MrH's BRZ Thread

[r0tor]

All red looks fine, or just drop in some amber leds

[MrH]

amber LEDs won't look amber through that red tint.

The pictures of the guy who painted it red did a ridiculous process.  I'm guessing it looks awesome up close just based on his process

Prep clean Mineral spirits with nitrile gloves
3 light layers VHT NiteShade Red
3 passes heat gun in between each layer
1 Heavy layer VHT Niteshade RED
Wet sand 1500
Wet sand 2000
5 layers Krylon clear coat
3 passes heat gun in between each layer
2 heavy layers clear coat
Dry for 24 hours
Wetsand 2000 grit
Hand polish rubbing compound
Wax

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

Put in the LEDs into the door courtesy lights (they shine down on the ground by your feet when you open the door).  I did the interior dome light and trunk already.

I think I'm going to go ahead and do the turn signals, reverse lights, license plate lights, and corner markers and then I'm done with the lighting.  Relatively cheap mods that make things look quite a bit cleaner.  I hate the mixing of LEDs and normal bulbs.

Yeah, that's who I'll be using for a lot of it.  It's not too bad.  $17 per turn signal.  I only need one relay to slow down the LEDs to normal blinking speed.

Go for it! I've changed all my bulbs to LED except the turn signals.

[Cookie Monster]

Mike, the clear turn lights and having everything else red looks terrible. I thought that was a broken tail light at first.

All red looks awesome. Are the reverse lights in the tail lights or are they down below? My car has red reverse lights (which are actually illegal but whatever) so I would just make sure you're ok with that if that's the case.

[MrH]

Well, that was a shitty photoshop I did, not an actual picture of someone who did it.

Reverse lights are down below.  Brake lights and turn signals are in the taillight portion.  Figured I'd get some Lamin-X, see how it looks, and go from there.

[280Z Turbo]

Some others are doing black chrome.

How did they get that apart?!

[Minpin]

Did that guy really put Toyota badges on his car??? This is going to be the next Supra, calling it now. Every one is a rolling rice mobile.

[Cookie Monster]

How did they get that apart?!

Probably baked them.

[MrH]

Probably baked them.

No.  They're welded together somehow (I'm thinking hot plate maybe?)

How did they get that apart?!

They're using a dremel tool and just cutting them open   Some others are using a hot knife.

[Onslaught]

How did they get that apart?!

Heat up the glue that bonds the lense to housing. You take a risk in fucking them up and it leaking if you don't seal them back up well.

[MrH]

Guys, they're not glued.  They're welded.  Maybe hot plate welded or sonic welded is my guess.  It's not something you're going to be able to bake apart.  You're fusing thermoplastics together.  You have to cut them apart.

[Onslaught]

Guys, they're not glued.  They're welded.  Maybe hot plate welded or sonic welded is my guess.  It's not something you're going to be able to bake apart.  You're fusing thermoplastics together.  You have to cut them apart.

We'll I don't know about these. But some are taken apart with heat and sealed back together. I've done it a few hundred times.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Did that guy really put Toyota badges on his car??? This is going to be the next Supra, calling it now. Every one is a rolling rice mobile.

I'd put Toyota GT-86 badges on it. Scion is a retarded rice hipster girl brand that doesn't deserve tje FRS.

[280Z Turbo]

We'll I don't know about these. But some are taken apart with heat and sealed back together. I've done it a few hundred times.

I've never seen a tail lamp with hot melt adhesive. I'm not saying nobody does it, but we don't.

We use sonic welding, hot plate welding, and laser welding. All of those processes melt the plastic together and the only way to get them apart is to break the lens.

[Cookie Monster]

I've never seen a tail lamp with hot melt adhesive. I'm not saying nobody does it, but we don't.

We use sonic welding, hot plate welding, and laser welding. All of those processes melt the plastic together and the only way to get them apart is to break the lens.

Maybe headlights are different but all the ones I've seen were glued (at least Mazda ones are).

You obviously have more experience with that stuff than me so I'm probably wrong.

[280Z Turbo]

Maybe headlights are different but all the ones I've seen were glued (at least Mazda ones are).

You obviously have more experience with that stuff than me so I'm probably wrong.

Headlamps are different. They always use hot melt or some other kind of adhesive.

Headlamp lenses are made out of thickass polycarbonate. It's not possible to weld them to a polypropylene housing.

[Cookie Monster]

Holy shit, looking at the light cutting tutorial is scary.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12312

I would be worried about condensation and shit forming in there.

[280Z Turbo]

Holy shit! Not even close to worth it.

Toyobaru owners need to get an old motorcycle to expend their energy onto instead of fucking with a nice new car.

[Soup DeVille]

I've never seen a tail lamp with hot melt adhesive. I'm not saying nobody does it, but we don't.

We use sonic welding, hot plate welding, and laser welding. All of those processes melt the plastic together and the only way to get them apart is to break the lens.

You use a soldering iron with a hobby knife attachment. Clean cutting, if you have the patience.

[280Z Turbo]

You use a soldering iron with a hobby knife attachment. Clean cutting, if you have the patience.

We have a sonic cutter at work for things like that. It's like an exacto knife that makes terrible noises.

[Soup DeVille]

We have a sonic cutter at work for things like that. It's like an exacto knife that makes terrible noises.

Most people won't have one of those sitting at home though...

[MX793]

We have a sonic cutter at work for things like that. It's like an exacto knife that makes terrible noises.

But do you have a sonic screwdriver?

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

Holy shit! Not even close to worth it.

[Soup DeVille]

But do you have a sonic screwdriver?

I have a sonic toothbrush that I always carry in my overcoat.

[hotrodalex]

Either paint it all red or Lamin-X it all red, then get clear LEDs for the turn signals.

[sportyaccordy]

I would hold off, I will bet good money the good folks in China are cooking up a fresh batch of aftermarket solutions

I do like the all red though. Also like the smoke. Anything but chrome.

[r0tor]

Mike, the clear turn lights and having everything else red looks terrible. I thought that was a broken tail light at first.

All red looks awesome. Are the reverse lights in the tail lights or are they down below? My car has red reverse lights (which are actually illegal but whatever) so I would just make sure you're ok with that if that's the case.

So there is no way of knowing when your in reverse in a parking lot?

[Rich]

I'd wait on that stuff.  Just relax and enjoy the car.  You have plenty of time to go crazy with mods.

[mzziaz]

It seems this thread should be merged with the rice thread.

[Cookie Monster]

So there is no way of knowing when your in reverse in a parking lot?

Yeah it looks like more brake lights.

I'll take a pic tonight if I remember with the car in reverse. Just have to be more careful while backing up, but IMO it's worth the de-riced look.