Q50 clear taillights for $45 (Lenses made from scratch)

[@nahfam1285]

This is exactly what I tried with mine, I just didn’t have the patience, I’m just running mine without a lens, mine is a 2018 and after about 4 months no issues with rain or washing the car

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

Nice man that’s good! And definitely takes patience I was loosing it on the one that kept cracking 😂😅

[@-february-9473]

Did you need to get red led bulbs ?

[@Oo-Shiesty]

@@-february-9473I think 2018+ q’s got factory red bulbs.

[@4nefrain]

Your clears dont have issues with water whatsoever ?

[@keonibrown1819]

Hey this is exactly what I needed because the IS350c doesn’t have any aftermarket tails around. But what did you use to seal the acrylic lens on?

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

I just used waterproof silicone

[@dnelson1676]

thats honestly a sick outcome bro nice freaking job!

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

Thanks I appreciate you!! 🙌

[@dynamicgarage4727]

Would it be better to mold the acrylic with the factory taillight? Then after break the existing one and put it on?

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

We did that on the 370z video I have on my channel 😁 But short answer yes!

[@b1ackh3artking]

You can just melt the seal ?250° in the oven 14 mins 🖤👑🪽

[@pdanny3]

How did you make thw acrylic clear? It looked like it was frosted. Is it just a protective film that you peel off??

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

Yup that’s exactly right, once you peel off the film it’s clear clear

[@jasonlubag3945]

What’s the name of the film you used

[@Donny_Bo_Danglez]

Tbh I went into this thinking they’d come out terrible, but they look a lot better than I expected I think it might have been a little cleaner looking if you painted the edges of the lens chrome instead of black though. Either way I respect the effort 👏🏽

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

Thank man! I appreciate that! And yeah we thought about black or chrome for a while but I’d black just cause of the black accents I have on my car. Chrome would have looked good too tho

[@bimmerjames]

When I attempted this on my f30, the acrylic would bubble if I let it heat up too much, is there any way to prevent this or does anyone have any advice? F30 is tough because there’s a bad angle on the lights I have to shape the acrylic around.

[@Q50swerv]

How did you make the outer edge black?

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

@@Q50swerv you just tape off the parts of the lens you don’t want black and leave a edge around the lens exposed and paint it black or silver. I think I show it a little better in my 350z lens video

[@PanchitoLopez-su2zn]

Bro what tool did you use for cutting the acrylic? I’ve tried many thinks and I keep cracking the acrylic sheets im so stressed lol

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

@@PanchitoLopez-su2zn just a dremel. You can get some good quality wheels at Walmart. When cutting just take your time. You got it man I believe in you! 🤝

[@terence_q608]

What plastic did you use to mold the lenses?

[@sr71red89]

acrylic

[@bimmerjames]

Does anyone know the thickness of acrylic sheet used?

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

@@bimmerjames think I show it in the 370z video but if your buying from a home improvement store just get the thinnest one

[@bimmerjames]

@@dirtybuildmedia566 I work at a home improvement store, so hopefully we have something decent

[@staticfin]

What material did you use for the lense and what did you use to seal it ?

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

Just waterproof silicone

[@bravvo.company9632]

Which sealant did you use

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

Was just a black waterproof silicone. 🤝

[@bravvo.company9632]

Thanks brother

[@bravvo.company9632]

Your the goat because you give the people sauce , best of wishes to your channel 👊🏾

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

@@bravvo.company9632 thanks man I appreciate that 🙌🏼🙏🏽

[@antdog0421]

How did you end up sealing it I missed that part

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

@@antdog0421 we used silicone and the lenses wrap around the tail a bit to secure it more. But you can just use silicone, or a plastic welder

[@antdog0421]

@@dirtybuildmedia566 been at it for 2 weeks shit is difficult g35 sedan (2003)

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

@@antdog0421 ahh I’m sorry man feel free to message me on Ig with any questions you got

[@uxvu]

i need to see one for the g sedan 😳

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

Would probably look good!

[@uxvu]

@@dirtybuildmedia566 theres like a little hump that the g sedan has on the taillight so idk how i would do it

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

@@uxvu the Q tails have one too. I just didn’t add that on these ones but if you don’t brake the lense and mold it over the stock lense you might be able to have it still

[@sameoldmo]

i noticed for 2018+ its already silver coated inside

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

Interesting 🧐 that’s good to know cause all the red plastic on mine as stupid haha

[@jbxlit]

@@dirtybuildmedia566how you get that red plastic behind ?

