DIY - All Red Taillights

[Bochka916]

Euro BMW have real all red tails. My cousin bought a set and yes they are real BMW all red taillights.

[Alaska E30ix]

Here is my ix With red turn signal ..

[MattTHEe30GURU]

Heres mine!(NO CLEAR COAT!) its not needed!!

[camip]

Lol I work at vatozone and walked by the vht paint and was like hmm should I try it on the e30

[e30runner]

anybody got pics of how the vht nite-shades turns out? thinking of doing it to my 318is

Here is a picture of mine. I did 3 medium coats and in some weird light angles the amber shines through so I will probably re-do mine with an extra coat.

[1988montecarloss]

anybody got pics of how the vht nite-shades turns out? thinking of doing it to my 318is

[e30runner]

Hey guys,
I noticed a lot of you are using the Testors paint. And that's what I've been using in the past on my e34 but ended up painting the lights 4 times because it always went hazy. Clear coat or not.

Until I found this,

http://www.vhtpaint.com/products/niteshadesred/

So far I haven't had any problems with it going hazy or anything! It doesn't need a clear coat and looks as close to the factory as it gets!

I used this as well, multiple times and it looks like a great match. 4 months into the most recent job I did and its still shiny and the color is perfectly matched.

[ohthejosh]

You can try LED taillights. They work really well

Way to answer a post from 8 years ago man. LOL

[Urnatha]

Hello everyone,

I just have a general question, I have a 1991 318IS and I'm looking for the taillights led tubes with the all-red look to it. The amber part of the taillights are changed to red. Did BMW make any models with that type of taillight stock? Or are they all aftermarket taillights and I have to either order them or go to a wrecker and hope that there's some there?
Thanks.

-Chad

You can try LED taillights. They work really well

[CRH_E30]

Finally redoing this. I painted my tails about 2 years ago, but never put automotive clear coat. Will post a picture later of how shitty it looked before I sanded it off

[///schwartzman]

Turns out awesome! One of my favorite things I did and probably one of the cheapest

I've been debating this mod for a DS car but I couldn't find anybody that had done it on an M3... I totally forgot about your car :up:

I think I will "Just Do It!"

[bmwwheelman]

Hey guys,
I noticed a lot of you are using the Testors paint. And that's what I've been using in the past on my e34 but ended up painting the lights 4 times because it always went hazy. Clear coat or not.

Until I found this,

http://www.vhtpaint.com/products/niteshadesred/

So far I haven't had any problems with it going hazy or anything! It doesn't need a clear coat and looks as close to the factory as it gets!

[quikveedb2]

Question, are you guys color sanding before applying clear? I'm in the middle of doing this, and using Testors I'm getting a pretty rough looking finish, will clear/wet sand/polish take care of it, or should I wet sand the Testors before applying the clear?

[ELIXIR]

i have an extra set of tails! looks like I have another project ahead of me :)

[blueapplesoda]

If you use urethane 2 part in a el cheapo wal-mart spray gun, and some reducers for the temps you're spraying in, you can get it to be just right where you don't have to buff at all (no orange peel), just let it cure. Seal it after a week or two. It cures and looks like a wet cherry jolly rancher, no orange peel.