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breakinparts
05-11-2009, 05:57 PM
I was just curious if anyone as actually taken the lenses off the rear tail lights and color matched the housings. What made me think about this is how good it looked on the angel eye headlight / color matched head light combo. I was looking at it today, and I think it would look awesome, especially on my white hot car.

Opinions? Pictures? Comments?
catalina421
05-12-2009, 03:15 PM
I havn't done it. I have seen someone I know do it to their headlights on their magnum. it was that dark dodge red and it looked fantastic. I think It might look good in white. Do you by chance know anyone good with adobe photoshop? maybe they can use it to give you a good idea. Just a suggestion.
breakinparts
05-13-2009, 04:01 PM
I'm not sure of anyone that is good with photoshop :(
Flip
05-13-2009, 06:51 PM
I have tinted the tails..
Mav
05-14-2009, 04:51 AM
I've got the car with the color matched headlights... Curious if the tinted tails would go with the theme or not. Hmmmm...

http://www.club3g.com/forum/members/mav-albums-g8-picture2716-galveston_day.jpg
jimmytt6
05-14-2009, 06:11 AM
I've got the car with the color matched headlights... Curious if the tinted tails would go with the theme or not. Hmmmm...

http://www.club3g.com/forum/members/mav-albums-g8-picture2716-galveston_day.jpg

Is the Halo and LED set up to come on with your daytime running lights and then Halo shuts off when you turn on your headlights? How does that work?
Mav
05-14-2009, 06:25 AM
I wired it up on switches... So I can turn them on/off whenever. I had a different set made here very recently that I cant wait to post pictures of. I just need the rain to stop so I can clean her and do it. I can make the entire housing glow blue now. :D Anyway, I don't mean to thread-jack.
MAYBEN
05-14-2009, 01:14 PM
yeah I dont have to worry about color matching the insides, they're already black lol
breakinparts
05-14-2009, 05:50 PM
Yea, I'm not talking about tinting, I'm talking about actually taking the lenses off and painting the housings the color of the car, like those headlights. :)
intmd8ak
05-15-2009, 11:15 PM
I was thinking about doing this myself as the black housings just don't look all that good on the Pac Slate. I think the guys that did Mav's headlights can do it for you.
timg8
05-16-2009, 06:23 AM
This guy did and I think it looks great:

Painted Tails (http://www.g8board.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15806&highlight=painted+tails)
mdogg
05-16-2009, 09:36 AM
lol.... does nobody understand what "take the lens off and paint the housing" means?

For some reason, I'm not really sure why, MOST manufacturers use a different type of sealant for the tails than the headlights. The headlights usually have a soft and maleable, silicon-type of adhesive that can easily be heated up and separated. The tails use a very hard, epoxy-type adhesive that just does not come apart very easily. I haven't seen anyone that has actually removed the lens from the tails yet.

So, to answer the actual question.... no, to my knowledge I haven't seen anyone do what you're looking to do.
dllb
05-16-2009, 09:39 AM
How about like this? (photoshop)

http://forum.grrrr8.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=1883&stc=1&d=1242495453
BigRob
05-16-2009, 12:58 PM
sweet! photoshop a white one! i want to see this too!!
dllb
05-16-2009, 02:43 PM
I don't have a white G8! LOL That's a picture I took of my taillight, i'd need one from a white car to do that.


sweet! photoshop a white one! i want to see this too!!
MAYBEN
05-16-2009, 03:00 PM
thats a pretty good chop
leon1972
05-16-2009, 05:53 PM
yeah, that looks HOT. Ive been thinking of doing it myself, though i wasnt sure how it would look. I LIKE THOUGH. guess thats next on my to do list. lol
silver6.0L
05-17-2009, 04:42 PM
That looks good. How about a photoshop one that is body colored and lightly tinted.
breakinparts
05-18-2009, 07:18 PM
lol.... does nobody understand what "take the lens off and paint the housing" means?

For some reason, I'm not really sure why, MOST manufacturers use a different type of sealant for the tails than the headlights. The headlights usually have a soft and maleable, silicon-type of adhesive that can easily be heated up and separated. The tails use a very hard, epoxy-type adhesive that just does not come apart very easily. I haven't seen anyone that has actually removed the lens from the tails yet.

So, to answer the actual question.... no, to my knowledge I haven't seen anyone do what you're looking to do.
I really want to do this, but what you stated scares me.
55belairgasser
05-19-2009, 06:25 AM
Both the rear and frt light look really good color matched. You guys are giving me more and more things to do and I have not even bought the car yet. - Lance
Mav
05-19-2009, 07:33 AM
the fronts are extremely hard to take apart... If the rears are worse, then I don't think it'll be happening on my end. :rofl:
breakinparts
05-19-2009, 06:29 PM
Well I have a spare light if a certain vendor would like to try it out? :)
Mav
05-19-2009, 07:54 PM
Contact Nic over at CinCitydesigns.com. Let him know I sent ya. :)
TouchOfGray
05-20-2009, 09:59 AM
I wired it up on switches... So I can turn them on/off whenever. I had a different set made here very recently that I cant wait to post pictures of. I just need the rain to stop so I can clean her and do it. I can make the entire housing glow blue now. :D Anyway, I don't mean to thread-jack.

Well come on Mav, we have to see them now...
Mav
05-20-2009, 10:19 AM
I'm going to be out of town all weekend (starting tomorrow), but I need to clean her up before I start posting updated pics. Although, I can say it looks badass. :D
55belairgasser
05-22-2009, 01:22 AM
I'm going to be out of town all weekend (starting tomorrow), but I need to clean her up before I start posting updated pics. Although, I can say it looks badass. :D

TEASE!! :nah:
109G8GT
11-19-2009, 07:58 AM
How the heck do your get the front headlights out? I can not figure this out.