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Milliterate · 05-19-2012, 08:14 PM

Thought I'd share my shot at making some fake Kouki tail lights. I bought some new ebay euro's pretty cheap from a seller on here. These ones. I removed all the plastic lens to do some painting and re-seal with silicon. I masked off and painted the center garnish as best I could to resemble the 180sx piece. And painted the center red circle on the tail lights to make only 2 on each side. I just finished wrapping them in red vinyl and rewiring them tonight. I thought it turned out pretty good. It looks better than my cracked and faded stock tails, so I figure I'll rock these until I can afford the real deal.

Just finished up and it started raining. Didn't stop me from getting some shots though.

And the front for good measure.

*xoxide* · 05-19-2012, 08:54 PM

Oh, you make your own fake parts? I bet you think your cool.

This didnt need its own thread. Your going to get reamed out.

*E Double* · 05-19-2012, 08:56 PM

and the amber turn signal between the two lights is where.....?

rat240 · 05-19-2012, 09:10 PM

I wouldn't call it knock off just a bad example of them

oscarsx · 05-19-2012, 09:13 PM

looks decent, better then euros lol... I can appreciate the work put on these but not my style, either way good luck.

Sent from my DROID X2

dorkidori_s13 · 05-19-2012, 09:19 PM

not bad at all, if nissan were making the hatch in current day, tails would prolly look like that (given everything is just tinted plastics now)

Milliterate · 05-19-2012, 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by E Double

and the amber turn signal between the two lights is where.....?

Omitted. I made the high-glow brake light blink for the turn-signals.

Perfect Balance · 05-19-2012, 09:51 PM

This isn't something new at all, been done a lot before and well documented. In any case, yours isn't even an example of these lights done well.

AZ89two4Tsx · 05-19-2012, 10:05 PM

Looks good in my opinion.

I would disregard all the haterade you're getting. Anybody that can justify spending $400+ for taillights on a sub $5000 car needs to re-evaluate their opinion of stupid.

Way better than stockers!

Milliterate · 05-19-2012, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AZ89two4Tsx

Looks good in my opinion.

I would disregard all the haterade you're getting. Anybody that can justify spending $400+ for taillights on a sub $5000 car needs to re-evaluate their opinion of stupid.

Way better than stockers!

Thanks. I just figured people might appreciate some budget-minded hard work. But it appears it's just instant shit if you don't spend alot of money on it.

AZ89two4Tsx · 05-19-2012, 10:20 PM

Yeah, unfortunately nowadays, everything has to be Powered By Max or some uber rare JDM part to be cool.

Perfect Balance · 05-19-2012, 10:24 PM

It has nothing to do with that. It's just it's been done hundreds of times before and documented. This is nothing new. I have this same setup on my car, and it's better done than this one. I actually took the time to measure and properly mask off the clear parts for the center section. I just didn't make a thread about it.

Armazecreta · 05-19-2012, 10:26 PM

Nice and it looks Good!! Good job.

AZ89two4Tsx · 05-19-2012, 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Perfect Balance

It has nothing to do with that. It's just it's been done hundreds of times before and documented. This is nothing new. I have this same setup on my car, and it's better done than this one. I actually took the time to measure and properly mask off the clear parts for the center section. I just didn't make a thread about it.

^ Do you want a trophy for not making a thread? Or are you just content with shitting on other people's?

Btw, who said it was new? Last time I checked no one (including the OP) was under that assumption. And since when is there a "proper" way to make your own taillights?

teh smithers · 05-19-2012, 10:35 PM

Geez, this turned into a shitfest quick. Not a bad job at all in my opinion.

Milliterate · 05-19-2012, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Perfect Balance

It has nothing to do with that. It's just it's been done hundreds of times before and documented. This is nothing new. I have this same setup on my car, and it's better done than this one. I actually took the time to measure and properly mask off the clear parts for the center section. I just didn't make a thread about it.

Looks good man, I too took some proper time for masking, I'd say ours are practically identical..
And I didn't realize new threads were so sacred around here either. Am I expected to revive an old thread about tail lights if I want to share my photos?

