Blacked out tailamps,BUT WITH CHECKER BOARD PATTERN
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Blacked out tailamps,BUT WITH CHECKER BOARD PATTERN
O.K.I ve had my lamps blacked out with VHT nightshades well over ten years now.Since alot of people seem to going this route lately.I thought i would try something a little different.They are'nt done yet.Masking one lense took almost 7 hours.Here it is with the tape still in place(no paint yet).Hope to have them both finished sunday,but i doubt it.Anyway the pic should give you an idea what it will look like.It looks blue because of the masking tape.Comments welcome!
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interesting thats for sure....but will it even be that noticeable once on the car and in daylight?....what about lit up?
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I did a mock up years ago on a busted tailamp.It is noticeable when lit.I am mostly concerned with dark/night conditions though.So i am not too concerned how it looks in the daytime.Plus these are blue right now because the masking tape is blue.With nightshades being black it should stand out even more.The mock-up i did way back looked almost as dark as my current blacked out lamps with nightshades.Also after i remove the masking i may still go over the entire lense with a very thin layer of VHT(if i want to make it darker).
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wow thats pretty sweet looking, almost has a led look to it, i get em done i wanna see em on the car
Camaroguy who does your sigs?
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When I read the title, I shook my head no, when I opened the thred, My jaw dropped! I like it! Very unique. I think you should definitely go for it.
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im not really understanding what youre doing here. i would like to see it though.
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I am going to paint the clear sections(unmasked) with VHT nightshades.Afterwards i am removing the masked area(blue sections).Leaving alternate black/white(or clear) squares(actually rectangles).Which will leave a checker board pattern on the lenses.
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oh, i didnt notice tape on the surface. or is it on the inside?
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i think that's gonna look sweet. i would do the taped off section with several coats nice and dark and then one coat over the whole thing. That way the checker pattern will show up when lit. I can't wait to see the finished product
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Originally posted by 87CIZ
that's awesome. how did you mask it like that? i was sitting here trying to figure it out did you cut each strip or make the line then cut out the piece? Either way can't wait to see these. You might just make the non grid lights just as popular as the grids.
that's awesome. how did you mask it like that? i was sitting here trying to figure it out did you cut each strip or make the line then cut out the piece? Either way can't wait to see these. You might just make the non grid lights just as popular as the grids.
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Originally posted by JeremyNYR
i would do the taped off section with several coats nice and dark and then one coat over the whole thing. That way the checker pattern will show up when lit.
i would do the taped off section with several coats nice and dark and then one coat over the whole thing. That way the checker pattern will show up when lit.
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Very nice. The early 4th gen firebirds have something similar. They have large ractangles that light up.
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Originally posted by Psycho_91Camaro
Cool, you should do that on the grid lights!!!
Cool, you should do that on the grid lights!!!
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how did you get the back of the housings off/back on?
how did you get the back of the housings off/back on?
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interesting.. but 7 hours for one?!
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interesting.. but 7 hours for one?!
interesting.. but 7 hours for one?!
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Originally posted by 84 1LE
There are 2 plastic rivets along the top,3-4 metal clips along the bottom,plus 4 torx screws.remove all these.Then VERY CAREFULLY pull apart the lense from its housing(try to save the sealant if possible).When done just re-attach the two.The hardest part is seperating the two halves without cracking the lense.
There are 2 plastic rivets along the top,3-4 metal clips along the bottom,plus 4 torx screws.remove all these.Then VERY CAREFULLY pull apart the lense from its housing(try to save the sealant if possible).When done just re-attach the two.The hardest part is seperating the two halves without cracking the lense.
oh and on a side note my tail light mod will be coming soon...
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Originally posted by Gr89RS
Great work man keep it up. I wonder how it would look if you just shot straight black rather than the nightshades to get a true led look?
Great work man keep it up. I wonder how it would look if you just shot straight black rather than the nightshades to get a true led look?
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Well the painted area being too dark is the logic behind my idea. If you paint the unmasked areas to the point that no light can shine through, you will create an illusion of there being thousands of tiny led's inside the housing. Just a thought though...good luck with it I look forward to seeing the finished product.
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To be honest what im trying to do here is to get the lamps to look black when off & not too dim when lit.The checker board pattern is just a method of trying to achieve this(plus its different).If it looks or you can see the alternate black rectangles(either when off/on) all the better.
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The LED look never ocurred to me till someone else mentioned it.That would be interesting i think,but i guess what i was trying to say.is i would like the tailamps to look black when off & not as dim,but different than just a dark/smoked look when on.I hoping the checkerboard look will shine thru when the lamps are on, but if not as long as its not too dim.Since i do plan to go heavier on the nightshades than i did on my current blacked out lamps, but still i dont want to go too far with the nightshades.
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i think you'lll pull it off. not to many coats tho.
just enough black to create the black out look when off, but not too much so it blocks out all the light from the bulb.
i see what ur doing now. the checkboard look will act like a camo... helping the lights look dark when off, but making them look bright when on like it has no nightshades on it.
just enough black to create the black out look when off, but not too much so it blocks out all the light from the bulb.
i see what ur doing now. the checkboard look will act like a camo... helping the lights look dark when off, but making them look bright when on like it has no nightshades on it.
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Originally posted by Orr89RocZ
just enough black to create the black out look when off, but not too much so it blocks out all the light from the bulb.
i see what ur doing now. the checkboard look will act like a camo... helping the lights look dark when off, but making them look bright when on like it has no nightshades on it.
just enough black to create the black out look when off, but not too much so it blocks out all the light from the bulb.
i see what ur doing now. the checkboard look will act like a camo... helping the lights look dark when off, but making them look bright when on like it has no nightshades on it.
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man that is some SERIOUS attention to detail, i cant wait to see this i think its gonna look great, you got some wicked patience man
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man that is some SERIOUS attention to detail, i cant wait to see this i think its gonna look great, you got some wicked patience man
man that is some SERIOUS attention to detail, i cant wait to see this i think its gonna look great, you got some wicked patience man
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Thanks guys,actually i usually dont have the most patience myself.I'm always wanting things NOW.This however went by pretty quick inspite of all the time it took.Which by the way i just got done with that last corner today.Tomorrow i'll be applying the VHT stuff.
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this would be one of those thing i would start doing.. get a few squares on and say screw it, looks really nice im excited to see how it will turn out!
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Still not done,but They are painted.Ive already de-masked one.There was some bleed thru that i had to fix.Here is a pic without the housing,but its 99% finished,still need to polish the lense & install it.NOTE- it looks slightly curved because of my wide angle lens.....
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Looks amazing. It would be nearly impossible for the untrained eye to notice. I cant wait to see pics with them on the car and lit!!!