DIY tails.. LMK what ya think

[Mike]

wow.....real nice......goes great w/ the seattle silver

[sm1ke]

not bad I'd just red the blinkers first. If you want to know why it looks hazy, from working with canned clear #1 the quality of clear varies and some doesn't go on clear and will always haze on smooth surfaces #2 it's not how long you wait between coats, the longer the better, you just needed to put a bit more on during the last two coats or so and it'd fill in until it was smooth. You can do the sand/polish but it's pretty matte looking and really needs to be a bit smoother to really get the finish you want. Sanding that clear you really chance it turning WHITE and looking pretty bad so I don't know if you want to do that. Props for trying something on your own

Thanks for the advice! Yeah, I think the reason why its so hazy is because of the quality of clearcoat I used. Just some off-brand auto clear stuff. A local guy told me that I could sand em down with like 1500 or 2000 grit, then use something called an abrasive, and then just polish them up. Do you think that would work? Or could I even just go straight to the polish?

[blvs125]

looks good. should of paint over the reverse light too.

[sm1ke]

Naw, I didn't want to paint over the reverse lights just to make sure people would still know if I was in reverse. Plus, I don't need cops hasseling me about not having any reverse lights. My buddy painted his civic's tails all red including the reverse lights, and he got pulled over twice already. It probbaly would look better if I did paint over them though.

[blvs125]

looks good though

[93CB7]

Naw, I didn't want to paint over the reverse lights just to make sure people would still know if I was in reverse. Plus, I don't need cops hasseling me about not having any reverse lights. My buddy painted his civic's tails all red including the reverse lights, and he got pulled over twice already. It probbaly would look better if I did paint over them though.

-------OR------ Make another DIY out of it. Reset the reverse lights closer to the center. How would you clear the red part thou...? HMMM.... maybe mount reverse lights into the back bumper.

Either way, I agree they look better than they did.

[sackingz123]

looks kool....i dont wanna even wanna do that here where i live...

[2.2AZUL]

looks good i was thinking about doing mine but didn't know what kind of black paint should i do..............and painting the reverse lights is a nono for me..........but you can rewire the lights and place them on the bumper or on the side of the lic* plate........but it does look good.........