Perfect Balance · 05-19-2012, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Milliterate

I'd say ours are practically identical..

They're not.

I'll leave this thread alone now. Cool tails bro, looks just like Kouki lights.

My point is, if he wanted to share pictures, we have a picture thread for this reason. This is not a write up, this is just another guy who painted his ebay euros like the hundreds of people who did before it. It doesn't need a thread. That's all.

Milliterate · 05-19-2012, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Perfect Balance

They're not.

I'll leave this thread alone now. Cool tails bro, looks just like Kouki lights.

My point is, if he wanted to share pictures, we have a picture thread for this reason. This is not a write up, this is just another guy who painted his ebay euros like the hundreds of people who did before it. It doesn't need a thread. That's all.

Fair enough. I'm long time lurking, first time threading...I just know that I spent alot of time searching for tips on this method before I finally did it, a little fresh content won't hurt anyone.

rat240 · 05-19-2012, 11:35 PM

euro tails done best

*brndck* · 05-19-2012, 11:49 PM

nebraska is the new florida?
this isn't a new idea, or a particularly well done version of it either.
i did this 4 years ago, and for the amount of $ it took, i was quite pleased with how it turned out.

the problem is, every time some noob thinks he's got a great new idea, he comes and makes a new thread, adding MORE clutter to an already unorganized site. now, in the future, someone searching for useful info on the topic has to wade through ANOTHER essentially useless thread. its not fresh content. its nothing we haven't seen before, dozens of times. if you searched, you would have found quite a few appropriate threads in which to contribute rather than starting a new one.

rat240 · 05-20-2012, 12:13 AM

Tyler check it

JFoxx · 05-20-2012, 12:19 AM

after seeing all these horrible looking lights, im glad i bought my kouki's......

Milliterate · 05-20-2012, 12:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brndck

nebraska is the new florida?
this isn't a new idea, or a particularly well done version of it either.
i did this 4 years ago, and for the amount of $ it took, i was quite pleased with how it turned out.

the problem is, every time some noob thinks he's got a great new idea, he comes and makes a new thread, adding MORE clutter to an already unorganized site. now, in the future, someone searching for useful info on the topic has to wade through ANOTHER essentially useless thread. its not fresh content. its nothing we haven't seen before, dozens of times. if you searched, you would have found quite a few appropriate threads in which to contribute rather than starting a new one.

I didn't think it was a great new idea. I knew it had been done before. Can't someone post something of interest to the rest of the community without getting insulted?
The problem is, I couldn't find much visual content on it. The photos you posted, along with Perfect Balance's pics, I hadn't seen before..
Great pics, wish I'd seen them earlier. And now they've effectively been gathered in this thread for anyone interested to see. A little search engine optimization wouldn't hurt this place, most of the links and images are dead. The search is chronological, so anyone searching for this right now would see a culmination of the the past few years of content on this subject.

dev71893 · 05-20-2012, 12:40 AM

geeze man leave this dude alone. i thought thats what the forums are for? if you already knew it was gonna annoy you why the fuck did you click the link?

*brndck* · 05-20-2012, 12:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rat240

Tyler check it

oh god thats horrible!!! (on a mission to get that removed)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Milliterate

I didn't think it was a great new idea. I knew it had been done before. Can't someone post something of interest to the rest of the community without getting insulted?
The problem is, I couldn't find much visual content on it. The photos you posted, along with Perfect Balance's pics, I hadn't seen before..
Great pics, wish I'd seen them earlier. And now they've effectively been gathered in this thread for anyone interested to see. A little search engine optimization wouldn't hurt this place, most of the links and images are dead. The search is chronological, so anyone searching for this right now would see a culmination of the the past few years of content on this subject.