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

@@jbxlit the red plastic behind where?

[@Sippinlean490]

Wouldn’t u be able to do with brake cleaner and just clear em

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

Use brake cleaner on the lens? No the plastic isn’t colored red it is re plastic not just something you can remove. At least as far as I know

[@blaineguidry3760]

i ordered a roll of d shaped rubber moulding for the gaps on my camry , works good

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

Nice! Glad to hear it! 😁

[@kaylacabrera1406]

Where did u buy the acrylic

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

@@kaylacabrera1406 home depot 😁

[@EL.T33]

How did u seal the plastic to the light

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

Sillicone 🤙🏽

[@davidwebb4298]

Where did you get the clear lens material

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

@@davidwebb4298 Home Depot

[@riccysnow1760]

what material should i buy??

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

It’s just a flat piece of acrylic from Home Depot or Lowe’s just get one that’s big enough for multiple lenses. I think the brand was Onyx

[@noahcortes9991]

They look awesome only thing I would do is paint the lens sliver like you did in the inside over the black glue all you got to do is tape off the lens in the center and paint the edges if that make sense

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

Yeah we were debating on silver or black and I decided black cause of the black accents on my car already but I can always change it if I want to switch it up a bit. And thanks 🙏🏽 🙌

[@Trusautomotive]

Wassup bro. That came out clean. I do custom LEDs lights retrofit. And most of my taillights build require clear lens and it hard AF to find a replacement clear lens. I’ve always thought bout trying this but didn’t know how it would come out. You have me the courage to actually attempt it for one of my personal car first lol. What size plexiglass/ acrylic did you get?

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

Do it man! A handful of people have tried this following my video and have done good with them! I have a video doing these to a 370z using a slightly different method you can try too. As far as the size if you can just buy the biggest thinest sheet they have that way you have more than enough should be like $45ish

[@IamAdrianb]

Anyone have picture of there’s that did this

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

@@IamAdrianb you can always look at my IG for more photos but I’ve had multiple people message me since that have done it successfully 👌🏽

[@IamAdrianb]

@@dirtybuildmedia566 how long does this process take?

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

@@IamAdrianb no less than 2 days but could be 2-6 days just depends if you have someone to help you, the right equipment and if everything behaves like it should. You can also do this same process but mold the acrylic over the existing lenses. Is a little harder but less risky

[@IamAdrianb]

@@dirtybuildmedia566 ohhh okay thank you , where did you buy the material for the taillights?

[@jaimea2722]

I want the opposite. My Mazda RX8 comes with stock white lens tail lights and I hate white lenses on tail lights, I want them red. Do you do this reverse work ?

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

I’m sure we could we would just need to fine red acrylic

[@stricnine6012]

Get you some red clear in a can

[@rajashbudhoo9574]

Honestly I would try to tint em red.

[@sora8057]

Where’d you’d get the clear acrylic

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

Home Depot or Lowe’s

[@craig3916]

I'm speechless, 13 min video, literally 10 seconds of work, the rest telling us, not even pics, but giggling like a little girl on tiktok just gabbing on about how great it is. but hey even the night shots of afterwards don't hide how bad the workman ship really was in real life. 11:54 , 12:15 I doubt that would pass a roadworthy either. people need to kno not everything is worth recording n its cringe to glorify just participation. know when to press delete

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

@@craig3916 🤣🤣 so much effort in a comment for someone who didn’t “enjoy the video” 🤣 all your comment is doing is helping this video get more views so thank you! And plenty of people have used this video to make their own tails and have sent me proof even using this method as a side job for themselves so clearly the problem isn’t the video but your attention span and the fact your clearly just unhappy with your own life you feel the need to make a paragraph in someones comments trying (but failing) to upset them. Your mad cause we’re laughing and not just miserable like you? Please 🤣🤣🤣

[@JBworkz]

What thickness acrylic did you use? @dirty build

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

I don’t know the dimensions off hand but I think I show them in the 370z lenses video I did

[@legendarymoji]

Is this car wrapped? Color looks great

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

@@legendarymoji it is yeah there’s videos on my channel of us wrapping it and thanks I appreciate it! I actually changed the color recently but I do miss the blue and will probably paint it that color in the future

[@sr71red89]

you should do lexus is250/350 taillights

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

We’re down just need someone to want us to do them 😅

[@sr71red89]

i can send you mines & you can do them lol

[@griddyyyyyy]

what paint did you use?

