Soild red tail lights. Thats my 1989 Camaro RS. WOuld anyone be interested in these for there camaro? I think it looks even cooler than blackouts. If you didn't guess its photoshoped, but I am interested in trying to do this? Anyone have any thoughts on how to go about doing this? And would anyone want to buy a set?

 

dude those look cool!
I'm sure if you could sell a few sets on ebay too.
not sure how you would make them though..

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WHO NEEDS VTECH? I HAVE VORTEC

1982 Camaro "VortecZ"
Vortec headed 350 bored .02 over, comp xtreme cam, edelbrock 750 carb, edelbrock performer rpm intake, dynomax 1 5/8" shorty headers, accel ignition, stock TH700r4, powertrax locker, 3.73's

1985 Z28 stock LG4/700r
T-Tops, A/C, soon to be modded.

 

Maybe you counld use some plastic or vinyl dye on the inside and outside of the yellow and clear parts. I guess that would be the cheapo way. Or just bust 'em out and wrap some of that tailight repair tape around it! he he

 

that is actually what i am working on doing to my IROC grids masking each of them off and painting them with red model transparent paint, the guys at work are helping me, when i get it done i will post a few pics. and since my car is red, i think it will look hidden just a little detail that i like.
and since my reverse lights dont work i am not worried about that.
good idea though

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Jarrad
1990 IROC-Z L98 350 TPI
TH-700R4
G92- 9 Bolt Borg-Warner 3.27gears
Bright Red Hardtop/ Grey Interior


DAILY DRIVER: 1991 GREY S10 2.5L/5SPD -FOR SALE.

 

yeah, Rare-Roc-Z has the right idea. the flamin Z has the grid style ones all red, just painted over them with the translucent brandywine stage of his kandy kote paint job. I'm gonna try doing this by first fabricating a set of clear grid lenses, then paint them red, should look better that way since the turn signal area won't have a slight amber tint to it. I have another idea for it too, but I'm not gonna get my hopes up until I get a finished product.

 

when i first tested that a long time ago on a spare lense i used a red sharpie marker..worked too. i actually cut the marker open and used the inside thing as a brush..looked cool..

 

I suggest get lexan and dying that and then cut it down to the size you need. you can make a new tail light lens out of the stuff.

Rob

 

Once again, the Flamin' Z:


I can't really notice an amber tint to the turn signals, but I'm sure that up close it looks different than the rest of the light. Geez I love this car..

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1992 Camaro RS
5.0L TBI
K&N Airfilter and ready to take on the world!
My 1992 RS

 

I want that paint, were do I gets it!!! Whats its full name, I want to order some and try this ASAP!

 

Man guys like you keep Thirdgens Alive and make em look newer and unique ...what a style is that ...really cool¡¡¡it looks like you have to re do the wiring...well my idea is to rewire as it follows:
when park lights are on..all bulbs are lightin...when you brake or turn..they get brighter....My idea is just like a 77 TRANS AM....i made a custom mode to my 82...i put some 89 formula taillights and when i brake 2 bulbs light and when you parklights all are lighted up...i added an extra bulb....but i shaved the separate turn light and blacked out it..my original idea was to all 4 bulbs light when you brake but a little cable under the dash burned..so i have to done it with 2 ..look my pics at
http://photos.yahoo.com/sammycalderon
good luck and see ya soon¡
sammycalderon@hotmail.com

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1982 Pontiac firebird s/e 2bbl..Club organizator in chile southamerica.https://www.thirdgen.org/rides/index.tgo?action=view&rideid=3280

 

Yeah, my thought is that when the light shines through you'll see the difference since it's passing through amber then red.

 

I did this to my car a while ago. I didn't do the white section though. I don't need any more hassle with the cops. My car is black and I think it looks really good. And I can't see any amber tint when the light is shining through. I'll see if I can get some pics if anyone is interested.

 

I'm interested, post them

 

So am I

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1982 Camaro Z28
305 Carburated
4-speed Muncie
Some other stuff I haven't figured out yet
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ICQ# : 18562788
gibsandwich@hotmail.com

 

Here are the pictures that you guys wanted. Sorry it took so long.

