Oh, and turtle? could you post a pic of your car farthur ( <---did i spell that right? ) away so that I could see what it looks like as a whole? thanks.
No problem, regarding pigs, i've been followed by em a few times but i think theres enough light shining thru when the brakes are on that they don't care. if they're picky about the blackouts in whatever state you're in tho i'd be prepared to peel it off if they want you to.

[cutelilcntrygrl]

looks good^ i got the pinstripe from autozone today and gonna start first thing in the morning when i get off work. and yes, i'll post pics. :)

[Spook]

yeah post pics of your tail sexy :lol:
errr tails that is

[ptrudel]

that looks cool turtles...can't wait to see it in person :thumbsup:

[cutelilcntrygrl]

Originally posted by Spook@Aug 16 2004, 09:49 AM
yeah post pics of your tail sexy :lol:
errr tails that is
hahaha... i haven't even tried doing it yet today. my index and middle fingers on my right hand are not wanting to bend today. but i'll get to them as soon as i can...i promise. i did do a crappy MS Paint photo shop tho.

[DCAleroGL]

Since mine is black, how do u guys (girls :lol: ) think the chrome would look. (too hokey?) I'm not real keen on blacking out a black car, specially since I don't want to blackout the headlights to match.
Turtle: they look damn good :thumbsup:
countrygirl: photoshop or not, I think the red would look real good.

[ptrudel]

i think chrome would be a lil much on a black car...but u never know really till u try...black would look real cool tho IMO

[bnight04]

yeah i think that black would look good

[turtles_ride]

Since when is there such a thing as too much chrome? And you're one to talk pat, sportin 18 inch bling that you need sun glasses to look at! Chrome goes with any colour, and it takes on what ever colour your car is around, whether it be the green grass, white snow, or the 3 primary colours reflecting from your girlfriends lollipop!!! ;) LOL

[ptrudel]

keep my gf out of this!!! :lol:

i guess chrome could be nice..but i still think black would be better for this application ;)

[cutelilcntrygrl]

sorry to go OT for a minute but pat, your sig kicks ass!

[DCAleroGL]

I thought about your input, and I am working on a design using black and chrome, best of both worlds. If I got clear tails, they would look chrome anyway, so why not. I will post a pic of my idea (photoshopped) here or in appearance section for input. Thanks all.

[ptrudel]

post it here cuz ppl will rip into u cuz it's not done :rolleyes:

black and chrome...now ur talkin :thumbsup:

[FormulaNERD]

Originally posted by DCAleroGL@Aug 16 2004, 07:04 PM
I thought about your input, and I am working on a design using black and chrome, best of both worlds. If I got clear tails, they would look chrome anyway, so why not. I will post a pic of my idea (photoshopped) here or in appearance section for input. Thanks all.
you punk, i was gonna do this (black and chrome) and have a little surprise if it looked good, but you ruined it! hehe... just messin, i dont really care, still gonna try it.

[bnight04]

oo now im not gunna do mine until I see ur examples.....lol

[DCAleroGL]

I should have a design idea posted 2nite. If y'all like it, feel free to copy, if I wanted to keep it to myself, I wouldn't have asked :cheers:

[Youngblood77]

I'm definately goin with black on black...I think gold would be going overboard on my car....BytheWay turtle, thanks for the second pic, that's WAY sweet, and a very cost effective way to customize the tails :thumbsup:

[DCAleroGL]

My photoshop skills are pretty shoddy, so use a little imagination. I was thinking about using the black pinstripe in circular patterns with 1/8" spacing around each lens in the taillight, and then using 1/2" chrome stripes with 1/2" spacing to let some more of the red show thru The chrome could also be done at 1/8" to give the more Euro look, too. Personally, I really like Turtle's, but I do more driving during the day, so I want to be sure my lights shine thru. I grabbed mixmastercase's pic from the showcase cuz I don't have a digi cam yet.

http://home.att.net/~mschwimer/alerotails.jpg

[Youngblood77]

I think that it would look great with the chrome wheels.

[Lucky_13]

Here is whatit would basically look like on a black car. Prettysweet I think.

Not sure why it's not coming up. I'll keep trying.

[FormulaNERD]

im' almost finished, heres a quick pic... i'll post pics of the car tomorrow when its light out.

[bnight04]

wow thats lookin good!!!!!!

[bnight04]

will this come off if you always wash it

[ptrudel]

not if u do it right and heat it up....vinyl's pretty good for sticking to plastic :)

[FormulaNERD]

yea, just hit it up with a hairdryer

or if you live in the south, outside for a day or 2 is fine before you wash it... haha.

[DCAleroGL]

:thumbsup: I like Formula's idea, can't wait to see it without the fingerprints :lol:
Is that 1/2"spacing?

[cutelilcntrygrl]

well this was kinda a rush job and not very straight, just like me. lol but anyway, i half assed it today just to get an idea on what it's gonna look like. ya'll can tell me what you think, as i know you will. like i said, it's not straight or even for that matter but i didn't use anything to space it. started out just using the backing off the pinstripe and scotch tape but i didn't care much about how even it was since it was just to give me an idea. oh and ignore the dirt. ;)

[cutelilcntrygrl]

notice the huge ass hornet/horse fly looking thing sitting on the trunk? yea that's another reason why i didn't finish it... he had a "friend" and they were trying to reproduce right in front of me.. :)

[bnight04]

^^ looks good, and im def. gunna do that

[DCAleroGL]

looks good so far, the great thing about pinstripe is that it will come right off if u don't like it. Or you can do cutouts with a razor (olds symbol or sumthin) to break the lines. On the red car, looks good, prolly smokin further away. Can't wait to get started on mine.

[smokinAMD]

That looks damn good Marie. I'd do something like that to my car, but I think with blue it would look stupid.