EXACTLY. now, there is another thread adding to the clutter, and making the search function LESS effective

Quote:

Originally Posted by dev71893

geeze man leave this dude alone. i thought thats what the forums are for? if you already knew it was gonna annoy you why the fuck did you click the link?

the idea of a forum is for it to be a tool, a useful one, like a knife. now, if each new thread with redundant or duplicated info dulls the knife, even just a tiny bit, then where do we end up?

simmode1 · 05-20-2012, 01:01 AM

Bushido used translucent red vinyl instead of spray paint. I think this way looks best.
Kouki tail light knock offs?

xh3nry · 05-20-2012, 01:06 AM

Nice tails, they're not bad looking at all.

MrSanchez925 · 05-20-2012, 01:13 AM

I'm actually a fan of these ones

Nissan 240SX S13 89-94 Fastback JDM Smoke Tail Light Rear Brake Lamp Conversion | eBay

Milliterate · 05-20-2012, 01:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brndck

oh god thats horrible!!! (on a mission to get that removed)

EXACTLY. now, there is another thread adding to the clutter, and making the search function LESS effective

the idea of a forum is for it to be a tool, a useful one, like a knife. now, if each new thread with redundant or duplicated info dulls the knife, even just a tiny bit, then where do we end up?

You seem to confuse search and content with clutter. Maybe you're not familiar with how this fancy new digital society woks, but I was actually creating more content for users to view via the search. You seem to actually be detrimental to the whole thread entirely, by contributing absolutely nothing.
All I'm looking for is some culminative effort involving cheap-o wrapped tails. JDM Elitist's need not apply.

jamg · 05-20-2012, 01:25 AM

i will be rocking those sometime in the future.

once i can find a good used set of it.

05-19-2012, 08:14 PM	#1
Milliterate Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Omaha, NE Age: 27 Posts: 27 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Knock-off Kouki Tails Thought I'd share my shot at making some fake Kouki tail lights. I bought some new ebay euro's pretty cheap from a seller on here. These ones. I removed all the plastic lens to do some painting and re-seal with silicon. I masked off and painted the center garnish as best I could to resemble the 180sx piece. And painted the center red circle on the tail lights to make only 2 on each side. I just finished wrapping them in red vinyl and rewiring them tonight. I thought it turned out pretty good. It looks better than my cracked and faded stock tails, so I figure I'll rock these until I can afford the real deal. Just finished up and it started raining. Didn't stop me from getting some shots though. And the front for good measure. __________________ ______________________________________________

05-19-2012, 09:13 PM	#5
oscarsx Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: socal Posts: 453 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	looks decent, better then euros lol... I can appreciate the work put on these but not my style, either way good luck. Sent from my DROID X2 __________________ KA24E-T

05-19-2012, 09:19 PM	#6
dorkidori_s13 Wearing What You Drive Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Las Vegas, NV Age: 31 Posts: 3,059 Trader Rating: (36) Feedback Score: 36 reviews	not bad at all, if nissan were making the hatch in current day, tails would prolly look like that (given everything is just tinted plastics now) __________________ YES, DORKIDORI IS MAKING NEW SHIRTS! CLICK THE BANNER! ADD DORKIDORI ON FACEBOOK! CLICK HERE! Bought something from me??? POST A REVIEW HERE!!!

05-19-2012, 10:26 PM	#13
Armazecreta Leaky Injector Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: 92250 Posts: 53 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	nice Nice and it looks Good!! Good job. Last edited by Armazecreta; 05-19-2012 at 10:27 PM.. Reason: spelling

05-19-2012, 11:49 PM	#20
brndck Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: north san diego county, ca Age: 31 Posts: 6,768 Trader Rating: (95) Rides Gallery: brndck Feedback Score: 95 reviews	nebraska is the new florida? this isn't a new idea, or a particularly well done version of it either. i did this 4 years ago, and for the amount of $ it took, i was quite pleased with how it turned out. the problem is, every time some noob thinks he's got a great new idea, he comes and makes a new thread, adding MORE clutter to an already unorganized site. now, in the future, someone searching for useful info on the topic has to wade through ANOTHER essentially useless thread. its not fresh content. its nothing we haven't seen before, dozens of times. if you searched, you would have found quite a few appropriate threads in which to contribute rather than starting a new one. __________________ I am the future Eric Castro http://outslidersandsmokeproduce.blogspot.com/

05-19-2012, 08:54 PM	#2
xoxide Style Up! Join Date: May 2010 Location: Jacksonville Posts: 1,673 Trader Rating: (11) Feedback Score: 11 reviews	Oh, you make your own fake parts? I bet you think your cool. This didnt need its own thread. Your going to get reamed out.