 

Pretty cool, but I think the tail lights from the 82-85 style with the bar in the middle would look the best with the solid red

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1982 Camaro Z28
305 Carburated
4-speed Muncie
Some other stuff I haven't figured out yet
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ICQ# : 18562788
gibsandwich@hotmail.com

 

Agreed, but I am gonna do this soon.

 

you do realize its a law that you have to have clear/white reverse lights right?

 

gues I'm gonna have 1 squared reverse lights

 

i did the same mod with my stock (black bar in middle) tails and my iroc tails but instead of just painting the amber section with candy apple red translucent, I put a coat on the stock red part, so the colors match perfect. the former amber section does have a bit of a oranish cast w/ the turn sigs on, but I remedied that by replacing the lights in the brakelight with amber ones, so they all match. I'm kinda iching to put the iroc tails back on now, but the dr. side is cracked and i need a new lense for it. they both look great, but the rev. light on the stockers looks too WHITE and the iroc lenses aren't as white in the rev. lense section and thus look a little bit better. go for it, but trust me here when I say to leave the clear clear, but paint the amber red.


to do this all you need to do is go to a hobby store and buy a spray can of "Translucent Candy Apple Red" and go at it. it's quite simple, just mask off the white section and paint both the factory red and the amber. give the red a coat or two, but the amber 3-4 coats. take your time and don't touch the tails till they are dry you will love the results.

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Dan Briones
1988 Camaro Sport Coupe
2.8 V6, TCI 3200 Stall TC, B&M Transkit, Flowmaster & Catback (No Cat)
CFI Z/28 Hood, '87 16" IROC Wheels, Bowtie Grille, IROC Gauges, IROC Taillights,
IROC Foglamps w/ 9005 hi-beam bulbs
Heritage Style Hood and Decklid Stripes

 

My friend sent me this pic a while ago. I'm not sure where he got it, who's car it is or how the guy did this but I think it looks very sharp.



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Danny
deutsch1@marshall.edu
Black, 1989 Camaro IROC-Z, 350 TPI
150 H.P. NOS, Progressive Controller,Comp Cams 1.6RR & Valve Springs, AFPR, Ram Air, K&N's, Airfoil, Ported Plenum, Accel 300+ Wires & Supercoil, !Cat, Flowmaster, Trans-Go Shift Kit, SFC's, STB, Goodyear F1's, Zainofied, T-Tops, Etc...
Check out my Webpage

 

That would be Steve Vidal's "Flamin' Red Killer Z" and heres his page:
http://www.geocities.com/norine.geo/FlamedRed.html

I love the car, as I've said many times before. Its so perfect.


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1992 Camaro RS
5.0L TBI
K&N Airfilter and ready to take on the world!
My 1992 RS

 

I did the brake and amber section on my car. On top of the candy apple red, i sprayed the entire rear light with smoke tint to give it some smoke out to it. Ontop of it all, I put clear coat on it. You can get all this stuff from you local hobby store. Soon as I scan my pics, I'll post. Payce.

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85 2.8L Sport Coupe 5-speed.
Mods: Hpertech chip and powerstat, MSD 6A-L, Crane fireball coil, Accel Cap and Rotor, Dynomax hi-flow cat and catback system with a dynomax magnum race bullet muffler on the i-pipe, K&N filterchargers, Gutted Air Boxes, 8mm Wires, Eibach Sportlines and Tokiko springs/shocks setup, Global west sub frames, Suspension techniqs front and rear sway bars, and good ole 88 IROC wheels with Kumo Ecstas on em!
"It's not the ricers, it's those damn V8's!"

Wins: 2000 V6 Accord, 69 302 Mustang, 2000 Auto VR6 Jetta, 89 Toyota MR2, 90 Civic Si, 76 350 Camaro.

