heh i guess its more dangerouse than having them not painted but the brake lights do shine through almost as bright as unpainted, however it is illegal ive gotten 2 fix it tickets for them (i live in Huntington Beach CA) but i like it so i just deal with the fix it tickets they are signed off by a friend of mine who is a cop and with proof of correction its only a $10 dollar fine

 

As long as you can see the brake light clearly during the day, I suppose. But I prefer the contrasting red of the stock taillights...what you did kinda makes it look like those cheap headlight/taillight covers that all the Cavaliers have h: Shoulda painted it yellow to be unique

 

painting a clear lense red from the inside will not give a true red appearence. Most people just buy the Candy Apple Red Testors brand tranparent paint, and spray the lenses from the outside, which gives it a nice look + add some clear coat/gloss to it and your set.

Sean

 

yes,paint the out side,when you get the result you want,give it a few layers of clear coat.

 

yo Mystikallobster
u mind telling me how u did? where did u get the paint to do that? it looks pretty good, i have a black car and have been wanting to do that to it..i dont know if i rather do black or yellow( to go with my interior) i think yellow would def. look different but i dont know if i coul get the specialty paint that may be recquired to do this...a little help would be greatly appreciated. ive got a 99 civic (the one with the lights most peeps rave about)

 

I hear paint from like a hobby store will work the best for this...there is a specific kind, but I don't know exactly what it is called.

 

geez 94civicEX
thanx for ALL the USEFUL advice =)

 

I used the Candy Apple Red Testors brand tranparent paint, but after a few months, the paint started to fade, then i had to repaint. got so lazy, just threw the tails away. does anyone know any other kind of paint to use, that's more durable? im planning on doing it again, but this time differently..

 

testors link $4.29

...and here's mine (all clear to half red conversion):



^ I smoked the top half with testors RC car window tint (to match my front corners *sig*)