Yup...I was going to send them out to EvoDave to get them painted, but figured I'd try it myself first. I was originally going to take the light apart and paint the inside of the plastic cover, but I wasn't having any success so I decided to just paint the outside. They turned out pretty good for an amateur job - let me know what you think!

Before:


After:






Obviously not EvoDave quality, but hey...it only cost me $4

 

Wow i'm actually really impressed. what did you use to paint them? how long did it take? steps?

 

Lets see a lighted pic!!!

 

Really simple...again, this isn't going to be perfect quality but it looks pretty good.

I just went to Wal-Mart (or any store that sells plastic models) and bought some Testors Candy Apple Red Transparent (that's the name of the color) paint in a small spray can. Then I cleaned the lenses really well, let them dry thoroughly, then used masking tape to cover the turn signal area. Then I took them outside, one at a time, and did two light coats of paint allowing 10 minutes between coats. Then I let them dry for 30 minutes and reinstalled them. That's basically it. Not sure how well it'll hold up against the weather and such, but we'll see I guess. I think it looks pretty good too!

It's pretty dark outside today, so you'll have to wait until it gets sunny before any really good pics.

And I'll take some pics with the lights on right now

 

those look nice - i've been meaning to do that to my 240's tails

what paint did you use? i've heard that glass paint works the best

 

Thanks for putting up what type of paint. I may just do this to my taillights now. It should hold up just fine in the weather. Those look real good.

 

looks great, i just painted my headlights and now im gunna do the tails pretty soon.

 

Here are some with the lights on:

 

They look great man. Nice job.

 

can u post a pic of the reverse lights?

 

Not unless I get someone to take the picture for me or sit in the car. They're going to be red...no way of getting around that.

 

You don't have to have the car on for the reverse lights to come on.

 

Good job on the tails! What city are you in?

 

wetsand and polish the finish now

 

looks good. i hope that paint doesnt fade or wear off being that it is on the outside though.