Red Rear Light Tints Done
15 September 2002, 06:57 PM
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Spent the afternoon with a spray can in hand
Heres the rsults:
I have yet to put the clear laquer on to finish them off as I'm waiting for the red tint to dry, will do in the next day or so or next w/e. The indicators still flash orange with the normal clear bulbs but I have put different orange bulbs in which has just made it flash a bit more orangey.
I used Foliatec
(never thought I'd use their products) Red Tint Spray from Halfords at 11.99 and was just enough to get the desired effect.Heres a video clip showing it with the indicators on:
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I'm well pleased, and the laquer will just finish off nicely to make em sparkle!!!
Cheers
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[Edited by ScoobyJawa - 9/15/2002 8:22:17 PM]
15 September 2002, 07:10 PM
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Cheers mate Thanks for the pics you sent which made me do it
Can't get the damn film to work though. Anyone got any ideas - its uploaded to my webspace but isn't showing up
Thanks for the pics you sent which made me do it Can't get the damn film to work though. Anyone got any ideas - its uploaded to my webspace but isn't showing up
15 September 2002, 08:25 PM
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Thanks Ian Tried to rename it but its still not working - ****
Now its dark its a reddish orange they flash but when lights are on at the same time its clearly orange
And the vid shows its ok in the day too if you could see it 
Maybe someone else could host the vid for me? Maybe NTL won't let you link AVI's or something?
Cheers
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[Edited by ScoobyJawa - 9/15/2002 8:26:29 PM]
Tried to rename it but its still not working - **** Now its dark its a reddish orange they flash but when lights are on at the same time its clearly orange
And the vid shows its ok in the day too if you could see it Maybe someone else could host the vid for me?
Maybe NTL won't let you link AVI's or something?Cheers
Neil.
[Edited by ScoobyJawa - 9/15/2002 8:26:29 PM]
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16 September 2002, 10:28 AM
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Hi Carl,
Its work in progress -
I've got the laquer - but I ran out of time yesterday (damn darker nights ) so am hopefully going to finish off tonight or at the earliest opportunity.
I think I'll spray the laquer over the whole light otherwise the painted part would show up too easily......
Cheers
Neil.
Its work in progress
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I'm well pleased, and the laquer will just finish off nicely to make em sparkle!!!
(damn darker nights ) so am hopefully going to finish off tonight or at the earliest opportunity.I think I'll spray the laquer over the whole light otherwise the painted part would show up too easily......
Cheers
Neil.
16 September 2002, 10:14 PM
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It looks 
Neil How did you get on with the lacquer? 
I've seen the lights in person and they do look superb, and the difference is great compared to a std MY99 rear cluster.
Just to let those 56k people know the download is 1.8MB!
Neil How did you get on with the lacquer? I've seen the lights in person and they do look superb, and the difference is great compared to a std MY99 rear cluster.
Just to let those 56k people know the download is 1.8MB!
17 September 2002, 10:24 AM
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Glad you like mate
I'm really pleased with the outcome, as good as I hoped Got the lacquer on ok last night so they are a bit more shiney and protected now - will take some pics later to see if it looks better than the above ones
I'm really pleased with the outcome, as good as I hoped
Got the lacquer on ok last night so they are a bit more shiney and protected now - will take some pics later to see if it looks better than the above ones
17 September 2002, 12:12 PM
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Looks great Jawa,Was looking at Dhorwich's post as he has done this with Black tint on the tango bits. I think red would look better on a silver car so I will get red to do the back and black to do the front indicators.
How many coats of tint did you use? And Does it need special laquer?
How many coats of tint did you use? And Does it need special laquer?
17 September 2002, 12:29 PM
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Hi Krade,
That was my thoughts to - thought red would suit the DGM a little better.
I basically bought a can of the FoliaTec stuff from Halfords and near on emptied it between the two sides. Takes a fair few coats to get rid of the orange. I just built them up in layers until I got the effect I wanted.
The lacquer is just normal clear lacquer from the spray paint section in Halfords as Dan mentioned in his post I think. That was 5 quid and 12 for the Foliatec stuff.
