my (homemade) solid (not tint) side marker blackouts (w/pics)

[6bloodychunks]

well,

i had a strip of gloss black vinyl laying around,

and was sick of the precut pieces you can buy for the side markers,
as they never seemed to fit the side markers perfectly,
and dirt always gets underneath them.

so i had an idea to use the gloss black vinyl (not tint)
to do the side markers.

i popped out the side markers to make it easier to work with,
instead of trying to do it on the car.

obviously no light would get through the solid color vinyl,

so after i put the vinyl on the markers
i cut small rectangles out right where the light shines through,

it looks similar to the concept side markers but the slit does not go all the way across the side marker, just a small rectangle in the center.

not sure how legal they are at the moment,
but if i get pulled over i can peel them off

i think they look great,whatcha think?

ill post better pics once the sun comes up all they way LOL

[Nightfall]

nice idea would look better with the long slit like the conspet but each there own i like it

[BrandonB956]

That looks good .

Another idea would be to cut off the top . To blend in with body lines.
Like show stoppers .

+ another idea . Color matched vinyl .
It helps because I felt the yellow or the blackouts were throwing off my hockey stripes .

Edit : lol he said it first ^^

[6bloodychunks]

Originally Posted by Nightfall

nice idea would look better with the long slit like the conspet but each there own i like it

hey thanks

i just didnt like the long slits for some reason,

i did them with the long slits first and decided to redo them and try the smaller ones.

until im good enough to cut skulls outta them these will have to work

[Nightfall]

Originally Posted by 6bloodychunks

hey thanks

i just didnt like the long slits for some reason,

i did them with the long slits first and decided to redo them and try the smaller ones.

until im good enough to cut skulls outta them these will have to work

you gave me an idea i may do this for my camaro its cheap and ease plus i got a black car hell

i see carbon fiber vyinal at a local autoparts store for like 12 bucks do black outs but with carbon fiber look

what you think on a black car ruffly?

[6bloodychunks]

Originally Posted by Nightfall

you gave me an idea i may do this for my camaro its cheap and ease plus i got a black car hell

i see carbon fiber vyinal at a local autoparts store for like 12 bucks do black outs but with carbon fiber look

what you think on a black car ruffly?

that might look really cool on a black car, i wanted to do these in matte black ,but until i get a piece of matte black the gloss will have to do.

or maybe ill try the carbon fiber too

[Nightfall]

Originally Posted by 6bloodychunks

that might look really cool on a black car, i wanted to do these in matte black ,but until i get a piece of matte black the gloss will have to do.

or maybe ill try the carbon fiber too

i will prob end up doing it soon how hard was it to pop off the lights do they just "pop" off with alittle pressure or what i dont want to damage them lol

[6bloodychunks]

Originally Posted by Nightfall

i will prob end up doing it soon how hard was it to pop off the lights do they just "pop" off with alittle pressure or what i dont want to damage them lol

the rears are easier, just lay under the back of the car and use a flashlight, youll see the tab that has to be released.

the fronts while slightly more time consuming are easy too.

you have to take 3 allen screws out to let the fender well be pulled back so you can pop the tab, still a piece of cake

then the socket just turns slightly to release it from the housing,
be careful theres not much slack in the wires when you get them out!

took me all of 10 min to pop all 4 out though.

[Nightfall]

Originally Posted by 6bloodychunks

the rears are easier, just lay under the back of the car and use a flashlight, youll see the tab that has to be released.

the fronts while slightly more time consuming are easy too.

you have to take 3 allen screws out to let the fender well be pulled back so you can pop the tab, still a piece of cake

then the socket just turns slightly to release it from the housing,
be careful theres not much slack in the wires when you get them out!

took me all of 10 min to pop all 4 out though.

thanks for the tips i may look into it i think it be cool to do a carbon fiber over lay hopefuly its legal but i dont see why not there not "main lights" so and as long as light is shineing though

i mean i dont know too meny cars that even have side markers anymore its just for show and look hell dont even work as real turn singles i dont think so at least so i dont see a problum at all

[6bloodychunks]

Originally Posted by Nightfall

thanks for the tips i may look into it i think it be cool to do a carbon fiber over lay hopefuly its legal but i dont see why not there not "main lights" so and as long as light is shineing though

i mean i dont know too meny cars that even have side markers anymore its just for show and look hell dont even work as real turn singles i dont think so at least so i dont see a problum at all

all cars have to have side markers,

and at least here in pa the fronts have to be orange
and the rears have to be red,

otherwise id change them both to orange to match my car

[6bloodychunks]

its really too bad that im not good enough with the hobby knife to cut skulls outta the vinyl

[Shuffler]

Originally Posted by 6bloodychunks

its really too bad that im not good enough with the hobby knife to cut skulls outta the vinyl

lol evil you are

[6bloodychunks]

or if i could just find some type of punch that does different shapes i could make them cooler

[6bloodychunks]

Originally Posted by Shuffler

lol evil you are

thank you

naaa im not evil in the least, i just like wicked looking things