My $6 "JDM" tailights
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My $6 "JDM" tailights
I did this today to my tailights, and thought i'd share it with the community. The cool part is, it only cost me $6 and about 1 and a half hours. Certainly beats the hefty price for the real one and imo it looks just as good. Now onto the pics ... 
this is what i started with (don't mind the drill, i was trying to buff the little scratches out)
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Hope you guys like it
this is what i started with (don't mind the drill, i was trying to buff the little scratches out)
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Hope you guys like it
Last edited by importmachine; Apr 13, 2012 at 08:25 PM.
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yea you should try it man, as long as you have a bit if patience it will come out nice. I still have some left over vinyl so next i'm going to to try it on the side markers. If you need help just lemme know
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I never knew people wanted/preferred to make the clear lens orange. I would think itd be the other way around ha. I think clear lens vs orange makes a car look more modern (although I do HATE the evo 8 MR tails cause the combination of chrome housing and clear lens is so ricey).
But anyway I think it looks good considering it cost you 6 bucks! Do agree though that it would look better if you cut the vinyl at the seal line of the tail light.
But anyway I think it looks good considering it cost you 6 bucks! Do agree though that it would look better if you cut the vinyl at the seal line of the tail light.
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I never knew people wanted/preferred to make the clear lens orange. I would think itd be the other way around ha. I think clear lens vs orange makes a car look more modern (although I do HATE the evo 8 MR tails cause the combination of chrome housing and clear lens is so ricey).
But anyway I think it looks good considering it cost you 6 bucks! Do agree though that it would look better if you cut the vinyl at the seal line of the tail light.
But anyway I think it looks good considering it cost you 6 bucks! Do agree though that it would look better if you cut the vinyl at the seal line of the tail light.
