S4/S5 tailight project in progress, the degree of shading can be adjusted

of course



S4 lights: were crackly and ugly, now sanded, epoxy coated, sanded and painted

lenses were scrathed and hazy, now shaded, sanded and polished



S5 lights were hazy and the housing had some deep

scrathces in them, now sanded, clearcoated and shaded

keep in mind the flash bounced off the reflector on the S5 light



over and under shot with no light coming thru from behind:

http://robx-7.nopistons.com/userimag...d2ad158734.jpg



side by side, again no light coming thru:

http://robx-7.nopistons.com/userimag...cd87ab499b.jpg



S4 no light:

http://robx-7.nopistons.com/userimag...8edcb50b46.jpg



S4 with little bit of light from a lamp in the backround:

http://robx-7.nopistons.com/userimag...9d1c625066.jpg



S5 lens no light coming thru:

http://robx-7.nopistons.com/userimag...b9f4880ae1.jpg



S5 with some light coming thru

http://robx-7.nopistons.com/userimag...fabfde502d.jpg

still have to polish them up a bit

Is this for shits and grins or can I place an order for those S5's?

these lenses have a owner who is patiently awaiting thier return



anything can be done to another set though, darkness adjusted as well

picture I swiped off ebay for comparison of a stock s5 light:

https://i20.ebayimg.com/02/i/01/db/50/da_1.JPG



after:remember the flash is bouncing off the bottom reflector

http://robx-7.nopistons.com/userimag...fabfde502d.jpg

That looks gorgeous, but tough to see. I wonder how they look with the lights shining through the lense?



Nice as hell, though! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png

what would happen if you blacked them out all the way? would they still be bright enough?

gonna look hot when installed to the car

that depends on your definition of bright enough and the local police



the same can be done for other lenses as well, side markers, front lens

FD lens

where is the man of the hour anyhow

Those look great rob., I had considered darking my front turn signal lenses. All i was going to do was "tint" them though like you would any auto window. Would you mind sharing the info on how you darkend those ones? At least in PM if you didn't want to share that info forum wide..? https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/blush.png

Damn those look insane! Can't wait to get those on my cars. I will definately have to send you all my side markers and 3rd brake lights. I knew they would be worth the wait... https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/bigok.gif I'm just gonna have to pray they come in one piece. Man those are hot.

Umm...yea, so when can you do my tails from my black s5 https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/bigok.gif



but seriously, would you do them and how much...cuz elliots look HOT!

What you cant really see is the fact that the S4 housings and lenses

are better then new, the S5 tails are better then new as well

and wont get hazy.



I was considering offering lenses on exchange



the only problem is getting good cores



Revvins S4 lens had a crack and his S5 had a crack as well

as a deep scratch in the black part of the S5 lens, when you sand

the black part of a S5 lens it turns red, so it needed to be masked

off and the black touched up



Trust me im not getting rich on doing these, they are a losing

thing for me, I only do "projects" like this when I have

nothing else to do, turnaround can sometimes be slow

so thats why I would like to offer them on exchange so there is

no downtime

yea understandable about the turnaround time....by exhcnage what do u mean? doing tailights in advance and then having us send you ours?

correct, I just dont feel like sourcing the lights, the s4s are no biggie

but I dont feel like getting a set of s5s

hmm ok https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub..._DIR#>/sad.png , i will just have to steal elliots when he gets them https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/wink.png

Just buy another set of s5 tails and send them to him. Don't expect to get the bargain I did. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/wink.png

I'd like to send him my S5 'vert tails this winter. I like the look a lot, though I might not want to go as dark as E's car...

how do u "tint" the lights, this guy once told me to buy a can of spray tint but i didnt wanna just start sparyn junk on my tail lights. I would like to make my s5's just alittle darker, or how much do u charge?

you cant tint S5 lights with any spray can products that I know of

unless you want tinted circles

Good work man they look wonderful.



Once I get my new S5 tails i'll ship them off to ya for tinting.



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