custom taillights, curious what you think

[pimpincaddystyle]

i did these myself, do you think it looks good? i have a 96 sts....

[Frost]

Did you use the VHT paint for that tint? How many coats? I was thinking of tinting my tail lights ('97 Deville) the body colour - Silvermist Metallic - but wanted to put enough coats on to have them look solid in the daylight - still transparent enough for the running and break lights to do their job mind you, but solid looking when "off". I figured maybe 3 coats of the tint and then clear over that. Is that similar to what you've done?

[pimpincaddystyle]

to start i cleaned them really well and took my time throughout the process, total it took me like 6-8 hours. after it was all cleaned i used thin electrical tape to horizontal lines across the lights...then above the lines of tape i put a circular sticker to leave enough area for light to pass through and mainly to keep the cops at bay... after all that i did 2 coats of clear plastic primer..then 2 coats of a regular flat black primer....and finally 2 coats of the body color over it all...let it dry remove the tape and stickers and wha-la.... im thinking that i should clear coat the entire thing....kinda looks like i slapped a decal on there.....but hey, another day

[OffThaHorseCEO]

not bad, wash your car

[MaineWater]

I had a 1992 Seville and this goes for a lot of that syle seville, The rear right light seems to fog up a lot

[Frost]

Right on, Mainewater - the fix is to drill a tiny hole in the BOTTOM edge of the lense so condensation has somewhere to go - and the air can get in there and clear up the fogging. Somewhere buried in the deep dark past of this forum is a how-to on this fix.

[submariner409]

You actually have green grass and leafy trees in NH in May? (chuckle...) Wash your ride.....

[SL1CK]

I'm not too fond of it. Looks like u used regular green tape and created that. Maybe if I saw the lights on at night.

[Ski4Prez]

Not too shabby... But yeah a washing is def. due!!

[lbwd]

I would have just tinted them with the night shades and plenty of clear-coat for a nice shine. Not only would a washing help, but maybe the clay bar and some polish, too. Try some ICE and Nu Finish products. Not trying to sound invading, just giving my input.

[gothicaleigh]

Nicely done, but black striping on the tails always reminds me of '90's Pontiacs (not a good thing for a luxury sedan).
It's also a bit too busy with all the overly-complex colors of the STS tails plus the striping and circle cut-outs.

Here's mine: