Tail light advice for GTI

[kaoticice]

Hi guys,
I've been thinking of either diy lightly smoking the taillight or possibly purchasing an aftermarket taillight, depending on the cost/effort that is required.
I've done a few research on diy smoke taillights; (plz correct me if im wrong)
The equipments i need is;
1) clear coat
2) spray tint
So the question is how much do these costs?? and where to find them??
Any other related advice is appreciated.
thanks,
Ed

[william]

Hi guys,
I've been thinking of either diy lightly smoking the taillight or possibly purchasing an aftermarket taillight, depending on the cost/effort that is required.
I've done a few research on diy smoke taillights; (plz correct me if im wrong)
The equipments i need is;
1) clear coat
2) spray tint
So the question is how much do these costs?? and where to find them??
Any other related advice is appreciated.
thanks,
Ed

there is a product calls nightshades in a can then you clear coat but its hard to get a good finish and the boys in blue can tell your.

better off getting them tinted with 70 to 95% tint depending on how dark you want them or even considering r32 rear tails

[zz2]

i tried to smoke my stock tails with VHT night shades tinting spray but it was just a massive waist of time. i couldnt get a shiny decent quality finish. i then tried one of those ebay tint film kits and that was even more of a waste of time

in the end i just thought SCREW IT and went out and bought some genuine R32 tails and even although the price was a bit steep i couldnt be happier







its just a really nice OEM mod that makes a massive difference to the cars rear end

[KWICKS]

Hobby shop for your paints where you won't be ripped off.

[kaoticice]

I was really interested in those r32 tail light initially, but the price tag is simply ... (approximately $600+ right?)
These LED one looks good too http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/newf...ad.php?t=17265
but im unsure where to find them and how much they cost.
Ed

Edit: zz2 ur car is hot!!

[gtimk5]

I can get R32/Pirelli tailights for $560 all up, genuine. 4 pieces
I like them better than aftermarket ones

[zz2]

I can get R32/Pirelli tailights for $560 all up, genuine. 4 pieces
I like them better than aftermarket ones

i got mine for cost price from my parts desk. kinda helps when you're mates with the parts manager

at the time it was about the same price if i was to order them from an overseas site like TM Tuning or Parts 4 Euro but that involved a lot of stuffing around with waiting and shipping etc. the dealer took 3 days to get mine in from Sydney

[mark4323]

These LED one looks good too http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/newf...ad.php?t=17265
but im unsure where to find them and how much they cost.

You can get them from TMTUNING.

[Yevvy]

1) VHT Night Shades - $18.95 from Auto1
2) Clear Coat Auto1 - $13.95 from Auto1, duh!
3) Wet and dry sand paper - $1.80 from Bunnings

I did mine 2 weeks ago. put 3 light coats of Night Shades, and finished with 3 light coats of clear coat. I didn't care about a shiny finish, so i was happy with the result. If you want a shiny finish, just use ~2000 grid vet and dry sand paper before applying the clear coats. Used http://smoke-tail-lights.howtocar.net/ website as a reference. If you want i can can post pics tomorrow. Hope this helps

Or get one of these, they are hot!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q134xPgSwVY&feature=PlayList&p=717B8139BF2F7ED7&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=91

[maca]

Yeah i've got the sameee problem.. I want to darken my Jetta's tail lights but still want the shine. Or even just blacken the red parts surrounding the LED's....

[bazzle]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wgFu5-V9ao&feature=related

[kaoticice]

^ i love those oem leds.. They look sxy

@ mark4323 How much did the transport cost ya?

@ Yevvy, thx for the advice.. it really doesnt look expensive to do a diy i guess. I was planning to lightly smoke it to create an r32 look.
I'll see how it goes

Cheers,
Ed

[mark4323]

^ i love those oem leds.. They look sxy

@ mark4323 How much did the transport cost ya?


Cheers,
Ed

Sorry, I don't remember. I bought a few items and it was quite reasonable. I bought when the USD was nearly 1:1.

Also, when you get them here you have to get the fog and reversing lenses swapped. You can DIY or send them to a place in Melbourne that does it.

[kaoticice]

I think i've decided to smoke the light instead of purchasing another one. At the moment i have 2 taillights, one of them is the original one and the other is an aftermarket that my brother used. Looked like this
To be honest, i dont like the look of that the aftermarket one, and i decided to use it for experimenting purpose and getting experience on smoking the taillight. If i don't like the outcome, then i shall purchase another taillight.
Probably gonna start next week, so much assignment atm.
Thankx
Ed

[85turbo]

these are the lights i WILL be buying.
they are hellishly expensive, bit i love the look of them.

they are OEM quality RHD versions and made by Hella.

http://tinyurl.com/r3jl55

Jason.