[cutelilcntrygrl]

Originally posted by smokinAMD@Aug 17 2004, 02:45 PM
That looks damn good Marie. I'd do something like that to my car, but I think with blue it would look stupid.
thanks. :) i don't think it would look bad on yours. you'll never know unless you try. it's cheap so there's not much to lose. i think i'll re-do that one and then do the rest of it prolly saturday.

[Youngblood77]

Lookin good Marie ! :thumbsup: I wouldn't worry all that much about the lines being perfectly straight ( although it's nice ) 'cause i'm thinking that when the project is all done, people are looking @ the big picture, and not really scrutinizing it. When you finish the rest of the tails, take a pic from about 6-8 feet away...you'll see what I mean.

[turtles_ride]

Like i said before if you put it closer together the light still shines thru fine, especially if your using the vinyl striping. I just hate how the taillights control the whole look of the back of our cars, that's why i've covered them up so much.

[FormulaNERD]

Originally posted by DCAleroGL@Aug 17 2004, 01:47 PM
:thumbsup: I like Formula's idea, can't wait to see it without the fingerprints :lol:
Is that 1/2"spacing?
well since the spacing is smaller than the pinstriping, and the pinstriping is the same 1/4 that turtle used, i'm guessing no :P

it's 1/8th, but i think the black makes it look like more, i dont know.

[FormulaNERD]

i have the outers done, but not the inners, i dont feel like standing out in the sun, and for some reason i cant find my deep well socket that fits on the nut to pull the inners out, too bad they arent like the outers... oh well.

and turtle, i'm having a little trouble with the chrome bubbling a little on the curved parts near the edges (at the top) anything to remedy this?

and i'm not even sure if i like it on my car...

[bnight04]

well if u are gunna take it off, take a pic first

[FormulaNERD]

i think i might go all black, with very little spacing in between. with the black and chrome, from far it just looks like chrome with alot of spacing.

[FormulaNERD]

another...

[FormulaNERD]

close up

[cutelilcntrygrl]

^^all black would look better with the gunmetal rims, imo.

Lookin good Marie ! I wouldn't worry all that much about the lines being perfectly straight ( although it's nice ) 'cause i'm thinking that when the project is all done, people are looking @ the big picture, and not really scrutinizing it. When you finish the rest of the tails, take a pic from about 6-8 feet away...you'll see what I mean.
thanks eric. i just looked again from about 10 feet away and it's really got me motivated to finish it up. i'll keep ya'll updated. i will say, i'm gonna get some funny looks driving around with just one inner taillight done so maybe i'll sacrifice some sleep and moving time tomorrow to get it done. :D

[FormulaNERD]

i think the way i did it would look great on pat's car....

[turtles_ride]

You don't have to take the lights out to put it on, just do it on the car. The bubbling with the chrome is the reason i'm gonna redo mine. I think it just doesn't stretch enough with the curve. Next time i'll pull it really tight. having put both black and chrome on your car, which would you say is easier to put on?

[cutelilcntrygrl]

pat, you should try that.

and talking about the bubbles around the corners, i had that problem but i pulled it back just about an inch and then heated it up with a hair dryer just a little bit (for like 3 seconds since it's so thin). hold the free end in one hand and use your index finger on the other hand and stick it back on, slowly. i'm not sure about the chrome because it's probably thicker, but for those that are gonna use black, you can try that.

[FormulaNERD]

Originally posted by turtles_ride@Aug 18 2004, 04:41 AM
You don't have to take the lights out to put it on, just do it on the car. The bubbling with the chrome is the reason i'm gonna redo mine. I think it just doesn't stretch enough with the curve. Next time i'll pull it really tight. having put both black and chrome on your car, which would you say is easier to put on?
well the black and chrome were just as easy, but the black looks perfect, the chrome is a different material, and doesnt really stretch, for me anyway. so im gonna go all black, with less spacing...

i also found that using 1/8th was pretty much a waste of alot of time, it's pretty easy to eyeball, and as you can see, mine looks pretty good. too bad i spent 5 bucks on some white 1/8th i'll never use again, lol

and i know i dont have to take the lights out, but would you rather do it sitting in a/c watching tv, or outside in the tennessee heat? exactly.

[ptrudel]

well i would try it but i got stupid and paid lots to get this done <_<

[cutelilcntrygrl]

:o pat, i thought my car was dirty! :lol:

j/k ;)

[ptrudel]

i live in the country...leave me alone :wah:

hehe...ya she gets dirty quick...but i'm movin to the city super soon(13days)so she'll be kept clean way more often :)

[cutelilcntrygrl]

yea that's the bad thing about living in the country.

so i wonder how many people will laugh at my car because i only got the 2 inner tails done? i'm trying to catch my second wind and drinking a mountain dew so i can go out and finish it up but ughhh, i dunno... those 5 phone calls i answered at work last night kinda wore me out and i am soooo tired... :lol:

[Spook]

awwww you poor thing you <_<
a whole 5 calls, what kind of slave drivers do you work for hun?
I bet they even expect you to show up on time too huh? :lol:
I just dont know what the workplace is coming to these days.
but hurry up and finish so we can see pics of the sweet ass (im talking about the car here guys)

[cutelilcntrygrl]

spook, i don't know what to think about you! when i wasn't answering 1 of 5 phone calls, i was rubbing my nipples (inside joke) so maybe, just maybe, that's why i'm tired!! or maybe it's the 4 bud lights i drank in the past hour. :P

i forgot to post the pic but here it is. i got pissed about the p/s so i stripped it and did it all over. kinda like this way better. opinions??

[Spook]

no worries marie, not many people know what to think about me :)
and I like it, looks good, especially the beer

[ptrudel]

looks good..will be better when ur "tired" ass gets up and finishes it


:P messin with ya

[cutelilcntrygrl]

my tired ass LUVS U GUYS!! alright i need to go to bed.

and spook, i edited my last post just fer u! :P

[Spook]

bwahahahahahaha....
wooooooo...*rub* *rub*

[cutelilcntrygrl]

well i tried laying down at 3:30 today. got pissed because i hadn't finished these tails yet. so i got up and finished them. ended up going to bed at 5:30 and got up at 8:00 tonight. didn't take a pic because by the last strip i put on, my eye lids were sticking together. anyway, i'll take pics in the morning and post em. it looks really good but i couldn't figure out if i should cover up the outers all the way or what. so i just covered them and i'll take suggestions on if i should cut something out or not after i post the pics.

