oh, jk the reverse is seperate on those trucks

 

Good thing you caught yourself

 

right after posting that i went out to the store and a newer A6 in front of me turning left answered that question. While looking at the tails though mine are real orange, I wouldnt have expected them to be take the red paint so well even after sanding.

 

Couldn't sleep so I have the orange part on one of my corner lights drying right now.

Might as well 'de-orange' the truck with this leftover paint.

 

dont the front turn signals have to be amber? i thought only cops can have red up front.

 

hes in canada. mabey they have differnt laws.

wade

 

We'll see how long it takes for him to get pulled over...

 

Any pics?

 

Those turned out great Scofco! They'll look awesome on the Runner.

 

See page one newbie...

 

Paint thinner can correct the issue
I think you may be right. Either way, the corners didn't turn out as well because the orange on the inside still reflects a bit.

 

Get clears...

 

cant u paint the insides?

 

Looks good, I may have to do this, Would it hurt to spray some clear over the red?
Thanks

 

Dammit Scofco, you are costing me money.

 

I've done this (with Testors) on a few cars I've had in the past and after time UV really fades the red to a dull haze. You can re-buff it but it comes back quick. I tried applying Testors clear UV but that eventually just started scaling off and looked horrible so I wet sanded the lights back to normal. I think a better clear coat is in order for long term results...

what looks really nice is to get all clear tails and then only do the brake half red and leave the turn signal clear but install orange bulbs to be legal. That makes 2nd gens look like a 3rd gen.

 

yeah, like $3.50 ya cheapskate!

 

Man, I like the sound of that. I think I would use a light coat of chrome spray paint on the orange bulbs so they wouldn't reflect orange in the clear lenses, but would still blink orange - Like I did on my turn signals.

Dammit Sean, you are costing me money.

 

I have heard of people separating the lens, and painting the inside of the lens (BMWs I think), haven't really looked at the 4runner lens to see if it's possible. They used a little heat and gently pried it apart, used some rubber type sealant to re-seal when done. Just another idea.

 

yeah the clear tails with the lower brake light area painted red reall really look sexay, but its all but impossible to find the clear tails anywhere, let alone for a reasonable price, they go for like $200 on ebay. if you can ever find them on there, that is