Installed my NiteShaded LED tails! :)

supertrick_05 · Post by **supertrick_05** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:00 pm

Hey guys, another broadcast from yours truely, Brodie -aka- "supertrick_05". I was talking to Crystal about helping me think of some other stuff I can do with my car that was cheap and easy, and she suggested something to me...so I went ahead and did it! They are lying in my storage room, curing as I type this. Here's a few teasers...

Oh...what's this?

Did someone rip off my tails?

Nope...they are just chillin on my kitchen table

And here we have them on the car...yay!

Running lights:

Brake lights:

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:03 pm

Looks good hun

Glad to see the UPOL worked out for you. Can't wait to see them on the car.

hul kogan · Post by **hul kogan** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:05 pm

oh yes, that will looks great!

supertrick_05 · Post by **supertrick_05** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:08 pm

Thanks hun...yeah, I think the clear may be a lil cloudy because it's kinda humid. Either way, I'm gonna see if I can get Laura at work to buff 'em out when they're fully cured. Thanks again for the clear my dear! It's truely awesome stuff!

Now I just gotta do my 3rd tail and side markers...

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:13 pm

and here i thought you bought a new car to work on for the weekends

i have GOT to get me some of that clear and re-do my lights....

hul kogan · Post by **hul kogan** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:20 pm

btw, what did you end up using?

supertrick_05 · Post by **supertrick_05** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:24 pm

I did just as Crystal's how-to on tinting tails suggested. I used 4 wet coats of VHT NiteShades and 3 wet coats of U-POL Clear #1. Here's the link: http://forum.2gn.org/viewtopic.php?t=34825

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 4:08 pm

Look good yo. Can't wait to see how they look on your ride man.

P.S. +10000000000 to Crystal's How Tos:

supertrick_05 · Post by **supertrick_05** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 4:40 pm

I know, she does a fantastic job!

Fuzzyneon · Post by **Fuzzyneon** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 4:42 pm

supertrick_05 wrote:I know, she does a fantastic job!

fantasticabalistic lol is the right word i believe

teamliviD · Post by **teamliviD** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 5:00 pm

*cough*copy-cat*cough*

Looks good!!

supertrick_05 · Post by **supertrick_05** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:01 pm

Uh...copy cat? Didn't you tint yours red?

supertrick_05 · Post by **supertrick_05** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:18 pm

Updated install pics in 1st post!

theTeejmiester · Post by **theTeejmiester** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:21 pm

looks good man.much better

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:23 pm

3rd brake light.... GO!

supertrick_05 · Post by **supertrick_05** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:28 pm

LoL! I know...I was gonna do the 3rd brake light today, but I didn't feel like taking the trunk lid carpet down. It will be done though, as well as the side markers a lil bit too.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:28 pm

Very nice!

JeremyJ · Post by **JeremyJ** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 11:46 pm

Don't tint the brake light black. Paint it with two or three light coats of Mopar PS2. The light will still shine plenty bright through it and it won't stand out like a sore thumb.

Izero · Post by **Izero** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 11:51 pm

it takes money to buy em and serious balls to tint em i guess....? hehehehe but i like it...

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 12:31 am

I really like the colormatched third brake like the ones someone was selling here before. Like the one that is on my car. That stuff would look hot on Nadiya, Brodie...

jake_tim · Post by **jake_tim** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 12:49 am

looks good.

+1 on the color-matched third brake light.

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 12:55 am

i like their idea! buy my 3rd brake light a repaint it!

contagious18 · Post by **contagious18** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 1:47 am

looks hella nice. bro. i like it

teamliviD · Post by **teamliviD** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 9:27 am

supertrick_05 wrote:Uh...copy cat? Didn't you tint yours red?

yeah, thats why I

and lol'd

it looks good. i would have like to see them red though. as always, i love your car!!

J-Villa · Post by **J-Villa** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 10:16 am

look good...but you def need to do third brake light....

sxxxt · Post by **sxxxt** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 12:55 pm

haha almost looks as good as mine, lol jk looks BA

supertrick_05 · Post by **supertrick_05** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 2:01 pm

Thanks man! I'm sure I could have gotten them as smooth as yours if I had a body shop clear coat them for me, but I went ahead and did them myself. They are just fine for now. I'll probably get them better next year.

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:24 pm

Looks good, but I think it might be too dark.... Not that much light output.

supertrick_05 · Post by **supertrick_05** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:39 pm

It looks much better in person...I stood outside of the car with the blinkers on, and it's definately noticeable. If you have the marker lights on (1st position on the light switch) and the tails are on with the blinkers, it's harder to notice the turn signals, but the brake lights/turn signals are definately visible. I'd make a video of it, but my cam's battery is dead

SlvrACR · Post by **SlvrACR** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 10:59 pm

Nice now you just need the LED 3rd and tinted