 

What would be really cool if you did your taillights like the Flamin' Red Killer Z is to get a flasher setup out of a 60's Mercury Cougar and hook it up so that the lights flash starting at the inside and proceeding to the outside in series when you turn on the turn signals. Imagine what it would look like when you turn on your 4-ways

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'86 Camaro Sport Coupe and '88 IROC

 

I went an bought my translucent paint from the hobby store today!! Wish me luck, heh. Post pictures once it stops raining!

 

i just did mine today..it took about 2 hrs..looks reallly nice..i have the iroc grids so i left one middle squre white. ill post pics when i get em..peace

 

Wow, I can't wait to see your pictures when you guys are done.

 

this is the idea I've been toyin with for awhile now, just need to get my hands on grid taillights. I used the flamin red killer Z as a template, hope Steve doesn't mind.

 

Hey thats cool blue_meanie. I'd buy a set like that.

 

I'll have pictures this weekend. I'm all finished up, gonna smoke out my front blinkers and side markers next!

 

Check out these bad boys

Someone has got to figure out how we can fabricate these.


This is a photoshop edited pic by the way.


I love photoshop.

<img border=0 src="http://wsphotofews.excite.com/036/LF/P4/Vm/uK21456.jpg">

 

We don't need to fabricate those, we can just dye them red with paint.

 

kj, just get some translucent red paint and go over the lenses with it, it'll give the desired effect

 

Where can I get the paint from? Or is that a stupid question?

 

try a hobby store, or do an online search.

 

What if you just black out your backup lights. So it looks like that last pic but with out the bowtie. How effective would that be?

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Jeff
92 Camaro V6, mods: K&N, modified air box, JET chip 2,Dynomax Cat & Cat Back Systemwww.camarors.4t.com


[This message has been edited by Jiffy (edited August 08, 2001).]

 

Jiffy-
it would work, but you will porbably catch he|| from the cops.

 

I have my entire tail light blacked out (everything except the license plate light that is) with VHT Night Shades spray on black out, and I've never had any problems with the law. On a recent trip to Indy I had a deputy sheriff pull me over to check my blackouts, and since the spray tint lets the reflective panel on the tail lights shine through he said they were legal, apoligized for pulling me over, and sent me on my way.

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'86 Camaro SC 2.8 V6, 5spd, T-Tops
Mods:

(Performance)
Flowmaster cat back exhaust

(Non-Performance)
Pioneer DEH-P4000 CD receiver head unit
Pioneer 6X9 Tri-Ax speakers
Jensen 8" dual voice coil sub
Blacked out tail lights and side markers (VHT
Nightshades spray tint)

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very glad to hear that, I have that night shade spray also.
(just havn't been able to drive it enough to find out if they would hastle me for it)

[This message has been edited by 82suped-up-coupe (edited August 09, 2001).]

 

I never catch hell from the police as when I was younger I did that police ride along 3 years in the row, and my uncle is in the 4th, so I made it my duty to be buddies with all the cops and know how they work.

 

ohhhh, I thought you meant actually BLACK them out, as in with opaque black paint like i have shown. I'm sure if you used the niteshades paint you wouldn't have a problem like people were saying

 

Redraif just redid her taillights on the Firebird; the amber part is now red. After a lot of experimentation on some extra (broken) lenses, she found that using VHT red Metal Tint on the back of the amber part looked just like the red on the rest of the taillight. She tried Testors Candy Apple Red model spray paint first, but it looked kind of cloudy.We don't have pics of this up yet, but it does really look cool, without being "obviously" being modified to the non-third gen crowd.

 

kool

 

what about corvettes?

 

hmm

 

Corvettes have the reverse lights right next to the liscense plate.

Here's some pics I found of the 'All Red' tail-light mod done by someone in Japan (yes this is a thirdgen in Japan).

 

those are some fat radials in the back, any idea what's been crammed into tha engine bay ? or is it just spacers to clear the backspacing ?

 

* edit - double post *

 

I'm not sure. I think the website said what they guy did but its all in Japanese. What I am sure of is that some of the users here will get kicks by saying he swapped in a 1.6ltr 4 banger ...