[smokinAMD]

You guys wanna see dirty? You should see my car. Now thats dirty.

[FormulaNERD]

you need to use a bilinear resize so we can see the pinstriping and not a bunch of jaggies... but it looks good

[cutelilcntrygrl]

how do you do that?

[FormulaNERD]

which program do you use to resize your photos?

[mdodge]

lookin good there marie. I had thought about trying that on my tails but wasn't sure.

Oh and for the bilinear resize, if you have photoshop, take original pic, go to image size, enter the size you want and then in the drop down box called resample image, select bilinear. If not photoshop, most image editors have a similiar option with their resize tool.

[mdodge]

oh sorry formula, that's a good question.. :P

[FormulaNERD]

if you dont know/cant tell the difference, here's a typical default "nearest neighbor" or bicubic resize (depending on what program you use)

[FormulaNERD]

and this is a billinear resize.

turtle, feel free to use this as your avatar... :P

[cutelilcntrygrl]

thanks guys. as far as what i use to resize the pics, it's the software that came with my camera. i think its called kodak digital imaging or something like that. i'll have to check when i get home.

[cutelilcntrygrl]

here it is. i tried adjusting the size and everything but i'm a little ill so i got aggravated and said forget it. if anyone wants to adjust it and repost the pic, feel free.

[ptrudel]

marie, send the pic to me...i'll do it for u...i can try anyways

[cutelilcntrygrl]

i promise i wont try posting pics while i'm under the infulence of prescription pain medication anymore. thanks pat ;)

[ptrudel]

there ya go marie...good as new ;) ...well the pic anyways...don't know about u yet :P

[cutelilcntrygrl]

i don't think i'll ever be as good as new, especially with a double inner ear infection. :( anyway, thanks for helping me. and i never noticed that i'm missing two of the screws on my license plate. hmm.. oh well.

[Steve03TropicTeal]

looks badazz on red!!

[Youngblood77]

Looks awesome Marie ! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[FormulaNERD]

yb needs some gold for his tails... haha

[cutelilcntrygrl]

thanks guys. trust me, the picture doesn't do it any justice, at all. i'm very satisfied with how it turned out.

[cutelilcntrygrl]

and i forgot to mention, you can't really tell but i put 3 strips over the 3rd brake light also. it looks really good lit up.

[coredump]

I like the look of all of the cars posted. I was wondering if anyones done any night pics of it yet? I think I saw turtles last year at the niagara meet but I was so poop faced I dont remember for sure.

[bnight04]

it looks really good, are u going to cut anything into it or just leave it

[FormulaNERD]

still only have the outers, but you guys get the point...

[mdodge]

Wow looks really good marie. I like that night shot too. I guess I'll have to think about mine in the silver.

[cutelilcntrygrl]

i'm leaving work early so i'll get a night pic and *TRY** once again to post it.

i probably won't cut anything out of mine. but what do you guys think?

[Crolero]

nice and clean, i think it looks the best on red. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[DCAleroGL]

Definitely looks great on red, marie. Good show. :thumbsup: Feel better, don't drive while dizzy :wacko:
I am hoping to get mine done this weekend, using the chrome and black. I have a 9-5 and a toddler, so I get no time during the week. I also want to clear my front corners and paint the bezel black to match the tails.

[bnight04]

formula, it looks good....now u just have to do the inners

[FormulaNERD]

i gotta get rid of the chrome and finish with black first, and get a new alternator, and change my rotors, and install my cf interior pieces... gonna be a busy weekend, if i can even get off the couch, lol

[ptrudel]

[off topic]which rotors did u go with?

[FormulaNERD]

the drilled rotors from the oldskool group buy

[ptrudel]

i still hate myself for sleepin on it....missed the group buy and badly need rotors :pissed:

[FormulaNERD]

yea, took forever to get here, but i wasnt hurting for them, so i didnt mind.

you can get the same ones on ebay for the same price.

[bnight04]

ok what is the best stuff that every one is using for the tails........

[FormulaNERD]

typical vinyl pinstriping from an auto store. i wouldnt reccomend the chrome, as it's not flexible/strechable like vinyl.

[DCAleroGL]

I used the chrome 1/2" and black 1/8" The black is extremely flexible and the chrome is so not. Since my lights involved curving black lines around straight chrome lines, it worked out. I am trying to get them done soon so I can post pics. So far have 1/2 done. BTW, I think they look freakin' awesome! Will post ASAP, prbably in appearance.

[turtles_ride]

1/2 inch tape is definately too thick if your using chrome, but will work well if your using the vinyl. 1/4 inch tape will work but you have to pull it real tight when you put it on. if you wanna use the chrome and not worry about the bubbles you could use 1/8th inch, it will be perfect, but it will take longer to put on cause you have to put on twice as many stripes.

[DCAleroGL]

Something I forgot, the chrome does bubble easily if there is anything underneath. Clean the plastic with a good abrasive plastic polish like meguiar's plastiX to make the surface perfectly clean and smooth, otherwise the imperfections will show in the reflective chrome.

[koruptid]

Originally posted by 2000_olds_alero@Aug 18 2004, 07:30 AM
well i would try it but i got stupid and paid lots to get this done <_<
how much did you pay to get that done???

[ptrudel]

160CND...took him sumthin like 5 hours to get the bubbles out and stretch it on nice

[koruptid]

damn dude it cost me 50 bucks and took an hour and a half

[Youngblood77]

Originally posted by FormulaNERD@Aug 19 2004, 06:09 PM
yb needs some gold for his tails... haha
lol Nah, I don't wanna take the whole gold-thing too far, although the the though DID cross my mind :D ( I'm considering not putting my flames on the side, who knows...) I bought some 1/4" black to do my lights with yesterday. with any luck, I'll get mine done today.

