ammachama

so I finally did some stuff to my car!!
didn't really feel like paying $60 for clear corners, so I tried to darken them insdead - I like it.
Then the grill - that has been done for awhile - did some work in the back - no pics yet - we have to keep our plates on the front here in BC, so I just decided to fold it over - I think it looks way better than the big plates!
And finally, the cooler cooler grills - just had some extra aluminum mesh at home - We painted it black and cut it down to size. We un-did the front bumper, never took it off and I went in from the wheel wells and screwd the grills into the bumper using the stiock screw holes - take a look if you ever have the bumber off - you will see them. We them added the trim to finish the whole thing off!!

Please give me you comments - good or bad!!

Eventually I want to get the front lip - but really don't want to pay $600 for it (all Canadian prices). If anyone knows of a cheap place to get one, please let me know!

Later!!

Ajax

i really like those corners. they're a lot cooler than clear corners (which I think are overrated)

RX Renesis

nice nice... but i think the smokes corners fits a black rx8 better

Ajax

I like them a ton on the silver. I might even try them on my grey.

RX-GR8

i like the grill but not the black corners. would they even be street legal in US?

Ajax

i dont really know.
as long as there is some indicator that you're turning, i dont see why not.

pimpindarx8

i had them smoked you just blacked them out lol. if you guyz wanna smoke em just go buy some transperant vinyl i will have to post pics of my old ones.(i have the overrated wuns lol)

Slims8

I started the grille, but decided against it. I think the smoked corners would look good on the red. I don't think the clear look good on red.

ammachama

I don't think that there is much of a legal issue. I used spray on tint - from any car parts store - used about 8 layers - the light still shines through when the lights are on - the the corners aren't turn signals, just lights!!

mikeb

I disagree
I think smoke would look funny on red IMO

pimpindarx8

i agree with u on that mike da clear looks best on da red

BlueFrenzy

What color does it illuminate after you darkened the oranges? Dark orange? Let's see some night pics.

Murray16

i am considering doing this to my car. Thinking I'll try the tape first though to see how it goes. What kind of tape should I use?

tiggerlee

The corners are cool but I think they would look best on black than any other color. From the pic you posted it looks like there's a chunk out of your fender.

Flawless

I like the corners a lot. I think they would look perfect on Black, Red, and Yellow... although they looks great on the silver also. What did you use to darken them? Anyone good with photoshop able to see what it would look like on all of the colors?

G8rboy

I agree- I thought I would like them, but instead it looks like they fell out on such a contrasting body color. Now smoked taillights... that I want to do (like the FD's)

pimpindarx8

Lol Take It From Me!!!! Buy Trasparent Vinyl Its Like A Tinted See Through Special Vinyl And All You Have To Do Is Stick It Over The Front Lights Side Markers Or rear Lights. Its Very Easy Before I Found This Site That Was My First Mod. I Still Have The Original Side Marker Lights Smoked But I Took It Off Of All My Other Lights.(i Got Bored Of Them)

tiggerlee

So how easy is this material to work with? I just sold my old ambers to a member here
on the forum otherwise I'd try it on them. Since the clear corners are a different shape and not flush fitting would this work on them? And how easy would it be to get a clean look? Sorry so many questions but I'd love to try this.

pimpindarx8

Well its pretty easy to use. its almost like tint for you windows buts its actually a vinyl you can get it from any vinyl graphics shop(its a dark trasperant vinyl thats what its called transperant vinyl). And you just place a big chunk over the light you wanna smoke and use a razor to cut to the shape of the light and then use that plastic thing they use to flatten the tint to squeeze any bubbles out and bam you have smoked corners or tail lights and at night it lights of like a dark orange and the rear is still really bright.The front looks really nice too but i had my whole front windshield tinted(which i will be doin on my new 8 too.Highly recommended if you live somewhere really hott) so it was harder to see with both tinted.

tiggerlee

Thanks pimpin'! I just may try this on my clear corners this weekend.

Thetitanium8

Not to bad.

ammachama

Yeah, they go dark orange - I kinda wish that it wasn't the case - would rather them be colourless - but that involves getting the clear corners - the whole problem in the first place!!

\\Konig\\

iTrader: (4)

hmm whoever has the clearcorners on their car must have those stock orange corners stashed in some corner of their house. Maybe you could smoke the orange ones out and sell them on ebay or something. Just an idea...

LiL BenNy

they look like eye lashes lol....

allmotorRX8

hahaha, now theres an idea