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      02-08-2015, 07:45 PM   #1
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Cool $2.19 tail light mod

I know its been done before. Just thought I'd share my results. This will do until I can afford some LCI lights

This is the red tint I bought:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/331257920424...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

You'll need an exacto knife, a heat gun and 30 mins of your time.

Use the straight edge of the film as your guide.











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      02-08-2015, 07:54 PM   #2
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Looks more like the LCI tails than I would have thought!

Good mod!
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      02-08-2015, 08:57 PM   #3
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nice! did mine too:

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I posted a similar thread a while back. It's good for the time being, I didn't even remove my tails to put the vinyl on.

I eventually got the LCI tails
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      02-08-2015, 09:24 PM   #5
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Definitely makes a big difference and extremely cheap (I paid $1.37), mine is starting to turn a bit pink though. Guess I will either have to get LCI soon or redo them.
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Definitely makes a big difference and extremely cheap (I paid $1.37), mine is starting to turn a bit pink though. Guess I will either have to get LCI soon or redo them.
Mine did too as a matter of fact. I thought I was just seeing things, but guess not.
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I'm not gonna lie... Looks good.
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Looks nice. Only 2.19 so I didn't think twice before ordering.
Crazy long shipping time though..
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Definitely makes a big difference and extremely cheap (I paid $1.37), mine is starting to turn a bit pink though. Guess I will either have to get LCI soon or redo them.
Thats probably due to cheap material fading due to UV rays.
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Looks nice. Only 2.19 so I didn't think twice before ordering.
Crazy long shipping time though..
Shipping took a week and a half or so.
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Thats probably due to cheap material fading due to UV rays.
Yeah, it's been about 7 months since I've done it.
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I did mine with the red VHT spray, it came out great and allowed me to hold out for a good while before I went LCI
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One of my first mods, vinyl wrapping companies usually give these out for free
I then realized how much I wanted the LCI LED bars, your life becomes much happier when you have LCI tails.
You also get to fit in with all the new luxury cars in Vancouver xD
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this is easily one of the best mod for under $5. Great results guys!
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I actually did the same thing on My E90 for little different look than stock. Please excuse the small/poor pics.


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so you don't need any glue to do this?
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Nice I think I'm going to have to do this.
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