[DCAleroGL]

r u going to ditch the headlight covers? I am thinking about pinstriping the corners to match the tails, but I am afraid that will look too hoopty

[Youngblood77]

I never thought of that, DC.....not a real bad idea. I'm all set up for the vinyl pinstripe thing, i'll do 1 side, and we'll see how it looks. I got 1 of the inners done, and I'm LOVIN' it....this is 1 mod that ranks up towards the top in terms of cost vs. effectiveness. :thumbsup: I was gonna come in for a beer, and I figured I'd take a few pic for those of you with black cars.

[ptrudel]

that looks good man...hope to see the black and gold alero at the falls too :)

[Youngblood77]

Like a local radio station says: " If you can't dig this, get a new shovel." :lol:

[ptrudel]

that far away pic makes it look even better...startin to wonder about my tails...bah screw it, keep these for now and get aderbra's later on i think

[Youngblood77]

Originally posted by 2000_olds_alero@Aug 27 2004, 10:13 AM
that looks good man...hope to see the black and gold alero at the falls too :)
I dunno bro, I'm savin cash as best I can....it's pretty tough with the house, baby, bills, etc etc etc. I'll prolly be there for one day / evening, but I most certainly wouldn't be able to stay the night. ( unless of course I get S-faced, and have to get a room with the credit-card ) :lol:

[Youngblood77]

let me know when you get around to a set of A's tails...I'll see what I can do about getting a set of replacement tails( for the mod), and maybe I could get your current ones? Think it over a bit....when ya get around to doing it, let me know on a price too.... B)

[DCAleroGL]

I have 3 of 4 done right now, gotta go and get more chrome, if only I had like 2 more feet. Since I don't have a digi cam, I can't post the pics I got so far, gotta finish, snap a few more, then develope them. Hope by tomorrow nite I'll have 'em up. Just the right mix of black and chrome, tho I rethought the design and left more red visible around the chrome instead of blacking it out, I may tint or paint them later.

[bnight04]

i dont think im diggin it anymore, when your done post some pics of all of it

[Youngblood77]

dig it. B)

[Youngblood77]

Oh, and DC...that idea about striping the corners SOUNDED cool, but it looks like ass. I got this far and tore it off, I couldn't bear to look at it anymore :lol: The covers went back on until such time as i get the time to clear the corners. ;)

[cutelilcntrygrl]

looks good eric!! :thumbsup:

[ptrudel]

eesh...i couldn't stand to have that on my headlights...glad u takin it off...

[turtles_ride]

i used chrome on my front corners until i learned how to clear them. It looked better then having them orange, but not as good as they do clear :)

[DCAleroGL]

Waiting for the pics to develop now, I agree yb, the black on the corners didn't do it. I was thinking chrome, but I'll take Turtle's word and just clear 'em. Hopefully, will post the pics 2nite when I get home.

[cwm33]

think green striping would look good on a green alero? or should I go with a different color?

[ptrudel]

that'd probly look cool once all done...probly look funny with only one done...but make sure the green is same as the green of the car tho, or then it'll plain just look funny

[Youngblood77]

I think if you found vinyl in the same color green as the car, it would be sweet. Look @ Turtle's ride...it would be kinda like that. Sweet huh B) ?

[Youngblood77]

Originally posted by cutelilcntrygrl@Aug 28 2004, 09:41 AM
looks good eric!! :thumbsup:
Thanks dear ! :) ( psst: hey Marie, >nudge-nudge< I didn't measure the layout on mine either ) :thumbsup:

[cwm33]

if I went with the same green as my car, I'm going to have to get it from a sign shop that deals in cutting vinyl, as my local Canadian Tire doesn't have ANY green pinstriping whatsoever, and I'm not sure how good that chrome would look on green, the black might look good though, so I might get that if the vinyl from the sign shop costs an arm and a leg.

[FormulaNERD]

you have the same color green as i do?

[turtles_ride]

yeah, i think covering the tails with the same colour is eye candy, looks sweet when you match your scheme or accent colours too. I'll be redoing mine soon tho, the chrome tape loses its gleam after 2 years of being washed and scratched. I'm thinkin of 1/8th inch chrome tape an 1/8th inch apart. Lotta work but ifn your gonna be doin'em, might as well not have the bubbles (we'll see). everyones doin a killa job, this threads' been hit large lately!!! i can't wait to see some of the finished mods in niagara falls on sept. 24th, 25th, and 26th. Man i think most of the parking lot should be filled with us, wouldn't that be quite the photo. ciaou.

[cutelilcntrygrl]

Originally posted by Youngblood77+Aug 30 2004, 04:43 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Youngblood77 @ Aug 30 2004, 04:43 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-cutelilcntrygrl@Aug 28 2004, 09:41 AM
looks good eric!! :thumbsup:
Thanks dear ! :) ( psst: hey Marie, >nudge-nudge< I didn't measure the layout on mine either ) :thumbsup: [/b][/quote]
Good job! I'm proud of ya. ;) Seems to me that it's easier and less time consuming if you just do it instead of measuring it all out.

[cwm33]

yup, I've got the same color green that you do, once I get it put on, I'll take some pics

[FormulaNERD]

cool, you know what the stock color is really called? and what color is the pinstriping?

[cutelilcntrygrl]

Hey guys, I finally got a better pic of my tails. It looks soo good. I've had soo many compliments on this. If anyone wants to do something to their tails but doesn't want to dish out the $$ for custom tails, I would highly recommend doing this. It's soo easy and doesn't take long at all.

