Previous Thread
Next Thread
New Reply
Print Thread
Rate Thread

Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 39
Member
2000 Toyota Celica GT
Member
2000 Toyota Celica GT
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 39
Here's my new taillights

[Linked Image from memimage.cardomain.com]
[Linked Image from memimage.cardomain.com]
[Linked Image from memimage.cardomain.com]

Last edited by trdmsprts27; Jun 22, 2004 10:40am.

Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 973
hookah-meister
2000 Toyota Celica GT
hookah-meister
2000 Toyota Celica GT
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 973
So you painted them blue?

Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 955
Senior Member
2000 Toyota Celica
Senior Member
2000 Toyota Celica
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 955
lookin good thumbsup

Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 39
Member
2000 Toyota Celica GT
Member
2000 Toyota Celica GT
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 39
Yes i painted them blue. The color was dupli-color royal blue. It was the only color that came close to matching the factory color.

Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 5,125
Speed Omen
2002 Toyota Celica GT
Speed Omen
2002 Toyota Celica GT
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 5,125
nice - thumbsup

Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 375
Member
2000 Toyota Celica
Member
2000 Toyota Celica
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 375
what color were they before? black or chrome>?

Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 10,110
05 WRB
2005 Subaru WRX STi
05 WRB
2005 Subaru WRX STi
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 10,110
awesome!!


SUBARU TECNICA INTERNATIONAL

Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 504
Senior Member
2001 Toyota Celica GT
Senior Member
2001 Toyota Celica GT
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 504
looks better painted

Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 39
Member
2000 Toyota Celica GT
Member
2000 Toyota Celica GT
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 39
They used to be gunmetal color before i had the wild hair to do this.

Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 69
Member
2003 Toyota Celica GT
Member
2003 Toyota Celica GT
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 69
WOW, that looks awesome... a "how-to-do" guide would be even better!

Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 334
Member
2003 Toyota Celica GT
Member
2003 Toyota Celica GT
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 334
That looks great man...What kind of rims do you have?


[Linked Image]
"Fate can only take you so far, its up to you to decide what to do when it takes you there."

Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 2,667
ECelica Staff
ECelica Staff
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 2,667
wow nice job dude thumbsup

Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 284
Member
Member
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 284
Lookin' good!

Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 705
Senior Member
2000 Toyota Celica
Senior Member
2000 Toyota Celica
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 705
Looking really good !!

thumbsup thumbsup


[Linked Image]
Mom, I Lost you on April 7th 2004, but I will remember you for ever... I'm missing you

Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 584
Senior Member
01 Toyota Celica GT
Senior Member
01 Toyota Celica GT
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 584
very unique! good job! thumbsup


[Linked Image]

Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 1,110
Specialist
2001 Toyota Celica
Specialist
2001 Toyota Celica
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 1,110
I might paint mine factory silver now, thats awesome... thumbsup


[Linked Image]

Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 39
Member
2000 Toyota Celica GT
Member
2000 Toyota Celica GT
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 39
To answer the ? about what rims i have, i have 17" Konig theory's in gunmetal and thinking about the new Konig troubles to replace my theory's.

Ok heres the how to on the TYC brand taillights only.

1st. Get your pair or buy a pair of TYC taillights.

2nd. Remove the 4 screws on the back side of the housing. Once that has been done they will look similar to this.
[Linked Image from memimage.cardomain.com]

3rd. You will need a heat gun to remove the rubberseal that holds the inner piece to the plastic piece. Once removed the squar reflector will fall out. Be carefull with the small round reflector it is glued in.
[Linked Image from memimage.cardomain.com]

4th. After that i suggest wet sanding the piece to remove the gunmetal or chrome look they put onto it. Once done with that you can then color match or even give it a carbon fiber look to it. With mine i went with color matching.
[Linked Image from memimage.cardomain.com]

5th. Once you have the desired look you are after then you reasemble the product. The type of sealent i used you can pick up from a windshield repair shop. It worked really well to seal the taillights back up and also waterproof.

WARNING!!! Do not i repeat do not use a razorblade with the rubber sealent it is way to hard of a material to try and cut away. Well at least mine was. If you you do try to cut the sealent away you will end up with something like this if not worse.
[Linked Image from memimage.cardomain.com]

All in all the modification is really easy to do. You can do this in 2 days or depending on the weather maybe in 1 day. Also the main production plant for TYC in taiwan has asked me for ideas for our taillights and i suggested having a paintable bezel like they do for the honda accord and i also suggested a new style projectors. So now im just waiting for their response. Ill let you know what they tell me.

Heres a link to my website at cardomain.
http://members.cardomain.com/trdmsprts

Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 1,363
Who's yo Daddy?
2000 Toyota Celica GT
Who's yo Daddy?
2000 Toyota Celica GT
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 1,363
w0000000000000000t great post Newb from WA!!!!!! where in wa are you from? check out the pacific forum for meets and what not.

Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 39
Member
2000 Toyota Celica GT
Member
2000 Toyota Celica GT
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 39
Im from spokane and theirs very few celicas here done up either Performance or looks.

Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 63
Member
2001 Toyota Celica GT
Member
2001 Toyota Celica GT
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 63
thumbsup good job


Dutch Master

Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 5,125
Speed Omen
2002 Toyota Celica GT
Speed Omen
2002 Toyota Celica GT
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 5,125

that's a nasty cut... eek

Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 4,265
TheFilipinoCrew
2000 Toyota Celica GT
TheFilipinoCrew
2000 Toyota Celica GT
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 4,265
thumbsup thumbsup thumbsup

thumbsdown getting cut in the process

Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 2,869
daman
2000 Toyota Celica GT
daman
2000 Toyota Celica GT
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 2,869
siiccc thumbsup

Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 10,110
05 WRB
2005 Subaru WRX STi
05 WRB
2005 Subaru WRX STi
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 10,110
i wanna see a really good close up...

it looks awesome, i remember people talking about doing this before


SUBARU TECNICA INTERNATIONAL

Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 973
hookah-meister
2000 Toyota Celica GT
hookah-meister
2000 Toyota Celica GT
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 973
looks awesome!

Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 39
Member
2000 Toyota Celica GT
Member
2000 Toyota Celica GT
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 39
Has anyone tried to do this yet? If so have you encounterd any problems adter putting them back togethor and back onto the car?

Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 992
Jace
2000 Toyota Celica GT
Jace
2000 Toyota Celica GT
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 992
looks good

Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 4,650
Rebel
2003 Toyota Celica GT
Rebel
2003 Toyota Celica GT
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 4,650
Originally Posted by trdmsprts27
Has anyone tried to do this yet? If so have you encounterd any problems adter putting them back togethor and back onto the car?

Yeah, someone did them in silver and they came out lookin' really good.

I like yours better, though grin

Nice job thumbsup


[Linked Image]

Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 775
Senior Member
2002 Acura RSX-S
Senior Member
2002 Acura RSX-S
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 775
Originally Posted by trdmsprts27
Has anyone tried to do this yet? If so have you encounterd any problems adter putting them back togethor and back onto the car?

yea I did mine, silver, I didn't have any problems with mounting or sealing, it went perfect! thumbsup

Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 775
Senior Member
2002 Acura RSX-S
Senior Member
2002 Acura RSX-S
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 775
here's how mine turned out...
1870180137-100_0309 copy.jpg

Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 1,233
black & blue 4 you
2000 Toyota Celica GT
black & blue 4 you
2000 Toyota Celica GT
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 1,233
damn they look nice good job thumbsup


[Linked Image]
i've been changing but you'll never see me now
now i'm blaming you for everything

Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 4,650
Rebel
2003 Toyota Celica GT
Rebel
2003 Toyota Celica GT
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 4,650
^yeah there they are grin

Both look awesome thumbsup but I am a little partial to spec. blue, myself


[Linked Image]

Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 802
Senior Member
2004 Toyota Celica GT
Senior Member
2004 Toyota Celica GT
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 802
Those look great! thumbsup I just bought a pair of TYC blacks from fastceli2001, plannin' on doing the same thing. Hope mine turns out nice like the ones above. cool thumbsup


Originally posted by RICOGT:
i wanted to get the vac gauge because it constantly moves. more of a race feel i think

Joined: May 2004
Posts: 274
Member
1993 Toyota Celica ST
Member
1993 Toyota Celica ST
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 274
Originally Posted by Sultan
that's a nasty cut... eek

Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 439
Senior Member
2004 Toyota Celica
Senior Member
2004 Toyota Celica
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 439
looks great thumbsup


[Linked Image]

Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 10
Member
2000 Toyota Celica GT
Member
2000 Toyota Celica GT
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 10
Both look awesome. Good job to both of you. But im gonna have to say i like the silver better

Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 39
Member
2000 Toyota Celica GT
Member
2000 Toyota Celica GT
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 39
Im planning on replacing them now. Once i get the new projectors from lusionlabs im gonna get the black TYC tails to go with the black housing projectors. But im still debating weather or not to redo them blue.

Join the conversation - Register Now or Log In to add your comment


Link Copied to Clipboard
Member Spotlight
toysport_celica
toysport_celica
2000 Toyota Celica
Ca

Posts: 52
Joined: August 2004
Thank you.: me, myself, and I...!
Random: a bowl of rice, fried chicken, and a glass of water!
Show All Member Profiles 
Recent Topics
Spyder Headlight LEDs
by Dxnxld - Mar 25, 2024 6:51am
Anyone ever hear this noise?
by CeliacCelica - Mar 21, 2024 10:51am
Clunking sound (not sure where from)
by Juliansky - Mar 20, 2024 3:01am
Does anybody know where i can find a S53 trans rebuild kit?
by MoreRamenNoodles - Mar 19, 2024 8:57pm
Urgent
by SoloXKay - Mar 19, 2024 11:58am
OEM speedometer on aftermarket ecu
by Penaman99 - Mar 5, 2024 11:23am
Brake master cylinder
by Nigel100 - Mar 5, 2024 2:45am
newly purchased 2000 GTS
by CantShift - Feb 27, 2024 9:06pm
Customize Your Toyota Celica Privacy Policy · About · Contact
Privacy Policy · About · Contact
CelicaHobby.com is an independent Toyota Celica enthusiast website. CelicaHobby.com is not sponsored by or affiliated with Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. in any way. The Toyota and Celica names and logos are trademarks owned by Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.
© CelicaHobby.com, 2001-2024
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 8.0.0
(Preview build 20230331)