Pete Nayler

I'm all set to buy a 944 turbo, done plenty of research into pros/cons/mods/etc... but one thing I couldn't find was options available on the taillights. You see, I think the style of the lights is one of the few physical downsides of the 944.

Does anybody have any examples of after-market modifications to the light assembly? For example, darkened guards.... anything that masks the (in my opinion) relatively unattractive beehive style.

BoostGuy951

I am interested to see what is to be said about this. I tend to agree.

I am thinking of Spraying mine with Slot car window tinting paint.

Maybe its possible to adapt 968 lights? This would obviously require some bodywork.

RAPID944

<a href="http://groups.msn.com/Porsche944Sverige/dinwebbsida2.msnw" target="_blank">web page</a>

MachSchnell

try
<a href="http://www.toysforyourtoys.com" target="_blank">www.toysforyourtoys.com</a>

I think they had a red-out tail light setup.

p0wp0w

Yeah I agree the tailights aren't too attractive,
<a href="http://www.toysforyourtoys.com" target="_blank">www.toysforyourtoys.com</a> 's redouts look really nice and you keep the white reverse to stay legal. I will probably get it once I have enough money to use on cosmetics. But for now...saving ahhhh.

ringo951

You are right in being worried, because once you get a 951 all they are going to see is your tail lights.... <img border="0" alt="[hiha]" title="" src="graemlins/roflmao.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[burnout]" title="" src="graemlins/burnout.gif" />

sm

Here's what a can of Testors Candy Apple Red Translucent paint and some masking tape can do for about $3:

<img src="http://boards.rennlist.com/upload/tail_lamp_dr_quarter.jpg" alt=" - " />
<img src="http://boards.rennlist.com/upload/tail_lamp_dr_corner.jpg" alt=" - " />

p0wp0w

Whoa sm! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" />
Lookin good, any more insight into how you did it? Did you take the light housing apart and spray the inside? Or what? Thanks!
<img border="0" alt="[thumbsup]" title="" src="graemlins/bigok.gif" />

Steve Lavigne

What about these taillights?

<img src="http://stevelavigne.com/images/pixie951.jpg" alt=" - " />

Tadi

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by Steve Lavigne:
<strong>What about these taillights?
</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">rofl!

Ahmet

Wow, that's some really funny stuff...
Ahmet

SamGrant951

ahh...Its that damn Peter Pan! lol

rhesus

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by p0wp0w:
<strong>Whoa sm! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" />
Lookin good, any more insight into how you did it? Did you take the light housing apart and spray the inside? Or what? Thanks!
<img border="0" alt="[thumbsup]" title="" src="graemlins/bigok.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">yes, insight please

sm

I wish those Peter Pan lights would have popped up sooner. I would have gone with that design instead

For the lowly red lights, here's what I did:

-Make sure it's warm and dry out! It started raining midway through the process for me.
-Lights stay ON the car.
-Lightly sanded the turn-signal lens with medium
grit sandpaper.
-Washed everything off with dishwashing soap.
-Masked off all the lens except the corner lens
with newspaper and generic masking tape. An X-
Acto or hobby knife is helpful in this.
-Using Testors #1605 Candy Apple Red (I think that's the name) Translucent paint, spray thin coats and let dry in between coats. Repeat until you get the desired color. I suggest you turn on the blinkers after each coat so you have an idea how much paint is on the lens.
-Let the paint completely dry before you take the tape off.
-Tip from high-school art class: Start and stop spraying the paint when you've passed the object you're trying to paint. This prevents uneven coats of paint.
-Have some paint thinner handy just in case.

p0wp0w

Wow how simple <img border="0" alt="[thumbsup]" title="" src="graemlins/bigok.gif" />
Wait..did you mask off any of your paint? Seems like if you start and stop after passing the lens you'd spray onto your body paint...

Welps found my next project