The lights still flash orange - albeit a reddish orange, I've actually put the clear indicator bulbs back in as I think it makes it slightly more orange than the orange bulbs do but I might get a few more opinions first......
Its a subtle mod but makes the car look great
Good luck!
That was my thoughts to - thought red would suit the DGM a little better.
I basically bought a can of the FoliaTec stuff from Halfords and near on emptied it between the two sides. Takes a fair few coats to get rid of the orange. I just built them up in layers until I got the effect I wanted.
The lacquer is just normal clear lacquer from the spray paint section in Halfords as Dan mentioned in his post I think. That was 5 quid and 12 for the Foliatec stuff.
The lights still flash orange - albeit a reddish orange, I've actually put the clear indicator bulbs back in as I think it makes it slightly more orange than the orange bulbs do
but I might get a few more opinions first......Its a subtle mod but makes the car look great
Good luck!
17 September 2002, 02:06 PM
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Ok heres the finished pics now the lights are lacquered....
Before:
After:
Well pleased with the result
[Edited by ScoobyJawa - 9/17/2002 2:07:39 PM]
Before:
After:
Well pleased with the result
[Edited by ScoobyJawa - 9/17/2002 2:07:39 PM]
17 September 2002, 02:49 PM
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Halford's where I am don't have any tints at all and say they don't do em,couldnt be bother to argue with em so I got a can from C.A.R called Savage by a company called trilogy. Hope its as good as the Foliatec stuff.
17 September 2002, 03:58 PM
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Yeah - I've seen them, they are the other main people who supply the stuff. Soz should have said - I bought the stuff from a Halfords with Ripspeed inside so perhaps thats why you couldn't get it.
Wonder if the Savage stuff was what Dan used?
Wonder if the Savage stuff was what Dan used?
17 September 2002, 04:06 PM
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Dunno He got hjis from Halfords too I think, so maybe his was the ripspeed stuff too???
Ok so has anyone got a spare set of Light Clusters knocking around In case I bugger it up
Ok so has anyone got a spare set of Light Clusters knocking around In case I bugger it up
18 September 2002, 12:02 AM
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Tis done, will post pics of car when its in daylight and got the wheels and lenses on. Looks good, the indicators are still "kind of Orange" when they are on
Looks good, the indicators are still "kind of Orange" when they are on
18 September 2002, 10:54 AM
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Nice one Krade
Yeah - kind of orange sums it up well, but if you crouch down as if you were in a car behind they clearly are orange - as you can see from my movie.....
Get some piccies up
Yeah - kind of orange sums it up well, but if you crouch down as if you were in a car behind they clearly are orange - as you can see from my movie.....
Get some piccies up
18 September 2002, 01:16 PM
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Im waiting on the Fcukwits at the alloy wheel referb place who seem to find it impossible to referb my wheel to the correct colour after 3 tries and having an original wheel for ref.
When I get the wheels and other lenses sorted out Im gonna do a before and after pic
Or if you are going you may see it at the Power Engineering Rolling Road Day, or the Surrey Oct meet.
When I get the wheels and other lenses sorted out Im gonna do a before and after pic
Or if you are going you may see it at the Power Engineering Rolling Road Day, or the Surrey Oct meet.
10 October 2002, 08:48 PM
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ScoobyJawa & Krade,
Have you guys got pics to upload yet? I can't decide on a red or black tint on my MY95 silver WRX. I'm also going to do Ali G's rear fog conversion ('under bumper' add-on light to make it UK-legal gets relocated into the driver's side reverse light. A nice red bulb to follow, too...)
Hoping to do the mods on Tuesday... will post results afterwards
Thanks,
Paul
Have you guys got pics to upload yet? I can't decide on a red or black tint on my MY95 silver WRX. I'm also going to do Ali G's rear fog conversion ('under bumper' add-on light to make it UK-legal gets relocated into the driver's side reverse light. A nice red bulb to follow, too...)
Hoping to do the mods on Tuesday... will post results afterwards
Thanks,
Paul