[AGT]

Nice tail :thumbsup:

[Youngblood77]

Lookin sweet, Marie ! :thumbsup:

[cutelilcntrygrl]

thanks guys :)

[koruptid]

hehe yeah thats one hot ass

[cutelilcntrygrl]

yeah i like my ass ;)

[|Rev|]

U guys think this would look good on my car? Well it's so cheap I think I will try, I know I won't do the same color as my car, but I will try it in black and see what happens. It's iether this or tinting my tails, and this can be undone, so this is first. Ill try to do it in the next week or two

[cutelilcntrygrl]

I think it would look good Rev. Let us know how it turns out.

[smokinAMD]

Originally posted by |Rev|@Sep 30 2004, 10:26 PM
U guys think this would look good on my car? Well it's so cheap I think I will try, I know I won't do the same color as my car, but I will try it in black and see what happens. It's iether this or tinting my tails, and this can be undone, so this is first. Ill try to do it in the next week or two
It would look good on your car.

Look like ass on mine, I need the bling bling of altezzas unfourtantly....

[GainesvilleAlero]

I think you should try it REV.
Oh yea you can take the tint off your tails too.
I did it with laquer thinner and a cotton cloth.
Washed it REAL good, and hand waxed it.
poff...red again. I think im goint to pinstripe mine because
it looked good on Youngbloods and he too has a
black bumper.

[Youngblood77]

Rev, I think the black pinstriping would look great on your ride....especially with the black rims. Hell, I'd take that 1 step further and paint then headlight bezels too. :thumbsup:

[Schimmel03]

I'd like to see what this would look like on a white car. I'm debating whether to color match it with white stripes or make the tail lights darker with the black. What do you guys think?

[turtles_ride]

I think it would look good white, i've seen a VW thats had it done in white, and i think there's been a grand prix or grand am or something from the earlier 90s that came with white stripes across the lights stock from the factory. the nice thing is its cheap enough so that if you don't like it, its just a couple bucks out of your pocket. Although, it your windows are tinted, or if you have other black stuff on your car(like a bra, wind deflector, or window rainguards) then i think they'd look better in black.

[PinkAlero04]

so i have some 1/4 white. should i use 1/4 spacing or 1/8 spacing??

[FormulaNERD]

1/8th

[PinkAlero04]

I guess I'm stupid. Do you precut the strips or do cut them while on or do you just go from the roll? and are you suppose to stretch it while applying it?? haha :wacko:

[Youngblood77]

Just pull some off the roll, and hold it up to the tail light ( with the paper still on the back ) cut the vinyl like 2 or 3 inches too long, so that some striping hangs off @ each end. Place the stripe on the tail light, rub on it hard with your thumb to make sure the adhesive sticks well to the plastic, then cut the excess off. The vinyl does indeed stretch some when applying it, but don't worry too much about that. The main thing is that the stripes are evenly spaced, and make sure you follow the small squares in the plastic in order to keep them straight with the tail light ( left-right ) Hope this helps hun. B)

[cutelilcntrygrl]

And post some pics when you get it done too! I'm anxious to see how it turns out.

[turtles_ride]

stretching it helps to get the airbubbles out and keep it nice and tight on light. you can do it with the vinyl, but the chrome and gold metal stripes don't really stretch at all. i start in the middle of the light and use the straight line along the turnsignal and reverse light to make sure i start out evenly, also that way if you start going off along the length of the strip, it doesn't look so bad at the the top and bottom of the lights. also press the stripes down really well with your nail, cut the extra off with a box cutter right against the plastic light, and then press the ends really well with your fingernail again. If you do it well it will stay on for 3 or 4 years no problem. Good luck, and definately post some pics

[Youngblood77]

I'm currently in the process of try to get a patent on the whole white vinyl stripes on a white Alero idea, but noone will return my phone call. :lol:

One thing I did that I hope will help with durability, is to take a foot and a half of the striping, and run 1 pass around the circumferance of the light, covering all the ends of the horizontal stripes. I think that with a stripe covering all the ends of the other stripes, it'll keep the ends of all the others from "fraying"



just my $.02

[alerosport.com]

http://homepage.mac.com/ashmc84/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-10-16%2011.35.23%20-0700/Image-A1C07B0E1FA111D9.jpg

mine... not sure if i wana go all the way down or not, may wait till it gets warm agian to start that back up...

[cutelilcntrygrl]

Edit: I didn't read what you put below the pic.. lol.. Definately, cover them blinkers :thumbsup:

[Youngblood77]

:withstupid: :lol: Yeah, definately cover those blinkers bro.

[turtles_ride]

Ya, doooo iiiittttttt!!!!! the yellow totally goes away until your blinker is turned on. there's not that much more required either.

[PinkAlero04]

Originally posted by Youngblood77@Nov 14 2004, 03:21 PM
Just pull some off the roll, and hold it up to the tail light ( with the paper still on the back ) cut the vinyl like 2 or 3 inches too long, so that some striping hangs off @ each end. Place the stripe on the tail light, rub on it hard with your thumb to make sure the adhesive sticks well to the plastic, then cut the excess off. The vinyl does indeed stretch some when applying it, but don't worry too much about that. The main thing is that the stripes are evenly spaced, and make sure you follow the small squares in the plastic in order to keep them straight with the tail light ( left-right ) Hope this helps hun. B)
Yes, it does! Thank you so very much!!! :D

[SilverBullet256]

im definately going to go with the chrome, with me having a silver alero of course, but hopefully i can get them straight and not peel :thumbsup:

[Danielle]

so has anyone with a white alero used white pinstripe? Still debating if if the white would stand out like a sore thumb ya kno... hummm :unsure:

[Youngblood77]

Danny, it's totally up to you. Noone's used white to pinstripe their tails yet, but I think it would look awesome. Kind of like white rims on a white car. I say, try doing just 1 light out of the four, stand back and see if you like it. If you're unsure, post a pic of it here ans see what the masses say. worse comes to worse, you're out a whopping $4.00. :thumbsup:

[queen_b]

i have the sport red as they call it looks burgundy to me but i did sivler stripes and i did the diagonal....... i'll get pics looks pretty sweet

[Mr_White]

I figured I'd post this here so people could see what it looked like on a White Alero. :thumbsup:

[smlzalero]

That don't look bad! :thumbsup:

Now fix your sig. LOL

[FormulaNERD]

sweet... but wheres your plate? lol

[Mr_White]

Thanks

long story,But I have a temporary tag in the window you just cant see it.