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

Just silver/chrome spray paint then gloss black spray paint for the edging

[@jcrnkz2741]

What brand

[@jesusmorales2955]

Just wanted to ask did you tuck the lens behind the lights or did you cut them to oem size im doing mine but idk till where to cut and also how did you get the lens off the light without them braking?

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

So for the most part they aren’t tucked behind, but they do hug the light. I don’t know how to explain it other then we tried to keep it in the same spot the stock lights were. As far as taking it off the bigger lenses weren’t to difficult just have to take your time and wiggle it out but the small one kept cracking in the corner. So we molded the lens but not the edge, took the light off painted it then molded the edge over and cut it. Other then that you can mold it then once you have your shape re heat the lenses on the edge to get the light off. Hopefully that made sense and helps!

[@jesusmorales2955]

@@dirtybuildmedia566 it does thank you very much mine cracked as well taking the bigger one off and i didnt want to do the same with the smaller one so thank you that helps a lot

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

@jesusmorales2955 great glad to here it! Shoot me a photo on it when your done I'd love to see how they came out !

[@emanuelcontreras2202]

are the bulbs red? did you have to change the bulbs to red? when you press the brake with the clear do they glow red?

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

No need to change the bulbs the right up red 👍🏽

[@emanuelcontreras2202]

@@dirtybuildmedia566 i’m trying rn and theirs led, the led glows red once you take the red plastic housing off of it?

[@mr.g3ngar43]

this is amazing work 🔥 do you do this for other ppl? i have a car that i want clears for it. i willing to ship you all the materials you need.

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

Thanks! And yes if wanted just shoot me a message on instagram 🤝

[@mr.g3ngar43]

@@dirtybuildmedia566 okay i sure will

[@saivyia]

Dude soooo good

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

Thank you! 🙏🏽

[@albertbustos4587]

Looks sweet 👍

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

@@albertbustos4587 thanks 🙏🏽

[@darkslasher0527]

The black is perfect

[@chriswelch1019]

Looks great man!!

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

Thanks! I appreciate that 🙏🏽

[@thejamaicansenpai1698]

effing beautiful man

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

Thanks I appreciate you 🙌🏼

[@jesusgomez1075]

Idk if I missed this in the video, how thick is the acrylic sheet?

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

No you didn’t, Unfortunately I didn’t pay attention to the exact dimensions but it’s the onyx brand and we just grabbed the thinnest one they had, that was also wide enough to do all four lenses

[@N0_3V1L]

I love 351’s

[@Avertible]

That’s some ghetto work 😂😂😂

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

haha bro where? Its custom, looks good, was one of the first people to have actual clears instead of just broken lenses, and others have used this video to make their own. What have you made or done besides commenting on other peoples videos trying to be negative to get attention cause no one will pay attention to you otherwise. But carry on your negative comments are welcome too they help my views go up.

[@Avertible]

@ wavy along the edges, super tacky just have them custom make them not that tacky work lol clears shouldn’t have the border painted, only reason your painting is because without paint it would look terrible all along the edge

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

@@Avertible 1st they were barley wavy and have since been fixed. 2nd when I made them there was one guy who had actual ones and he was booked out. 3rd you paint the black edges on "actual clears" too. Again your hatting on something that was done custom and literally made a flat piece of acrylic into an actual lens. But again thanks for both comments all love on my end.

[@burntchickenwingss]

Bro looks smacked

[@mathewalcala3213]

🔥🔥🔥

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

Thank you 🙌

[@KSLAMRY]

can i send u my 2017 camry i have the plexi glass and i’ll pay you 😭

[@broknjon]

Nice, tryna make us a set? 😎

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

Sure just dm me on ig if your interested and we can discuss it 😁

[@albertbustos4587]

Wow

[@Yoitzj]

Damn I got outed

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

Outed for what? Haha

[@Yoitzj]

@@dirtybuildmedia566 for being tired lol

[@JoeNotExotic003]

Daaaamn that’s incredible yo

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

Thanks I appreciate that 🙌🏼

[@theparkeringle]

i have a couple questions i wanna ask man do you have insta?? i really wanna do this

[@dirtybuildmedia566]

Yeah it’s @_thatdirtyz Also thanks for watching and subscribing 🙌🏼

[@MEGAJOHN1019]

What did you use for the lense

[@Adeus._.]

i think acrylic clear plastic