Ebay Altezza Tail lights

[Xxplosive959]

Hey guys i came across a old topic a few days ago, but wasent able to save the post because i was at work and something came up. But the post was about a guy who painted his EBAY AlTEZZA lights red to look like jdm tails. Can anyone send me a link to that post thanks!!!!!!!!!

[JimmyMethod]

Run a search.Were these S13 Hatch lights that were painted? I seem to recall this vaguely.

[Xxplosive959]

Belive me i ran a search, yea it was s13 altezza lights but that guy had painted the inside red. So it looked a lot like the red G35 OR Kouki s13 tails.

[slyde]

yeah i know what you're talking about. i'm thinking of doing the same. i just picked up an s13 but the stock tails are cracked.

[amolao]

I remember that post, the lenses were painted red and it really made the tails look a lot better, definetely a way to go if in need of new taillights and a different look...and they are not so expensive like the koukis....

[Clatch]

I believe they were just red tinted on the outside, no inside painting was done. Simple job, decent looking results.

[slyde]

^exactly. quick fix that looks good. i like it.

[adrianfromthecastle]

yeah i know what you're talking about. i'm thinking of doing the same. i just picked up an s13 but the stock tails are cracked.

hey man!! help me out.. i'll help you out...zerothread?id=134860

[lrb_2000]

[Clatch]

Eww, that center panel looks nasty. I would just spray tint red across every panel. Due to the poor prudction quality of ebay altessas and thus and uneven surface I don't think you could get away with just painting the center panel like that.

[lrb_2000]

yeah, but he's making 349 rwhp and 366 ft.lbs @ 16lbs of boost, so he can do what he wants lol.. oh, yeah, on a SOHC.

http://www.ka-t.org/jordan/

[jamied311]

i think it looks pretty cool... i would keep the stock center, and paint it instead

[Ca_laurier]

looks a little wierd. always wondered what it would look like . umm guess that idea is out now

[slyde]

hey man!! help me out.. i'll help you out...zerothread?id=134860

i would man but.... i picked up the car with a blown engine. gotta fix that and a couple other needed parts first (brakes/rotors/suspension/exhaust).

[DrFtKiNg180sx]

Wouldnt it look better if you somehow opened up the taillight and painted the inside of the lens instead?

[ddgsxr504]

I think it would also look sweet if you could take the lense off and paint the housing black!

[AmoebAssassin]

Any night pics w/ the lights on?

[s13satch]

I like the look of those painted ebay lights. What paint did you use to get the translucent red finish?

[Kouki40]

wow thats clean!!

[Shift_Oversteer]

I think it might look cool too if someone bought the black ones, and then tinted them red.

[Axel Grungy]

I think it might look cool too if someone bought the black ones, and then tinted them red.

werd, i was thinking that myself

[eds13]

translusent "candy apple red" in the modeling department at walmart.

you can paint the amber part on your stock taillights. did it on my first 240. looked pretty good

[DrFtKiNg180sx]

I'll be more than happy to try to tint the black ones..........Does anybody wanna make a donation so i can buy them

[Chicagos13]

I was thinking the same thing (DrFtKiNg180sx). I have seen the black housing lights and I think if they were tinted they would look pretty damn good. I would also HEAVILY tint the stupid looking center piece. They also have the LED style ones on ebay and that might also look alright. Who would have ever thought we would justify putting altezza lights on our s13's?! My understanding is that these are popular in Japan too.

[sleepyRPS13]

i used sticker/decal cf on the center panels. the difficult part is making the reverse lght straight and even. im planning to change the bulb with spyder light ledhttp://nissaninfiniticlub.net/...=4828

[DrFtKiNg180sx]

Thats pretty cool. Can you get a close up of the tails? Im really considering about doing this.

[Clatch]

Bah, I don’t even know why I’m worrying about this, I have a stock S13 and any large amount of money is going into suspension and performance first.

I was reading 240sxforums.com, what I scoured NICO for a couple hours and was bored; anyway, apparently from them, the fitment is horrible on these things. I think there was a half inch gap or something, but they said they fit like crap. Somebody also mentioned they were made from the Kouki mold, so you might need the Kouki lower panel for better fitment. Can anybody shed some light on this that actually owns them?

[sleepyRPS13]

mine does have a mini gap , the plastic where the bolt stands is to tall , i think.

the keyhole doesnt line up either.

[Shift_Oversteer]

Somebody needs to do this to the black ones!

[chrislis]

hey uhhh... that zenki isnt a zenki in your sig duuude.