[Mr_White]

Originally posted by smlzalero@Feb 4 2005, 07:41 PM
That don't look bad! :thumbsup:

Now fix your sig. LOL
I know huh lol
Im going to wait until I lower it & put my wheels back on

[Cyber Knight]

I just finished mine, black stripes on a black car, and it looks way better than without. Now all I gotta do is buy a digital camera so I can share the joy. Definitely a great mod for the $$$. I did 1/8" stripes and 1/8" gaps so it's a bit finer, and I went over the whole thing, I didn't leave the reverse lights or signal lights uncovered.

[cutelilcntrygrl]

^Can't wait to see that.

I just don't know if I like white pinstripe on a white car.. just looks kinda.... i dunno. :unsure:

[turtles_ride]

you might wanna clear out your reverse lights just use a knife to cut the tape, they're really useful to have. I used to have the blackouts on my z24 and it was wicked at night without reverse lights.

[Sno]

I may look into picking up some silver pinstriping and doing an outline of my talight, like... outlining the light itself, then the different colored sections... i've seen it before, it looks nice

[Youngblood77]

I'm lovin the white on white 1white, but I'd go the extra mile and pul one around each tail across the ends to give it a cleaner, finished look. :thumbsup:

[Mr_White]

ya know your right,I saw it on yours and it does look alot better.

Thanks

[smlzalero]

I'm doing mine...not as quick as I thought it would be...sheesh, this poop's sticky!


:P lol

[mike2002]

the black one's looked good on a black car....reminds me of a old pontiac though

[AleroDude04]

Just did the pinstriong on my tail lights looks cool i have a 2004 alero that is charcoal/steel grey i used the black pinstriping. I will put pics up when i take some.

[Youngblood77]

Originally posted by AleroDude04@Mar 5 2005, 04:09 PM
Just did the pinstriong on my tail lights looks cool i have a 2004 alero that is charcoal/steel grey i used the black pinstriping. I will put pics up when i take some.
I bet that looks sweet as hell, I love that color. :thumbsup:

[queen_b]

here is mine sorry it took so long

[stealthlero]

that looks nice queen b :thumbsup: but i dunno if i like the silver stripes on that color of alero ;)

[queen_b]

it looks better in person just seeing if the camera would work o'll get a better pic of it

[Youngblood77]

Lookin good queen ! :thumbsup: I like the diagonal thing you got going on, and it flows with the chrome emblems nicely IMO. ( But definately ditch that dealer sticker, k? ) B)

[smlzalero]

Queen b, definately original and interesting! Actually...it resembles a bee's eyes. nice! And you know what? That would look swet in black as well. :thumbsup:

[queen_b]

well see i went with the silver not chrome u guys they way i was parked it looks like its chrome but its a dark silver but ne ways i went that way bc the letters and emblems. went better that way in person it looks way better than a picture

[smlzalero]

Oh, it's silver? Hmm, maybe you can get a not-so-sunny shot so we can get a better idea of how it looks? That would be cool. :)

[Oldsman]

hey queen, props on the work. that had to take sometime. think you might have over did it a little. but as long as you like it.

i look hat your name and see queen b and then i look at the pic and i see bee eyes. lmao.............................no offense.

[FormulaNERD]

like i said... she did a good job as far as the work she put into it goes, i just dont personally like the color contrast, or the diagonals.... i wasnt completely trying to be an ass, just a little... hehe

and yea, here tails look like bee's eyes, kinda

[AleroBloke]

Seriously, That must have taken forever!! Mine took like 2 hours to do. are they crossed? Honestly gets more pleasing to the eye the more you look at it, but thats what modding is, its for the person modding, good job at sticking to your guns..it honestly looks nice. :)
sorry about the cheesgrater remark :D :lol: those were just jokes..

[cutelilcntrygrl]

Hey queen, give yourself a pat on the back for the effort, definately. That took some time. As long as you like it, that's all that matters. :)

[AleroDude04]

Pics of my 04 Alero should be on here soon im taking the pics today most likely. Right now the pin striping looks okay cause it started to rain while i was doing it and i did it a lil fast, finished in like 2 or 2 and a half hours.

[-Alero-]

anyone have any pictures of vertical lines on tail lights? or any eyelid type looks on the tails?

[Youngblood77]

I don't think it's been done yet ~Alero~....give it a try on one of the lights, and see how it looks. If you do, make sure you post a pic so others can see what it looks like for future reference, k? B)

[AleroDude04]

Originally posted by Alero-@Mar 8 2005, 05:17 PM
anyone have any pictures of vertical lines on tail lights? or any eyelid type looks on the tails?
soon as it stops raining i will post pics mine are horizontal and are also curved diagonaly i hate memphis weather also need to find parents digi cam so i can get pics. Also has anybody done designs in the taillights yet with the pinstriping?

[FormulaNERD]

Originally posted by AleroDude04+Mar 9 2005, 04:30 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (AleroDude04 @ Mar 9 2005, 04:30 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Alero-@Mar 8 2005, 05:17 PM
anyone have any pictures of vertical lines on tail lights? or any eyelid type looks on the tails?
soon as it stops raining i will post pics mine are horizontal and are also curved diagonaly i hate memphis weather also need to find parents digi cam so i can get pics. Also has anybody done designs in the taillights yet with the pinstriping? [/b][/quote]
hopefully it doesnt look as bad as queen_b's

[smlzalero]

Originally posted by AleroDude04+Mar 9 2005, 04:30 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (AleroDude04 @ Mar 9 2005, 04:30 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Alero-@Mar 8 2005, 05:17 PM
anyone have any pictures of vertical lines on tail lights? or any eyelid type looks on the tails?
soon as it stops raining i will post pics mine are horizontal and are also curved diagonaly i hate memphis weather also need to find parents digi cam so i can get pics. Also has anybody done designs in the taillights yet with the pinstriping? [/b][/quote]
I did. You can read the whole thread if you dare... but I think the pics of the design are on the last or second to last page. Enjoy! (http://invision.aleromod.com/index.php?showtopic=10177) :)

[eag182]

Is there anyone else with me who does not think pinstriping looks good?

