Tore my headlights apart a while ago and put a few layers of Krylon Fusion Satin Black on them.

Total cost.....$11. Sealed them up with RV Goop.

I am going to take apart the ugly VIII rears and put some paint in them.

I am thinking about doing them all black like I did the fronts (not leaving the signal lens chrome)

I really don't want them to look like just another set of IX rears... but I'm skeptical on how it'll look.

 

Wow.. they look great.

 

Headlights look great. Post up the rears when you get them done. I say do the turn signals amber, since you left the amber in the heads.

 

any "how to" on taking them apart without doing accidental damage?

 

rears are not easy as one thinks...good luck.

 

you need to dremel them apart, it is easy compared to many tail lights (compared to my 2 ford rangers for example)

 

Thanks for the replies!

Sorry no how-to.

I like to use a high powered heat gun because I am able to focus the heat only along the seam, and not worry about having to handle a hot light housing.

By the time most people are pulling theirs out of the oven, I already have mine apart. hehe.

I have done lights similar to the 8's rears with the "Bonded Plastic" or whatever you want to call it. It is actually possible to use a heat gun on them also. You just have to get it warmer than usual, and use a sharp utility knife.

I am not sure how I would do the rears amber. If I did it wouldn't really match the front... Unless I blacked out the reflector then painted the lens.... Any suggestions?

 

headlights look good. idk what i think about doing that to the rears tho, but hey its your car haha

 

Yeah I'm not for sure either.

Maybe I'll just buy some JDM reps and try and find someone wanting some 8's?

 

The tail lights are plastic-welded together. Using a knife to cut the actual weld is a poor idea. Using a dremel to cut the black plastic behind the weld (not the actual weld itself) is a much better idea. If you cut the weld you will be able to see the cut, and the sealant that you use to reseal it.

 

You can also send them to Evodave and have him do them he has it down to a science and can make them look like JDM rears if you want as well.

 

I didn't have that problem with the last set I did. I must have cut just enough behind the weld to make it not visible.

Thanks for the advice though.

 

I've heard that evodave is very difficult to get a hold of to get work done.

 

How did you put them together so that you would not see the sealant-? Magic?

Cutting the weld leaves the seal visible after its been redone. I don't understand how this could look cosmetically like it hasn't been opened.

 

If one was given the gift of magic, they would not need to remove the lense to paint the inside black.

Some people mask the lens, and paint the edges black to cover any visual flaws.