Redded Out Tail-lights - Talons only

KC_DSM · May 17, 2002

I have a friend with a new celica who did this, and it's awesome. I am doing it this weekend. Take some Testors Transparent Candy Apple Red spray paint and paint over the yellow in our tail lights. This is cheap and I think it''ll make guys to not do a rear conversion. Eclipse's will be doing Talon conversions! Here's his website on how to do it. Like I said I'll be doing this Saturday. On sunday ill have some pics to keep you posted. The turn signals look red too, not orange or yellow. This might be the next free mod on dsm.org

here's my friends site you can check out
picture on the car
instructions

AWD Terror · May 17, 2002

Good plan! You may want to read this thread first as it's been done successfully by another member with the same technique too:
http://www.dsmtalk.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=24949

I don't think the picture links work but you can still see the results by clicking on the WWW button underneath KILURV8's posts.

BTW, is your friend a Star Wars fan...?

KC_DSM · May 17, 2002

I don't know if he's a starwars fan or not. . . after seeing episode 2 i think he maybe but im pretty sure it's just a coincedence. Yeah, none of those pics worked and there was nothing on his website that i could find, so ill do it tomorrow and post some pics too.

talontsiawd · May 18, 2002

I used stain glass spray from micheal's like in the thread awd terror posted. Mine came out darker than stock. they look tinted at night. The testors stuff your friend used looks way lighter. I think i'll give that a try. I wasn't really satified with the way mine came out. They look fine, just not perfect.

Chopztix · May 18, 2002

here's a photoshop pic i made... looks nice

farmdogg55 · May 18, 2002

heres mine...i used the stained glass color and it came out fine, not the more darker almost maroon i have seen when other peeps did it. peace
http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/33928e61/bc/tails03.jpg?bcScr58AWD3n2oGw
http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/33928e61/bc/tails04.jpg?bcScr58AuSVB3XGq
http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/33928e61/bc/tails02.jpg?bcScr58Aru0yg1Nz

oh yeah, i painted my TALON letters white and it looks alot better IMO.

mavisky · Dec 17, 2003

this is the same method i used about a in the summer of 2002

karnsatron · Dec 17, 2003

Holy old thread Batman!!!!

mavisky · Dec 17, 2003

karnsatron said:
Holy old thread Batman!!!!

yea someone put a link in another one, didn't even notice

Refined Rice · Dec 17, 2003

Hmm, call me crazy, I actually like the amber turn signals. I HATE red turn signals. If the German turn signals weren't so damn much I'd want them for my 2G Eclipse. Luckily, I have a 1G Talon to satisfy the amber signal craving.

Mike

1loudtalon · Dec 18, 2003

I did that mod on my old talon and it took away the shiny brightness the tailights origionally had. Granted it did look really good and original, it all depends on the look you want. I even tried lots of small layers of clear coat and couldnt get that smooth result i wanted. When you do it, replacing the tailight bulbs with red colored bulbs also made a nice difference because the bulbs in there now are white.

11sec4cyl · Dec 22, 2003

look kinda dark here, they look great in the sunlight.

close up, looks more like they really do.

Boostn4 · Dec 23, 2003

close up, looks more like they really do.

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Sweet interior.....

I like the all red look, but I've seen some people paint it and it almost looks pinkish, and ugly. Your looks good!

talontsiawd · Dec 23, 2003

Here are my old lights. I went back to stock since because i somehow keep getting sets of talon lights for free without trying. Everytime i buy something used someone throws them in for free.

11sec4cyl · Dec 25, 2003

Boostn4 said:
I like the all red look, but I've seen some people paint it and it almost looks pinkish, and ugly. Your looks good!

i know exactly what youre saying and i harrassed the hell outta the guy who had the nicest lights i could find until he told me what he used. i honestly love them. i think the talon rear would be so much more appealing to others if the lights were all red.

Spoolin95GSX · Dec 31, 2003

My mind always makes me see the turn signals as amber on talons, just because I'm so used to seeing it as amber over the years. Still a nice mod for talons though.

2gentsi · Jan 5, 2004

1loudtalon said:
I did that mod on my old talon and it took away the shiny brightness the tailights origionally had. Granted it did look really good and original, it all depends on the look you want. I even tried lots of small layers of clear coat and couldnt get that smooth result i wanted. When you do it, replacing the tailight bulbs with red colored bulbs also made a nice difference because the bulbs in there now are white.

so if you painted the tailights you would still have amber bulbs under red plastic? how hard is it to remove the tailights anyways, i've never tried it before yet. i painted my headlights housing but had to remove the front fascia along with the actual bumper (not the cover).

greenstreak · Jan 5, 2004

The tails come out much easier than the headlights. You only have to unsnap them after removing the interior trim in the trunk.

Yes, the bulbs are still amber behind the red tails.

2gentsi · Jan 6, 2004

greenstreak said:
The tails come out much easier than the headlights. You only have to unsnap them after removing the interior trim in the trunk.

Yes, the bulbs are still amber behind the red tails.

You mean those two panels on both sides that have little switches holding them in place?

Stldave2 · Jan 6, 2004

2gentsi said:
You mean those two panels on both sides that have little switches holding them in place?

No you have to take out all the trim. There are several "hidden" bolts.

Redded Out Tail-lights - Talons only

KC_DSM

AWD Terror

KC_DSM

talontsiawd

Chopztix

farmdogg55

mavisky

karnsatron

mavisky

Refined Rice

1loudtalon

11sec4cyl

Boostn4

talontsiawd

11sec4cyl

Spoolin95GSX

2gentsi

greenstreak

2gentsi

Stldave2

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