[smlzalero]

Yup, lots.

I like it from far away, but when I put it on my tails, I thought it looked a little cheap, so I took it off.
(No offense to anyone whatsoever)

[FormulaNERD]

Originally posted by eag182@Mar 9 2005, 09:11 PM
Is there anyone else with me who does not think pinstriping looks good?
depends on the car

i thought it looked so so on mine, nothing special, but i really like it on maries, turtles_ride, and the recent bronze mist (cant remember who)

i guess it depends on the color of the car.

[turtles_ride]

^and if you don't go with the colour of the car, how many other things you have on your car that are the same colour as the pinstriping you used.

[AleroBloke]

Originally posted by FormulaNERD@Mar 9 2005, 09:35 PM
i thought it looked so so on mine, nothing special, but i really like it on maries, turtles_ride, and the recent bronze mist (cant remember who)


Auburn Night thank you very much. hehe :P

looks good right?

[AleroBloke]

Originally posted by FormulaNERD@Mar 10 2005, 05:28 PM
auburn night huh? dont recall hearing that color before... looks the same or similar to bronze mist though :)


and queen_b, check this thread again, there is only one comment about your car, and it wasnt even directed toward you, but you know that... you just quoted it.

get over it.
I haven't either, I just called a GM dealership and gave him my Vin# and he gave me the color name and paint code so I dunno. hehe

[smlzalero]

^ Either way, it's a sweet color! I'm thinking it's a little more brown/umber than the Mist is... maybe?

[AleroBloke]

Its weird, at night it looks deep dark blackish purple, but in the day, it seems more brown. I can't really put my finger on it, but its gonna be black soon.

[Sno]

I picked up 2 things of pinstriping yesterday at pepboys, same color silver as my car... i'll try to do that, then if i don't like the silver i'll try the black.... just have to think of a design that would look nice... and for you guys that like... left the reverse light cleared, did you use an exacto knife to cut off the pinstriping around the light? or did you just not stripe it all together?

[FormulaNERD]

i ran a pin stripe around the border of the reverse light, if that makes sense?

[Sno]

yeah, i saw yours, that looked pretty nice

[Youngblood77]

I just never striped it, but I did the same thing Form did, and ran one pass around the light, covering the ends of all the horizontals. It's the cleanest looking method IMO. G/L Sno. :thumbsup: B)

[AleroBloke]

I did the same thing as form. slick i tell ya

[BandAlero]

it would take alot of work, but has anyone thought of trying to do the honeycomb type pattern similar to what's on the firebirds?

[sound_xtreme]

hmmm, looks horrible to me.


all of um

[turtles_ride]

Originally posted by sound_xtreme@Mar 23 2005, 01:32 AM
hmmm, looks horrible to me.


all of um
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Can you quit being such a useless piece of $hit and add something intelligent once in a while, like how your honour would do them maybe. If you don't like em don't do em. Nice skulls by the way, doood!! Grow up.

[sound_xtreme]

what skulls? wtf you talkin about?

[AleroBloke]

Originally posted by sound_xtreme@Mar 23 2005, 07:42 AM
what skulls? wtf you talkin about?
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:new_all_coholic: + :beerchug: = :wacko:

[cutelilcntrygrl]

To each their own. Turtle, if he doesn't like em, so be it. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and to voice it.

[stealthlero]

Hey for anybody that has done the "touch-up" strips at the end of the horizontal strips or around the reverse light, (what Eric did), how do you get the pinstriping to curve so nice around the reverse light spot? if that makes sense.... thanks

[smlzalero]

I posted in the other thread. :)

[Kurt Zee]

^^BTW your custom cut out look GREAT Sarah!!!

anyway...i'm going to go out and get white pinstripes for my white '04. i thought that looked damn good!!

i'm either going to cut out my custom logo for myself (artist sig) or do the olds symbol, i can't decide!!

(how many rolls of the pinstripes are needed for the mod?)

[cutelilcntrygrl]

It shouldn't take more than 2 rolls.

Stealth, just heat it up a little bit and use your finger nail, if you have any. That's how I did mine. Or you could *very gently* run a razor blade over it. Just be sure not to cut the light. And then just peel the pinstripe off.

[smlzalero]

Thanks Kurt! :) Too bad it's gone... I dunno, maybe I just got crappy pinstriping? Mine looked crappy... did anyone else have little white thready stuff comin off of the edges of the vynil?

[Youngblood77]

Originally posted by cutelilcntrygrl@Mar 29 2005, 10:27 AM
It shouldn't take more than 2 rolls.

Stealth, just heat it up a little bit and use your finger nail, if you have any. That's how I did mine. Or you could *very gently* run a razor blade over it. Just be sure not to cut the light. And then just peel the pinstripe off.
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Good call Marie ! :thumb: Exactly what she said...and her 2nd suggestion will work for you aswell. :cool:

Just to further emphasis on what Marie had suggested:

** Unroll the stripe, then with the paper still covering the adhesive, apply a SMALL amount of heat using a hairdryer set on low, from several inches away. If you can feel a difference in temperature, that's enough. The added heat should allow you to stretch the stripe a little more, thus making it easier to negotiate tighter corners with the vinyl. If you don't want to cut the vinyl while it's on the light, this is definately the way to go.**

Hope this helps ya man. If you need anymore help or clarification, don't hesitate to ask....that's what we're all here for. :thumb:

[Youngblood77]

Originally posted by smlzalero@Mar 29 2005, 02:05 PM
Thanks Kurt! :) Too bad it's gone... I dunno, maybe I just got crappy pinstriping? Mine looked crappy... did anyone else have little white thready stuff comin off of the edges of the vynil?
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I'd "chalk that up to" crappy pinstriping material. There are SO many brands out there, it's truly tough to pinpoint the good and/or bad ones. Sorry that mod didn't turn out for you Sarah, I'm with Kurt...it looked truly badass while it lasted. :cool:

[Kurt Zee]

FINALLY!!! i got my pinstripes done!! it look pretty good IMO!! the white stripes on a white alero is definately a great mod!! anybody with a white ho, i would suggest stripping your tails!! AND i got a digi camara so i can post pics now.. :thumb: ..that'll come a little later on when i get on my own computer.

