After looking at the aftermarket taillight conversions and not being real happy with the fit and finish, I decided to customize mine with my own design. Deleted the rear fog and had them professionally sanded down then base coat - clear coated. Had them do the lower valance as well. Here's the results. What do you think?

 

Very nice!!!
looks modern

 

Don, how did you get the plastic molding that the reverse sensors are on as smooth as the body and bumper paint? Looks like you matched the paint real good considering it's two different surfaces. Nice job..

 

mohrd, i really like the tail lights! how much did that all cost you?

 

Those are Sweeeeeeeeetttt!!!!

Looks sharp bro! I really like it!


Is that an "R" badge underneath your "Xtype" badge? My just says "awd"... I was thinking about "shaving" my back end, but worried I won't be able to get off the glue LOL

 

FTL, I took it in to a shop that does more custom work than collision work so they were pretty enthused in the first place to do it and really take pride in their work. I previously had them do my El Camino and paid LOTS for that so they liked me. The bottom valance isn't as smooth as the rest but it was also done twice. The first time he didn't like how it turned out so he did it again. Something about how the uneven surface grabs or doesn't grab the metallics. The second time he was a lot happier with the match. He uses some sort of computer program for paint matching as he's always touching up and repainting custom colours. So in amswer to Jim's question, it was almost $350 to do the three pieces. Which, I figure, is probably less expensive than me screwing up a couple tailights and, I've got "lifetime" g'tee.

Platinum, yes that is an R badge. Some here will scold me for having it but it matches my shifter knob! Not everyone knows there is no such thing as an XTR.

Thanks folks. It took me a while to do it. I just knew I had to.

 

Were the rear lights damaged or something, why did you change it from how it originally was?

 

oops...double post almost...

 

That's a great question 93xj6. Do you know or correspond with my lovely wife?

Like almost every vehicle I've had, I just need to do something to make it look a bit different. Don't know why, but I do. Kinda like a compulsion of some sort. As soon as I was downtown one day following another platinum X-type my brain started churning out the need.

 

I like "R" badge on it as well . If I were you I would go for 4 way exhaust tips rather than those tail light mods

 

sorry i didn't like the tail light , but i like the bumber pint & the R badge wich i allready had but i got the new one it's the same one on the new xkr
as for the tail light go to my album & look at mine i hope u like it,plz write ur comment on them so i know what do u think about them.

 

MeeMo, I like, I like! Smoking the taillights was another possibility but not for me. With my daytime driving lights, the tails are on all the time so it loses some of the blacked out effect and I think the blacked out looks best on black cars.