05-19-2012, 08:56 PM	#3
E Double Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vegas (Nellis AFB) Age: 28 Posts: 3,240 Trader Rating: (42) Feedback Score: 42 reviews	and the amber turn signal between the two lights is where.....?

05-19-2012, 09:10 PM	#4
rat240 Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: zip code 90041 Posts: 3,201 Trader Rating: (87) Feedback Score: 87 reviews	I wouldn't call it knock off just a bad example of them

05-19-2012, 09:51 PM	#8
Perfect Balance Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia Age: 22 Posts: 352 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	This isn't something new at all, been done a lot before and well documented. In any case, yours isn't even an example of these lights done well.

05-19-2012, 10:05 PM	#9
AZ89two4Tsx Zilvia Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Age: 19 Posts: 185 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Looks good in my opinion. I would disregard all the haterade you're getting. Anybody that can justify spending $400+ for taillights on a sub $5000 car needs to re-evaluate their opinion of stupid. Way better than stockers!

05-19-2012, 10:20 PM	#11
AZ89two4Tsx Zilvia Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Age: 19 Posts: 185 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Yeah, unfortunately nowadays, everything has to be Powered By Max or some uber rare JDM part to be cool.

05-19-2012, 10:24 PM	#12
Perfect Balance Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia Age: 22 Posts: 352 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	It has nothing to do with that. It's just it's been done hundreds of times before and documented. This is nothing new. I have this same setup on my car, and it's better done than this one. I actually took the time to measure and properly mask off the clear parts for the center section. I just didn't make a thread about it.

05-19-2012, 10:35 PM	#15
teh smithers Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Candy Land Age: 20 Posts: 158 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	Geez, this turned into a shitfest quick. Not a bad job at all in my opinion.

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05-19-2012, 11:35 PM	#19
rat240 Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: zip code 90041 Posts: 3,201 Trader Rating: (87) Feedback Score: 87 reviews	euro tails done best

05-20-2012, 12:13 AM	#21
rat240 Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: zip code 90041 Posts: 3,201 Trader Rating: (87) Feedback Score: 87 reviews	Tyler check it

05-20-2012, 12:19 AM	#22
JFoxx BANNED Join Date: May 2008 Location: SD & OC Posts: 725 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	after seeing all these horrible looking lights, im glad i bought my kouki's......

05-20-2012, 12:40 AM	#24
dev71893 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: ventura, ca Age: 19 Posts: 392 Trader Rating: (10) Feedback Score: 10 reviews	geeze man leave this dude alone. i thought thats what the forums are for? if you already knew it was gonna annoy you why the fuck did you click the link?

05-20-2012, 01:01 AM	#26
simmode1 Post Whore! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Euless, TX Age: 33 Posts: 2,578 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Bushido used translucent red vinyl instead of spray paint. I think this way looks best. Kouki tail light knock offs?

05-20-2012, 01:06 AM	#27
xh3nry Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2011 Location: Garden Grove, CA Posts: 377 Trader Rating: (14) Feedback Score: 14 reviews	Nice tails, they're not bad looking at all.

05-20-2012, 01:13 AM	#28
MrSanchez925 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Martinez, Ca Age: 24 Posts: 385 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	I'm actually a fan of these ones Nissan 240SX S13 89-94 Fastback JDM Smoke Tail Light Rear Brake Lamp Conversion \| eBay

05-20-2012, 01:25 AM	#30
jamg Nissanaholic! Join Date: May 2009 Location: GA Posts: 1,755 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	i will be rocking those sometime in the future. once i can find a good used set of it.

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