[AleroBloke]

post some pics kurt, i'm sure we all wanna see.

[smlzalero]

Well, kurt... you can't post pics, now, then , can you? lmao :P

[Kurt Zee]

yeah i guess your right!! wrong choice of wording on my part.....sorry to lead y'all in the wrong direction!! HA HA HA HA LOL :lol:

but it might be a little bit before i can post 'em....i'm at the library on base right now.....so just hold tight and eat some popcorn or somethin! :popc1: ;)

[AleroBloke]

you got it :popc1:

[alero_ecotec]

anyone done this with a red car?

[Blue87]

wow looking through this, all you turned ugly tails into nice asses heh... thx to YoungBlood i know exactly what it looks like on a black alero.

This i think has got to be the 2nd best cost:effectiveness ratio (next to clearing corners) Im going to pinstripe it instead of buying A's clear tails and save 180 bucks heh.

Ill keep u guys updated

[knowfear]

i did mine today. i love the way it turned out. i got a white car and i used the black stripe to match the stripes in my back window. it looks so much better with them done. and for under 10 bucks, you cant stick a shake at that! :)

[Youngblood77]

You're welcome, Blue :thumb: and knowfear: post some pics bro, I don't think I'm alone in wanting to know what that would look like. :)

[wrightie]

Well heres mine. I also did the brake light.

[eag182]

bug eyed :eek:

[Youngblood77]

Is that chrome, or white, wrightie? Looks good though, well-worth the effort either way. :thumb:

[Nik1128]

^Judging by other pictures I've seen of his ass, I'd say it's chrome.

[Kurt Zee]

Originally posted by knowfear@May 8 2005, 02:59 PM
i did mine today. i love the way it turned out. i got a white car and i used the black stripe to match the stripes in my back window. it looks so much better with them done. and for under 10 bucks, you cant stick a shake at that! :)
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TAKE SOME PICS!!! i've been thinking about switching to black...but not sure on how it would look.....please post 'em! i want to see yours if you said it looks good.

[wrightie]

Ya its chrome, Every one who sees it says it looks like bug eyes

[Nik1128]

'Cause it does. :lol:

[knowfear]

Originally posted by Kurt Zee+May 8 2005, 11:05 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Kurt Zee @ May 8 2005, 11:05 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-knowfear@May 8 2005, 02:59 PM
i did mine today. i love the way it turned out. i got a white car and i used the black stripe to match the stripes in my back window. it looks so much better with them done. and for under 10 bucks, you cant stick a shake at that! :)
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TAKE SOME PICS!!! i've been thinking about switching to black...but not sure on how it would look.....please post 'em! i want to see yours if you said it looks good.
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[/b][/quote]


im workin on it. hopefully in the next day or so i will be getting my camera back.

[alerocar01]

i have two questions. the first one has anyone had problems with the police because of there pinstriped tail lights? i don't think it is illegal but i just wanted to know before i go and do it. the second one is what color should i get. i have a tan colored car but if it helps my windows have 15% tint on it and maybe i should get black to match the windows. do i just go to autozone to get the pinstriping?

[Youngblood77]

I've yet to have a problem with any authorities with regards to my tail lights, but I supose that totally depends on how strict your local laws are. If your windows are tinted, I'd say the black would look nice. :cool: And for your last question: The pinstriping is available @ almost any auto parts store, just make sure you buy 2 rolls, as 1 roll one do the job. ( I know that from experience, and I felt goofy driving back to town with the job 1/2 done. ) :lol:

[cutelilcntrygrl]

^ Glad to see that I wasn't the ONLY one who didn't buy enough the first time :lol: I was taking back roads and side streets to get back to Advance so that nobody would see me :blush:

But anyway, yeah I'd say black would look good on your car. Let us know how it goes and if you have any questions.

One tip real quick though, make sure you go around the outsides with more pinstripe, like others have probably done. I didn't do that and now mine are starting to look kinda crappy. I'm gonna have to do that soon.

[knowfear]

ok guys and gals, heres a couple of pics. my old camera SUCKS bad, but you can maybe get an idea...

http://publish.hometown.aol.com/steppnover/images/tail1.jpg
http://publish.hometown.aol.com/steppnover/images/carass.jpg

[Youngblood77]

Nice job, knowfear...looks really good ! :thumb:

[alerocar01]

looks good. how long did it take u and did u do it in four sections or two?

[Kurt Zee]

yeah... it does look pretty good huh? looks like i'm going to be switching mine too black....not a lot of people on here liked mine white!! Good job BTW....did you do it the long way and use something to make sure it was straight? or did you eye-ball it?

[cutelilcntrygrl]

That does look good.

Yeah Zee, change yours to black.. looks much better imo. No offense but the white just looked weird. It made the rear just blend together, if you will.

I think, since I'm going to go over the ends of mine, I'm going to get a thinner pinstripe and add to mine to give it more of a black out look. What do you guys think about that?

[smlzalero]

^Don't do that just because some people said it didn't look good! I think white looks way better than black on a white car. The black makes the tail lights look enormous.

[cutelilcntrygrl]

But with black windows, the black tails would just look better. White just looks too plain... imo.

Kurt, just do it and post some pics.. we'll vote on it. lol