dued

Hi, Just wondering if anyone has tried to paint the inside reflectors on the s14 LED tail lights to orange for a more OEM look? I think it would make the lamps look way better.

Sugoi_Style

Interesting concept. I can see how this might cause controversy among Kouki purists. If you like it, then do it. You might be the first one to complete it (jus' guessin').

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silviaks2nr

I think it would look better all red. The clear signal is the main thing that makes these lights ugly IMO so either could work.

Kevin_S14

i kinda like what the OP did. someone try it!!

Z_Spool

This is what I was thinking too.

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keeeban

That doesn't look bad at all, I kinda like it..

Nice job with the photoshop, looks pretty nice!

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GarageMakS145

That's a terrible idea. Why would someone want to make their LED Tails look like they were made in the 80's.

Kevin_S14

do you just troll? you have yet to make an intro or even post a picture of your car. im not hating, just saying all your comments are negative.

dontxploitme

what i wanna know is what's going on with that license plate surrounding in the firs picture?? never seen that before...

i think that all red would look rad

srstan

Its the Euro bumper.

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rat240

yeap 200sx rear bumper i want one for my hatch

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Grimace

I know that's a euro spec bumper. I think that bottom lip was called the optional z spoiler or some shit.

On topic, I'm on the fence about it my self. Some cars might be able to pull it off, but I like how they look on my car as is. Plus, It wouldn't be easy to open those lights. I've tried and my plastic got reaaaallly brittle.

One_love_silvia

yes. yes he does.

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WillEastS14

i think i looks purrrty.... might do it when my LED tails get thru customs.... SMH

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KOUKIboy

Meh looks alrite...I like all red tho looks sexier...

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Sugoi_Style

All red for the win. Light 3M adhesive tinting to match my chosen gunmetal paint choice.

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Brentbohn

WTF is adhesive doing for your tails

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blueshark123

he is referring to red vinyl
24" Red Smoke Tail Light Altezza LED Tint Sterling | eBay

Grimace

All that and a bag of chips.

revat619

I've been thinking about this for a while now. I'm thinking you could use the same stuff people use to orange they're corner lights and stuff. I'm guessing its that vinyl as well.

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chris300zr

someone needs to photoshop the corners red so we can compare.

Hywarp161

Red vinyl would be the way to go, i did that with my s13 tails.

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ixfxi

wow

looks great

your car is the pinnacle of 240s, we should be so lucky for our cars to look like yours

i love the tail lights, hot hot hot

this thread is totally awesome

blueshark123

your to funny Mike lol

Sugoi_Style

Brentbohn, The 3M adhesive tinting film would be tinted a light gray to match my gunmetal paint choice to subdue the contrast of the taillights against the color. I'd fix the color of the corner blinkers to be a matching red with the brake lights.

No red tinting for me and spray-on tint is out of the question. If I decide to sell the tails, I can simply remove the film and they should appear like new for its future recipient. Voila

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silviaks2nr

The problem with these taillights is you can't apply the transparent film or candy coating on the outer lens as it won't look correct. there is a clear lens over the face of the entire lamp and individual colored lenses underneath (red for brake/tail and red for reflector). The best option is to convert the oem taillights to led which is a very labor intensive and tedious process that very few people could do properly. And even then, the fluted primary and secondary lens would obscure the pattern of light emitted by the leds (especially wide angle 'automotive' leds). the primary could be removed but the secondary outer lens could not.

Sugoi_Style

Thanks silviaks2nr for the tech. Can't really forsee too much of an issue applying the film over the outer clear plastic, but I haven't got a set of these tails just yet. We'll see.

I have thought about LED treatments to the Kouki tails, but yes, that would seem to be labor intensive....but so worth the effort, especially if you decide to keep the S14 for a long time. BTW, I'll never sell mine!

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silviaks2nr

Thinking about this some more... there might be a way to remove the outer lens on the aftermarket lights (here- I don't know if they are permanently sealed or use grey or black thermoset sealant) and spray a candy coat on either the chrome blinker reflector or perhaps if there is an inner clear lens over the blinker portion spray that instead. I've never really looked at the lights that carefully in person to know what can be done.

Either way I would not use a craft/hobby store bought "candy apple" spray as they are dull in finish and not suited for long term use. Your best bet is to mix in a candy dye powder (i.e, HOK) with automotive clearcoat and spray a few coats of that. High quality transparent vinyl film works on exterior lens applications but I don't know about use inside of the lamp. Here is an example of my kouki tails with red vinyl with over 7 years of exposure to the elements. Obviously since this was a red/magenta film and not a red/orange it doesn't completely match the brake/tail lens; however the difference is hardly noticeable.



I can obviously attest to the durability of the product I used but can no longer find it for sale. It could be had through a custom sign shop perhaps. This is a similar product which I don't have experience with but I know other people use with good results:
Transparent film

harangatang

Weird.... my led tails don't have straight orange turn signals. They're just clear.

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dazed

^ hahahahahaha.