Smoked tail lights
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So I was just chilling in the garage today and i found a piece of smoked vinyl that i didn't use on my other car so i thought it was a perfect opportunity to do a little DIY on the 09 lexus tail lights. Not sure if anyone has done this on their car yet, so hope I'm the first!
Before:
![](http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv151/iDomoKun/IMG_1211.jpg)
Measuring out the white section of the tail light:
![](http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv151/iDomoKun/IMG_1215.jpg)
![](http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv151/iDomoKun/IMG_1217.jpg)
Cut out:
![](http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv151/iDomoKun/IMG_1218.jpg)
Finished one side:
![](http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv151/iDomoKun/IMG_1214.jpg)
Comparison:
![](http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv151/iDomoKun/IMG_1213.jpg)
Lit up:
![](http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv151/iDomoKun/IMG_1222.jpg)
![](http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv151/iDomoKun/IMG_1223.jpg)
Ordered red vinyls for the amber signals today so i'll take more pics when i put them on
Before:
![](http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv151/iDomoKun/IMG_1211.jpg)
Measuring out the white section of the tail light:
![](http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv151/iDomoKun/IMG_1215.jpg)
![](http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv151/iDomoKun/IMG_1217.jpg)
Cut out:
![](http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv151/iDomoKun/IMG_1218.jpg)
Finished one side:
![](http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv151/iDomoKun/IMG_1214.jpg)
Comparison:
![](http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv151/iDomoKun/IMG_1213.jpg)
Lit up:
![](http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv151/iDomoKun/IMG_1222.jpg)
![](http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv151/iDomoKun/IMG_1223.jpg)
Ordered red vinyls for the amber signals today so i'll take more pics when i put them on
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I'd be a little afraid to cut it on the tail light, would hate to scratch it.
Last edited by Lexasaurus; 09-16-09 at 06:46 AM.
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Thanks Francis! My car is still nowhere as clean compared to yours though ![Cool](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/cool.gif)
haha thank you sir!
haha that's cool. i'm actually fine with it just being clear (as long as the amber part is redded out) but i saw the vinyl and took at look at my taillights and though of being a little creative ![Big Grin](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
I ordered it from bluebatmobile.net. He's a vendor in socal and makes very good vinyl for alot of cars. The one i bought was for the 8th gen civic taillights, so I had to measure it and cut it out myself.
haha glad I could help you out!
hmm I think the one i bought was the brightest already, cause I remember I originally bought it for my civic but I didn't want the cops pulling me over for smoked taillights so I bought the lighter one.
haha no, I just took a sharpie and measured the outline of the clear part and then I used a scissor to cut it out. I know it's kind of ghetto, but at least it works! haha
yeah, i already ordered the red vinyls from AeroTect yesterday. I just have to wait for them to ship here. I'll post more pictures once they're on.
hahaha yeah it does. Oh I think that will look good smoking out the red and leaving just the clear part. I didn't have enough vinyl to do that so I just smoked the white part. Post up pictures if you do decide on doing that please!
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I ordered it from bluebatmobile.net. He's a vendor in socal and makes very good vinyl for alot of cars. The one i bought was for the 8th gen civic taillights, so I had to measure it and cut it out myself.
hmm I think the one i bought was the brightest already, cause I remember I originally bought it for my civic but I didn't want the cops pulling me over for smoked taillights so I bought the lighter one.
yeah, i already ordered the red vinyls from AeroTect yesterday. I just have to wait for them to ship here. I'll post more pictures once they're on.
hahaha yeah it does. Oh I think that will look good smoking out the red and leaving just the clear part. I didn't have enough vinyl to do that so I just smoked the white part. Post up pictures if you do decide on doing that please!