All red taillights

[Phill172]

Anyone have any tips on all red rear tail lights for the e30

or where I can buy them, or have any pictures of them?

Thanks!

[J4CK05EE30]

have a look at these

http://cgi.ebay.de/BMW-E30-NFL-rote-Ruc ... 483c36e019

[Phill172]

Thanks, yea perfect!

Is there ways that this can be done by tinting the lights or will it just look shite with the finish>

[J4CK05EE30]

these can be diy'd but need to do it in small doses at a time...

and then lacquer them to keep the shine

[ImysE30]

Rav335uk used to do smoked set's, drop him a PM

[NIX]

these can be diy'd but need to do it in small doses at a time...

and then lacquer them to keep the shine

I did mine diy and have to say was very happy with the way they turned out but taking your time and doing lots of fine sprays is the key. Although I will say, a few years on the red seems to have faded and so the orange on the indicators is starting to show through more - but then I didn't laquer afterwards.

The price in the ebay link does seem very good though and could well be worth it in the long term.

[Justin325i]

I have a diy'ed set that you may be interested in. I can pm you pics if you like.

[oldroydsr4]

Very easy to do a DIY set with good results. Buy a can of good quality red tint (I used e-tech), then mask the areas you need to spray, then gradually build up the red spray to match the rest of the light.

The key is the prep. Make sure the lights are 110% clean using White spirits , heat the lens up with a hair dryer (wipe afterwards as the hair dryer can make it dusty), leave the can on the radiator and finally leave a hot lamp over the lenses after paint application.

I was very impressed with the outcome and if your very careful with the masking and build up if paint you would have to be massively OCD to have an issue with the results.

[leeparkes]

Any pics of your work oldroyd?

Is this the stuff you recommend

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/E-tech-ETECH-Ligh ... 4cf1b2cfee

[oldroydsr4]

thats the stuff, its only a 150ml can but this is enough for a couple of sets.

I'll upload some pics later.

[bridgemond]

I want to diy my own back lights a some stage. I think the all red look great

[leeparkes]

Thanks, ive just brought some.

Ive heard that painting the bulbs green make the red indicators flash orange, is this right?

[MurphyE30]

Thanks, ive just brought some.

Ive heard that painting the bulbs green make the red indicators flash orange, is this right?

that is correct

[rancido64]

Thanks, ive just brought some.

Ive heard that painting the bulbs green make the red indicators flash orange, is this right?

that is correct

That's a pretty awesome tip right there, it's one of the reasons i was undecided about doing all red rear lights.
Looks like another thing to add to the "to do" list.

[mrLEE30]

It's a great tip that does not work, putting green bulbs behind a red lens will only result in a dimmer red light.

The only way to get annoyance flash is to not paint the entire orange bit, thus mask of stripes in the same way an e34/39 does with the reverse light.

[DanThe]

Green bulbs dont work, just use normal bulbs, I did and never had any issues at MOT time, its clear flashing indicators they dont like, not red

[Tedswagon]

Go to 'links' above then click on 'how to' then click on 'e30 DIY'

[Cloud]

Or on the Wiki

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... ht_Tinting

[ali50ferrari]

I tinted my rear lights using the etech tint spray in red, i left the reverse light as i thought it looks more o.e.m spec then all red, when i first did it i used normal clear bulbs which flashed red as did the amber ones so i used l.e.d.s that flashed yellow they worked perfect through the red but only on the hazard lights flashed at normal speed as soon as i indicated tbey flashed too fast as if a bulb was popped so i got my clear bulbs and got some green glass paint from the local arts and craft shop and painted the clear bulbs green 3 coats later i put them in the lights and presto!! they do flash orange through the red, green nail varnish didnt work so well but the green glass paint does!
heres a before pic



and after






And ofcourse the green painted bulbs

[leeparkes]

Reckon you can catch a pic of them flashing?

[ali50ferrari]

i cud do make a lil vid or a pic, let me see what i can do but trust me they flash orange, the glass paint is available from most hobby n craft shops i put 3-4 layers on iirc.

[ali50ferrari]

here you go mate but the pic does not do them justice at all they deffo flash orange and its worth £2.50 with the brush to paint em and make the rear end look good!

[tonybtonyb]

What a great job Ali

[ali50ferrari]

thanks tony, me and the mrs done the mod on the lights she cool like that, also when you come on sunday you can see em in action, you can confirm green bulbs behind red flash orange!

[tonybtonyb]

I'll give you a ring on Friday

[mercdriver]

They are deffo flashing orange to me. What a cool tip! I want to do mine all red. I was planning on scotching up the full lamp and candy redding it all up then lacquering it properly because i can

[ali50ferrari]

Mercdriver you wont regret doing this mod, cheap and really easy to do!

[leeparkes]

here you go mate but the pic does not do them justice at all they deffo flash orange and its worth £2.50 with the brush to paint em and make the rear end look good!

Mmmm. Mine flash orange but not orange enough (if you know what i mean

Might try the green paint trick.

[ali50ferrari]

Leeparkes it works man go to your local arts n craft shop n buy glass paint

[ali50ferrari]

Anyone else do this, i lacquerd mine and they flash alot brighter aswell look a better finish also one cheap and cool mod i would rather have these then some of the non o.e.m ones!