Taillight modding

[twitchy]

I fear the customizing bug has bitten me and I was looking at the plain factory taillights and wondering if anyone has ever modified them (decides dying the yellow parts red)

and how they look?! and if I was ever to being myself to spend money on that kooki taillight kit you see, with the round lights and whatnot, how hard is this to install?

the file i attached was just the result of me goofing around....looks stealthish

[lbcklik1486]

Looks wierd, not bad, just wierd:hs: I'd still go for the type X look over that, but that looks just a decent.

[S13CRAVE]

Originally posted by lbcklik1486
I'd still go for the type X look over that

not Type X, it's KOUKI.


-ian

[JasonNagra]

Twitchy, it looks terrible. But, if you were to get the clear conversion done on your black car, that would look SICK! Clearcorners.com can do it for you, and would look like this:
http://clearcorners.com/products/nissan/240sx1/R_hbsig/Image06.jpg

HOTNESS!

[brokenben]

it looks like a z31 rear no?

[stillmatic]

Your rear end looks like an S14 now... :D

[twitchy]

what about painting in that center piece?

[s14slide]

it looks better than stock s13h/b lights. I don't like the big amber part of them. All red is better IMO, but it would look a LOT better if you blacked out the center panel (minus rev. lights). What did you do to color them?

[Anubis]

How about this: Just leave them the way they are!

[twitchy]

yeah probably

i was thinking of putting some window tinting on the insides to make them look darker maybe....and brighter bulbs, those halogen 1156 or 1157 bulbs that are 250% brighter than stock...That would be neet

[wanganwonder]

be considerate of others . . . do you like driving behind somebody at night when you're tired and grumpy and their taillights are super-duper bright? no! so don't do it to other people!

[phrozen]

get some chuki turn signals, jdm side fender lights, rear fender markers and keep your stock tail lights!

[aznpoopy]

#1 wipe your license plate number when posting online ;)

#2 doesn't look bad... looks kind of almost maybe stock if someone didn't know 240s.

#3 it might look better if you cleaned up your car and do those tricks to bring the paint back to life. that clear corners pic looks nice but that car is super clean and shiny with exhaust, rims, skirts etc. its hard to compare objectively.

[method2833]

paint the center peice black!! thats what i did looks pretty decent on a black car imho. id show u pics of mine but im to lazy to take them but it looks good!;)

[boro240]

Originally posted by phrozen
jdm side fender lights, rear fender markers
cause they have an extra bump on them? why bother?

[Zemus]

Originally posted by twitchy
what about painting in that center piece?

http://home.comcast.net/~onizemus/6.jpg

I like it

[brokenben]

hmm... its hard to tell with the red car

[nocomedown]

don't paint the center, that looks ugly! i do like the clear corners red/white lights, and i think it probably also look good if the amber part was red, too. of course, im partial to the kouki lights. its super easy to install (me and my dad did it pretty easily), and i know nothing about cars.

[thelinja]

Uhh, correct me if I'm wrong here, but if you did that, wouldn't you be eliminating your rear turn signals?

[stillmatic]

How do you paint the center piece? Do you simply paint over it or does it have to be disassembled from the hatch?

[Philip]

I personally like the look when the yellow is painted over!
Looks stockish, and costs 5 bucks.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid65/pb68f976492e640b895b0f8621c4667c7/fbf904ab.jpg
Its all just personal taste though. Do what YOU want.

[twitchy]

did you just rewire signals intto the other bulbsesses??

[2fkn40]

heres wat ill try to do when i have time...make the orange turn signals red and do some rewiring so the now red turn signals light up with the nitelight so the taillights light up more..so the top and bottom lights light up....also probaby use a double filament bulb so the turn signals are still functional..

[mistaanime]

juss leave them how they are..looks fine...nothing wrong wit the orange.

[twitchy]

fuckin guys...we cant stop screwing around with shit. I made my side marker lights flash when i signal a la BMW over the summer

[[r.P]S13|IDEAL]

That rear looks like a probe or a 3000GT, kinda weird.

[Philip]

Originally posted by twitchy
did you just rewire signals intto the other bulbsesses??

Yeah, I wired the outside bulbs to blink, and the inside ones to be the brake lights.... looks really nice at night with only those two lights on. Looks nice when the signals are on too.

Yeah, I have had a couple people say it made the back of my car look like a probe... thats cool, it doesn't to me!

One thing I love about S13 Hatches is the extent to which you can customize the tailights... alot of options out there.

[morpheus8486]

C-West offers tinted rear taillights. They look similar to the Kouki taillights and are less than half the price. I've seen them listed at about $170. And I believe you can also buy the center piece for around $90. You should be able to find these at any C-West dealer. www.motorex.net has them. And you can go to http://www.c-west.co.jp/aero/180sx/ for pics. If you like the look it might be worth checking out.

