Blackhousing taillights? 01-02 Sedan

[ejreams]

I will be doing this in the future, the chrome reflectors on my tails, for some reason, have begun to flake. So I figure I'm just going to sand it and paint them gloss black.

 

[x5carl3tMurd3rx]

so where are these full pics? I'd like to see how this turned out.

 

[Fritz]

Install is done. I'll have the pics up here soon.

 

[Fritz]

If you want to see others just let me know, I have a few more I took.

The housings (didn't know my flash was on so the reflective finish lit up like a christmas tree)

In the shade

From about 200 ft away in full sun

 

[shavedaccord]

Yeah dude you'll need to change those bulbs to LED's or something, that's pretty dim. Kinda looks like the sun is just hitting them. They look cool though.

 

[Mike's_Taffeta]

where did you get the reflective paint from and are all of the lights done? it loks like just the inside ones are done. the outer lights look brighter.

THinking about attempting this today. Im bored lol.

 

[TheHunter]

Meh I don't like it. Looks like a similar effect to smoking the exterior of them, and that doesn't limit the light as much. Get some LED bulbs like shaved said.

 

[Fritz]

where did you get the reflective paint from and are all of the lights done? it loks like just the inside ones are done. the outer lights look brighter.

Home Depot, and the bulbs are different sizes.

I agree the light output is a little dim during the day. Not sure what other types of paint would be more effective as a fix for flaking. A high gloss black might work fairly well.

Since I'n not going to be doing this over any time soon, I'll be looking for some better bulbs.

 

[shavedaccord]

I can't imagine how bad your backup lights are now too, i just thought about that. Ours are horrible even in stock form.

 

[x5carl3tMurd3rx]

I can't imagine how bad your backup lights are now too, i just thought about that. Ours are horrible even in stock form.

+2 I can see more with the ccfl over rear license plate installed then I could with the stock back up lights.