Taillights

[NUT03]

Hi guys,question about tails.How do I open them?Same as head lights?Shake and bake?What temperature and for how long?Has anybody donne it yet?IF yes what were the results?I have an idea how to spruce them up:D let me know what you think.Here goes....Set of Angel eyes glued(or somhow afixed) to the inside of red lens,two versions exist as you know.FlyRyde version and multi LED Shark version now whitch would be better suited ?(more visible?)Conecting them should'nt be to dificult I hope.So be onest and let me have it(I mean masive response):D.....Also apperance ,what do you think?

[atlwteboy240]

i think it might be alright as long as there red but anyother color wouldnt look right. mabey if you did a purple. and i only say that because ive seen some harleys with the purple dot in the middle of the brake light and it looks pretty good when they brake. but it may not have the same effect as the bike.

if you do this be sure to post some pics it sounds like it may be a good idea and give the brake lights a nice look with the red ring around it .

oh yeah i would also check local laws it may not be legal to do unless you could hook them up to only come on when you brake.either way let us know.

[mayollo072R]

No. You have to carefuly destroy the red cover and then replace it with clear covers. Im working on a project of those right now. Just installing some 4 inch round led light inside (this is an experiment lol) and will look something like this.

Inside without cover
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f45/mayollo072R/P6133814.jpg
With tinted cover on
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f45/mayollo072R/P6133815.jpg

The led lights used are DOT SAE aproved

[Ugzz]

^i like your project there, looks pretty neat so far.
Sucks you have to destroy the standard cover though :P

i would have thought there would be some way to get it off..

[atlwteboy240]

that dose look bad *** is that for the xd or xd2?

[Ugzz]

xd and xd2 lights are interchangeable arent they?

i sweat i saw a xd2 with xd lights at the allentown meet.. (or im just crazy..)

[mayollo072R]

that dose look bad *** is that for the xd or xd2?

They are for the XD.

xd and xd2 lights are interchangeable arent they?

i sweat i saw a xd2 with xd lights at the allentown meet.. (or im just crazy..)


Only on the 5 door model not in the sedan as far as I know. XD tails are a bit bigger. Looks like a :hijacked: joke:D . No intentions to do that.

[NUT03]

No. You have to carefuly destroy the red cover and then replace it with clear covers. Im working on a project of those right now. Just installing some 4 inch round led light inside (this is an experiment lol) and will look something like this.

Inside without cover
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f45/mayollo072R/P6133814.jpg
With tinted cover on
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f45/mayollo072R/P6133815.jpg

The led lights used are DOT SAE aproved

OK, where did you get the clear cover?What type of LEDs are you using?Where to get them?

[Matrixloader]

lol.. im also working on a similar project but with a clear led circle that lights up red led's and using the smoked glass.

i still havent ordered the glass to finish the project but here is a pic of the leds im using
http://i13.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/a2/f7/660f_2.JPG
i got these from ebay.

yours look pretty darn good with the red leds , i just hope mine will looks as good too.

[SuperGLS]

NUT, like Mayollo said you definitely have to break them. The oven doesn't work at all on the taillights.

Ugzz, like Mayollo said the sedan taillights are not exchangable.

This thread makes me want to work on my taillight project, I hate being lazy.

[04 elantra cvvt]

OK, where did you get the clear cover?What type of LEDs are you using?Where to get them?

Kspec has the covers, and the LED's can be bought at any truckstop or fleet maint. place.

[NUT03]

NUT, like Mayollo said you definitely have to break them. The oven doesn't work at all on the taillights.

Ugzz, like Mayollo said the sedan taillights are not exchangable.

This thread makes me want to work on my taillight project, I hate being lazy.

Damn! I tought there be no violence involved!O well............:D I'll check Kspec.BTW does anybody make clear lenses? not smoked.Back to my original idea,I want Shark racing Angel eyes in my tails,the multiple LEDs ones.Red!

i think it might be alright as long as there red but anyother color wouldnt look right. mabey if you did a purple. and i only say that because ive seen some harleys with the purple dot in the middle of the brake light and it looks pretty good when they brake. but it may not have the same effect as the bike.

if you do this be sure to post some pics it sounds like it may be a good idea and give the brake lights a nice look with the red ring around it .

oh yeah i would also check local laws it may not be legal to do unless you could hook them up to only come on when you brake.either way let us know.
Nah, I want just the Angel eyes no bulb involved,two in each tail,big ring and small one.Let's say Big one wired to headlights,small one to brake,or vice versa

[mayollo072R]

OK, where did you get the clear cover?What type of LEDs are you using?Where to get them?


I bought mines at dreamka4u.com. They come smoke or clear just ask for the clears before.

Red led lights here http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TWO-2-RED-4-ROUND-LED-STOP-TURN-AND-TAIL-LIGHT_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33713QQihZ009QQit emZ190121748339QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
This are dot and sae aproved

[NUT03]

I bought mines at dreamka4u.com. They come smoke or clear just ask for the clears before.

Red led lights here http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TWO-2-RED-4-ROUND-LED-STOP-TURN-AND-TAIL-LIGHT_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33713QQihZ009QQit emZ190121748339QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
This are dot and sae aproved

The web site does not show the clear ones only black:confused: do they still have them?when did you ordered yours?thanx................Does the cover go over the entire tail light?or does it replace just the red lens?