[Pepperoni]

Originally posted by stillmatic
How do you paint the center piece? Do you simply paint over it or does it have to be disassembled from the hatch?

im also wondering about this.
ive got a black s13 with stock tail lights and ive been wanting to paint the center panel black.

so can anyone tell us a little more about painting this center panel? paint, procedure, etc. thanks

[Kid Zelda]

Originally posted by morpheus8486
C-West offers tinted rear taillights. They look similar to the Kouki taillights and are less than half the price. I've seen them listed at about $170. And I believe you can also buy the center piece for around $90. You should be able to find these at any C-West dealer. www.motorex.net has them. And you can go to http://www.c-west.co.jp/aero/180sx/ for pics. If you like the look it might be worth checking out.

What they sell is a tinted cover you put over you $500+ Kouki taillights, they are not acutally tailights

[morpheus8486]

Originally posted by Kid Zelda
What they sell is a tinted cover you put over you $500+ Kouki taillights, they are not acutally tailights

That sucks. I'm pissed now.

[Pepperoni]

EDIT: oops, Kid Zelda beat me to it

[Kid Zelda]

Originally posted by Pepperoni
EDIT: oops, Kid Zelda beat me to it

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[Philip]

Originally posted by Pepperoni
im also wondering about this.
ive got a black s13 with stock tail lights and ive been wanting to paint the center panel black.

so can anyone tell us a little more about painting this center panel? paint, procedure, etc. thanks

It is very easy to take the center of the tailights out, and it would make it alot easier to paint as you would not have to mask the car, only the reverse lights.
Go in your trunk with a 10mm and unblolt the 6 bolts found under the plastic trim. Unclip the reverse lights and then go paint it!
Scuff the plastic up a bit to help the paint adhere.
Show us pictures if you do it!

Philip

[RedlineRacer]

Hasn't this taillight mod already been done? I think K Style sports this alot.

[CoasTek240]

Originally posted by RedlineRacer
Hasn't this taillight mod already been done? I think K Style sports this alot.
you are correct in thinking that

[Ricer240sx]

i say tint them blrak!!!! THATS HOTT!!!!!!

[twitchy]

i wonder if you put dark window tint inside if it would make them darker on the outside....like cut pieces for each part of the taillight assembly and glue them inside

[fantasya98]

Hasn't this taillight mod already been done? I think K Style sports this alot.
you are correct in thinking that

you're soo right.. and as for the all red, dats been done, just cover and spray, its not dat big of deal, and just for you anti honda guys, this has been done for years on civics and crx's soo next time you guys say "honduh this or rice dat", remember wat you're making such a big deal about over just sprayin your taillights

i tried to do the clear corners thing, to take the taillights apart, now dat was tough, all i ended up doin was crackin my taillights, *its much harder than it seems* well, i think if i cooked it it would be ok. now dats something to try to figure out like old_s13 somehow did..

[nruenarom]

I bought KOUKI tails about a month ago, I'm just waiting to put em on after my car gets painted later this week ...anyone ever installed em before? If so, gimme a little preview for what I'm about to put myself through ...is wiring modifying a bitch? lower bezel? etc... thanks

[Dousan_PG]

kouki s14 or kouki 180sx?

[Pepperoni]

Originally posted by twitchy
i wonder if you put dark window tint inside if it would make them darker on the outside....like cut pieces for each part of the taillight assembly and glue them inside

Yeah I was thinking about that too. I'll probably try to open it up and see what I can tinker around with... i'll post up a pic after I do it.

[nocomedown]

Originally posted by nruenarom
I bought KOUKI tails about a month ago, I'm just waiting to put em on after my car gets painted later this week ...anyone ever installed em before? If so, gimme a little preview for what I'm about to put myself through ...is wiring modifying a bitch? lower bezel? etc... thanks
its so easy man. you basically just take your current taillights out, and the new ones fit right in. the wiring modification is a joke. all you do is cut and splice like 3 wires. shouldnt be a problem as long as youre not color blind.
honestly, the hardest part is getting your current lights out.
let me know if you need any more help.

[twitchy]

Originally posted by Pepperoni
Yeah I was thinking about that too. I'll probably try to open it up and see what I can tinker around with... i'll post up a pic after I do it.

wicked...i wanna see..my car is frozen outside and not mobile right now but wheh i get the fuel pump installed next week and get it to my friends heated garage it will be sweet looking i think

[nruenarom]

180sx Kouki ...alright thanks alot for the heads up, i'll tell yall how it goes..