How does Mike do it?

[RedlineRacer]

I bought an old S13 tail light off ebay and tried to clear out the yellow part. First I thought it just might be a yellow piece of plastic behind a clear piece on the outside. But then I realized it is one piece. Then I thought it might be painted yellow on the outside, so I tried sanding it off. Then I realized it yellow all the way through. I know Mike will never say how he does it. But does anyone have any ideas?

[Chernobyl]

He secretly has APC manufacturing the lights for him....

JK of course

[radhaz]

If you go to home depot you can get acrylic sheets for overhead flourescent lighting with a cross-hatch pattern. The pattern used is larger than the oem light pattern but the principle is the same I imagine.

Locate acrylic sheeting with a durable thickness and appropriate pattern and you might be able to simply dremel out the yellow and replace it with a clear/white insert epoxied in its place.

I haven't examined his work up close but I imagine at the prices he charges it looks oem. I doubt that anyone on there first try could make there lights look oem, but DIY is DIY and you save a load of cash.

Good luck and keep us informed on your progress.

[DuffMan]

You need to cut a piece of plastic to that shape. You have to bend it too. I saw someone who did his and it looked good. I think he used lexan but I'm not sure.

[RedlineRacer]

Is that what he uses? I thought about that, but I didn't think it would be strong enough.

[old_s13]

As the saying in the Legend of Zelda goes, its a secret to all. I'de love to disclose my manufacturering techniques but, thats against the entrepreneur code of honor. Asking me how to build a light, is like asking PHASE2 for advice on how to install an SR20DET.

I can tell you this much, for the couple hundred we charge to retrofit and refurbish the OEM lamps.. you definately save yourself the time, effort, and headache that you would encounter doing it yourself. Besides, we have these lamps in stock and can use them for core-exchanges with your stockers.

- Mike

ps: If you use flourescent office lighting diffusers, you will eventually end up working with a plastic that is too thin, brittle, and easily yellows when exposed to the elements.

[RedlineRacer]

Originally posted by old_s13

ps: If you use flourescent office lighting diffusers, you will eventually end up working with a plastic that is too thin, brittle, and easily yellows when exposed to the elements.

Damm, what do you use. I really like that look. I would buy a pair from you, but I got too many other things on the list that I want before those.

[radhaz]

Originally posted by RedlineRacer
Damm, what do you use. I really like that look. I would buy a pair from you, but I got too many other things on the list that I want before those.

As the saying in the Legend of Zelda goes, its a secret to all. I'de love to disclose my manufacturering techniques but, thats against the entrepreneur code of honor. Asking me how to build a light, is like asking PHASE2 for advice on how to install an SR20DET.

He makes his money by making the product, if he told us on the forums how to do it less folks would spend the $$$$$$$ to buy the items from him.

Why not be a pioneer in 240SX tail light modding and find out how to make the light covers and share the info with us?

Originally posted by old_s13
I can tell you this much, for the couple hundred we charge to retrofit and refurbish the OEM lamps.. you definately save yourself the time, effort, and headache that you would encounter doing it yourself. Besides, we have these lamps in stock and can use them for core-exchanges with your stockers.

Mike I can't argue with that but there's also something to be said about making your own projects. The feeling of accomplishment and satisfaction go a long way plus saving some green by doing the work yourself means you can invest it elsewhere.

[Grant]

maybe he's using the same process, just doing it 100x better than most of us can.. may not be the process but the skill involved..



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[KiDyNomiTe]

Originally posted by DuffMan
You need to cut a piece of plastic to that shape. You have to bend it too. I saw someone who did his and it looked good. I think he used lexan but I'm not sure.

what happened to that guy, he said he was gonna sell some to us:confused:

[radhaz]

Originally posted by Grant
maybe he's using the same process, just doing it 100x better than most of us can.. may not be the process but the skill involved..

I imagine experience helps too :D

[RedlineRacer]

Originally posted by radhaz
He makes his money by making the product, if he told us on the forums how to do it less folks would spend the $$$$$$$ to buy the items from him.

Thats why in my very first post I said "I know mike will never tell us how he does it".

But, yeah, I like to have that feeling of looking at my tail lights and knowing I did that and they look good (I don't know about the look good part if I did it). But you know what I mean.