[SuperGLS]

Like I already typed yesterday, just email them and ask them and they'll get your right.

Tomorrow I'll upload my taillight pictures again.

[babot]

Are those "tinted" or "clear" covers thick and strong enough? I don't want them to be crushed at autowash :)

[mayollo072R]

They are strong and they are tinted. I do not recomend an auto wash tough since these are like overlays, oem are structurally attached. This ones will be glued.

[NUT03]

Like I already typed yesterday, just email them and ask them and they'll get your right.

Tomorrow I'll upload my taillight pictures again.

I know ,part of this page went.................. :) poof.I'll e mail them and figure out way to pay them

[SuperGLS]

Ok. Here's a look at my taillights that I have. The hardest part is clearing the broken pieces from around the edges where they lense is super extra hard glued on there. You should be using a dremel to clear it.

http://www.elantraxd.com/photopost/data/500/Taillight0001.JPG

http://www.elantraxd.com/photopost/data/500/Taillight0002.JPG

Here's a look with the covers setting on top. I need to get a dremel again and make them smaller all around so they fit perfectly.

http://www.elantraxd.com/photopost/data/500/Taillight0003.JPG

http://www.elantraxd.com/photopost/data/500/Taillight0004.JPG

http://www.elantraxd.com/photopost/data/500/Taillight0006.JPG

I would think that these would hold up in an autowash, but I'd be worry that they would get scratched.

[NUT03]

Super,do the clear covers have dark edge all around just like the smokes?To cover the ugly red edge.BTW nice job:cool:

[SuperGLS]

I believe the clear ones will have the black edge. I can't give you a 100% though.

[Pase]

i'm sure that the clear one have this black edge.. but like you said I'm not sure that they have the clear one for the elantra... on the
Dreamka4u (http://www.dreamka4u.com/) website, they wrote sonata, tuscani, santa fe and sorento for the clear one.. like they said.. e-mail them and you'll see...

and watch out when you cut on the edge of the light... when I did mine I cut too much of plastic.. now I must fill the edge of the light cause it's not fitting with the car..

don't forget to let the reflectors on the side of the light.. I don't know for your law in usa but here it's obligatory to have reflectors on the side of the light

[NUT03]

i'm sure that the clear one have this black edge.. but like you said I'm not sure that they have the clear one for the elantra... on the
Dreamka4u (http://www.dreamka4u.com/) website, they wrote sonata, tuscani, santa fe and sorento for the clear one.. like they said.. e-mail them and you'll see...

and watch out when you cut on the edge of the light... when I did mine I cut too much of plastic.. now I must fill the edge of the light cause it's not fitting with the car..

don't forget to let the reflectors on the side of the light.. I don't know for your law in usa but here it's obligatory to have reflectors on the side of the light

I can find out about the law( hopefully)few of my cusomers are cops,and as for the dremel.............:D can't wait to get started,already e mailed admin@dreamka4u.com.So right now checking my e mail about every 5 min

[Pase]

lol I hope they'll answer you soon!! don't forget the pic when it'll be finish....

[NUT03]

Hello~

Thanks for visiting our site.

We are afraid to tell you that the clear typed tail light covers are
not available for Avante XD.

Only black bezzeled typed ones are available for Avante XD-4door sedan
model)

Any question? email us at dreamka4u@gmail.com

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Thanks
Dreamka4u.com:( :( :( And that as they say is that.Maybe I'll get the smoked ones,but it's not going to be the original chrome/Angel eyes taillights .Gonna have smokes just like everybody else..........OK just e mailed them again ,asking lots of questions,about the covers,is the company making them but he does not know....do they plan on making them clear....how are they made(as of clear, and then spray painted)in that case skip the spray,or the raw plastic is already dark,and if non of the above ,can they make me clear set $$$???..........................Got my answer today,no clear covers.Thi is it the end of the UNIVERSE.............

[NUT03]

OK new idea will need ,help coments,criticism even;) So here goes, smokes then,was thinking cut out red lens of the tails and ,cut out the clear part,save it then cut same size and shape hole in the smokes and insert the saved clear part from the original tails?I know lots of precision work to be done ,but just trying to be diferent(original).That's what moding is all about no?What do you think?

[mayollo072R]

That will look good but it will be a pain in the *** to do so. You can screw the idea easily with just a small slip. There are 2 guys here that have broken tails you might want to offer them a deal before screwing yours.

[NUT03]

That will look good but it will be a pain in the *** to do so. You can screw the idea easily with just a small slip. There are 2 guys here that have broken tails you might want to offer them a deal before screwing yours.

By any chance ,do you know who has them ?

[SuperGLS]

That seems like A LOT of work. But if you are confident in your skills then it might be worth a shot. The taillight material isn't the easiest to work with and the curvature doesn't help much.

[NUT03]

That seems like A LOT of work. But if you are confident in your skills then it might be worth a shot. The taillight material isn't the easiest to work with and the curvature doesn't help much.

Yes that will be PITA:D .toying with an idea of electricaly heated steel blade to do the precision cutting.Is it even posible?Something like soldering iron,insted of tip,blade,thin enough for precision yet rigid non bendeable

[zx2uner]

mayollo072R nice idea....keep us posted on the final piece....

[mayollo072R]

By any chance ,do you know who has them ?

OPZ is one of them.

[NUT03]

Orderd smoked tail light covers,now on to the next task at hand,geting broken tails from OPZ.