Hi,

I had my tail lights tinted with laminX film until today...(got pulled over by a cute oinky). So I'm trying to change it up a bit.

Has anyone painted the chrome surround inside the tail light lens? I'm guessing I need to crack open the lens? How would I crack it open and what should I use to re-glue it back on?

Thanks for the help guy!

 

what kind of lamin x did you have? curious as to why someone would give you a hassle over it...

painting the tails have been done...a lot. should be several threads already discussing it.

silicone works nicely as a sealant.

 

http://www.motoringunderground.com/f...light=chad+mod

also, if you have post facelift lights beneath the chrome is the red.
pre facelift (02-04) it's black plastic.

 

Perfect!! Thank you so much for the link! I shall try this in May when I have some time.

Yeah, the cop pulled me over mostly for my front window tints. Then he made a full round around my car and found the film on my taillight. He was nice about it though. He wasn't an *** hole like some cops I've encountered before.

Is cutting the lens open easy with dremmel tool?

 

Hi lover....I miss you....why dont you look at me anymore when we have sex?

 

Anyways....I will be dechroming my tail lights soon.

 

because you don't love me long time anymore
you filled the void with ANOTHER asian

 

I think de-chromed OEM (ones with white center) looks better than full out tinted lights...

Do you guys agree?

 

Nah...even he dumped me for some white chick...

 

Poor Justin got dumped!

 

i used to think tinted tails were cool and good looking until 2 things happened.
1) i started getting pulled over for it and ticketed for it
2) i followed a friend with tinted tails and i couldnt really see their brake lights come on in broad day light.

lol when in the hell is your car gonna be done?!

check it out, you got a new asian boy to console you

 

I agree with that. Im looking for the clear-center turn-signal tails, but cant remember which vendor had them for sale

 

They sell them at bimmian.com for $125!!!

I ordered a pair yesterday. I can't wait to crack them open and get that ugly chrome painted!!

I'll take some pictures once I get it done this weekend.

 

Keep in mind those aren't OEM, the OEM's are $250+ I believe. $125 shipped is a good deal though, definitely the nicest looking taillights for the 02-04 cars.

Do you mind taking pictures of them while they're apart? I've always wanted to fit some LED strips in there and wonder how easy/hard it would be. TIA.

 

I'll take some detailed pictures for you guys. I'm a dental student and a teaching assistant. I enjoy writing detailed answers to some questions from students. So why not a detailed write up for mini.

Are these same lights offered by MINI? I thought all of them were aftermarkets...

 

Oh by the way, how do you undo those clips on the tail lights when removing them? I can't seem to figure out how to unclip them...

 

There should be a 10mm nut holding the assy in. Then disconnect the connector. Then pull the whole light out. Then push on the black tab and remove the bulb holder.

 

More than once too!

He has a tight little booty....

 

Thanks, appreciate it.

Yep, they're the OEM European Taillights.