Home-made JDM tails

[R32Dragon]

Here are some pics of my latest project.

Converting my USDM Z32 tail lights to JDM-spec.

The "Before" shot
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee228/R32Dragon/SSPX0009.jpg

MMmmm.....smells good.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee228/R32Dragon/SSPX0068.jpg

Let the prying begin
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee228/R32Dragon/SSPX0069.jpg

Tossed out the old orange crap, and popped in the clear goodness.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee228/R32Dragon/SSPX0074.jpg

Pinstripping the inside of the of the lense
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee228/R32Dragon/SSPX0075.jpg

Painting away the marks I made will prying the tail light apart
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee228/R32Dragon/SSPX0076.jpg

Sandwiched back together
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee228/R32Dragon/SSPX0077.jpg

Back on the stove
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee228/R32Dragon/SSPX0066.jpg

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee228/R32Dragon/SSPX0067.jpg

Now thats it been put back together and cooled off, I wetsand the imperfections outta it.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee228/R32Dragon/SSPX0071.jpg

Polish. PlastiX is gud ****.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee228/R32Dragon/SSPX0072.jpg

Viola! One down, one more to go.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee228/R32Dragon/SSPX0073.jpg

Now done. This took 4 hrs.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee228/R32Dragon/SSPX0079.jpg

My Z with USDM tails
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee228/R32Dragon/SSPX0031.jpg

Now with the ones I just made in my kitchen, big diff eh?
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee228/R32Dragon/SSPX0080.jpg

Real JDM tails
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee228/R32Dragon/imagemagic.jpg

Total cost (Including Pull-a-part tail lights)= 40$
Real ones= 495$

PM me if you want more detailed instructions on the project.

[changaroo]

sick ass Z man!

[kennyboi]

nice

[Mad Mike]

wow they look great. good work

[RUFFIAN]

nice. way to stick it to the price raping man

[chituntang]

Those are some good skills there!!!
It feels great when you work on your own car. I just fix my heat issue on mine.

[R32Dragon]

Thanks, what I didn't show ya guys is the tail light that I royally fugged up while trying to pry it apart. Its alot harder then it looks!
It was a good thing I had a spare set of tails Ive had lying around for a few years.

[Jonflip29]

Very nice job man. I like your cars, Z and a Skyline...Thats whats up.

[SLOWR/T]

please take that wing off

[87 Turbo II]

Looks great, and for the price, can't be beat.

[mocha latte cupcake]

mmmmmmm Z32...... mmmm jdm....

[bigasian]

goodjob :goodjob:

[quickdodge®]

Home-made JDM tails

If my assumption is correct, you live here in Georgia. So unless you did this tail light mod in someone's home in Japan, these are not homemade JDM. They are JDM replica USDM lights. They look good, too. Later, QD.

[Jimmy B]

im with QD on this one..

modified taillights.. yes they look good though

[redrumracer]

If my assumption is correct, you live here in Georgia. So unless you did this tail light mod in someone's home in Japan, these are not homemade JDM. They are JDM replica USDM lights. They look good, too. Later, QD.

he is in SC :tongue1:

[Civic_H2b]

nice work

[BUGMAN]

Ok so I am impressed.

Nice job, looks clean and much better.

[k20siboii]

that is sick man..you did an awsome job

[AnthonyF]

nice work man!

[xlilvi3tx]

nice job... looks really good. +1 for diy stuff lol

[atl]

nice skyline

[Brown Man]

good work

[HoustonH.I.D]

nice job

[Whiteboy™]

nicely done.

[Nittanys1]

good job on the DIY

[KPowerEP3]

nice skyline


try again riceboy. TT Z>Skyline, all day, every day.

the lights look great though, as does the car as a whole.