anyone know of any taillights available yet? links/pictures would be appreciated

taillights by tyc should be out by now. i wonder what is taking so long.

there on the way

I have heard that they would be out in January. I sent a message using the feedback system at scion.com asking about the TYC tail lights. All I got back was a message stating that they didn't know anything about the lights.

yea.. they're kinda worthless like that. i tried to ask them about the silver and IIP being replaced with two other similar shades in '06.. they replied in one sentence saying they knew nothing of the '06 lineup. Although there is a dealer on SL claiming he was told the colors were being replaced. someone's lying...

Scion lags that way.

Sort of like the way they should have considered the demand for AEM intakes might be a little higher.

some guy arould here took the red plastic off the outside of his, it was sweet

some guy arould here took the red plastic off the outside of his, it was sweet


so.. what... they're like, clear now? ew. :nope:

www.mcgeorgeparts.com has them in their database right now despite them not being available at this time. No pictures yet.

$257 a pair.

man stinkin ppl...they better do a good job on them cuz the only lights i like from TYC are for the celica...well...hopefully...

www.mcgeorgeparts.com has them in their database right now despite them not being available at this time. No pictures yet.

$257 a pair.

Not a bad price. And it makes tctunerz.com's $1,300.00 headlights look like even more of a ripoff. :silly:

Yeah. I sure hope they don't actually look like Camry tails. I mean, come on...

smoke 'em ;)

Bat™

Not a bad price. And it makes tctunerz.com's $1,300.00 headlights look like even more of a ripoff. :silly:


To correct you those are made by Clear Corners (.com) Not tCtunerZ. And they are the same price on both websites. :silly:

tyc is doing them for scion dealers

smoke 'em ;)

Bat™


Yes Bat that's EXACTLY what i'm talkin about!!!! HELLA- if you're listening, please heed our call!

I just spoke with Scion on the lamps they tell me that the lamps will be out the first of May 05. Vendor issue getting D.O.T. cert. slowed them down .

TAIL LIGHTS??? there so tacky now a days..any1 need a hook up on smoking ur tail lights..which is the new kool thing 2 do..hit me up..laate!!..........J

Smoking tail lamps will cost ya 5 bux. The spray tint is $4.99 at any hobby shop. Just remove the lamps spray a couple coats as thick as you like for desired darkness and your done. Some people add a clear coat to make sure they stay nice and don't scratch. I did this on many sets of lamps and plan on doing it for the tC. It looks good if you do it right. The key is spraying 8-10 in away so you dont get spray bubbles or marks. The best thing is if you mess up or dont like it you can take it of with thinner with one wipe. I did this for the "Euro lamps" as well. Makes the clear portion not look so cheap.

Euro lights look great, really gives the car a little kick in the aperance area.

TYC Led Tails.... May 2005

Smoking tail lamps will cost ya 5 bux. The spray tint is $4.99 at any hobby shop. Just remove the lamps spray a couple coats as thick as you like for desired darkness and your done. Some people add a clear coat to make sure they stay nice and don't scratch. I did this on many sets of lamps and plan on doing it for the tC. It looks good if you do it right. The key is spraying 8-10 in away so you dont get spray bubbles or marks. The best thing is if you mess up or dont like it you can take it of with thinner with one wipe. I did this for the "Euro lamps" as well. Makes the clear portion not look so cheap.

yah i smoked the tailights on my '02 Si.. they looked great from about 20 ft away..but when you got up close you could see drips and swirls.. i even sanded and used a clearcoat and buffed the hell outta em. i guess you've really gotta have a steady hand for the stuff. oh yea- they were blacker than hell cuz i sprayed like 5 or 6 coats on em.. amazingly, the cops never gave me crap about em even once!

i do agree that while smoking taillights yourself is a very cost effective method of obtaining smoked tails, you might want to really consider what you're doing before you do it because it's an thing easy to mess up and a pain in the ___ to fix any mistakes. and replacement OEM tailights for a brand new car aren't cheap!

Just spoke with my dealership today.

The TYC tails, and the TRD SC will be released immediately after hell freezes over.

They also apologized for any delay.

please, euro lamps? ugly, tacky, and ahem, not actually found on any european cars. How insulting it is to have those lamps associated to european cars

Here's a pic of our tC w/ tails I tinted. I'll getbetter pics when the car comes back from the body shop this week.

http://www.kreativeimport.com/sema_tC/images/2IMG_0613-med.jpg

Here is how it's done for a professional look
1) clean the tail lights with hot water and soap to get any oils off of them.
2) scuff the surface with #0000 Steel Wool (this will make them look dull)
3) Wash them again and allow them to dry
4) Mask off the reverse section with fine line masking tape
5) mask off the tail light housing except for the lense that will be tinted
6) clean the surface with denatured alcohol and allow to dry
7) wipe down a final time with a tack cloth
8) apply 2 even coats of VHT tail light tint
9) allow 24 hours to dry at 70 degrees
10) your lights will still look dull and you'll see the marks from the steel wool still
11) take your lights to a body shop to have them clearcoated with automotive clear

They should look like glass at this point and are ready to be installed back in the car. You can even wetsand and buff the lights after they've been cleared if any orange peel is evident in the top coat of clear.

When finished they should have an OEM look as far as quality goes and just be slightly darker than the stock lighting was. Brightness is affected very minimally unless you go heavy on the tint.

Any questions feel free to ask I've done this dozens of times.

ummm... couldn't you just get bat's vinyl overlays and be careful at what you're doing? I mean sure, you can mess up and wrinkle em if you don't do it right, but that tail light looks exactly like a smoked tail with Bat's overlay... and saves you a hefty clear-coat shop price and a chance to screw up a brand new tail....

but what do I know, that sounds like a hell of a lot more professional work on a show car

A body shop should not charge more than $50 to clear them. They can clear them when doing another project and not even have any time in them.

I have never seen the tail light overlays before but the steps i posted turn out better than stock. It actually looks like a glass lense rather than plastic

Not a bad price. And it makes tctunerz.com's $1,300.00 headlights look like even more of a ripoff. :silly:


To correct you those are made by Clear Corners (.com) Not tCtunerZ. And they are the same price on both websites. :silly:

Thank you, I forgot to mention that. To clarify: 1,300.00 for non-HID, non-DOT certified headlights is a freaking ripoff, no matter where you buy them. :lol: