Hum... I really don't know what to say.

Mine are more gloss black that flat black and I still got the marks. I questioning though if I couldn't see the marks before I painted them (markymarks theory)...You'd think you still could have seen them before when they were stock.

When I had the lenses off, I even looked at them into the light to make sure they were completely clean, and I DIDN'T see the marks before I put them back together; so that scratches markymark's theory....

 

I didn't see them either until i reassembled the lights.

 

+1

 

Black should absorb light, so I think black be a better choice in the reflector color...However, that means less light output overall. I'm sure if we compared an evo w/ the stock VIII tails and a evo w/ the blacked out tails, it would appear the blacked out housing would look less bright.

I think each individual lamp's lens is designed to disperse light regardless of the silver reflector. The silver reflector would basically reflect any light that doesn't initially get transmitted out of the exterior plastic lens.

This is probably just a design issue with cheap plastic being used on the outer lens...

 

I suppose its on the inside of the lens, but if you think its on the outside you can always try to wetsand and buff them... I would try like 2000 grit wet sand paper and buff with compound... If it is on the in side, i know you prob have to sepperate the lights in the oven, you can buff the inside if thats the case..... We have mini buffers a work that would prob work great....

 

Yea this issue is really hit or miss. It happened to a set I had done. They were really bad after a while so I decided I needed to get another set done.

There is nothing you can do to get rid of the rings to my knowledge. The ring you see arent on either the inside or outside surfaces. They are actually in the molding. ie... inside the plastic

If you pull the lenses back off the housing you will see that you cannot feel/sand/buff the rings out and that its inside the plastic molding.

My guess as to why this shows up after modding (Though it has been seen in bone stock taillights) is that when we reseal them we tend to do a better job then they came from factory and this makes the tails keep in alot more heat and no air getting in

 

where they separated in the oven? Almost looks like a flat spot, like if layinf face down on a baking sheet. May not have noticed before?

 

No.

 

exactly.... i have saw this on stock lights, modded .....it doesn't matter. As i explained to the owner i was willing to try to help out but its nothing to do with what i did....its literally in the plastic and is a perfect circle around the factory casting /molding dimple

 

that could very well be....i literally have a testing method when i do these and reseal them they are air tight!

 

Dave it's Luke brother. Yea man the new set have been 100%.

Such a wierd thing. I saw a VIII parked at the mall the other day which had the rings even the GF noticed them. (Stock lights)

 

Remove the lens use use some rubbing compound then plastic polish on the inside and see if it comes out.

 

you never offered to help, this is the first response in like 2-3 months since i contacted you about the issue.

Do you have extra lens cover laying around?

 

actually i had offered....can't remember if i sent you a email or pm ....but either way i honestly wasn't screwing you over . i thought we spoke and i had told you about the issues and that there was no way to fix it and had you looking for another light. sorry for any confusion

 

If you guys want to black out your lights PM and you will never have this prob. I use a company im setup with called lamin x that is actually a protective film that applys over the outside. GREAT product and pretty inexpensive too.